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7. Battle-Axe

October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment 
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Tabbed by: Cross
6/03/03
Email:xcrossx1@yahoo.com
I finally decided to release my tabs to the public (check the bottom for the
reason why I didn't in the first place).

Tuning:Here is Stephen's REAL tuning G#,C#,F#,B,E,G#,C#. Thats 4 1/2 steps down
from regular tuning and 2 1/2 steps down for 7 string. I play these on a regular
Guitar so I don't have the extra C# but it still sounds 99-100% correct.

Note: You gotta play this song with style or it wont sound right.

Intro
Guitar 1         each time you play it bring in a little more distortion
                         The last time around the end changes a bit.
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------5---7--5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---6---7--6---6------7-6-7-6-7--6-7-6-------------------------------------|x4
F#|-4---4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-555555555555555-222222222222222-|
F#|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-555555555555555-222222222222222-|
C#|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-333333333333333-000000000000000-|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-444444444444444----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-444444444444444----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-222222222222222----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
You all know you are supposed to bend it a little.

C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--2|
F#|11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--2|
C#|-9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--0|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BTW: I know this is right because you can hear the slide from 9---------^

Chino's part
Tuning: ATF tuning
During the first verse before he start singing:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3----3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-----------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4----4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-----------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4----4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4---0-------------|
G#|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|

Then at the end he plays:
its kinda a freestyle so just fool with it. He lets off the 12 sometimes
(watch the writing sessions on the CD).

3:52
D#|-----|
A#|-----|
F#|-14--|
C#|--x--|
G#|-12--|
C#|-----|

Song structure:
Intro
Chorus x2
Verse  x5 Chino plays the first time around
chorus x2
verse  x6
chorus x6 Chino plays the last two times around
verse  x4 

P.S. I would like to send out a BIG Fuck You to all you faggots that stole
credit for my old tabs.
Fuck You:
Cenif (this guy deserves a MEGA FUCK YOU) cenif@hotmail.com
Miguel Garzón knick_knack_666@hotmail.com
SAM ROWLANDS dead_evil4@hotmail.com  You NUTT BITING FAGGOTS
There were more but I guess reporting they're asses got them taken off before
I could get there info, Thieving biatchez.

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

===============================================================================

Author/Artist: Deftones
Title: Battle-Axe
Album: Deftones
Transcribed by: Nate Ward
Email: deftstar123@yahoo.com

Best song on the cd... currently.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------3---5-3------------------------------------------------------------
-------0------------0---0---0--0----------------------------------------------
---4-----4---4--------4---4---4-4---------------------------------------------
-2---2-----------------------------5-5----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------0-0----------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-99999999-33333333-00000000-22222222------------------------------------------
-99999999-33333333-00000000-22222222----------------------------------------9-
-99999999-33333333-00000000-22222222------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b-0----------------------------------------------
-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b-0----------------------------------------------
-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b---9-9-9b-0----------------------------------------------

***********************************************************

Author/Artist: Deftones
Title: Battle-Axe
Album: Deftones
Transcribed by: Adam Raby
Email: araby1@umbc.edu

i know Jonathan Mojica already posted the tab to this song, but since he tabbed
it for a baritone (which i don't have, and i'm sure not many people do) i've
adapted/tweaked the tab for a more standard deftones tuning.. i actually saw the
deftones play this song in DC on the first show of their guerilla tour, i was right
up on the gate.. i'm pretty sure this tab is the way chino was playing it on his SG,
and of course stef was using his new 7-string, but i think he was just mainly
thickening things up, it sounds perfect on a 6-string tuned down 1/2 step with
the low-E dropped a half step

the verse riff is played with that cool rhythm, notice that chino throws a few bends
in there every now and them, if you're having trouble picking it up, check out the CD
extras, i'm pretty sure i saw a clip of chino playing it and you can see what i mean

the stuff in parenthesis is optional, but it helps

so here's the tab for all of us who don't have a baritone

Intro

D#|----------------0------------------------------|
A#|------------3-----3----------------------------|
F#|-------0------0-----0---0----0-----0-----------| 4 or 5 times
C#|---4-----4------------4----4----4----4---------|
G#|-2---2-----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------0--(0)-|

Chorus

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------(3333333333333333)-------------------|
F#|------------------------------------(2222222222222222)(4444444444444444)-|
C#|-4444444444444444--3333333333333333--0000000000000000--2222222222222222--|
G#|-2222222222222222--3333333333333333--0000000000000000--2222222222222222--|
C#|-------------------3333333333333333--0000000000000000--2222222222222222--|

Verse

D#|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-ETC-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-0-|
C#|---------------------------------X-0-|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by:Tyler Stieben(NightFire99)
Email:tyler__9@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop D 

Intro
E|----------------------------0---------------------------------------------
B|--------------------3------------3----------------------------------------
G|------------0-------------------------0--------0------0------0------------
D|------4---------4-------4-------------------4------4------4-----4---------
A|----2---2-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------0--0

E|----------------------------0---------------------------------------------
B|--------------------3------------3---------------------------------3-3-3-3
G|------------0-------------------------0--------0------0------0----0-0-0-0
D|------4---------4-------4-------------------4------4------4-----4---------
A|----2---2-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            (Final Intro)

Chorus
E|--------------------------------------
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
D|--------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------
D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----

E|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----

E|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----

Verse 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
D|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
A|---2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2---
D|-------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------
D|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4------0------------
A|--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2------0------------
D|----------------------------------------------0------------

Verse 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
D|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
A|---2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2---
D|-------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|--4--4--4--4----4-4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------
D|--4--4--4--4----4-4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---0--0--0--------
A|--2--2--2--2----2-2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--------
D|---------------------------------------------0--0--0--------

E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|---4--4--4--4-----4-4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
D|---4--4--4--4-----4-4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
A|---2--2--2--2-----2-2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2---
D|-------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4---------------
D|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4---0------------
A|--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2---0------------
D|------------------------------------------------0------------

Bridge
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--14----14----14----14----14-14---14-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14---
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--12----12----12----12----12-12---12-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12---
D|----------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----14--14--14--14------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----12--12--12--12------
D|---------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12------
D|------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|---14-14-14-14-14------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------14-14
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|---12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12
D|------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----14--------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----12--------------
D|------------------------------------------------------

Outro
E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
D|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------4--4--4---
A|---2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2---
D|-------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------3---------
G|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------2---------
D|---4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4------3---------
A|---2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2------0---------
D|-------------------------------------------------0---------

Song Order :
Intro - 3x
Final Intro
Chorus - 2x
Verse1
Verse2 - 2x
Chorus - 2x
Verse1
Verse2 - 2x
Chorus - 3x
Bridge - 2x
Verse1 - 3x
Outro
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