Song: Billy Talent – Cut the Curtains
Album: Billy Talent
Date: September 27, 2003
Written by: Luka Vuk, landedluke@hotmail.com
What can i say...um this song was pretty easy to tab.It’s
just took a long ass time cuz every part of the song is a
tiny bit different AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Note: 4th string d can be
added if wanted for a filler sound.Any questions or comments
e-mail me. This is the album version Enjoy!
Song in drop D tuning: low to high D A D G B e
Intro: (4x)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
D|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse: (----2x----)
e|-------|---------------|--------|
B|-------|---------------|--------|
G|-------|---------------|--------|
D|-------|---------------|--------|
A|--0----|--5---3---0----|--5--1--|
D|--0----|--5---3---0----|--5--1--|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
D|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(3x)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-5--3-3-3--|
D|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-5--3-3-3--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
let go palm mutes 3rd time ======> * * *
Before Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--|
D|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--|
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------| --|
B|-----------------------------------------------| |
G|-----------------------------------------------| |
D|-----------------------------------------------| |
A|--0-0-0/7--0-0-0/7--0-0/7--5-5-7--53-3-5-1-1--| |
D|--0-0-0/7--0-0-0/7--0-0/7--5-5-7--53-3-5-1-1--| |play twice 1st time (2x)
|play 4 times 2nd
e|------------------------------------------------| |and 3rd time (4x)
B|------------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------------| |
D|------------------------------------------------| |
A|--0-0-0/7--0-0-0/7--0-0/7--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--| |
D|--0-0-0/7--0-0-0/7--0-0/7--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--| --|
After Chorus Bit: (2x) first time (4x) 2nd time
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----0-1-0-----------7----5----3--|
A|--0-------2-0----55---33---11----|
D|--0-----------5--55---33---11----|
Solo: (listen for timing)
e|--------4-------------------------|
B|------5---5-----------------------|
G|--3-6-------6-4-7-8-8b9-11-6-4-6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------1---6-------6-8-8b9-8-6-4-6--|
G|--2-4---2---6-4-6------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|------1-------------------2-0h1--|
G|--2-4---4-2-2-1-2-4-2-0h1--------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
Solo verse:
Verse (--------2x---------)
e|-------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|--o----|--5---3---1---0------|--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--|
D|--o----|--5---3---1---0------|--5-5-7-5--5/7-7-10-7--|
Throw Your Inbox Out Part:
(2x)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
D|--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--53-3-5-3--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(6x) and fade out
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--3-3-5-3----|
D|--3/7--0-0-7--0-0-7--0-7--5-5-7--3-3-5-3----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Outro (No Time to Fold): (4x)
e|----1-0-1-0-1-0------------------|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------7----5----3--|
A|--0--------------55---33---11----|
D|--0--------------55---33---11----|
*********EXTRA***********
SOLO: the solo was rewritten..its sounds exactly the
same but has different fingering so maybe it will be
easier for some and harder for others. Depends on your
ability.
e|--------4-------------------------|
B|------5---5-----------------------|
G|--3-6-------6-4-7-8-8b9-11-6-4-6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----------6-------6-8-8b9-8-6-4-6--|
G|------5-----6-4-6------------------|
D|--6-8---6--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------5-------------------6-4h5--|
D|--6-8---6-5-5-6-7-9-7-4h5--------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
Playing Order:
1.Intro
2.Verse
3.Before Chorus
4.Chorus
5.After Chorus Bit
6.Verse
7.Before Chorus
8.Chorus
9.Solo Verse and solo
10.Throw Your Inbox Out Part
11.Chorus
12.After Chorus Bit
13.Outro
Legend:
| b bend
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Palm mute
