Band: Taproot
Song: Poem
Album: Welcome
Tabbed by: Mike ([email protected])

I play this song in Drop D Tuning (D,A,D,G,B,E) I’m pretty sure this is correct you’ve just got to listen out for the timing and you’ll be fine!

Intro (Clean):
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----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-
----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-

Heavy Distortion:
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---

Everything together:
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7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------     (X4)
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------

Pre-Verse:
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------

Verse:
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7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------     (X8) After 4th with heavier distortion
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-10-10-10----------

Chorus:
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----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-
----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-

then…

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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---

Play that twice…then…

Pre-Verse:
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-14-10-------

Play verse again…then chorus 4 times then Pre-Verse..then…

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7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----
7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----
7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----

“Break!”

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7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-7h10---------------     (X6) 
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-7h10---------------
7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-7h10---------------

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7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----
7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----
7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-----

Listen for timing…it can be tricky!
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then clean intro again…which is

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----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-

this is clean too..
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---

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----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x---  Distortion..  --12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-
----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x---		   --12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-
----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--- 		   --12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x- 

then…
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---

Chorus again:
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----9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-12-12-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-5-5-5-5-x-
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---  (X2)
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---


finally..
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6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---  (X2)
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---
6h7-7-x-6h7-7-x-10-10-10---

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Any comments or corrections e-mail me then
Mike