Guitar tabs of Gift by Taproot. Play Gift in the style of Taproot.
Menu
Fretplay home Guitar tabs Bass tabs Fresh tabs Guitar lessons How to read tabs How to write tabs Submit tabs
Reviews
Electric guitars Acoustic guitars Bass guitars Submit review
Message Forum
Forum index General forum Guitar forum Bass forum Gear & accessories Bands and artists
Misc Traditional Guitar chords books
Play 'O canada' Misc Traditional style!
Here's the Guitar chords book you need to be an expert. Check out 'Scottish Folk Tunes' pictured above, or other Guitar chords, books or DVDs now.
Order Misc Traditional sheet music here!
Online guitar lessons

Guitar lessons reviewed pluss free text and video samples. Soon..
Tabs and chords More than 40,000 tabs and chords for bass and guitar. Enter.
Taproot music
Read all about your favourite band, Taproot! Enter.
Gear reviews
Read guitar, bass and gear reviews, or submit your own. Enter.
Fretplay.com : Tabs : T : Taproot
Guitar tabs for

Taproot: Gift

Get Gift as ringtone now!
Here is the Guitar tabs for "Gift" by Taproot. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the index for Taproot tabs, bass tabs, chords and CD reviews.
Check out the new guitar reviews.
Electric guitars - Acoustic guitars - Bass
Win prizes, easy, review your guitar here!
Taproot - Gift




From: "Adrian Boisclair" 
Subject: t/taproot/gift.tab
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:22:46 -0700

Taproot - Gift - Track 08 - I

Tabbed by Adrian Boisclair, of Asunder
http://www.geocities.com/AsunderMusic/
(June 26, 2002)  abois@gmx.net

I tabbed this as best as I could.  Hope it helps!  Check
out my band's website.


Tuning:  A-D-G-C-F-A


Intro (First 5 seconds of song)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11--------------11----------------------------------|
G|----7--------------9----------9------------------7--7-------|
D|--9---9----------7----7-----7--------------------0--0-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


(First 32 seconds of song)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Hard part (0:32 - 0:45) Play Twice (2x)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |


Verse (0:47 - 1:12) Play Four Times =20

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Before you go into the chorus play this...

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11---11-11--11-11111111-----------------------------|
G|---9---------9--9---9--9-9-9-9------------------------------|
D|-7----7------7--7---7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0---0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   (...Afford to blow this one)


Chorus  (1:13)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I hate myself sometimes)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I Love my self)




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I need this way of life)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...because it holds me)



(1:26)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



Verse 2 (0:1:40 - 2:06) Play Four Times =20

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|



And again, before you go into the chorus play this...

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11---11-11--11-11111111-----------------------------|
G|---9---------9--9---9--9-9-9-9------------------------------|
D|-7----7------7--7---7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0---0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   (...Afford to blow this one)



Chorus  (2:06)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I hate myself sometimes)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I Love my self)




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I need this way of life)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...because it holds me)



(2:21)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate myself sometimes I love myself.)
                 (OOOOooOoOoohh)


a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)
                       (uuuuuuuuUUUUUUuuUuUuUUuHhhOOooOooOhhh



  Let ring, with heavy palm muting. Repeat Six Times (6x)
    (2:47)
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------------2-------------------------------|
A|-2--------------------------0-------------------------------|



  LAST ChorUS

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate myself sometimes I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)






  This is played while the "Last Chorus" deal is played.
  This is a layered guitar riff, recorded over the heavy rythem
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14--14--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--11--11--11--11--11--11--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Last 3 Notes/Chords Struck:

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11---11---11-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----0----0------------------------------------------------|





If you think I messed up on something, then LET ME KNOW!

-Adrian
abois@gmx.net