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Blood Sugar

Pendulum

Chord: Versão 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Cm 
Heavy Intro
E|--------------|

"prepare to hold your colour"


E|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
A|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
E|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|

E|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
B|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
G|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
D|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|
A|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|
E|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|


Killer riff: x1

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
E|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
A|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
E|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
D|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|
A|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|
E|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|

"Okay, fuck it. I lied. It's drum n bass. What you gonna do?"
E|--------------|E|--------------|E|--------------|E|--------------|E|------|


'Chorus': x1

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
A|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
E|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------| 2nd intro bass pattern|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|
A|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|
E|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|

and again, things change slightly

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
A|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
E|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|

Riff end 'fill'. There's another idea for this bit at the bottom of this tab in the live version.
E|-9--8--6----|-------------|-9--8--6----|---------------|
B|----------8-|-8--8--8--8--|----------8-| 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
E|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|

E|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
B|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
A|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
E|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|

No riff bass 'verse' x2
E|--------------|E|------|

Play this section twice through

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|

Except the second time, instead of the last two bars, play something similar to this:

E|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|----------------|
D|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

E|------|

Then play the entire 'chorus' section again with the riff and bass etc, but drop the
and beat for the first measure. You know it sounds awesome :)

Chorus x1
E|------|


No riff bass verse x1

E|------|


Then play intro 'killer riff' again x1

"Okay, what you gonna do?"

E|------|

Chorus x1

E|------|

No riff bass verse x1

E|------|

Then play the chorus again, dropping the beat for the first measure

Chorus x1

E|-----|

No riff bass verse x1

E|-----|

Then end with intro killer riff again x1.
E|-----|


That's pretty damn close to the recording, but if you want to spice it up a bit you'll
to alter it like they did at the Perth gig.

E|E|-----------------------------||

Live version notes

E|E|-----------------------------||
Aside from an even sillier intro voiceover, here is how Pendulum plays it with their
band. This features an entirely new breakdown in the latter half, and is more suited to
rock covers.


E|------|__

Heavy intro x1

The guitarist uses his higher strings:

E|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
A|-5----------|-------3-3-3--3-3--|-5------------|------3.-3-3--3--|
E|-5----------|-------3-3-3--3-3--|-5------------|------3.-3-3--3--|

and they shorten it and use the simpler rhythm twice, but don't settle for that!
E|------|_


Then they play the intro killer riff, but Rob Swire messes around with the melody to
effect:


E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
E|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|----------------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----| Different---|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
A|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
E|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|

Then once more standard:

E|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
E|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|

Instead of the "what you gonna do" break, he does a simple pentatonic run for four bars.

Pentatonic end x1:

E|-9--8--6----|---------------|------------|------------|
B|----------8-|-6-------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|----7--5-------|-5--------5-|-6--5-------|
D|------------|----------8----|----5--8----|-------8----|
A|------------|---------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|------------|

E|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|
A|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|
E|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|

E|------|_

They then play this entire intro again, but with double kick pedals and this (actual)
riff here:


E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------3-------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-3h5---5p3h5-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

x4.

E|------|__

Then the standard chorus sequence comes in. Instead of just chugging along with the bass
guitar does different things here:

E|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
B|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|----------------|
A|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|----------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-3-5p3-5p3-5p3--|


x4. The last time uses that alteration just like in the single:

E|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
B|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
A|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
E|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|

Use your imagination here, it doesn't take much to make it rock.

E|------|__

Next comes the no riff bass verse as usual, but take note of the use of the wah pedal by
electric guitar- it adds heaps to the song.


E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|

You sort of want to wah up (toe position) at the beginning of each measure and at each
of notes in the measure, and rock it back over the next 8th. Mess around with it.


****************************************
****************************************
Now here's the really interesting bit. They added an entirely new clean breakdown here,
it sounds awesome. Thing is, this is the only bit I couldn't really hear... if you
out something better email me, I'd like to know your thoughts. It sounds pretty good as 
is though.

This bit is at 3:21 on the perth youtube video.

E|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|------7--6-----|---------------|
D|---5--------5--|---------------|
A|--5-5----------|---------------|
E|-5-------------|-5------8--7---|

x8
E|------|E|------|_


Next, the other really cool new guitar riff. This should have been in the original!
Crank the distortion back on.

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|---------1-----|---------------|---------1-------|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3h5-|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|---------1-----|---------------|-----5--3--1--3p1|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3-|-5-5-5-5-----5-|-3h5-------------|

x2, then enter drums n basses

x2.

E|------|E|------|_

Chorus x1, with some altered riffs

Then no riff bass verse x1

Then one final chorus with more altered riffs.

He does things like this:

E|-9--8--6----|--------8-9----|
B|----------8-|-8-8-/11-------|
G|------------|---------------|
D|------------|---------------|
A|------------|---------------|
E|------------|---------------|

It's pretty easy to figure out, just noodle over the scale to finish.

And that's pretty much it. Great fun to mess about with, their composing is that good.
anyone else wants to have  a crack at some other Pendulum songs other than Slam that'd be
because I can't be bothered right now and am pretty much totally sick of trying to tab 
music. Peace


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