Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:04:44 -0800 (PST)
From: <insomnious3@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: v/vex_red/cant_smile.tab

Song : Can't Smile
Artist : Vex Red
Album : Start With A Strong and Persistant Desire
(March 2002)
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Tabbed by M.Beattie (insomnious3@yahoo.co.uk)

Here's the new stormer of a single from Vex Red. I
just picked it up today 
have listened to it enough to figure out about 90% of
the guitar
work. Since I haven't already found the tab, I thought
I'd do it myself.

If you have any problems, feel free to email me.
My only request is that you don't rip this off as your
own 
work, apart from that, feel free to share it.

Thanks.
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Tuning : Dropped-D

For the best sound, use a Gibson Les Paul - all the
guitarists
in Vex Red play them.

The tab below is for the chords which are played, NOT
the 
number of times strummed. It's easy enough to work
that out from
the song.
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Intro
*****
This distorted riff is played not only throughout the
Intro,
but also in the same fashion throughout each chorus.
It's not a vital
part, but if you have enough guitarists, then you
could add this.

Guitar1
E:----------------
B:----------------
G:----------------
D:--8-8-8-8-7-7--- X10
A:--6-6-6-6-5-5---
D:----------------


INTRO/CHORUS
------------
Guitar2 (comes in after above is played 6 times)
E:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:---10--/--12-/-13------3-----12-/-13--| X2 (emphasis the F5 (3rd Fret chord)
A:---10--/--12-/-13------3-----12-/-13--|
D:---10--/--12-/-13------3-----12-/-13--|



Guitar3 (comes in with Guitar2)
E:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:--5--/--7-/-8----------7-/-8------|
D:--5--/--7-/-8---3------7-/-8------|continued.....
A:--3--/--5-/-6---3------5-/-6------|
D:----------------3-----------------|


E:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:--5--/--7-/-8-----12----10-------|
D:--5--/--7-/-8-----12----10-------|
A:--3--/--5-/-6-----10-----8-------|
D:----------------------------------|



Verse
*****
Clean Guitar

E:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:------------10-----------------------|
D:---10-------10--8---13------3--------| X4
A:---10-------8---8---13------3--------|
D:---10-----------8---13------3--------|


Chorus (see Intro/Chrous above, played exactly the
same)
Verse Again
Chorus Again, twice


Middle 8
********

This bit is played after the two men arguing has
stopped, when
the singer comes back with "Think you're so good, with
your toking...."
I haven't quite figured out the part before, I'll post
it when I do.

E:---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|
D:-----12----/----17--15----------|
A:-----10----/----15--15----------|
D:-----10----/----15--13----------|


Then Chorus again, four times to end.

QUIET END RIFF (clean)
**************

E:--15---------------------------------------|
B:-----15-16-18------15-15-15----16-16-15----|
G:-------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------|



SONG LAYOUT <<<-------------

INTRO
INTRO/CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE2
CHORUS X2
MIDDLE 8
CHORUS X4
QUIET END RIFF
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