The Quickening

Bad Religion

tom:

E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                             the Quickening - Bad Religion
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

Tabbed by: Justin Le Tourneau
Best viewed in: Notepad, Courier New size 9

I originally transcribed this on Guitar Pro, so if you get a chance, check it

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Intro:

     C5       C5    B5
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--55555----55555-44444--|
D|--55555----55555-44444--|
A|--33333----33333-22222--|
E|------------------------|


Lead Guitar Riff:

(the 0's are optional; i just think it sounds cooler that way)

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---2--|
B|-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-5-5-5-5p3-3-3---3---0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar:

   E5     G5     A5      C5      B5
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------|
D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times
A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--|
E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----|

        ****    Verse 1    ****


Lead Guitar:

  The quickening         is an ephemeral thing   That only happens in the dark
E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------1-------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
G|----0--------0---------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
D|----2------2-------0--2-2----0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2---------------2--------|
E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|

  Like catching lightening in a jar                And the pain that it brings
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
B|---------------1------1---1---1---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0------0---2---0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----------------2--------(0h)2-0---------------------------------|
A|---------------3-----------------3-----------------3----2~------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|

                  Is just the promise of spring              It’s madness on the way
E|-----0~-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
B|---0~---------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|-0~-------------------------2---------------------2---------------------------(0)-|
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-|
A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-|
E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------|

                  Oh, what does it mean?
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------|
A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------|
E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------|


Rhythm Guitar:

   C5      G5      B5       C5       E5
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------|
D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--|
A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------|
E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------|

        ****    Chorus  ****

Lead Guitar:

 To come alive!      To come alive!     To come alive!
E|---------------0-------------------0--------------------0--2--3~--2~-----|
B|------------0-----0-------------0-----0-------------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Repeat
D|-------2-------------------0------------------2--------------------------|
A|-------0--------------------------------------0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Guitar:

   E5     G5     A5      C5      B5
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------|
D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times
A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--|
E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----|


        ****   Verse 2   ****  (just a little change)

 The entering       is soulful conjecturing    Oh lost and by the wind grieved ghost
E|-----------------------0-----3~---------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------1-------1-----0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
G|----0--------0-------0-------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
D|----2------2-------0---------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2-----------------2------|
E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|

     Please come back to me again                Because the way that she bleeds
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----|
B|---------------1------1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--(0)-0--2--0--2--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------------------(0h)2-0------------------------------------|
A|---------------3----------------------------------3----2~---------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----|

                    Is in the law that he reads              confusing words and deeds
E|-----0~---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
B|---0~----------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
G|-0~-------------------------2---------------2---------------------------------(0)-|
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-|
A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-|
E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------|

                  So, what does it mean?
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------|
A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------|
E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------|


Rhythm Guitar:

   C5      G5      B5       C5       E5
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------|
D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--|
A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------|
E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------|

        ****    Bridge  ****


Lead:
 ...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1~---------------------------------------2~----------4~-------------1~---|
G|--0~------------------------0~------------2~----------4~-------------0~----|
D|--2~-----------------------2~------------2~----------4~-------------2~-----|
A|--3~----------------------2~------------0~----------2~-------------3~------|
E|-------------------------0~------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm:
 ...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5~----------------------0~-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----|
A|--3~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----|
E|--------------------------0~------------5~------------7~------------8~-----|


Lead & Rhythm:
  ...but who will bear the mark of Kain?
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-------7--8------|
D|------------------7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7--8------|
A|------------------5-5----7--5-5----7--5-5----7--5--6------|
E|-------------------------5---------5---------5------------|


Solo:

Rhythm guitar repeats the chorus until the end of the song.

I've listed some time slots to help you follow my madness....

  1:41
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/14--------12h14p12h14p12-------14p12----------------------|
A|----------------------------14p12-------14p12----12h13h14~---|
E|----------------------------------------------14-------------|

   1:44
E|----------------------------------------12----------------------|
B|--------------------------------12------12-------15-------------|
G|-----12~-------12~-------12h14--14b--------14b-------14br-12----|
D|--14------14--------14------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        1:48
E|-----------12h14h15p14p12--------12~--------12h14h15-14p12------|
B|-15p12h15----------------15-15br----------------------------15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-12--12br-------12~-12h14h15p14p12-----------------------------|
B|----------15br---------------------15p14p12----12h15p12--------|
G|--------------------------------------------14----------14p12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                 1:53
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----12h14p12-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14------------14p12----12h14p12-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------14----------14p12h14p12p10----12p11p10--------|
E|------------------------------------------------12-------------12~-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------12-------14p12h14p12-------12--|
G|------------------------------------12-------14p12h14p12h14-14-12--|
D|-----------------------12--14------------14--------------14-14-----|
A|-----------10--12--14------------14--------------------------------|
E|--10--12-----------------------------------------------------------|

                        1:58
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12h14-12-15---------15-------15---------15------15------12-12--|
G|-14p12h14p12h14-12-14----14b------14b-------14b---14b--(14)r--14b-12-12--|
D|-14p12h14----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     (Trem Pick)                                            2:04
E|--15>>>>17>>>>18>>>>19>>>>20>>>>21>>>>22>>>>23-23-23/--------------------|
B|--15>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------9\\4//12\\--0~--|

                            2:07
E|----------------------------------5p3p0h3p0---------0h3p0----------|
B|-5-5p0h5-5p3p0-----3---------3h5------------3h5p3p0-------0h3p0h5--|
G|---------------2p0---4~--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                  2:13
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----|
B|-3b-5p-3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2p0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2r---0-----2-p-0--------2~-----2-p-0--------2~-----2-p-0--------2~---|
A|--------------------------------2p1p0----------------2p1p0---------------2p1p0------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----|

Both guitars end with:
       C5    B5
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----55555-44444----|
D|----55555-44444----|
A|----33333-22222----|
E|-------------------|