Drinking from the Poisoned Well Performed by Tourniquet Written by Ted Kirkpatrick - Proverbs 29:11 From the album: "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm" Copyright 2000 Metal Blade Records Transcribed by Frank Springman, January 16, 2005 Tuning: All strings down 5 frets (low to high: B, E, A, D, Gb, B) h = Hammer-On p = Pull-Off ~ = Vibrato via fret fingers ^ = Bend br = Bend and release ^bh = Bend and hold until: \br = Bend-release \ = Slide down, / = Slide up x = Muted Main Riff "Fist through a wall...." |-15\--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15\--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15\--|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |------|*--2--2-2-2--2--------2--2-2-2--3-2-3-----2--2-2-2--2---------2--2-2-2--2-2--3----*| |------|---2--2-2-2--2--------2--2-2-2--3-2-3-----2--2-2-2--2---------2--2-2-2--2-2--3-----| |------|---0--0-0-0--0--------0--0-0-0--1-0-1-----0--0-0-0--0---------0--0-0-0--0-0--1-----| Fill-1 (0:11, and other spots) |---------------------------| |--1-3-5-3-1-0--------------| |--------------2-4-2-0------| |----------------------4-2--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Riff-2 (0:37) "There's a wall in my plan for you today...." (Lower guitar only shown.) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-----------7-----------9-----------10-----------3-----------15-----------14----------| |------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-| |----------------| |----------------| |--------------*-| |--------------*-| |-10-------------| |-----0-0-0-0----| Fill-2 (1:51, and other spots) |--------------------------------------------------| |--1-3-5-3-1-0-------------------------------------| |--------------2-4-2-0---------0-------------------| |----------------------4-2-2-4---4-2-0-------------| |--------------------------------------3-5-3-2-0---| |------------------------------------------------3-| Into... Riff-3 (1:55) "The time has come to speak of many things..." |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |*------------------4-x-x-4-x-x-4-4-----------------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-| |*--2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-4-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-| |---2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-| |---0-x-x-0-x-x-0-0-----------------0-x-x-0-x-x-0-0-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-----------------4-x-x-4-x-x-4-4--*| |-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-4--*| |-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2---| |-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-----------------3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-------------------| Riff-4 (2:50) (with the wistling in background) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |*---------4~~----------4~~-------------------2~~----------2~~----------| |*---2-4h5--------2-4h5--------2-4h5----2-4h5--------2-4h5--------2-4h5-| |--2------------2------------2--------3------------3------------3-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------2~~----------2~~----------*| |---4-5h6-7~~----4-5h6-7~~----4-5h7----1-2/4--------1-2/4--------1-2/4-*| |-5------------5------------5--------2------------2------------2--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Into... Riff-5 (3:17) "Broken before the One who understands..." |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |*-----------------------------7----5-5--------5-5-----------| |*-2-2--------2-2--------------7----5-5--------5-5-----------| |--2-2--------2-2--------------5----3-3--------3-3-----------| |--0-0--------0-0--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7--------7-7-----------------4-4--------4-4-------------*| |-7-7--------7-7-----------------4-4--------4-4-------------*| |-5-5--------5-5-----------------2-2--------2-2--------------| |---------------------------5^---------------------------3^--| Into... Solo Introduction (3:44) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5\4/5-----4/5--5/7\5--4-----------------4\2/4------2/4--4/5\4--2---------| |-------------------------5\3---------------------------------------3\2----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo Intro continued + + + below is the second guitar or you can repeat the previous line one more time + + + |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9\7/9-----7/9--9/10\9--7---------------7\5/7------5/7--7/9\7--5----------| |--------------------------9\7-------------------------------------7\6-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo (4:10) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------15-------------------| |-------------12----------12^----------------/12-14-14^-----12----12h14p12~~~-| |-------12-14----14-12--------14~~~~~~~\-----------------------14-------------| |-12h14----------------14-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------12--------------12--------12----15^--15~~~~-12h15p12----12------| |----------------12-15-12------------12----12----------------------15----15^^^| |-------14^---------------14^----14^------------------------------------------| |-14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-------------------------------------------15-17^-------------------------| |----15-12-------15-------------------------15--------------------------------| |----------14^------14b---r--12-14-12-14/16-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (4:26) Play next two lines extremely FAST |-12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12--------------| |----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h17p12----------12h15p12----14-15-14----12--------------------------------| |----------12h15p12----------15----------15----12-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----15-17^bh------20--17\br--15----------------------------------------------| |-17------------------------------17~~~~17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this line extremely FAST (this is the toughest part of the solo) |-------------12-15-12----12------------------------------------------------------| |-------12-15----------15----15-12-15-12----12------------------------------------| |-12h14----------------------------------15----15-14h15p14p12-14-12-14-12-14-12~~~| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| End of Solo! |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------14^--12~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------| |14p12------------------14\---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff for the fantastic drum playing (5:20) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*------2-------------------------------------------------5---------4---------1---| |-----------------2---------3---------1---------2---------------------------------| |-0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |-------2---------------------------------------------------------------------1--*| |-----------------2---------5---------4---------3---------1---------2-------------| |-0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----0-3-0-----| Viscious Scale, mini-solo (5:40) |-14h15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12---------------------------------------------------| |-------(------)-(------)-15----15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12------------------------| |-------------------------(------)-(------)-(------)-15----15-14-15-14-15-14-12~~~| |----------------------------------------------------(------)-(------)------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Into... Riff for the closing parts of the song |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |*------------2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------2--------2--*| |-------------2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------2-2-2---2\1/2----3p2h3-----| |-0h2h3-0h2h3-0-0-0---0h2h3-0h2h3-0-0-0---0h2h3-0h2h3-0-0-0----------------------| Muffled, low scale (6:33) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------15p12-15p12-14p12----------------------------------| |-------------------12----12-14p12-14---------------------14-12-14p12----------------------| |-12-14p12-14p12-14----14---------------------------------------------14-12-14p12----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-| Cool Effect (7:03) |----------------21---------\-----| |----------17h20------------\-----| |---------------------------------| |-14/17-20------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Ending (7:10) (after final funny-voice break) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------2-----------2--2-2-2--2------| |-------------------------------------------------2-----------2--2-2-2--2------| |-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0-----------0--0-0-0--0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------9\--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------9\--------------------| |--2--2-2-2---3--2--3-sustain chord----------------------9\--------------------| |--2--2-2-2---3--2--3------------------------------------7\--------------------| |--0--0-0-0---1--0--1----------------------------------------------------------|