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Submitted by: Adam K

Underoath: Returning Empty Handed
From: Define The Great Line
Copyright © 2006 Solid State Records
Drop D Tuning D-A-D-G-B-E

~=let it ring
s<=slide down
p=pull off
b=bend
h=hammer on
s>=slide up
*=alot of feedback and messing around

Intro
E[--------------------------]
B[--------------------------]
G[--------------------------]
D[--------------------------]
A[-5~~~~7~~~~10~~~~8~~~~----]
D[--------------------------]

Verse 1
Gtr. 1
E[-------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------]
G[-------------------------------------------------]
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0---7p0-----------]
A[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0------8p0--------]
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8-------0/3b----]

E[-----------------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------------]
G[-----------------------------------------------]
D[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0---7p0-----------]
A[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0------8p0--------]
D[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8-------0/3b----]

Gtr. 2
E[--------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[---5h7/5p0----5h7/5p0--8/7/3----]x4
D[-----------5----------0---------]

Then
E[-------------------------------------------------0----]
B[-------------------------------------------------6----]
G[------------------------------------------------------]
D[------------------------------------------------------]
A[-7p0---------7p0-------------7p0----------------------]x2
D[----3p0-3p0/0----3p0-3p0/0/3-----3p0-3p0/0-5-8-0------]

Then
E[-------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------]
G[-------------------------------------------------]
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0---7p0-----------]
A[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0------8p0--------]
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8-------0/3b----]

E[-----------------------------------------0----]
B[-----------------------------------------6----]
G[----------------------------------------------]
D[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]
A[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]
D[-0/0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]

E[-------------------------------------------0----]
B[-------------------------------------------6----]
G[------------------------------------------------]
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]
A[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]x2
D[-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0-0-8s<-0-0/0-8s<-0-0-0------]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[-0------0----]
B[-5s>----0----]
G[-------------]
D[-------------]
A[-------------]x6
D[-------------]

Gtr. 2
E[-0-0-0------]
B[-5-0-5s>----]
G[------------]
D[------------]
A[------------]x6
D[------------]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[-0--0----]
B[-8--6----]
G[---------]
D[---------]
A[---------]
D[---------]

Gtr. 2
E[---------]
B[---------]
G[---------]
D[-5--3----]
A[-5--3----]
D[-5--3----]

Interlude
E[---0-------0-----------0-------0----------]
B[---4-------4-----------4-------4----------]
G[------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------------0--------------------]
A[-0-------------------0--------------------]x2
D[-0----5/7-0--5h7/0/3-0----5/7-0--5h7/3----]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[---------------]
B[---------------]
G[-9----5--12----]
D[-x----x---x----]
A[-7----3--10----]
D[---------------]

Gtr. 2
E[---------------]
B[---------------]
G[---------------]
D[-7----3--10----]
A[-7----3--10----]
D[-7----3--10----]

Then
E[----------------------------]
B[----------------------------]
G[----------------------------]
D[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]
A[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]x2
D[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]

Then
E[-0----0----0----0-------]
B[-6----6----6----6-------]
G[-x----x----x----x-------]
D[-0----0----0----0----0--]
A[-0----0----0----0----0--]
D[-0----0----0----0----0--]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[--------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[---5h7/5p0----5h7/5p0--8/7/3----]x4
D[-----------5----------0---------]

Gtr. 2
E[----------------------------]
B[----------------------------]
G[----------------------------]
D[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]
A[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]x2
D[-0--0/0--0-0/0--0000-0-0----]

Then             alot of feedback and messing around*
E[-----0----------------------------------]
B[-----5b---------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------]
D[-0/0-----0/0-0/0-**-0/0-****-0/0-0/0-**-]
A[-0/0-----0/0-0/0-**-0/0-****-0/0-0/0-**-]
D[-0/0-----0/0-0/0-**-0/0-****-0/0-0/0-**-]


Interlude 2
Gtr. 1
E[--------------------------]
B[--------------------------]
G[-10--------10-------------]
D[--0---------0--------8----]
A[--0---------0--------8----]
D[--0---------0--------8----]

Gtr. 2
E[--------------------------]
B[--------------------------]
G[-10~~~~9~~~~5~~~~7~~~~----]
D[--------------------------]
A[--------------------------]
D[--------------------------]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[-15~~~~12~~~~8~~~~5~~~~3~~------]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[---------------------------8----]
A[---------------------------8----]
D[---------------------------8----]

Gtr. 2
E[------------------------------]
B[------------------------------]
G[-10~~~~9~~~~5~~~~7~~~~--------]
D[-----------------------s>-s>--]
A[------------------------------]
D[------------------------------]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[---------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------]
G[---------------------------------------------]
D[-7---10---5----8--7---10---5----8-8-8b-s<----]
A[-8---10---5----8--8---10---5----8-8-8b-s<----]
D[-7---10---5----8--7---10---5----8-8-8b-s<----]

Gtr. 2
E[---------------------------------------]
B[-10~~~8~~~6~~~5~~~6~~~5~~~-------------]
G[--------------------------5~~~7~~~~----]
D[---------------------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------]
D[---------------------------------------]

Then
Gtr. 1
E[--------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0-------------7----5---------------]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3-8----5------7--3b----]x3
D[-0-------------0-------------7----5----3----------]

E[-----------------------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------------------]
G[-----------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0-------------7----5-------------0----]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3-8----5------7--3b--0----]
D[-0-------------0-------------7----5----3--------0----]

Gtr. 2
E[-----------------------------0--0---0---0--0-------------]
B[-----------------------------5--6--10---8--1-------------]
G[---------------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0-----------------------------------------]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3--------------------7--3b----]
D[-0-------------0------------------------------3----------]

E[-----------------------------0--0--0---0----------------------]
B[-----------------------------5--6--8--10----------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0---------------------------------------s>-s>--]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3--------------------7--3b---------]
D[-0-------------0------------------------------3---------------]

E[-----------------------------0--0---0---0--0-------------]
B[-----------------------------5--6--10---8--1-------------]
G[---------------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0-----------------------------------------]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3--------------------7--3b----]
D[-0-------------0------------------------------3----------]

E[-----------------------------0--0--0---0----------------0-----]
B[-----------------------------5--6--8--10---------------10~~~~~]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------]
D[-0-------------0----------------------------------------------]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3--------------------7--3b---------]
D[-0-------------0------------------------------3---------------]

Gtr. 3
(Guitar 3 doesnt play the first 2 riffs of gtr. 1 & 2)
E[---------------------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------13~~~10~~~---------10~~--]
G[-----------------------------10~~~9~~~-------------------------]
D[-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------]
A[-0-----3/3/3/3-0-----3/3/3/3-----------------------7--3b-------]x2
D[-0-------------0---------------------------------3-------------]


Tabbed by Adam K

Comments about this tab

|)rink)v(tn|)ew - 2007-02-20

Holy Freakin' Cow...awesome tab dude.

I am so greedy for your tabbing skills!


Ooblar - 2007-03-01

This Tab Is Pure JeanIos.... Thanks. Anyone who can read tab + figure a beat could play this i give it a five


Ooblar - 2007-03-17

For the *static and mesin around u can play this (its close)

E[---------6-5-----13b----x-]
B[-5b-------5-------------6-]
G[------------------------0-]
D[----00/0-----0/0-----0/-x-]
A[----00/0-----0/0-----0/---]
D[----00/0-----0/0-----0/---]


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