Band/Aritist: Tourniquet Song: Ruminating Virulence Date Tabbed: September 7th 1998 Tabbed by: Mark Hansen email: whansen@direct.ca Comments: Put simply, this is a cool song, and is technically quite challenging. This tab contains nearly all the riffs from the song minus the lead bits, and one or two transitions. All in all I think this is a pretty accurate translation. Play away!! Symbols used: p = Pull off h = Hammer on / = Slide up \ = Slide Down Main first riff eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0--12-0-13-0-12-0-11-0-7-0-8-0-7-0-6-0-3-0-6-0-5-0-2-0-7-0-6-0-1-| Main first riff (continued) eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0--12-0-13-0-12-0-11-0-7-0-8-0-7-0-6-0-12-0-15-0-14-0-11-0-12-0-8-0-7-| Small transition eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|-----------5-1-| Ab|---------3-----| Eb|-0-1/5-4-------| Fast semi-chug riff eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-| Db|---------------6-----------------5-----------------4---3--6--2---9-| Ab|---------------7-----------------6-----------------5---3--6--2---7-| Eb|-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----1--4--0-----| Fast semi-chug riff (continued) eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------6-----------------5-----------------4-| Ab|---------------7-----------------6-----------------5-| Eb|-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----0-5-3-0-5-3-0---| Fast semi-chug riff (continued) eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-------------2---------------2-----------| Ab|-------------2---------------2---7-7-7-7-| Eb|-5-5-5-3-3-3-0---5-5-5-3-3-3-0-----------| Cool part :) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-2----------------------10-9-8--------------------------3--------------9--8--5--2-| Ab|-2----------------------10-9-8--------------------------3--------------9--8--5--2-| Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-\7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-7--6--3--0-| Cool part :) (continued) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------3-3-3-2-2-2-------------------| Eb|-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-6-6-6-5-5-5-| Cool part :) (continued) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9--8--4----| Db|-2----------------------10-9-8--------------------------5--------------9--8--4--2-| Ab|-2----------------------10-9-8--------------------------5--------------7--6--2--2-| Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-\7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------0-| There is a lead bit at the end here but I can't figure it out... :( Slow part eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----0-5-4-2----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-3---------3-2---------------------0-5--5-3-2-----------------| Eb|-----------------0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-3------------0-0-0-000-0-0-0-| Slow part (continued) eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------4---------------------------------------------------| Db|-----0-2-0-1---2-----------------------1-1-----2-----------------| Ab|-2-3-----------------------------1-2-2-----2-2-2-----------------| Eb|-----------------0-0-0-000-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-| That's the gist of it folks...quite the song, I really like this tune (even though I can't play it very well!). Anyway, enjoy the tab, and if you figure out any of those lead bits, give me a shout... Mark Hansen (aka Avatarus) Tourniquet Tabs http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/8172/tourniquet.html