Song: My Plague
Band: Slipknot
Guitarists: Mick Thomson and James Root
Album:Iowa
Tabbed by:Gary666
Key:
P-pull off
h-hammer on
/-slide up
\-slide down
This is a really heavy song, and it is difficult to play. So I recommend playin' it
and then working,
your way up to the slipknot speed. So practice makes perfect. The tuning for this song
A E A D F# B.
Intro: This part is pretty simple but the open power chords have to be played really really fast. This
is a good excercise for your alternate picking.
Guitar 1- Good ol' JimmyB |----------------------|F#|----------------------|D |----------------------|A |----------------------|E |-0-0-0-0-0------------|A |-0-0-0-0-0------------|p.m|---------------------|
Guitar 2- Mr MickyB |----------------------------|F#|----------------------------|D |----------------------------|A |----------------------------|E |-0-0-0-0-0------------------|A |-0-0-0-0-0--1h2-2p1---------|p.m|---------------------------|
Verse: Pretty much the same as the intro, but the open power chords are played a little slower.
Both guitars
B |--------------------------|F#|--------------------------|D |--------------------------|A |--------------------------|E |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|A |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|p.m|-----|
Chorus: This is quite easy if you can change chords and you fast going up and down the fret board.
Micky's part.
B |-------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12-----------------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10--22222/666666---|A |-0-0-0----00---00-----22222/666666---|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
Jimmy's part
B |-----------------------20\19---------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12---17\16---------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10-----------------|A |-0-0-0----00---00--------------------|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
2nd verse: Just the same as the first one.
Both guitars
B |--------------------------|F#|--------------------------|D |--------------------------|A |--------------------------|E |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|A |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|p.m|-----|
Chorus: Same as before
Micky's part.
B |-------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12-----------------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10--22222/666666---|A |-0-0-0----00---00-----22222/666666---|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
Jimmy's part
B |-----------------------20\19---------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12---17\16---------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10-----------------|A |-0-0-0----00---00--------------------|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
Interlude: This part is extremely fast and I recommend learning it slowly and then pick up the speed.
Both guitars
palm muted through out
B |--------------------------|F#|--------------------------|D |--------------------------|A |----------------3-2---4---|E |-------4-3----------2---3-|A |-0-3-2-----4-3------------|
The the heavy part:
B |------------------------------|F#|------------------------------|D |------------------------------|A |------------------2h3p0----4--|E |-0-3-2-0--4-3------------2---3|A |-0-3-2-0------4-3-------------|
The back to the chorus:
Chorus: This is quite easy if you can change chords and you fast going up and down the fret board.
Micky's part.
B |-------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12-----------------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10--22222/666666---|A |-0-0-0----00---00-----22222/666666---|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
Jimmy's part
B |-----------------------20\19---------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------7----10---12---17\16---------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--5----8----10-----------------|A |-0-0-0----00---00--------------------|p.m|-----| |-| |-----------------------|
Then there is a different chorus riff:
Both guitars
B |-------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------|D |--------14----10---------------------|A |-------------------------------------|E |-0-0-0--12----8-----22222/666666-----|A |-0-0-0-----00-------22222/666666-----|p.m|-----| |--------------------------|
Then the verse is played again
Both guitars
B |--------------------------|F#|--------------------------|D |--------------------------|A |--------------------------|E |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|A |-0-0-0--1h2-2p1-----------|p.m|-----|
The verse is then played again with a flanger and a break in between the open chords
the hammer ons.
Then the intro is played with a flanger:
Guitar 1- Good ol' JimmyB |----------------------|F#|----------------------|D |----------------------|A |----------------------|E |-0-0-0-0-0------------|A |-0-0-0-0-0------------|p.m|---------------------|
Guitar 2- Mr MickyB |----------------------------|F#|----------------------------|D |----------------------------|A |----------------------------|E |-0-0-0-0-0------------------|A |-0-0-0-0-0--1h2-2p1---------|p.m|---------------------------|
