Velvet Revolver
Contraband
Slither

Tabbed by Ruben


Intro:

Guitar 1
E-----------------|-------------------|------------|
B-----------------|-------------------|------------| The last part,
G-----------------|-------------------|------------| is the sliding
D------5----------|--------5----------|------------| part before
A--5-8-----5-8-5--|----5-8-----5-8-5--|--2-/-14-\--| the Pre-Verse.
E-----------------|--8----------------|--0-/-12-\--|

Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7------------------5------------------4------------------2----2--|
D--7--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-4--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-2-2--2--|
A?-5--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-2--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-0-0--0--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse:

Guitar 1 ? Real hard riff to play that fast, but just practise, and
           you?ll manage it. Play it 4 times.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9--------------------------|
D?-7--10--12----7?-10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10---------|
A?-5--8---10----5?-8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8----------|
E----------------------------10-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 ? The 4th time, Gtr. 2 plays this.
E-------------------8---------------------|
B-------7----9-10-----8-10------8---------|
G--7-10--------------------10-----7-10~~--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 ? Play this 8 times. (Every note is Palm-muted, except)
E-----------------------------------------|   the slide between)
B-----------------------------------------|            8 and 10)
G----------------5------------------------|
D------5-----5-7---5-7---5----------------|
A--5-8---5-8-----------8---5----8-/-10----|
E-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 ? The 4th time, play the 1rst part shown below,
           then the 8th time, play the other part below.
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------5------------------------|
D------5-----5-7---5-7---5----------------|
A--5-8---5-8-----------8---5-8~~----------|
E-----------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9-------------------|
D?-7--10--12----7?-10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10--|
A?-5--8---10----5?-8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8---|
E----------------------------10------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G--7----5----4----7----|
D--7----5----4----7----|
A--5----3----2----5----|
E----------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9-------------------| x4
D--7--10--12----7--10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10--|
A--5--8---10----5--8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8---|
E----------------------------10------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------5------------------------| x4
D------5-----5-7---5-7---5----------------|
A--5-8---5-8-----------8---5-8-/-10-------|
E-----------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9-------------------| x3
D--7--10--12----7--10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10--|
A--5--8---10----5--8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8---|
E----------------------------10------------------------------|

E-------------------8---------------------|
B-------7----9-10-----8-10------8---------|
G--7-10--------------------10-----7-10~~--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

Verse: Play the 2nd Verse like you played the 1rst.

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G--7----5----4----7----| x2
D--7----5----4----7----|
A--5----3----2----5----|
E----------------------|

Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------5------------------------| x8
D------5-----5-7---5-7---5----------------|
A--5-8---5-8-----------8---5-8-/-10-------|
E-----------------------------------------|

Solo:

Guitar 1
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-X-7-7---7-7-X-7-7---X---5-5-X-5-5---5-5-X-5-5--|
D--7-7-X-7-7---7-7-X-7-7---X---5-5-X-5-5---5-5-X-5-5--|
A--5-5-X-5-5---5-5-X-5-5---X---3-3-X-3-3---3-3-X-3-3--|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G--X---4-4-X-4-4---4-4-5-5-5---7-7-X-7-7---7-7-X-7-7--|
D--X---4-4-X-4-4---4-4-5-5-5---7-7-X-7-7---7-7-X-7-7--|
A--X---2-2-X-2-2---2-2-3-3-3---5-5-X-5-5---5-5-X-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-X-7-7--7-7-10-10-10---5-5-X-5-5--5-5-10-10-10--|
D--7-7-X-7-7--7-7-10-10-10---5-5-X-5-5--5-5-10-10-10--|
A--5-5-X-5-5--5-5-8--8--8----3-3-X-3-3--3-3-8--8--8---|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--4-4-X-4-4--4-4-10-10-10---7-7-X-7-7-------------------|
D--4-4-X-4-4--4-4-10-10-10---7-7-X-7-7---3-3---5-5--7-7--|
A--2-2-X-2-2--2-2-8--8--8----5-5-X-5-5---3-3---5-5--7-7--|
E----------------------------------------1-1---3-3--5-5--|

Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--17b-(19)~~----(19)-(19)-(19)----(19)-(19)-(19)----19-19-19-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--19b-(21)~~----(21)-(21)-(21)-----(21)--(21)--(21)----21b-(22)----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------20b-(22)r-b(22)r-b(22)r-b(22)--20p19h20p19-\-17-----|
G--19p17h19-----------------------------------------------------19--|
D------------19-----------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----19-16-/-17----17p16----------19-19-19-------------------------|
D-------------------------19p17p15----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------17p14-17p14-17p14-17p14--14h17p14-14h17p14--|
D--17b-(19)r-17b-(19)-----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--14h17p14-14h17p14-14h17p14-14h17p14---19-19-19----19p17----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------19p17----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------20-20-18------------------|
G--19p17--------------19p17------------------------------17h19~~----|
D--------19p17---------------19p17--------------------19------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------17----------------------------------------------------------|
D--19--------19---17---15---12-(hold this note   -------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9-------------------| x3
D--7--10--12----7--10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10--|
A--5--8---10----5--8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8---|
E----------------------------10------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--/--7----4--/--5----4----2--4-----2---------------------|
D--5--/--7----4--/--5----4----2--4--5--2--2--5---------------|
A--3--/--5----2--/--3----2----0--2--5--0--2--5---------------|
E-----------------------------------3-----0--3---------------|

Guitar 2 - holds last note until:
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D--10-12----9-10----7-9-\-5-7-5---------|
A-------------------------------8-/-10--|
E---------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G--7----5----4----7----| x2
D--7----5----4----7----|
A--5----3----2----5----|
E----------------------|

Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------5------------------------| x8
D------5-----5-7---5-7---5----------------|
A--5-8---5-8-----------8---5-8-/-10-------|
E-----------------------------------------|

There's also a third, guitar here. You can here some
small licks, and here they are:

Fill 1 (3:34)
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B--18b-(19)-15~~----15----15~~----15-----------------15~~----|
G----------------------17------------17-14-------------------|
D------------------------------------------17-15-------------|
A------------------------------------------------17----------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2 (3:48)
E-----20---17-16-15-------15---------------------------------|
B--15---------------18p15----18p15---------------------------|
G----------------------------------17p14---------------------|
D----------------------------------------17p15---------------|
A----------------------------------------------17------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------12------9-------------------| x3
D--7--10--12----7--10--12--------10--12--7--10----12--7--10--|
A--5--8---10----5--8---10----12------10-----8-----10--5--8---|
E----------------------------10------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--/--7----4--/--5----4----2--4-----2---------------------|
D--5--/--7----4--/--5----4----2--4--5--2--2---4--/--5--\--0--|
A--3--/--5----2--/--3----2----0--2--5--0--2---4--/--5--\--0--|
E-----------------------------------3-----0---2--/--3--\-----|

Guitar 2
E-------------------8---------------------|
B-------7----9-10-----8-10------8---------|
G--7-10--------------------10-----7-10~~--| x3
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

E----8-10---7-8-------------------------------|
B-----------------10------10----8------8------|
G--7-------------------10----10---7-10---7-\--|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

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Lyrics:


Verse:
When you look, you see right through me.
Cut the rope, I fell to my knees.
Born and broken, every single time.

Always keep me under finger.
That's the spot where you run to me.
Might see some type of pleasure in my mind.

Chorus:
Yeah, here comes the water.
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I.
This time you see.

Verse:
When you seek me, you'll destroy me.
Rape my mind and smell the poppies.
Born and bloodied every single time.

Always keep me under finger.
That's the spot where you my linger.
Might see some type of pleasure in my mind.

Chorus:
Yeah, here comes the water.
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I.
This time you see.

Like holy water.
It only burns you faster, than you'll ever dry.
This time with me.


SOLO (no lyrics)


Bridge:
When you look, you see right through me.
Cut the rope, I fell to my knees.
Born and bloodied, every single time.

Chorus:
Yeah, here comes the water.
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I.
This time you see.

Like holy water.
It only burns you faster, than you'll ever dry.
This time with me.
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That's it, a real hard song to play, but just practise and
you'll get it right.  If you've got:

comments, suggestions, corrections, anything???
Just mail me at drb_89@spray.no