'Opal Mantra' by Therapy - Guitar Tutorial

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To: jamesb@nevada.edu
Subject: artist: Therapy   song: Opal Mantra

THERAPY? - Opal Mantra

Transcribed by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) from the mini-album
'Hats of to the Insane'

key
---

.  - above notes indicates staccato (short, abrupt) note
/  - slide up
  - slide down


intro
~~~~~

Riff 1 (twice)

  N.C.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-.-----.-----.-----.------------------.-----.-----.-----.-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-/6-5-/6-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3-6-6-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-/4-3-/4-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-1-1-4-4-|


Riff 1a (with Riff 1) twice

  G5                    G5      Ab5    G5                      F5  Ab5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------5-------6------5-----------------------3---6---|
|-3---------------------3-------4------3-----------------------1---4---|

verse
~~~~~

(Riff 1)

  G5                      Ab5          G5                      F5  Ab5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-.-----.-----.-----.------------------.-----.-----.-----.-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-/6-5-/6-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3-6-6-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-/4-3-/4-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-1-1-4-4-|

1. Maybe I'm in hell                        Maybe I'm alone         but
2. You just go get drunk                    Then you go mess up


  G5                      Ab5          G5                      F5  Ab5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-.-----.-----.-----.------------------.-----.-----.-----.-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-/6-5-/6-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3-6-6-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-/4-3-/4-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-1-1-4-4-|

1. I can deal with this                  At least I feel at home
2. Then come back to me                     Telling me you're clean

chorus
~~~~~~

Riff 2 (just this line  ie. chorus does Riff 2 twice)

  G5                  Ab5         F5                  G5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------6-----------3-------------------5----------------|
|-3-------------------4-----------1-------------------3----------------|

I never really cared about you  I never really got to thinking 'bout you


  G5                  Ab5         F5                  G5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------6-----------3-------------------5----------------|
|-3-------------------4-----------1-------------------3----------------|

I never really cared about you  I never really got to thinking 'bout you

(repeat Riff 1 with Riff 1a twice)

(verse 2)

(repeat chorus)


Riff 2a (with Riff 2) twice

  G5              Ab5                 F5              G5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------5-------6---6-----6---------3-------3-------6---6-----5------|
|-----3-----3-----------4-------4---------1-----1-----------3-------3--|

bridge
~~~~~~

(Riff 1)

  G5                       Ab5         G5                      F5  Ab5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-.-----.-----.-----.------------------.-----.-----.-----.-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-/6-5-/6-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3-6-6-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-/4-3-/4-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-1-1-4-4-|

  You are on your own                  You are on your own


  G5                       Ab5         G5                      F5  Ab5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-.-----.-----.-----.------------------.-----.-----.-----.-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-/6-5-/6-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3-6-6-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-/4-3-/4-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-1-1-4-4-|

You'll never change your ways          You'll just die the same


(repeat chorus twice)

(repeat Riff 1 with Riff 1a twice)


{and you know what I'm talking about}