Blister Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace - 'Blister'
From 'Happiness is not a Fish You Can Catch'
Eb tuning (Acoustic/Electric, and Electric)
tabbed by jjhand, with some help from Dinuka Perera's Tab
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Intro - Acoustic/Electric
eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|----0--------| Db|---0---------| Ab|--9----------| Eb|-7-----------|
This is played through a octave & delay unit (short delay, max regeneration loop)
Verse Acoustic- Note the rhythm below. Play soft 1st time
[1] [2] [3] [4]
|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------------| |-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-|---repeat last bar ----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------------|
[Bbm]
1 "Lately, I can't breathe"
2 "Lonely, wonder why"
|----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-0--------------------------|-----------------------| |-9---same rhythm as above---|---repeat last bar-----| |-6--------------------------|-----------------------|
[Bbm/A]
1 "waiting chasing me"
2 "If only, my hands were tied"
Soft Ending (1st time)
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| |-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-9---same rhythm---| |-3------------------|-5-----------------|-7-----------------|
"[Gb]No one listens, but I[Ab]'m [add4] okay wit[Bbm]h this"
Loud Ending (2nd) * Doubled
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-0------------------|-------------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-| |-0------------------|-0-----------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-| |-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-5---same rhythm---|-5---5-5---5-5-| |-3------------------|-5-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
"[Gb]Worlds of blister, bu[Ab]t I[add4]'m okay wit[Db5]h this"
Chorus - After lyrics "Don't Touch me"
Repeated Lead Part -
eb|-5---5-7---5-5---5-7---5-5-7-5-| Chords: Bb|-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-| Gbadd2(b5) -> Gb(b5) Gb|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-| Db|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|
Distorted Rhythm Guitar Chorus Part-
play this line 2x, then continue to 2 and 3
|---------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-| |-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-| |-10---10---14---14---14-14-|-12---12-12----12---12-12-12-12-12\-| |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Gb5] [Bb5] [Ab5]
2.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--| |-12---12---12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--| |-12---12---10---10---10-10-10-|-14---14---12---12---12-12---x--| |-10---10----------------------|--------------------------------|
[Db5]
3.
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--| |-12---12---12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--| |-12---12---10---10---10-10-10/12-|-12---12-12----12----12-12\--| |-10---10-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Play Verse Again Once
Lyrics:
"Lonely, wandering, Patrolling for enemies
No one listens, but I'm okay with this"
Play Chorus Again & repeat last line (line 3)
Bridge-
play 7x with various emphasis
|------------------| -----------------------------| |------------------| -----------------------------| |-7--------7---7-7-| -7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---| |-7----------------| -----------------------------| |-5----------5-5-5-| -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---| |------------------| -----------------------------|
Play chorus Again without words for 4 bars,
When Chorus Lyrics join, play chorus 2x. Repeat Chorus line 2 (Rhythm) to end.
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
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