Under The Surface

Neurosis

tom:

out--they don't use pure power chords most of the time. Here's Under the
Surface from the Times of Grace album. It took me about 2 hours to figure it
out and type it up. Enjoy.


Natural harmonics on 14th fret:

                     (Part A)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|*------------------------------------------------*|
D|*------------------------------------------------*|
A|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .  (dots represent 1/8 notes)
    ^^                ^^                ^^

The ^ are accents. Play these notes a bit louder than the rest. This part
has a ton of distortion, so these harmonics ring well.

These chords fall on the accents above (keep playing part A):

                    (Part B)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|*-7-----------------------------------7----------| Gtr. 1
|*-7-----------------------------------7----------|
|--5----------------------------------------------|
|--6----------------------------------------------|
|  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    |
|                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|*-7-----------------------------------7----------| Gtr. 2
|*-7-----------------------------------7----------|
|--5-----------------------------------5----------|
|--6-----------------------------------6----------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(7)---------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1
|-(7)---------------------------------------------| (held from
|-------------------------------------------------| previous measure)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    |
|                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------3----------------3----------| Gtr. 2
|--5------------------5----------------5----------|
|--5------------------5----------------5----------|
|--3------------------3----------------3----------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--6------------------6----------------6----------| Gtr. 1 & 2
|--7------------------7----------------7----------|
|--7------------------7----------------7----------|
|--5------------------5----------------5----------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--10-----------------10---------------10--------*| Gtr. 1 & 2
|--7------------------7----------------7---------*|
|--8------------------8----------------8----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Part B plays 4 times, then:

(with part A):

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------|
|-/8~~~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/10~~~----------------------------------------\-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   (slide down to next note)


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-4~~~--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------*|
|-5~~~--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Play that 4 times, then part B again 4 times, then:

                      (Part C)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|*-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .
    ^^                ^^                ^^


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .
    ^^                ^^                ^^


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .
    ^                 ^                 ^


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-*|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-*|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .
    ^                 ^                 ^


Repeat that 4 times, then this at a slower tempo (-1077945912s an eighth rest):

                   (Part D)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|*-7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
D|*-7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--5-----------------------5-----5-----|    
E|--6-----------------------6-----6-----|     
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-----------------------3-----3-----|  
D|--5-----------------------5-----5-----|    
A|--5-----------------------5-----5-----|    
E|--3-----------------------3-----3-----|  
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .



e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----------------------6-----6-----|     
D|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
E|--5-----------------------5-----5-----|    
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .



e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------10---------------------*|
D|--7-----------------------7----------------------*|
A|--8-----------------------8-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


That repeats 8 times, then all instruments cut out except for a single
guitar playing heavily distorted and reverbed "volume swell" notes, and a
sparse bass drum. If you really care, the notes are a freestyle mix of A, F,
and D (string 2 fret 10, string 3 fret 10, and string 1 fret 10,
respectively). After a while, play part C and double it an octave lower with
Gtr. 2 ("Your shell is hollow / Your shell is hollow / So am I / The rest
will follow / The rest will follow / So will I / So will I"). Then the
outro:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & 3)
D|*-7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
E|--5-----------------------5-----6-----|     
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & 3)
D|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
E|--5-----------------------5-----6-----|     
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & 3)
D|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
E|--5-----------------------5-----6-----|     
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (Gtr. 1 & 2)
D|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
A|--7-----------------------7-----7-----|      
E|--5-----------------------5-----6-----|     
 |  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     |
 |                                                  |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-----------------------3----------------------*| (Gtr. 3)
D|--5-----------------------5----------------------*|
A|--5-----------------------5-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------3-----------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .


Repeat 8 times, then end with:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & 3)
D|--7-----------------------------------------------| (hold for several
A|--7-----------------------------------------------|  measures)
E|--5-----------------------------------------------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .