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Shadowplay

Artist: Joy Division Song: Shadowplay

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Tuning & Tempo

Standard EADGBE - 145 bpm

Guitar Tab

Verse

These 2 riffs switch on and off, but it's mostly the first one.

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 voice notes :4 (0/6.2/5.3/4.0/3.0/2) :8 (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3)s(5/5.7/4.7/3) (5/5.7/4.7/3) | options space=15
options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave voice notes :q (0/6.2/5.3/4) :8 (0/6.2/5.3/4) (0/6.2/5.3/4) :8 (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3)s(5/5.7/4.7/3) (5/5.7/4.7/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/6.5/5.5/4) (3/6.5/5.5/4) (5/6.7/5.7/4) (5/6.7/5.7/4) options space=15

Solo 1

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 voice notes :q 2h4/3 3/2 4/3 3s5/2 4-2-4/3 5b6/1 2/1 5-3/2 2-4/3 3/2 4/3 3s5/2 4-2-4/3 options space=15

4s on G can be substituted as open B, it's a little easier in parts

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 voice notes :q 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2/3 5-7/5 7-7/5 tabstave voice notes :q 4-4-4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2/3 5-7/5 7s1/5 options space=15

Then back to the verse

Solo 2

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 voice notes :q 2h4/3 3/2 4/3 3s5/2 4-3-4/3 4-4-2-4-2-4/3 3/2 4/3 3s5/2 4-2-4/3 4-4/3 4-4-4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2/3 5-7/5 5-7/5 tabstave voice notes :q 4-4-4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2/3 5-7/5 7/5 7-7-7-7/5 2h4-4-4-2-4-2-4-4/3 3/2 4/3 3-0-3-0-3-3-5-7-7-7-5-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-5-5b7/2 options space=15

*keep bending the 5 until the end of the solo

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 voice notes :4 (0/6.2/5.3/4.0/3.0/2) :8 (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3) (3/5.5/4.5/3)s(5/5.7/4.7/3) (5/5.7/4.7/3) | tabstave voice notes :q (0/6.2/5.2/4) options space=15

let ring until end

Bass Tab

Main Riff

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave key=A time=4/4 clef=bass strings=4 voice notes :8 8/4 8-8-8-8-8-8-8/4 | 8-8-8-8s10/4 10/4 0/4 0/4 | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/4 | 0-0-0-0-0/4 options space=15

Variation at (2.12)

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave time=4/4 clef=bass strings=4 voice notes :8 12-12-10-12-12-10-8-10/4 options space=15

Variation at (2.18)

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave time=4/4 clef=bass strings=4 voice notes :8 12-12-10-10-9-9-8/4 options space=15

End on

options stave-distance=30 space=10 font-size=12 tabstave time=4/4 clef=bass strings=4 voice notes :8 8/4 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8s10/4 10-10-0/4 options space=15

let ring.