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pure massacre (bass tab) (johns-gillies)
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As transcribed by Cyrus Bolooki (bolooki@shadow.net), with additional 
sources from Dave Whitehill (Guitar School).
Any suggestions, comments, questions are welcome.
Notation used:
number / - slide up
number \ - slide down
number ^ number - hammer-on or pull-off
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This transcription will reflect both the original recording and their live
version.
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Regular tuning (EADG)
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Intro:  

On the CD, Chris plays this throughout the entire intro and first verse.  
However, in concert, he stays silent until the distortion kicks in.

Riff 1: (play 4x; the rhythm is the same as the guitar.)

----7-----7----7-
-0-----0-----0---
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Verse 1:
(People...dying...)

Play Riff 1 12x, then, when the distortion comes in, play this:

Riff 2:  (play 2x (four measures); the rhythm also matches the guitar, and 
this is the main riff of the song.)

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----3-----3----------3-----3--5-7-
-5-----5-----5-3--5-----5---------
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Verse 2:
(Families...being torn apart...)

Play Riff 2 3x (6 measures).  Then, play this variation:

Riff 2A:

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----3-----3----------3------------
-5-----5-----5-3--5-----5---------
---------------------------1--3-5-
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Chorus:
(Pure massacre...Pure massacre...)

Riff 3: (This riff is pretty tough, just make sure that you play the low 
notes at the same time as the guitar changes chords.) 

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----5-3---------5-3---------5-3---------------
--------5-3---------5-3---------5-3-/8--8--8--
-3----------1------------3--------------------

To play the chorus, play Riff 3 1x, then Riff 2A 1x.
Then, play Riff 3 1x, and Riff 2 2x (there are 10 measures in the entire
chorus).
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Verse 3:
(Machine guns pumpin'...)

Like Verse 2, play Riff 2 3x (6 measures), then Riff 2A 1x.
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Chorus:
(Pure massacre...Pure massacre...)

Like other chorus, play Riff 3 1x, then Riff 2A 1x.
Then, play Riff 3 1x, and Riff 2 2x.
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Bridge:
(There's people dyin'...)

Riff 4: (Chris plays this during the concert, but on the CD, he plays
other riffs.  This makes more sense to play when covering this song.)

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-5--5--1--1-1--3--3---------
---------------------3--3-3-

Riff 4A:  

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-5--5--1--1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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Play Riff 4 3x, then play Riff 4A 1x.
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Interlude:

Play Riff 2 4x.
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Verse 4:
(Machine guns pumpin'...)

Play Riff 2 2x, then when the singing comes in, play Riff 2 3x.  Finally,
play Riff 2A 1x. (Total: 12 measures)

In concert, silverchair changes the song here.
They play Riff 2 2x, then play Riff 2 2x along with the singing, and on 
the last time (...Death is all around...), they slow down and stop the song
on a Dm chord (5 on the A string).  They let that sustain until Dan finishes
singing "...No one hears a sound..." and then go into the chorus.
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Chorus:
(Pure massacre...Pure massacre...)

Like other chorus (Riff 3 1x, Riff 2A 1x), except repeat this 4x.
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Outro:
(It's gonna be...a pure massacre...)

Play Riff 2 3x, and then end by playing this 1x:

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-5--5--1----1-1-3--3-----------
----------------------3--------
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