Nothing Is Something

                            NOTHING 
IS SOMETHING
                                   
MD45
                    (From The 2004 
Album The Carving)


Transcribed by Jonathan Casper 
(confinedforever)

Gtr 1 & 2 - Standard Tuning - (E A D
 G B E)




Intro                    x4

eb|-----------------------|-----| 
Bb|-----------------------|-----| 
Gb|-----------------------|-----| 
Db|----------5--5--2------|-----| 
Ab|-2--------3--2--0--5-4-|--2--| 
Eb|-0-----------------3-2-|--0--| 


Riff 1

eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------
Db|----------5---7p5-------------
Ab|-2----5h7---7-----7-6-5-------
Eb|-0--0-------------------7-6-5-
    *  *             * * * * * * 

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

   "Dig in the trash..."


Riff 2

eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|-2----------------------------
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|--5--5--2------| 
A|--3--2--0--5-4-| 
E|7----------3-2-| 
*                

   "Open the fridge..."

Final time:

eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|-2----------------------------
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E|7-0-------------------| 
* *                     

   "...only things..."


Riff 3

eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-
Eb|-------------------------------

e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|9\--5--5--2------| 
A|7\--3--2--0--5-4-| 
E|-------------3-2-| 

    "Nothing is something..."

Final time:

eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-
Eb|-------------------------------

e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|9\--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|7\--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-------------------------| 

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    "Nothing is something..."

Chord leading into next section:

eb|-----| 
Bb|-----| 
Gb|-----| 
Db|--9--| 
Ab|--7--| 
Eb|--0--| 



Play Riff 1  "Going to a party..."
Play Riff 2  "Things I do..."
Play Riff 3  "Nothing is 
something..."

Lead into next section:

eb|----------| 
Bb|----------| 
Gb|----------| 
Db|----------| 
Ab|--3----3--| 
Eb|--1----1--| 


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|-9-----------9------------| 
Ab|-7--5--7--2--7--5--7--8-9-| 
Eb|----3--5--0-----3--5--6-7-| 
                         * *   


Final time:

eb|-------------------| 
Bb|-------------------| 
Gb|-------------------| 
Db|-------------------| 
Ab|-3----3----3----3--| 
Eb|-1----1----1----1--| 


Solo

eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------| 
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-...--| 
Gb|---------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------| 



Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3  "Nothing is 
something..."

Riff 5

eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-
Eb|-------------------------------

e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|9-9-| 
A|7-7-| 
E|----| 

   "Nothing is something..."


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret 
while holding the most
             previous bend.
       = touch the string above the 
17th fret while
             previous note(s) 
is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from 
the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from 
the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill