Theory of a Deadman
"Confession"
from the album "Theory of a Deadman"
Tab by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu)

A very good song.

Tuning: Drop D, down 1 and a half steps. 
From low to high: B F# B E G# C#

Symbols used:
/ = slide up
 = slide down
P.M. = palm mute

Intro: Riff 1 (with distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-3---|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-3---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1--1--1--1-3---|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5--------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
P.M.						. . . . . . . .

(Guitar 2 enters here)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-3---|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-3---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1--1--1--1-3---|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------4--------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5---3--------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--------------|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--------------|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1-(let ring)---|
							-end of Riff 1

2nd Guitar: Riff 2 (played during second half of Riff 1)
				  (3x)	  Last time:
|------------------1-----------------|  |-----------------1----|
|------4-----4--------4--------4-----|  |-----4-----4-----4----|
|---3-----------3--------3----------*|  |--3-----------3--3----|
|---------1-----------------1-------*|  |--------1--------1----|
|------------------------------------|  |----------------------|
|------------------------------------|  |----------------------|

Verse 1: Guitar at 0:36 with slide
|------------------------------------------|
|---3////////////////////////////////22----|
|---3////////////////////////////////22----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

2nd Half of Verse 1: Play Riff 2

Chorus 1: Riff 3
							    (2x)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------*|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3--3--3-1--*|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1-1--1-1-1-1---3--3--3--3-1---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------3--3--3--3-1---|
           "Life after death		is life after you
           "Half of all of this		is gonna have to do...

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . .
				...is gonna have to do"

Guitar 2 at the end of the chorus: (with slide)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------////7\\3\-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Verse 2 the same as Verse 1
Chorus 2: Play Riff 3 (4x)

Solo: with slide (listen to the song for timing)
                  (at 2:14)
|-----------------|------------------------------------5///6//----8--------5//6//////////10--(hold)-----|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3//////7-----|---7------5-----2///5----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    * Some of these notes might be a little off, cause it's pretty hard to hear it.

Guitar 2 plays Riff 1 under the solo.

Riff 4: (at 2:26)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5-----------------3/5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1-------------3/5--5-5-5-5---1-----------1----3----5-----|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1-------------1/3--3-3-3-3---1-----------1----3----5-----|
|-----------------1----------------------------1-----------1----3----5-----|

Chorus 3: Play Riff 3 (4x)

Outro: Guitar 1
							    (4x)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5-----------------*|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-3--*|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-3---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1--1--1--1-3---|
    * Let the last C chord ring for a while.

Guitar 2 plays Riff 2 during the outro.

That should be it, so if there's any corrections or comments e-mail me. 

-Joe