(This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.)
Note: The intro/vers riff is really more of an extremely palm-muted "chop-strum" (as I call it) pattern, and not something that should be tabbed. But this tab will give you an idea of how to "chop-strum" it. The most effective way to play the intro is to actually bar them as almost full chords. Here are the fingerings: 0224XX Eno3 (index barring fret 2, ring on 4) 2443XX F# (regular F# bar chord) 4664XX G#m (regular G#m bar chord)
Then use your RING finger for the 4-6 slide and back to 4, and you'll find you're right in place to play the Eno3 chord again. It works really well, try it ...
0224XX Eno3 (index barring fret 2, ring on 4) 2443XX F# 4664XX G#m
(Other transcriptions put a B chord here, but there is definitely no chord change; it stays on the G#m. The 4/6 slide on the G string is what people are hearing, but that's just a little melody; if you listen to the electric bass and the overall chord tonality, it stays on the G#m for sure.)
[VERSE 1] (The riff continues into the verses, so the chords are exactly the same here as in the intro.)
Eno3 F# G#m G#m I keep trying to find a life Eno3 F# G#m G#m On my own, apart from you Eno3 F# G#m G#m I am the king of excuses Eno3 F# G#m G#m I've got one for every selfish thing I do
[CHORUS] (The exact guitar part isn't as distinguishable here as in the intro and verse; however, the chords are clear. Here are some general fingerings that work well:
022100 244300 466444 799877 X24442 B
(You can continue the intro/verse riff for the first four lines of the chorus, but you can't hear the acoustic guitar clearly. However, the electric bass does play the 4/6 slide on some lines.)
What's going on inside of me?
I despise my own behavior
This is only serves to confirm my suspicions,
that I'm still a man in need of a Savior
I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light
I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens
Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation
'cause all I want is to be in the Light,
all I want is to be in the Light
[VERSE 2] (Play the intro/verse riff again, just about the same as first verse, except the extra rhythmic variation at the end of the second line, which is especially interesting in the live Freak Show CD)
Eno3 F# G#m G#m The disease of self runs through my blood Eno3 F# G#m G#m It's a cancer fatal to my soul Eno3 F# G#m G#m Every attempt on my behalf has failed Eno3 F# G#m G#m To bring this sickness under control
Since this 8 measure riff is repeated a few times, and each time slightly differently, this tab is a combination of a few variations played on the CD (_Jesus Freak_). Most of the notes in parentheses (#) are those added in especially to adapt for solo guitar (since the bass drum on beat 3 adds a lot of rhythm on the CD). The tab includes many definite notes/melodies that are definitely played on the CD (especially higher pitch notes), but there may also be some implied notes that simply make sense.
Also, this riff requires relatively advanced fingerpicking skills or flat-picking skills. This is where we acoustic & classical or classically trained players get to use our skills :) The fingerpicking is pretty straightforward; however, to play the two/three notes with the pick, just hold the pick with your index and thumb while using your middle and/or ring finger to play the other notes. (I prefer this method because switching to fingerpicking halfway through the song causes a major dynamic drop).
You will probably also find it easier to place down these full bar chords even though you won't be using all the notes. X46654 C#m X68876 D#m 466444 46X446 G#m2 022100 024400 799877 X24442 B X24422 B2
I prefer to use the lower position B or even the B2, but second time through the riff on the CD, you can hear the high 7th fret B, so they use high position B. Also, with the E2, you can hear an implied E2, especially on the first time through the riff. but it's up to you.
