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/ Black Flag / Damaged (1981) / Room 13 guitar tab

ROOM 13
As recorded by Black Flag
From the 1981 Album EVERYTHING WENT BLACK
Words and Music by G. Ginn, Medea

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'

   Intro/Verse
    Q=186
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3---||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3--o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|--------------------||


  Eb5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


   Verse 2
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3--||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------||


  Eb5                                                   G5/D
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E     E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W                 W                 E H           E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3b3.5-------3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3b4---------3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|


   Chorus
    G5      Bb5       A5      G#5         G5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E  E  H      W
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||----------------|------|
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||o-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-o||-5-5-x-(x)------|------|
||--3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--||-3-3-x-(x)------|------|


   Verse 3
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3--||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------||


  Eb5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


   Verse 4
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3--||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------||


  Eb5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


   Chorus
    G5      Bb5       A5      G#5         G5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E  E  H      W
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||----------------|------|
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||------------------|------------------||----------------|------|
||o-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-o||-5-5-x-(x)------|------|
||--3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--||-3-3-x-(x)------|------|


   Verse 5
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3--||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------||


  Eb5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


   Verse 6
    A5                G5/D               A5                G5/D
    E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E   E E E E E E E E   E H        E E E
||------------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b3.5----3-3-3--||
||o-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3b4------3-3-3-o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------||


  Eb5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


 Out-Chorus
  G5      Bb5       A5      G#5       G5      Bb5       A5      G#5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--*|
|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


Black Flag albums
1985 The Process of Weeding Out (EP)
1985 Loose Nut
1985 In My Head
1984 Slip It In
1984 My War
1984 Family Man
1982 TV Party (EP)
1981 Six Pack (EP)
1981 Louie Louie (Single)
1981 Damaged
1980 Jealous Again (EP)
1978 Nervous Breakdown (EP)
Damaged tabs
01Rise Above tabbass tab
02Spray Paint tabbass tab
03Six Pack tabbass tab
04What I See tabbass tab
05TV Party tabbass tab
06Thirsty and Miserable tabbass tab
07Police Story tabbass tab
08Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie tabbass tab
09Depression tabbass tab
10Room 13 tabbass tab
12No More tabbass tab
14Life of Pain tabbass tab

 

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