Surfacing Slipknot backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

'Surfacing' by SLIPKNOT

My first ever tab kiddies using a tab editor,
so bear with me.
It'll probably be wrote wrong,
But it sounds passable,
when you play along wth the C.D.

I guessed the tuning for the other strings other than B / F# / B / E,
but they'll do.
I have no idea how to write down timings, picking dynamics and all that other stuff,
so listen to the CD and play the notes I've wrote, and just listen to how they are played.

TUNING: B / F# / B / E / B / E

INTRO (distortion/fast delay/phaser) 8x

E |--||---17-----------19------||----
B |--||------------------------||----
E |--||------------------------||----
B |--||------------------------||----
F#|--||------------------------||----
B |--||------------------------||----
Guitar 1

(Distortion) Gt 2 24x
E |--||-------------------------||------------
B |--||-------------------------||------------
E |--||-------------------------||------------
B |--||-------------------------||------------
F#|--||---0--1--------1--1--1---||------------
B-|--||---0--1--------1--1--1---||------------
l.h.m

FILL "F**k you all......."
(BOTH GUITARS)
(distortion) 8x (distortion) 8x
E---||-------------------------||-----||-------------------------||-----
B---||-------------------------||-----||-------------------------||-----
E---||*-----------------------*||-----||*-----------------------*||-----
B---||*-----------------------*||-----||*--------------------1--*||-----
F#--||------0--1-----1--1--1---||-----||------0--1-----1--1--1---||-----
B---||------0--1-----1--1--1---||-----||------0--1-----1--1--1---||-----
L.H.M * * * *

PRE / VERSE (Distortion)

8x Gt 2 (dist) 8x
E---||---17--19---||-----------------------||---------||----------------
B---||------------||-----------------------||---------||----------------
E---||*----------*||-----------------------||*-------*||----------------
B---||*----------*||-----------------------||*-------*||----------------
F#--||------------||-----------------------||---------||----------------
B---||------------||-----------------------||---12^---||----------------
(Play this bit triple time)

CHORUS "F**k it all, F**k this world......." x8
E---||----------------------------||-----------------------------------
B---||----------------------------||------------------------------------
E---||*--------------------------*||------------------------------------
B---||*--------------------------*||------------------------------------
F#--||---0--1-----0--0--1---------||------------------------------------
B---||---0--1-----0--0--1---------||------------------------------------

REPEAT VERSE

REPEAT CHORUS

GREAT MOSH FILL (!!!) Guitar 1
E---|--------------------------------------------------------------|----
B---|--------------------------------------------------------------|----
E---|--------------------------------------------------------------|----
B---|--------------------------------------------------------------|----
F#--|--------------8--7-----------------4--------------------------|----
B---|-----8--7--0--------8--7--5--4--0-----5--4--3--0--0--0--------|----

Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------6-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------5-------------------------------------------------------------
F#--------4-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------0-------------------------------------------------------------

Both Guitars 4x
E---||----------------------------------------------------||------------
B---||----------------------------------------------------||------------
E---||*--------------------------------6-----------------*||------------
B---||*--------------------------------6-----------------*||------------
F#--||------------8--7-----------------4------------------||------------
B---||---8--7--0--------8--7--5--4--0-----5--4--0--0--0---||------------

4x
E-||----------------------------------------------------||------------
B-||----------------------------------------------------||------------
E-||*--------------------------------6-----------------*||------------
B-||*--------------------------------6-----------------*||------------
F#||------------8--7-----------------4------------------||------------
B-||---8--7--0--------8--7--5--4--0-----5--4--0--0--0---||------------
P.M: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

post 'Great Mosh Fill' / Fill 2 8x
E-||--------------------------------------------------||--------
B-||--------------------------------------------------||--------
E-||*--------------10-----9--------------------------*||--------
B-||*--------------8------7-----6-----5--------------*||--------
F#||---8-----7------------------4-----3-----4-----3---||--------
B-||---8-----7------------------------------4-----3---||--------

