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Salvation is a Deep Dark Well
tabbed by: smcclure09@yahoo.com
Standard tuning
Intro:
(melodica & banjo arr. for guitar)
 
 e--------------------------|
 B-3h5-3--------------------|
 G-------4-2-0--2-0-2--0-2--|
 D--------------------------|
 A--------------------------| (x4 - hang on E)
 E--------------------------|

The melodica and banjo keep playing that (hang on the E note on the last measure) while
guitar comes in with an E
Ryan has a very loose playing style and he continues to strum an E while playing the
riff on his bass notes:
[E]  
 
 e-------------------------|
 B-------------------------|
 G-------------------------|
 D-0h2-0-------------------|
 A-------2-0----0---0----0-|
 E-----------3----3----3---|

VS: (E B7 E (A-G-E))
"It took... As judge... And the rain... Shook the grass, leaves, gravel
[E] [B7] [E] [A] [G] [E]  
 
 e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|
 B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
 G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-1-1-|
 D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|
 A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-----------------I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|

CHS: (E A E B7 (E-hold))
"You try...you try...you try and...home All the roots...
[E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]  
 
 e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-|
 B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-|
 G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-|
 D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-|
 A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-|
 E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-------------I-0-|

After striking the E chord on "roots" the guitar strums muted strings, the banjo plays
E on upstrokes and the melodica plays the turnaround to the intro
Repeat intro section
VS2: repeat the VS section twice
CHS2: repeat the CHS section
repeat intro riff 3 times and end on E
Bridge:
[E]  
 
 e----0---------I----0---------|
 B----0---------I----0---------|
 G----1---------I----1---------|
 D----2---------I----2---------|
 A-22-2---------I-22-2---------| (x2)
 E-00-0-0-0-0-0-I-00-0-0-0-0-0-|

[E]Mother why'd you [G]have to go and [A]clip my golden wings
I'm gonna [G]fly off this [A]building all the [E]same
[E]You put me down in the [G]darkest well, [A]still that water stings
I'm gonna [G]fly off this [A]building all the [E]same ... etc
Once the vocals kick in on the bridge the banjo plays:
"Mother why'd you... I'm gonna fly... all the same...
 
 e-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---7---7---7---|
 B---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---5---5---5---5---8---8---8-|

VS3: play VS section once
CHS3: play the CHS section once but play each chord by striking 5
downstrokes until the B7 and play that with a slow rake
Outro:
"All the roots... try to, way back home
[E] [A] [G] [E]  
 
 e-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|
 B-0-0-0-0-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-|
 G-1-1-1-1-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--1--1-|
 D-2-2-2-2-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--2--2-|
 A-2-2-2-2-I-0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-|
 E-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|

Play the A G E part three more times then play the intro riff one time and end on E
There's a lot going on in this one ... I tried to make it as clear as I could ... hope it helps
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