Dj Ashba

The Ballad Of Death (ver 2) Tab

Saw DJ play this with GNR in Nashville. 
Transcribed this by ear from this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfaCnWNdouY

Tuned 1/2 step down

/ - Slide up
hb – half step bend
fb – full step bend
r - release bend
~ - vibrato
h – hammer on
p – pull off
tr – trill (repeatedly hammer on and pull off the two notes indicated)
. - Palm mute 

Melody 1 (0:32)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------11fb-r-10hbr----------11---------------------|
G|-----10-12hbr~-fb~-----10--------------12~--/12----12hbr—12fbrp10-12~--|
D|-/12---------------/12-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------11fb-r-10hbr-----|
G|-/9h10p97h9--5-5h7~------10-12hbr~-fb~-----10--------------12--|
D|-----------------------/12---------------/12---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                 * Puts cigarette back in mouth
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17-18-17tr18----18-20~---/13—15fbrp13-15~--|
G|-/18--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1a (1:02)
e|-----------------------------------------13-15fbrp13--------|
B|-/13-15~--15--/13-15~--15--------13-15-------------15-15~-|
G|-------------------------------/14--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 1b (1:08)                         Dj gets some feedback from the B string   
  ^this part may not be exact            *                            on this bend
e|-1510------10------------------10----13fbr-10---------------------------|
B|-------13fb----13fbrp10------10----10----------13fb-13-10----------------|
G|------------------------12fb------------------------------13-12-10-12fbr-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-p10-12-----------------------|
D|--------12-10----------10-12~-|
A|--------------12-10-12--------|
E|------------------------------|
          .  .   .  . .   .

Solo 1c (1:15)
e|--------18fb-18-17-15-13-15fbrp13---------------18fb-18-17-15-13-15fbrp13|
B|-----15---------------------------15-15~-----15--------------------------|
G|-/17-------------------------------------/17-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b----12h13p12p10-12p10-------|
B|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b----------------------13-fb-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Melody 2 (1:30)
e|------------------------------------------------------------13fbr-----|
B|--------13--11-11--10-10hbr-------------13--11-11--10-10hbr-----------|
G|-----10---------------------10-10----10-------------------------------|
D|-/12------------------------------12----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13--11-11-------13--11-11---10hbr----10-11-13--------|
G|-----10--------------10-------------------12-----------12~---|
D|-/12--------------12-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Haven't got the rest yet. It's all based off the Dm pentatonic, natural and 
harmonic minor though, so shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
  - MyCoolLewis