REPEAT VERSE

REPEAT CHORUS

What All The Stuff Means (!):

l.h.m = muting the note stated wth your left hand / finger on left hand
P.M = palm mute, when playing the note stated

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Surfacing-Slipknot
Slipknot

Drop B
B F# B E G# C#

Riff A x4 (gtr w/ pitch shifter up 2 oct)

+
e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g-17b------0h3p0h3p03------------17b-----0h3p0h3p03-------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 1 play Riff A x12

gtr 2.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---|
d-0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---|

both gtrs. x2

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---|
d-0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---|

Fig 1.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----1-0-----1-------1-0-----1-------1-0-----1-------1-0-----1---|
d-0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---0-0-1-0---0-1---|

Riff B

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g-17b-----------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 2

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g-7-7-8-7--7-8---(8)b-------------------------------------|
d-x-x-x-x--x-x----x---------------------------------------|
a-5-5-6-5--5-6---(6)b-------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude]

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
a-------7-6-----------4-3---------------------------------|
d-8-7-6-----8-7-6-4-3-----4-3-2-1-------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------|
d-------9-8-----------6-5---------------------------------|
a-8-7-6-7-6-8-7-6-4-3-4-3-4-3-2-1-------------------------|
d-8-7-6-----8-7-6-4-3-----4-3-2-1-------------------------|

[Bridge]

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------|
d--------10---9-------------------------------------------|
a-3---2---8---7---9---8---3---2---------------------------|
d-3---2-----------9---8---3---2---------------------------|

that’s all, just piece it together

trevor jones
timmy91199@yahoo.ca

************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend

************************************

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Song : Surfacing - Live
Album : Slipknot

1 = C#
2 = G#
3 = E
4 = B
5 = F#
6 = B

Tempo: 224 (Fast Rock)

Pedals/Effects: BOSS GX-700's AutoWah - Mick [Wah Filter, Pitch Set 1 Oct. Up]

Mick: w/GX-700
1|----------------| t = tap 17th fret
2|----------------| ^ = bend up 1 whole step when tapped.
3|--t17^-(03030)--| () = trill
4|----------------|
5|----------------|
6|----------------| Time: 0:01-0:34

James: 0:09-0:34
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|--0-0-1-0--0-1--|
6|--0-0-1-0--0-1--|

Both: 0:35-0:44
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--| James plays it a w/o the pull off here. You can play it either way.

Both: 0:44-0:53
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|------1p0----1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
PM [---] [-]

James: Mick: W/GX-700
1|------------| 1|-------| NOTE: James | Bend 1/2 Step
2|------------| 2|-------|
3|--7-----8^--| 3|--17^--|
4|--x-----x---| 4|-------|
5|--5-----6^--| 5|-------|
6|------------| 6|-------|

Both: 1:11-1:20
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|

James: Mick: W/GX-700 1:29
1|------------| 1|-------| 1|-------| * = Pre-Bend and Release 1 whole step
2|------------| 2|-------| 2|-------|
3|--7-----8^--| 3|--17^--| 3|--17*--|
4|--x-----x---| 4|-------| 4|-------|
5|--5-----6^--| 5|-------| 5|-------|
6|------------| 6|-------| 6|-------|

Both: 1:38-1:47
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|

Both: 1:47-1:56
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|------1p0----1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
PM [---] [-]

Mick: 1:59
1|-----------------| NOTE: James plays this on the album, but live its switched.
2|----7-7-7-7-7-7--|
3|----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
4|----4-4-4-4-4-4--|
5|-----------------|
6|-x/--------------|

James: 1:58-2:00
1|-----------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------|
4|-----------------------------------|
5|--------7-6-----------4-3----------|
6|--8-7-6-----8-7-6-4-3-----4-3-2-1--|

Both: 2:01-2:10
1|-----------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------|
4|--------9/8-----------6-5----------|
5|--8-7-6-7/6-8-7-6-4-3-4-3-4-3-2-1--|
6|--8-7-6-----8-7-6-4-3-----4-3-2-1--|

Both: 2:10-2:20
1|-----------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------|
4|--------9/8-----------6-5----------|
5|--8-7-6-7/6-8-7-6-4-3-4-3-4-3-2-1--|
6|--8-7-6-----8-7-6-4-3-----4-3-2-1--|
PM [-------------------------------]

James: 2:20-2:37
1|-------------------|
2|-------------------|
3|----------3-2------|
4|----------1-0------|
5|--3-2-3-2-----3-2--|
6|--3-2-3-2-----3-2--|

Mick: 2:20-2:37
1|-------------------|
2|-------------------|
3|------10-9---------|
4|------8--7---------|
5|--3-2-----9-8-3-2--|
6|--3-2-----9-8-3-2--|

James: 2:37-2:46 2:47-2:55
1|----------------|--------------------------------|
2|----------------|--------------------------------|
3|----------------|--------------------------------|
4|----------------|--------------------------------|
5|----------------|--------------------------------|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|--0-0-1p0--0-1--0-0---h1p0h1/2--|

Mick:
1|-------|-------------| These 2 bars have the same time as the above.
2|-------|-------------| Bend up 1 full step.
3|--17^--|--17--(17^)--|
4|-------|-------------|
5|-------|-------------|
6|-------|-------------|

Both: 2:56-3:12
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|

Both: 3:13-3:15
1|--------------|
2|--------------|
3|--------------|
4|--------------|
5|--0-0-1-0-----|
6|--0-0-1-0-----|

Both: 3:16-3:38
1|----------------|
2|----------------|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|------1p0----1--|
6|--0-0-1p0--0-1--|
PM [---] [-]

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Slipknot tabbed by Alex z

t = tapping
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

yer people this song has tapping in it from watching mick play it live i figured out a
to play this song that sounds exactly lyk it

mick intro

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------17b-------------------------0h3p0h3p0---------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then jim comes in with this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0--------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0----1-------|
--0---0----1-0--------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0----1-------|

then mick and jim do this together

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0--------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0----1-------|
--0---0----1-0--------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0----1-------|

then little section before verse

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------1-------------1---------------1---------------1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0---1---------|

then verse mick

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------17b--------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

jim during verse

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----7-7--8--7----7-8b---------------------------------------------|
-----x-x--x--x----x-x----------------------------------------------|
-----5-5--6--5----5-6b---------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then when corey says "fuk it all" both mick and jim do this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|

then verse mick again first of all before corey sings played like this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------17b--------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then when corey starts singing mick plays this
bend is pulled as far is it can go then played again once done

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------17b17----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|

jim plays his normal verse again

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----7-7--8--7----7-8b---------------------------------------------|
-----x-x--x--x----x-x----------------------------------------------|
-----5-5--6--5----5-6b---------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then again when corey says "fuk it all" both guitars do this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|

then after corey says "and dont u fukn judge me" both guitars

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------1-------------1---------------1---------------1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0---1---------|

then little bass solo then just mick

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------7-6-------------4-3--------------------------------|
---------8-7-6-------8-7-6--4-3-----4-3-2-1------------------------|

then both guitars

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------9-8-------------6-5-------------------------------|
---------8-7-6---7-6--8-7-6--4-3-4-3-4-3-2-1-----------------------|
---------8-7-6--------8-7-6--4-3-----4-3-2-1-----------------------|

then bridge both guitars play this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------10-9--------------10-9----------------------------------|
--3-2-3-2---8-7--3-2-3-2-3-2--8-7----------------------------------|
--3-2-3-2--------3-2-3-2-3-2---------------------------------------|

then mick again before corey starts singing

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------17b----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then when corey starts saying "i am the push that makes u move"
micks doin this

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------17b17-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

and jim at this time is playing this softly

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0---1---------|

then chorus again "fuk it all" both guitars

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0--------0----1---------|

then finally after corey says "dont ever judge me"

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------1-------------1---------------1---------------1---------|
--0---0----1-0-------0---1------0---0----1-0---------0---1---------|

this it ladies and gentle man i fixed it up bocause my last tab was crap for this, this
is exactly write

member its drop b

PS: accept it

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

/Surfacing/
/Slipknot/

/tabbed by Rongold360/

/To the best of my abilities./

/Drop B: Drop D tuning, then down 1 1/2 steps. So B,F#,B,E,G#,C#/

/Please comment and rate, and I ask you to point out the mistakes./

/Guitar 1 is Mick Thomson/
/Guitar 2 is James Root/

Gtr. 1 (elec. w/dist., *pitch shifter, delay, and reverb.)

[full With picking hand.][Then Tremolo][*Pitch shifter set to generate pitches 1 and 2
higher than original note. Original note is mixed out.]

INTRO

Riff A
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--17b-----0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3--------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/

Riff A, fig. B
Gtr. 2
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/----0-1p0--0-1-------------------------------------------------/
/----0-1p0--0-1-------------------------------------------------/

Gtr. 1
Riff A Riff B
[All effects off except dist.] [Same effects on]
[Full bend]
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----17b---------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--0--1p0--1---------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--0--1p0--1---------------[----------------------]-------------/

Gtr. 2
[*apply palm mute 8th-16th times.] [Half bend]
/----------------------------------[-------------------------]--/
/----------------------------------[-------------------------]--/
/----------------------------------[---7--8\7--7-7b----------]--/
/----------------------------------[---X--X\---X-Xb----------]--/
/---0--1p0---1---------------------[---5--6\5--5-5b----------]--/
/---0--1p0---1---------------------[-------------------------]--/

VERSES [It just says keep repeating. Listen to figure it out, sorry!]

[Half bend]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/----7--8\7--7-7b-----------------------------------------------/
/----X--X\---X-Xb-----------------------------------------------/
/----5--5\5--5-5b-----------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/

Chorus [Again, keep repeating, listen for number of times.]

Gtr. 1 (all effects off exc. dist.) and 2
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0---1--------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0---1--------------------------------------------------/

CHORUS TAG

/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/

INTERLUDE

Gtr. 1 [Cont.]
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\---------9-8-------/
/----------7-6---------\------5-4-----------\--8-7-6--7-6-8-7-6-/
/---8-7-6-------8-7-6--\-5-4-------5-4-3-2--\--8-7-6------8-7-6-/

Gtr. 2
[Repeat as necessary]
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\---16---------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\----X---------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\---14---------------\---------9-8-------/
/----------------------\--------------------\--8-7-6--7-6-8-7-6-/
/----------------------\--------------------\--8-7-6------8-7-6-/

Gtr. 1 and 2(On guitar 2, apply palm mute 5th-8th time) Cont.
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--------7-6----------------------------------------------------/
/---5-4--5-4--5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------/
/---5-4-------5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------/

Riff C at 1:29

[Start in bend, then release.]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--17b----------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/

2:20

Gtr. 1 and 2
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------10--9-------------------------------------------------/
/---3-2----8--7--9-8-3-2----------------------------------------/
/---3-2----------9-8-3-2----------------------------------------/

2:47
Gtr. 1 [Full bend]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/------17b------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/

Gtr. 2 [Full bend]
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/---0--0--1p0--0--1--/--0--0--1p0--0--1b------------------------/

OUTRO CHORUS

Gtr. 1 and 2 Repeat as necessarie.
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--0--1------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--0--1------------------------------------------------/

Gtr. 1 and 2 Repeat as necessarie.
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--0--1p0---------------------------------------------------/

OUTRO

/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/

/This is it. Dont hate, appreciate. Stay (sic).