SLITHER As recorded by Velvet Revolver (From the 2004 Album CONTRABAND) Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukWords and Music by Velvet RevolverGtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Slash - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Slash - Rhythm w/dist & wah' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Dave Kushner - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Slash - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Slash - Lead w/dist' Intro - Half Time Feel Q=142 4/4 Gtr I < < W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|------------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-5--------|-(5)--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-5--------|-(5)--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)--------| |-Rhy Fig 1 < < W +W W +W |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-4--------|-(4)--------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-4--------|-(4)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----| end Rhy Fig 1-| w/Rhy Fig 1 Gtr II Q Q Q E E +W Q Q Q E E +H. E E |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7--7--10s==12-12-|-(12)---------------|-7--7--10---10-7-|-(7)-----------5s7-| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-5--5---8s==10-10-|-(10)---------------|-5--5---8----8-5-|-(5)-----------3s5-| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | Gtr III | PM-----------------------| PM--| PM---------| | H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-3----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-2----------------|--------------------|-5---------------|-------------------| |-0----------------|--------------------|-5---------------|-------------------| |-0----------------|--------------------|-3---------------|-------------------| |-0------0-0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0------0-0--0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q Q Q E E +W Q Q Q E E W |------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-7--7--10s==12-12-|-(12)---------------|-7--7--10--10-7-|-----------------|| |------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-5--5---8s==10-10-|-(10)---------------|-5--5---8---8-5-|-----------------|| |------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|| | | PM--| PM---------| | H E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E H E E Q |-3----------------|--------------------|-2--------------|-----------------|| |-3----------------|--------------------|-3--------------|-----------------|| |-4----------------|--------------------|-2--------------|-----------------|| |-5----------------|--------------------|-0------0-------|-----------------|| |------------------|----------------0-0-|-0----------0-0-|-----------------|| |-0------0-0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------0-0-|----------5s14\--|| End Half Time Feel $ Gtrs II, III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------o|| ||-------------------|------------------|| ||-------------------|------------------|| ||o-0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|-0-6-7-0-5-0-3s4-o|| ||--0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|-0-6-7-0-5-0-3s4--|| |-Riff A end Riff A-| w/Riff A Gtr IV ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------9-10----13-|----9-10----------------|| |----10-11---------------|------------12----10----|| |-12-------12------12----|-12------12----12-------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| Verses PM---------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------o|| ||-------------------|------------------|| ||-------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------o|| ||--0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|-0-6-7-0-5-0-3s4--|| |-Riff B end Riff B-| w/Riff B Gtr IV - plays 1st verse only ~~ E E a E E E a E E a E E E a E E a E E Q |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-0-3-3s4-0-6-6s7-0-9s10-|-0-6-6s7-0-4s5-0-3---| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| | |Gtr IV - plays 2nd verse only | ~~ | E E a E E E a E E a E E E a E E a E E Q |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-0-3-3s4-0-6-6s7-0-9s10-|-0-6-6s7-0-4s5-0-3---| Riff B x3 Riff A Chorus - Half Time Feel $$ Gtrs II, III W +W W +H.. E |------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|-(3)--------------3-| |-3----------------|-(3)---------------|-3----------------|-(3)--------------3-| |-2----------------|-(2)---------------|-0----------------|-(0)--------------0-| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------|-2----------------|-(2)--------------2-| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------|-3----------------|-(3)--------------3-| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------|------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr IV | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|--0--6-7-0-5-0-3-4-|-0-4-5-0-5-7-0-10-|--0---5-7-0-5-0-4-5-| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-Riff C W +W W |-3----------------|-(3)---------------|---------------------------------| |-3----------------|-(3)---------------|---------------------------------| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------|---------------------------------| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------|----------0----------------------| |-2----------------|-(2)---------------|----------0----------------------| |------------------|-------------------|----------0----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-4-5-0-7-9-0-10-|--0--7-9-0-5-0-4-5-|----------0--3---4--0--6--7-0-10-| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr V plays 3rd time only | ~~~ | W W a +Q +Q Q. E |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-15b18==(15)r==(15)---15------13-| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| D.S. +W |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------(0)---------------------------------------------|| |---------(0)---------------------------------------------|| |---------(0)---------------------------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |----------0---6--7----0-------------5-------0-----3--4---|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| | end Riff C-| | ~~~~~ | |---3---| |----3-----| | a +Q E E E a +E +E E E E |----------------10---------------------------------------|| |-13b15==(13)r------13---10-------------------------------|| |---------------------------12b14==(12)r(12)---10-12-10---|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| w/Riff C W +W |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------3-----------------|--(3)----------------| |----------2-----------------|--(2)----------------| |----------0-----------------|--(0)----------------| |----------0-----------------|--(0)----------------| |----------0-----------------|--(0)----------------| | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | a +W +H H |----------------------------|---------------------| |-13b15==(13)----------------|-(13)r---------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| W +W |-3----------------|-(3)---------------| |-3----------------|-(3)---------------| |-0----------------|-(0)---------------| |-2----------------|-(2)---------------| |-3----------------|-(3)---------------| |------------------|-------------------| W +W W |-3----------------|-(3)-----------------|--------------------------------------| |-3----------------|-(3)-----------------|--------------------------------------| |-0----------------|-(0)-----------------|--------------------------------------| |-0----------------|-(0)-----------------|----------0---------------------------| |-2----------------|-(2)-----------------|----------0---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------|----------0---------------------------| | | Gtr V plays 3rd time only | |---3----| | W H Q E E a +H E E E E E |------------------|---------------------|-17b20==(17)r-------17-16-15s13-------| |------------------|---------------15-15-|-----------------------------------15-| |------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------| +W To Coda |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-(0)-------------------------------------------|| |-(0)-------------------------------------------|| |-(0)-------------------------------------------|| | | | |---3----| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-15-------13-----------------------------------|| |-----15------15-13-----------------------------|| |---------------------14-13-12S==10-12-12p==10--|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| Interlude w/Rhy Fig 1 (1st 7 bars only) W +W W W |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|------------|----------|------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------------| W W W W |----------|------------|----------|------|| Guitar Solo - End Half Time Gtr V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a +H +E a +E S S a +E |-------------------------------------10----------------| |-13b15==(13)------(13)r-13b15==(13)r----10-13b15==(13)-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | PM PM | Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------| |----------7---7-----7------------7------------------7--| |----------7---7-----7------------7------------------7--| |----------7---7-----7------------7------------------7--| |----------5---5-5---5------------5----5-------------5--| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E. S S a +E. +E S S a +E S S |---------10--------------------------10-----------------10-----| |-(13)r------10-13b15==(13)-----(13)r----10-13b15==(13)r----10--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM| PM | +E E E S S E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--(7)--7-----7-------------------5----7-------------7----------| |--(7)--7-----7-------------------5----7-------------7----------| |--(7)--7-----7-------------------5----7-------------7----------| |--(5)--5-----5-------------5-5---5----5-------------5----0-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------| a +H +E E a +Q |------------------------12---------------| |-15b17==(15)------(15)r----15b17==(15)---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | | PM PM | Q E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------| |----------5---5-----6----5-------------5-| |----------5---5-----5----5-------------5-| |----------5---5-----5----5-------------5-| |----------3---3-3---3----3----------3--3-| |-----------------------------------------| +E. S a +E +E a +Q a +E a +E |---------12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-(15)r------15b17==(15)b18==(15)r---15b18==(15)r---15b18==(15)r-15b18==(15)-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM--| | +E E E S S E E E E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--(5)--5-------------5-----------------------3---5----------5---------------| |--(5)--5-------------5-----------------------3---5----------5------------0--| |--(5)--5-------------5-----------------------3---5----------5------------0--| |--(3)--3-------------3--------3---3--------------3----------3------------0--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| +Q +E S S S E. E a +E |------------------------------15b17==(15)-| |-(15)r=(15)-13----13h15----13-------------| |---------------14-------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | PM PM | Q E E E E E E |---3-----3---------3-----3-------------3--| |---3-----3---------3-----3-------------3--| |---0-----0---------0-----0-------------0--| |---0-----0---------0-----0-------------0--| |---2-----2---2-----2-----2--2----------2--| |------------------------------------------| |---------------3---------------| |--3---| |---3---| +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q E E E E |-(15)r==(15)b17==(15)r==(15)b17==(15)r-----15b17==(15)r---15-14-15---14b15==| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM| | +E E E S S E E E E |--(3)-3---------------3-----------------------------3---3-----3----3--------| |--(3)-3---------------3-----------------------------3---3-----3----3--------| |--(0)-0---------------0-----------------------------0---0-----0----0--------| |--(0)-0---------------0-----------------------------2---2-----2----2--------| |--(2)-2---------------2----------------2-2----------3---3-----3----3--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---| |--3--| +E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-(14)r-14-12-14p12----12----------------------------| |-------------------15----13-15-12h13p12----12-------| |----------------------------------------14----13h14-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------------| |--------------7-----------8-----7--------------7----| |--------------7-----------7-----7--------------7----| |--------------7-----------7-----7--------------7----| |--------------5-----5-----7-----5--------------5----| |---0-------------------------------------0----------| |--3--| S S S S S S S S a +E S S S a +S S S S |---------------------------------------10----13--------------10-------| |-12---------------------------------------10----13b15==(13)r----13p10-| |-----14s12-10----12----10-12b14==(12)r--------------------------------| |--------------12----12------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | +E E E S S E E E E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(7)-----7-----7-------------------8----7----------------7-------7----| |-(7)-----7-----7-------------------7----7----------------7-------7----| |-(7)-----7-----7-------------------7----7----------------7-------7----| |-(5)-----5-----5-----5--5----------5----5----------------5-------5----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| end Rhy Fig 2-| w/Rhy Fig 2 a +Q +E +E a +S S S S +S S S a +S |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------10-13--------------10-13--------------| |-12b14==(12)r=(12)b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-------12b14==(12)r-------12b14==(12)r-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-----------| |----------5-----------| |-----------5-----------| S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-13--------------10-13-------------10-13-------------10-13---------------10-13-------------10-12--------------10-| |-------12b14=(12)r--------12b14=(12)r-------12b14=(12)r-------12b14=(12)r---------12b14=(12)r--------12b14=(12)r----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------5--------------| |--3--| S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13--------------10-13--------------10-13--------------10-13p10-13----10h13-10h13p10-| |----12b14==(12)r-------12b14==(12)r-------12b14==(12)r-------------12----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S a +E S S S a +E S S S a +E S S S |---------------------------10----------------------10--------------------10---------| |-----10-13p10-----------------13p==10-13b15==(13)r----13p10-----------------13p10---| |-12-----------12b14==(12)r----------------------------------12b14==(12)r------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| a +S S S S a +S S S S +S S S S S +S S S S S |--------------10--------------------10-----------------10--------------------10--------------| |-13b15==(13)r----13p10-----------------13-13b15==(13)r----13-10-----------------13p10-13b15==| |-----------------------12b14==(12)r-----------------------------12b14==(12)r-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| +S S S S S S S S a +E +Q a +E. S |-------10----------10-------13b15==(13)---(13)r---13b15==(13)r---13--| |-(13)r----13p10-------13p10------------------------------------------| |----------------12---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---| |-------3-------| +E +E S S S a +S +Q E E E a +E |-(13)b15==(13)r-10---------------------------10---------------------| |-------------------13-12-13b15==(13)-(13)r------13-12---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------12b14==(12)r| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3----| |---3---| +E E E E E E S S S S E E |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-(12)-10---12-10----------------------------|| |-----------------12---10--------------------|| |---------------------------12-11-10-12-10-8-|| |--------------------------------------------|| Verse 3 Gtr V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-12----------------|-(12)---------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|---0--6-7-0-5-0-3h4-| |--0-3-4-0-6-7-0-10-|---0--6-7-0-5-0-3h4-| |-Riff D end Riff D-| Riff D x2 D.S.S. al Coda Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------10----------------|------------------------| |----13-------12-13----10-|----9-10----------------| |-------------------------|------------12----10-11-| |-12-------12-------12----|-12------12----12-------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--0-10-12--0--9-10--0--7-|--0-6--7--0--5--0--3s=4-| |--0-10-12--0--9-10--0--7-|--0-6--7--0--5--0--3s=4-| & Outro w/Riff A x3 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-------------9-10----13-|----9-10----------------o|| ||-----10-11---------------|------------12----10s11--|| ||--12-------12------12----|-12------12----12--------|| ||o------------------------|------------------------o|| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q H |-------10----------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |----13-------12-13----10-|----9-10----------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|------------12----10s11-|-----------------*| |-12-------12-------12----|-12------12----12-------|-12--(12)\-------*| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| |--0-10-12--0--9-10--0--7-|--0-6--7--0--5--0--3s=4-|--0--------------*| |--0-10-12--0--9-10--0--7-|--0-6--7--0--5--0--3s=4-|--0--------------*|