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The Closing Chords

by Silverchair
KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays400

The Closing by Silverchair is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed 
  			 
*NOTES* 
This song is almost entirely accurate, mind a few notes or incorrect strumming pattern.  The 
only confusing part about this tab/song is the song order.  If there is an error in my 
arrangement please notify me. Send all questions, comments, and criticisms to above address. 
 
*TUNING* 
DROPPED-D 
 
*KEY* 
/-slide up 
-slide down 
PM-Palm Mute 
x-play muffled strings 
play rit.=ritard (play slower) 
 
************************************************************************** 
 (clean) 
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-/7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-/5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-/5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|---------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
*RIFF B* 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-------10------10----10------------------| 
D|-/9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9--0-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-| 
A|-/9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9--0-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-| 
D|-/9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9--0-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-| 
   PM_      P M     PM    PM______________ 
 
(PLAY RIFF B 4 TIMES) 
************************************************************************* 
 (distortion on) 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
(with WAH) 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------12-13-13-13--13-13-----------------| 
G|-----8---------8----------11-12-12-12--12-12----6-6-6--7-7-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------12-13-13-13--13-13-----------------| 
G|-----8---------8----------11-12-12-12--12-12----6-6-6--7-7-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
************************************************************************** 
 (PLAY RIFF B 4 TIMES) 
************************************************************************** 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
************************************************************************** 
 
 
+DRUMS+ 
 
E|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|-10-| 
A|-10-| 
D|-10-| 
 
+BASS SOLO+ D|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-8-| 
 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-8-| 
A|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-8-| 
D|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-8-| 
 
(PLAY ABOVE RIFF FOUR TIMES) 
 
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-3-3-| 
A|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-3-3-| 
D|-0-10-0-0-9--0-10-0-0-9-0-3-3-3-| 
************************************************************************** 
 (PLAY RIFF B FOUR TIMES) 
 
(with WAH) 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------12-13-13-13--13-13-----------------| 
G|-----8---------8----------11-12-12-12--12-12----6-6-6--7-7-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------12-13-13-13--13-13-----------------| 
G|-----8---------8----------11-12-12-12--12-12----6-6-6--7-7-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--10-10-10--10-10--x-4-4-4--5-5-5-| 
************************************************************************** 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
   PM__________________________________________________________________ 
************************************************************************** 
 
 
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7-----------------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-0-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-|--------8--8--8--8--0-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
   PM_____________________________________________________________________ 
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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante