Mercy, Severity Bass Tab

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Song: Mercy, Severity
Band: Mudvayne
Inst: Bass

Tabbed by:Josh Clayton
Tuning: C G C F
            

there arent any plucks or slaps in this one (at least i dont think)
but he does a bunch of stacatto notes (where its just a quick note),
You'll know what im talking about cuz I'll put a . above the stacatto
notes.

  Intro
                               v= 4 beats
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]   (I know this is what
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]   the bass does, cuz
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]   the guitar plays an
[3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-5---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-5---]   open C, and its not
                                                                 the same thing)
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[3-2-0-0-7-------3-0-0-7-------3-2-0-0-5-------3-0-0-5-------]

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[3-2-0-0-4-------3-0-0-4-------3-2-0-0-3-------3-0-0-3-------]

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  ^= bend up
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  v= bend back down
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  I figured you knew
[3-2-0-0-7-------3-0-0-7~~~~---3-2-0-0-5-------3-0-0-5^v~~~~-]  that though

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[3-2-0-0-4-------3-0-0-4~~~~---3-2-0-0-3-------3-0-0-3-2-0---]  <--hold the 0


  Verse 1

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----.------------------------I----.------------------------]
[0h1--1------------------------0h1--1----------------------1-]
        We've come here..                          from so far..
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----.------------------------.--.--.-----------------------]  pause quickly on the
[0h1--1-------------------5\---0--1--2---------------3/(5)/8-]  5
 away, I can save you             If you leave it all behind
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[.----.------------------------.---.---.---------------.--.--]
[0----0------------------/7----0---1---0---------------5--3--1 cont.
       This suffering's              been far too long
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[---------------5-------3\-----0---1---0-----------.---------]
[1----0----1-------(X)---------I-------------------3---2~~~--]
could you take a trip with me,  on the back of a star
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------5--------3-]
[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----1----0----2/---(0)------(0)---]
        I feel like earth's gravity                      is
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------.----------]
[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----0----2---3---2-----0----------]
    just here...                    to pull us down

  Chorus

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[--------------5-5-5-5---------I------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-]
[3-2-0--3-2-0------------0-3-2-3-2-0----------3-2-0----------]
 Mother of creation wait...
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3----------------------]
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0
 Embrace the souls of a lost world, carry them away..
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[--------------5-5-5-5---------I------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-]
[3-2-0--3-2-0------------0-3-2-3-2-0----------3-2-0----------]
 Darkness,            Negative,            Receptive,    pour...
[------------------------------I--------------------------------]
[------------------------------I--------------------------------] on the last one
[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3-------------------------] play   .  
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-7-7-7-7-5-3-2h3]      --0--
 Firmament between our waters, separate the space


  Verse 2 (& part before singing starts)

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
.------------------------------I-----------------------------]
0-----------------------5\-----1---0----5^v~~--0----3~~~~~---]

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[----------------.-------------I-----------------------------]
[.---------------5--.---3~~~---I---0--1--0--------12---10\8--]
[1----0----1/-------0----------I-----------------------------]

   Verse 2

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------5--3~~~]
[1----0----1/-----5---0---3~~~-I1----0----1/-----X-----------]
       This dark womb                         wraps   and..
[-------------------.----------I-----------------------------]
[-------------------3----------I-----------------------------]
[--------------X---------5~~~--I-----------------------------]
[1----0----1/------------------I0------2----3---2~~~---0-----]
 covets me, redifining, understanding, if you open up the heart....
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------5---0---3~~~-I----------------------5--3~~~]
[1----0----1/------------------I1----0----1/-----X-----------]
            Nurturing              this phenomenon
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  again, quickly pause
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  on the 7
[1----0----1/-----5---0---3~~~-I1----0--X---3---3/5--5/(7)/--]
 We can carry on our wings,        our wings through the dark.


  Bridge
                                   slap these 2......there is slapping!!!
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  you dont have to play
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  the 3rd one, it just 
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  sounds like it should
[------------------------------I-------3----------3----(3)---]  be there
 (guitar only, 1st measure)            s          s     s
 
(all 11's, 10's, 13's, and 12's  :)
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[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]
[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]

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[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
 Portal   sits deep within the eye...
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------] these are just to
[-------------------------------I----------------1(1-1-1)0(0-0-0) keep the sound
[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------] going :)
 The eye of Yin's severity,  rewards        undertanding
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8]
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
 Portal sits deep within the eye
[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]
[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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 The   eye   of   Yin's   severity,   rewards      understanding


  Last verse (its the same as the 2nd, but here's the fill at the 
end)

[------------------------------I
[------------------------------I
[------------------------------I
[0----X-0h2-2/3--3/5-5-5/7~~\--I
Away...

  Theres a fill at the very end of the last chorus:

[------------------------------I-------------------------------------]
[------------------------------I-------------------------------------] 
[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3------------------------------] 
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-7/10-10-10-10/12-12\]  
 Mine the souls from their casts, pour form and reshape



Great song fun to play. Have fun *thumbs up*


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


pepper Wanna Be	#1 by pepper at Sep 16, 2006 at 1:24 AM EST
	It's about them being aliens...and turning other people into aliens? Something fucked like that.

Peter Average	#2 by Peter unknown at Sep 28, 2006 at 8:40 AM EST
	What's sad is that nobody will get the reference from your name, gabelogan. (Syphon Filter)

Sarah McKagan Musical Genius	#3 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Nov 2, 2006 at 8:58 PM EST
	This could be totally wrong but oh well i think the song might be about god recreating the earth. the first line "i can save you if you leave it all behind" i think is a reference to noah (god spared noahs life when he flooded the earth but noah had to leave his life behind he couldnt look back) "We can carry you on our wings, Our wings Through the dark" this could be angles carring the beleivers away from the dark of the world. Im not sure but isnt it "ying and Yang" (good and bad) no yin?

clair Average	#4 by clair holman at Nov 5, 2006 at 2:09 AM EST
	rereading mikalcarbine257's post, i would replace my "and possibly other religions..." with "and certainly other religions"

Howwhywyz Howwh Professional Badass	#5 by Howwhywyz Howwhyam at Jan 21, 2007 at 3:39 PM EST
	OK, I don't know how long this site has been up but I can NOT believe that nobody has at least tried to analyze this song. I personally have some extended knowledge on the subject that it deals with, so let me enlighten you: This song is about creation, though I'm not exactly sure what kind. It's definately not about the creation of something good, that I'm pretty sure. The word "firmament" appears in several early American creation stories. It's also talking talking about creation of souls and discusses the "casts" or how souls molded. Who is the "Yin" guy? That I do not know. Maybe made up by the band, as they do kind of have their own little cult-like aspects. In case you're wondering, "Mercy, Severity" is probably my favorite Mudvayne song. Mudvayne is my third favorite band.

Aaron Average	#6 by Aaron Smith at Aug 19, 2007 at 12:28 PM EST
	lol