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Desert Sessions - Volume VII & VIII
Making a Cross Guitar Tab

tabbed by Andrew Jeffrey (ajj@netlimit.com)
http://www.betterthanredlife.com/tabs/

Tuning: E A D G B E
(bass is in drop D: D A D G)

h = hammer-on
v = vibrato
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = muted note

intro

(acoustic guitar)
|-------------------------|
|-3----3----3-------------|
|-2----2----2-------------|
|-0----0----0-6--6--6--6--|
|-0----0----0-5--5--5--5--| x4
|-2----2----2-4--4--4--4--|

(cig fiddle transcribed for guitar)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----11-------------------11------------------11---------13v---/-14-\11------------------|
|-12-------------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse

(acoustic guitar)
|---------5-----------------------------------|
|-5----5--5-5----5----5----5------------------|
|-6----6--6-6----6----7----7----7-----7-7--7--|
|-7----7--7-7----7----7----7----6-----6-6--6--|
|-7----7--7-7----7----7----7----x-----x-x--x--| x2
|-5----5--5-5----5----5----5----5-----5-5--5--|

|------------------------------------------
|-5----5----5----5--5--3----3--------------
|-5----5----5----5--5--3----3----3----3----
|-7----7----7----7--7--5----5----5----5----
|-7----7----7----7--7--5----5----4----4----
|-5----5----5----5--5----------------------

-------------------------------------------------|
-1----1-----1-1--1--1---0----0---3--3-----3------|
-2----2-----2-2--2--2---1----1---1--1-1---1--x-x-|
-3----3-----3-3--3--3---2----2---2--2-2---2--x-x-|
-3----3-----3-3--3--3---2----2---2--2-2---2--x-x-|
------------------------0----0---0--0-0---0--x-x-|

chorus

(acoustic guitar)
|-------------------------------------------------
|-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-
|-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-3----3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-
|-------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------|
-3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3----3--3--3-3-3-3-|
-0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0----2--2--2-2-2-2-|
-0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-|
-2----2--2-2--2--2--2--1----1----0--0--0-0-0-0-|
-3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3----2--2--2-2-2-2-|

(balalika transcribed for guitar)
|-5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----2----2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

interlude

(acoustic guitar)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1--3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3--3-3-|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0--0-0-|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1--0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0--0-0-|
|-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-3----3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2----2--2-2--2--2--2--1----1--1-1-|
|--------------------------------------------------3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3--3-3-|

|-------------------------|
|-3----3----3-------------|
|-2----2----2-------------|
|-0----0----0-6--6--6--6--|
|-0----0----0-5--5--5--5--| x4
|-2----2----2-4--4--4--4--|

(balalika transcribed for guitar)
|-5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| rest
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(cig fiddle transcribed for guitar, enters as balalika stops)
|-----/10------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------10------------------------
|-------------11h13-13----13---------13-/14----14--------
|----------------------12---------12--------12----12-----
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------10------------10---------10----------10---------10---------10---------
----11h13-13----13v--------13/14---------14v--------11h13-------13---------11v--------11v--
-12----------12---------12------------12---------12----------12---------12---------12------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------|
-10----------10---------10---------10----------10---|
-------11h13-------13v--------14v--------14v--------|
----12----------12---------12---------12------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|

bridge

(acoustic guitar)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1--3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3--3-3-|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0--0-0-|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-1----1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1--0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0----0--0-0-|
|-0----0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-3----3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2----2--2-2--2--2--2--1----1--1-1-|
|--------------------------------------------------3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3----3--3-3-|

|--------------------------|
|-3--3--3--3-3-------------|
|-2--2--2--2-2-------------|
|-0--0--0--0-0-6--6--6--6--|
|-0--0--0--0-0-5--5--5--5--| x24
|-2--2--2--2-2-4--4--4--4--|

(balalika transcribed for guitar)
|-5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| rest
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(cig fiddle enters as balalika stops,
plays random parts/notes from the interlude riff)

(distorted bass in drop D, enters as balalika stops)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x4
|-0----0------6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x4
|-0----12\\---6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x1
|-0----0------6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x2
|-0----12\\---6--6--6--7--|

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------| x1
|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------| x1
|-0---0-0--0-0-6--6--6--7-7-|-0--0--0-----6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------| x1
|-0----0------6--6--6--7--|-0----0--0-0-6-6-6--6-6-7--|

|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------| x1
|-0----0-----6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-|-0--0--12\\-0--6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x2
|-0----12\\---6--6--6--7--|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| x1
|-0--0-0-12\\-0-0-6--6-6--7--7--|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------| x3
|-0----12\\---6--6--6--7--|

outro

(acoustic guitar)
|---------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|

(distorted bass in drop D)
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-0---(tune up a bit and then back down)------|

(cig fiddle transcribed for guitar)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---13v----11----11v----13--13--14v-----13----11----11b---------13----13----14v-------13b-
|-------12----12---------------------12----12----12-------12-12----12----12--------12-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------13----13----13----15----13---------------------------------------------
----11----11---------------------------------------13v--------11v--------13----14----13v----
-12----12------12-12----12----12----12----12----12------12-12------12-12----12----12--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------(slowly begin detuning the guitar)-----------------------------------
--------------------------------13v-------------13v--------13v-----------13v----
----11----11---------13----13-------------13------------------------------------
-12----12------12-12----12-------------12----12------12-12-------12--12---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-(slow down)--------------------------------(very slow and detuned)-------------|
-----------13v------------------13v----------------------------13v--------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12---12-----------12-----12----------------12-------12-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

order:

intro
verse x 2
chorus x 2
interlude
verse x 2
chorus x 2
bridge
outro