NOTHING IS SOMETHING
                                   MD45
                    (From The 2004 Album The Carving)


Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)

Gtr 1 & 2 - Standard Tuning - (E A D G B E)




Intro                    x4
eb|-----------------------|-----|
Bb|-----------------------|-----|
Gb|-----------------------|-----|
Db|----------5--5--2------|-----|
Ab|-2--------3--2--0--5-4-|--2--|
Eb|-0-----------------3-2-|--0--|



Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------5---7p5---------------|
Ab|-2----5h7---7-----7-6-5---------|
Eb|-0--0-------------------7-6-5-3-|
    *  *             * * * * * * *
   "Dig in the trash..."


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------5--5--2------|
Ab|-2------------------------------3--2--0--5-4-|
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7----------3-2-|
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Open the fridge..."

Final time:
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-2--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-------------------|
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "...only things..."


Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9\--5--5--2------|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7\--3--2--0--5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3-2-|
    "Nothing is something..."

Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9\--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7\--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
    "Nothing is something..."
 
Chord leading into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--9--|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|--0--|



Play Riff 1  "Going to a party..."
Play Riff 2  "Things I do..."
Play Riff 3  "Nothing is something..."

Lead into next section:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--3----3--|
Eb|--1----1--|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-9-----------9------------|
Ab|-7--5--7--2--7--5--7--8-9-|
Eb|----3--5--0-----3--5--6-7-|
                         * *

Final time:
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-3----3----3----3--|
Eb|-1----1----1----1--|


Solo
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-...--|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|



Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3  "Nothing is something..."

Riff 5
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
   "Nothing is something..."


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill