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Song: Mercy, Severity (HE USES THE 5TH STRING IN THIS ONE!!!)
Band: Mudvayne
Inst: BASS

Tabbed by Greg


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  Hi, he does use the 5th string in this one! DO NOT ARGUE! You can pull this song
off VERY easily with my 4-string tab. But he uses the 5th string, and its as plain as
day. So actually this tab is more accurate. Why didn't I do this sooner?? I dunno,
I just never really gotten around to doing it. Any questions or comments, email me at
pelvic_thrust2001@hotmail.com .

HE ONLY USES THE 5TH STRING DURING THE VERSE!

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

  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 (5-String)

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[----.-------------------------I----.------------------------]
[3---5-------------------------I3---5----------------------3-]
        We've come here..                          from so far..
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I----.---.--------------------]  pause quickly on the
[----.------------------5\\-----I.---0---1------------3/(5)/8-]  5
[3h5-5-------------------------I3----------------------------]
 away, I can save you             If you leave it all behind
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------.--.--]
[.---.-------------------/7----I--------.--------------5--3--] cont.
[3---5-------------------------I5---3~--5--------------------]
       This suffering's              been far too long
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[---------------.--------------I-----------------------------]
[---------------5-------3\\-----0---1---0-----------.---------]
[------------------(X)---------I-------------------3---2~~~--]
[5----3----5-------------------I-----------------------------]
could you take a trip with me,  on the back of a star
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------5--------3-]
[.----------------5--0--3~~----I--------------(0)------(0)---]
[5----3----5-------------------I5---3----5-------------------]
        I feel like earth's gravity                      is
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------.----------]
[.----------------5--0--3~~----0----2---3---2-----0----------]
[5----3----5-------------------I-----------------------------]
    just here...                    to pull us down

  Chorus
                v-strum                                                          
[--------------7-7-7-7---------I------7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-]                     
[------------------------------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..
[--------------7-7-7-7---------I------7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-]
[------------------------------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\\-----I--------5^v~~--0----3~~~~~---]
[------------------------------I5---3------------------------]

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

   Verse 2

[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------5--3~~~]
[-----------------5---0---3~~~-I-----------------X-----------]
[5----3----5-------------------I5----3----5------------------]
       This dark womb                         wraps   and..
[-------------------.----------I-----------------------------]
[-------------------3----------I-----------------------------]
[--------------X---------5~~~--I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I0------2----3---2~~~---0-----]
[5----3----5-------------------I-----------------------------]
 covets me, redifining, understanding, if you open up the heart....
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------5---0---3~~~-I----------------------5--3~~~]
[------------------------------I-----------------X-----------]
[5----3----5-------------------I5----3----5------------------]
            Nurturing              this phenomenon
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  again, quickly pause
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]  on the 7
[-----------------5---0---3~~~-I--------X---3---3/5--5/(7)/--]
[5----3----5-------------------I5----3-----------------------]
 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  :)
[---------------------------------------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]
[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]

[-------------------------------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-------------------------------]

[---------------------------------------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]
[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]

[-------------------------------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]
[---------------------------------------I--------------------------------------]
 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


Thats all of it, I didnt think it would be this long, but the verses are different,
so...If you have any questions, comments, or requests email me, or add me on msn, 
and I can talk to you on there or play something for ya if youre stuck..and that goes
for any of my tabs.

THX for the long read
Greg