Faith No More: Ricochet

Tab is for two guitars; where parts for each guitar differ, separate tab lines are shown.

Legend:
P.M. = palm mute
/=slide up
\=slide down

String tuning:

     E |------------------------|
     B |------------------------|
     G |------------------------|
     D |------------------------|
     A |------------------------|
     E |------------------------|


        play 4X
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      |-------0---0------------|
Gtr 1 |-------3---3------------|
      |-------2---2------------|
      |-------0---0------------|
      |------------------------|
              Let ring-------->

        Verse 1: "All of that thick time without you ..." - play 2X
        Verse 2: "Runnin' twice as fast to stay in the same place ..." - play 2X
        Verse 3: "You beat me every time you blink..." - play 2X
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------0-------0---------------------------0----0---------|
Gtr 1 |-------3-------3---------------------------3----3---------|
      |-------2-------2---------------------------2----2---------|
      |-------0-------0---------------------------0----0---------|
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
      |       Let ring----------------------------------------->
      |
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
      |----------11---12--12---12/14-14---11--11-----------------|
Gtr 2 |-------------0--------0----------0------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------------|
                 Let ring-------------------------------------->

        Verse 1: " 'and it's okay to laugh about it ...' " - play 2X
        Verse 2: "And I'd rather be shot in the face ..." - play 2X
        Verse 3: "Think about you crackin' a smile ..." - play 2X
      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------0--------0--------------------------------------0--------0----------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |-------3--------3--------------------------------------3--------3----------------------------------------|
      |-------2--------2--------------------------------------2--------2----------------------------------------|
      |-------0--------0--------------------------------------0--------0----------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |       Let ring---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
      |
      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2 |------/11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12/14\11-11-11--11-11-11--/14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-/17--\14-14-14-14-14------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------/9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10/12\9--9--9---9--9--9---/12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-/15--\12-12-12-12-12------|
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        This part follows 1st verse only, then starts 2nd verse:
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      |--------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |--------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
      |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
                         P.M.---------->




        Pre-chorus - follows 2nd verse:

        "One day the wind will come up ..." - play 2X
      |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
      |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
      |--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|



        "No reason-       no explanation-   so play the violins."
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Gtr 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
      |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
      |--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------|



        Break - play 2X
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |--5----------------3----------------7----------------------------------|
      |--5----------------3----------------7----------------------------------|
      |--3----------------1----------------5----------------------------------|
      |  Let ring------------------------------------------------------------>
      |
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------3-----3----------3-----3----------3-----3---3------2-----2---2---|
Gtr 2 |----2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----|
      |--5-----5-------5--3-----3-------3--2-----2----------2----2------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Let ring----------------------------------------------------------->

Chorus

        First chorus: "It's always funny until someone gets hurt ..." - play 2X, go to beginning for 3rd verse.
        Second chorus: "On the ricochet -- it's gonna hit you ..." play 4X, then end on the opening D chord).

      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
      |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
      |
      |
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------3-----3----------3-----3----------3-----3---3------2-----2---2---|
Gtr 2 |----2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----|
      |--5-----5-------5--3-----3-------3--2-----2----------2-----2-----------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Let ring----------------------------------------------------------->