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Song: They Only Come Out At Night
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Legend:
.       palm mute
h       hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
16\12   slide from 16th fret to 12th fret
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
~       vibrato
[6]     artificial (pinch) harmonic at 6th fret

Lots of artificial harmonics in the song; I find them easier to
play on the bridge pickup with slightly thicker strings, but
then everyone probably has their own method. Good luck!

Standard tuning
                     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------2-|
D|-----------------|---------------2-|
A|-----------------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 Sound FX          Drum fill      ^chord starts on the offbeat

 Intro riff
 ~~~~~~~~~~
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---2-------------|---2-----2---0-5-|
D|---2-------------|---2-----2---0-3-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   . 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---6-----6---5---|
G|---5-------------|---5-----5---5-2-|
D|---3-------------|---3-----3---2-2-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   .   
play x2

 Verse
 ~~~~~
    "you know you saw them but no-one ever listens..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---2-------------|---------------5-|
D|---2-------------|---------------3-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   . . . . . . . 

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---6-----6---5---|
G|---5-------------|---5-----5---5-2-|
D|---3-------------|---3-----3---2-2-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   .
play x2

 Pre-chorus
 ~~~~~~~~~~
    "you feel 'em lurking..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-6-6-------------|
G|---2-------------|-5-5-------------|
D|---2-------------|-3-3-------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .       . . . . . . 
      "wreaking havoc on your perfect world..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-3-3-------------|
G|-----------------|-2-2-----------2-|
D|-5-5-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
A|-5-5-------------|---------------0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
      . . . . . .       . . . . . 

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-(2)-------------|-----------------|
D|-(2)-----------3-|-(3)-------------|
A|-(0)-----------3-|-(3)-------------|
E|---------------1-|-(1)-------------|
   ^                 ^
   don't actually play these, they're just 
   to show you're still holding the chord 
   from the previous measure
                   "they only come out at..." 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-----rest--------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
    loose palm muting

Chorus
~~~~~~
 "...night!"       "they only..." &c.
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------| Play x3
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---7-5-7---7-5-3-|-(3)-----5-------|
E|---5-3-5---5-3-1-|-(1)-----3-------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------2-|
D|-3---------------|-2-------------2-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------0-|
E|-1---------------|-0---------------|

Back to Intro Riff with this lead bit over it:
 First Solo
 ~~~~~~~~~~
           volume swell     
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
                                                    
e|----------------------------------|
B|-8--------8-----7-------7----6----|
G|-10b12----10b12-9b11----9b11-8b10-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
                 wide vibrato
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---8-------10----------------------|
G|---10b12---12b14-/\/\/\--/14~~~-\--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Then to Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, after which:

Second Solo (with Pre-Chorus rhythm guitar under it)
~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------12-13-12h13p12--------|
B|-13----------/13-----------------15-13-|
G|-15b--14-14----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
               
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--------------10---------12---------13-------|
G|------12-[12]~~~-12b14-14---14b16-16---15b17-17-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
                        ^strike the note while still bent
e|-12p0-10p0-----------12p0-10p0-----------|
B|-----------13p0-10p0-----------13p0-10p0-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-13p0-12p0-----------13p0-12p0-----------|
B|-----------13p0-10p0-----------13p0-10p0-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-0-[10]---[9]--0--[7]--0--------------------|
D|-------------------------[10]---------------|
A|------------------------------[12]b13-------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                                   slow bend

Interlude:
~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----rest x8-----|
D|--(bass+drums)---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

   Two guitars here.
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------[3]---[2]-----[1]-|------[0]---------[0]----|
A|-0--0-----0-------0-----|----0-----0-[3]-0-----3--|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
| .  .      .      .     |    .     .     .        | play twice
|                        |                         |
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------3-----2-------1--|-------0-----------0-----|
|-0--0-----0-------0-----|----0-----0--3--0-----3--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
  .  .     .       .          .     .      .   

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------[10]---[9]-----[8]-|------[7]----------[7]----|
D|-7--7------7-------7-----|----7-----7-[10]-7-----10-|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| .  .      .       .     |    .     .      .        | play twice
|                         |                          |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------3------2-------1--|-------0------------0-----|
|-0--0------0-------0-----|----0-----0--3---0-----3--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
  .  .      .       .          .     .      .   
Back to Chorus, which is repeated with some random soloing 
in A minor that's too hard to make out, the whole thing fades 
out until...
End!

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