Temporary Arms by Finger Eleven guitar tab (text):

T1: Byron Coombes, Cartman_02@hotmail.com, Finger Eleven



S1: BAND: Finger Eleven

SONG: Temporary Arms

ALBUM:Tip/on Wind-Up Records or Mercury(canada original)97/98

TABBED BY: Byron Coombes  (Cartman_02@hotmail.com)



tuning- 1/2 step down (eb ab db gb Bb eb)



This is one of the best songs on the album. It sounds right and i think



it\'s damn near perfect. Here goes. Listen to song for timing.





VERSE 1  - Guitar One/two: clean and very quiet all downstrokes

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  Riff 1

e--------------------

b--------------------

g-4-4-4-4------------   -x16

d-4-4-4-4------------

a-2-2-2-3------------

e--------------------

    \"I burn and melt and stick and fade

     Your temporary arms invade

     One of many last warnings

     cannot wipe the conscience clean

  

    Riff 2- mild distortion/both guitars/all downstrokes

e--------------------

b--------------------

g--------------------

d---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0

a---2-2-2-3p-2-3p-2-3  X4

e---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3



    \"The stain wears in

     the stain wears in

     you whore me in again\"



Then Riff One again for 8 times.

Then Riff Two again for 4 times.



Then play riff one for 8 times. On sixth time slowly bring mild

distortion in and palm mute until eighth time.



CHORUS ONE- G1 and G2 play with heavy distortion

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e-----------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------

g------------------------5-5-5-5-5--------------

d--2--2-4--4-5-----------5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4  X2

a--2--2-4--4-5--1//5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4

e--0--0-2--2-3-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2

\"Collapsing in again you found, what makes it sore

You triggered off the feelings that, you felt before.



VERSE 2

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Riff One play 8 times but on every 1st beat G2 plays this

with mild distortion.

g---------

d--9-9-9--

a--9-9-9--

e--7-7-7--

Riff Two play 2 times

Riff One play 8 times and gradually distort again to chorus.



CHORUS 3

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Same as chorus one and play twice



BRIDGE 1 - G1 with distortion

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e-----------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------

g---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7

d---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7  X4

a---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--5-7-5-7

e--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--------



                                \"All the guilt pulls away

                                 if only forever x2



Guitar two plays this little riff over bridge with distortion.

e--0--------

b--5~~~~~~~--  bend the 5 every so often.

g-----------



BRIDGE 2- Guitar one with distortion.

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e--------------------------------------

b--------------------------------------

g----------------------------2--2------

d--------9-9--------7-7-\\\\\\\\-2--2------ X 4

a--7-7--------10-10-----\\\\\\\\-0--0------

e--------------------------------------

                       \"replace the name

                        irreplace the fear

                        and i can\'t come out

                        but i want you hear.\"



Second part of bridge play same thing three times but slowly palm 

mute and slowly pull it off.



VERSE 3- G1 really quiet and clean

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Same as verse one but no back riff like verse 2. Play 16 times.



BREAKDOWN RIFF- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.

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Play each note 16 times



e-----------------

b-----------------

g--4----9--------- play 4 times.

d--4--5-9--10-----

a--2--5-7--10-----

e-(2)-3-7--8------

\"Now i need it, now i need it\"



*****the First chord can also be played like this:

d-9-

a-9-

e-7-



CHORUS and ENDING- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.

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play same chorus as chorus one but G2 plays this little riff with

a flanger.



e------------------------------------

b--7b-5-7b-5-7b-5-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-\\\\\\\\2 hold  X4

g-----------------------------------