AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE - "Pushing The Envelope" Tablature

Official AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Tablature & Sheet Music »

Author/Artist: American Head Charge
Title: Pushing the Envelope
Album: The War of Art
Email: john1645@msu.edu
By: Alpha-Q
Tuning: Drop D down 1 1/2 steps (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)(Low to High)

<> natural harmonics
p pull off
h hammer on
b bend
) tremelo pick while sliding
riff 1

|---------------------| |-----|
|---------------------| |-----|
|---------------------| |-----|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| X3 then end with |-7-6-|
PM ... ...

verse riff: Turn off volume knob than hit this chord, then turn it back up with the chord still ringing after he says "the way that i am" (listen to song)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-0-|

now..
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--5555---|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
PM ....

chorus

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------| X4
|-0-0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1b-|
^-^
omit these the 3rd time (just rest)

riff 2

|------|
|------|
|------|
|-11-1-|
|-11-1-| X8
|-11-1-|
PM ..


During "Killing myself like a tool..."

GTR 1 (w/ effect)

riff 3a

|----------|
|----------|
|--7h8-8-8-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

riff 3b

|----------|
|----------|
|--6h7-7-7-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

riff 3c

|----------|
|----------|
|--8h9-9-9-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|


GTR 2
Play riff 3a most of the time. then switch to the others on the repeats when he sings "like a tool..." so play 3a the first time through, then 3b the second, and 3c the 3rd time through.

riff 3a

|------|
|------|
|------|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
PM .

riff 3b

2:22-2:26
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .

riff 3c

2:32
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
PM .

GTR 1&2
2:37
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .

Then...

|---------------------------------|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
PM ..


and then


riff 4
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-| X4
|-7bp0-6bp0-000-4-7-6-000-|
PM ... ...


ending..

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0-|
|-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0-|
|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0-|

Let me know if there is a part that sounds wrong.

Return to AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Tablature »

Official AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Tablature & Sheet Music »