When Skeletons Live - Coheed and Cambria Tabbed By : fender4string Tuning: I believe the tuning for this song is actually half step down, drop D but I cut corners and simply tuned down E to Db (D flat). The fingering works out to be pretty easy and it saves you effort on tuning down your whole instrument. To tune the E string to Db simply tune so that 5 on your E string matches 4 on your D string (or any two notes that are located in comparable places such as these; the notes don't matter, just the interval you tune to). Obviously the 5 on E string note will be an octave deeper than the 4 on D. Intro (the x's are ghost notes before the indicated note. I.e. the x3 doesn't mean mute the 3 on Db it means mute the pluck before the 3 on Db) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-44-------0-2-0h2p0-44----------0--0----0--0---0--0--0---0-----------------| Db|----0-----------------0--x3-2---3--3----3---3-----3--3----x3-x2-----------| Verse 1 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-44------------2p0-44------------0-2--0--0---0--0---0-2---2---0-0--0-------| Db|----0-x2-x3-x5--------0-x2-x3-x5-------3---3--3--3-----3--3---3----x3-x2--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------2---1-------2-1---------------------------------------| A|-44------------2--2h4--4--2---2------4-2--0-0---0--0--0-2--2---0-0--0------| Db|---0-x2-x3-x5-----------------------------3---3--3--3------3---3----x3-x2-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-1--------------------------2--------------| A|-44---------0--2/4\2/44--0-2-4----2----0-0---0--0--0-2--2--0-0--0-0--------| Db|---0-2-5-3-------------------------5---3--3--3--3--------3------3--3-x2---| Prechorus G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-222----------000--0-/4--4-4-4--222---------000--0---0---------------------| Db|----2-3-5\-------3-----------------2-3-5\------3---3-3-8-7-5-3------------| Chorus G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------22--------------------------------------------| A|----------------2/4-0000000000--2244---------------------------------------| Db|-00000222333555---------------------5555555555555555-7xx7xx7x10xx10xx10x--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------22--------------------------------------------| A|-44-----------22/4-0000000000--2244----------------------------------------| Db|--000222333555---------------------5555555555555555-7xx7xx7x10xx10xx10x---| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----6----6---1-2-1---------------6----6----6--1-2-1----------------------| A|--4--4-4--4-4--------4-2------------4--4-4--4-4------4-2-------------------| Db|------------------------5--8--7--5---------------------5--8--7--7-10-7-10-| Verse 2 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1h2p1------------------------------------------| A|-44------------2-44---------------2--0-0--0--0--0-2--2--0-0--0--x--/7-x6---| Db|---0-x2-x3-x5------0-2-2-3-----------3--3--3--3------3--3-----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-44-----------2p0-44-------------0-0--0--0--0-2--2---0-0---0-----------| Db|------0-x2-x3-x5-------0-x2-x3-x2-0--3--3--3--3------3---3-------x3-x2----| Prechorus G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-222--------000--0-/4--4-4-4--222---------000--0---------------------------| Db|----2-3-5\-----3-----------------2-3-5\------3---/5--8--7--5--------------| Chorus (no changes) Bridge G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-----2----111-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0---0-0------2222444-44444444444444446666666677772222-------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------111-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-000---000----2222444-444444444444444466666666777722220--------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------12-8-7-10-5-| Chorus x2 Outro G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------22-------| A|----------------2/4-00000000000000000--------------2/4-0000000000---2244---| Db|-00000222333555---------------------00000222333555------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5555555555555555-8888888888888888-5555555555555555-7xx7xx7x10xx10xx10x----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----6----6---1-2-1---------------6----6----6--1-2-1----------------------| A|--4--4-4--4-4--------4-2------------4--4-4--4-4------4-2-------------------| Db|------------------------5--8--7--5---------------------5--8--7--5---------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----6----6---1-2-1---------------6----6----6--1-2-1-------------------------| A|--4--4-4--4-4--------4-2------------4--4-4--4-4------4-2-----------4----------| Db|------------------------5--8--7--5---------------------5--8--7--5------------| Have fun with this one guys! It's a busy song that's a blast to play. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================