DER GOLEM

GUITARLINE

As recorded by Fantômas
From the album "The Director's Cut"
Transcribed by Angus MacLeod (trefine)
Email: ipecacperth@bigpond.com
Track Number: 2
Track Length: 2:38

Drop Tuning (low to high: B F# B E G# C#)

KEY:
... = Palm muting
/   = Slide up
!   = bungle eerie waaa sample
 
This is my guitar tab for der golem as interpreted by the amazing
band that is fantomas. After seeing this performed live in perth
i have learnt some cool things on guitar from watching buzz.
Speaking of which i think this song has a very melvins feel to it.
 
ok...the tuning is a pain
its in B, so you may need to change your string gauge
Buzz plays in standard B, but to save tuning down that far
i have tabbed it in drop d B (if that makes sense).
Just saves having to tune down the other 5 strings another step.
 
6th= B   3rd=E
5th= F#  2nd=G#
4th= B   1st=C#
 
ala shitknot
 
INTRO: buzz plays chords but i like to save that for the heavier bit!
 
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------!
A-------------------------------------------
E-6---5---0-3---6-5-0-3--6---5-0-3-6-5-0----
 

VERSE: heavy palm muting
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----6-5-0-3
E-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-6-5-0-3
  ..........................................
 "u  must....."                          "breathe life.."
 
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------!--
A-0-3----6-5-0-3----6-5---6---6-5----5-3-0-3------------
E-0-3----6-5-0-3----6-5---6---6-5----5-3-0-3------------
  .                 .............
                    "when he, rises up"          "waa(sample)"
 

CHORUS1:
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-6---5---0-3---6-5-0-3--6---5-0-3-6-5-0----  X 2
A-6---5---0-3---6-5-0-3--6---5-0-3-6-5-0----
E-6---5---0-3---6-5-0-3--6---5-0-3-6-5-0----
         "THE CREATURE WALKS!!!!!!!!"
 
GOLEM/FOLLOW? BIT: this bit is really cool and involves picking
                   the strings behind the nut (ala radiohead,nirvana,
                   etc) to get that noise chime sound.
note: this is from seeing buzz live, just strum it hard like a chord
      let it ring well but get the cuts real accurate. Just remember the
      pattern ( 1,1,2,2,1,2,5)
 
  1   1    2     2    1    2        5
e-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x------------------
B-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x------------------
G-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x------------------
D-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x------------3-----  X 2
A-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x---6--5--0--3-----
E-x---x---x-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x---6--5--0--3-----
                                           "your enemy"
 
CHORUS2: this is a really cool structural feature of the song
 
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E-3/-/-/10--9--4-8--10-9-4-8--10-9-4-8-10-9-4-
 
go back to chorus 1
 
INTERLUDE: this may be played an octave higher.
 
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-22222222222222222555555555555555558888888888888888------------
D-00000000000000000333333333333333336666666666666666----------3-   X 2
A-00000000000000000333333333333333336666666666666666--6--5--0-3-
E-00000000000000000333333333333333336666666666666666--6--5--0-3-
  "im the golem, the secret stolen...................i walk again"
 
OUTRO: not too sure bout this...its close
 
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------2----------
D--------------------------------------------0------!---
A------5-6-0--------5-6-0--------5-6-0-------0-----------
E-666--5-6-0---666--5-6-0---666--5-6-0--666--0-----------
 
ok thats all of it....really fun to play..really great song
song of the ! like the last one can be replaced on guitar with more
behind the nut picking..just turn the distortion off first
 
requests, constructive criticism appreciated
thanks