Tourniquet - Ruminating Virulence

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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

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