Congratulations Song Tab

Band- Corrosion Of Conformity
Song- Congratulations Song
 
Tuning - Drop all strings a whole step (2 notes)
Then drop the low string another whole step (drop D)
low to high - C D C F A D
 
Verse I: (the first 2 chords only played for the intro to the song)
         (omit them for the rest of the verses)
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----12\---3--5-0--0--3--5--0--0------------------------------------|
D |--0-12\---3--5-0--0--3--5--0--0------------------------------------|
C |--0-12\---3--5-0--0--3--5--0--0------------------------------------|
                  *  *        *  * 
 
Main Rhythm Riff:
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--3h5-3--5-0---0-3--5--0--0----------------------------------------|
D |--3h5-3--5-0---0-3--5--0--0----------------------------------------|
C |--3h5-3--5-0---0-3--5--0--0----------------------------------------|
              *   *       *  *
* = palm mute
 
For Verses: play the Verse I part once, then repeat Main Riff 3 times
 
Riff II: (played between verses)
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--3h5-3-------3h5-3h5--3------/5-----------------------------------|
D |--3h5-3-------3h5-3h5--3------/5-----------------------------------|
C |--3h5-3-------3h5-3h5--3------/5-----------------------------------|
 
Chorus: (this is the general form of the chorus, the band strays from
         this sometimes, but stays with the same chords, so it shouldn't
         be tough to figure out yourself)
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--8-8-8-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5----------------------------------|
D |--8-8-8-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-- end with -----5----------------|
C |--8-8-8-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-------------------3^-------------|
                       ! ! !                          (slow bend to 5)
 
chorus                 ! ! !
sometimes ->           3 3 3  (hope that makes sense, substitute the
substitutes            3 3 3   exclamation (!) chords with those to
these                  3 3 3   the left)
 
Bridge Part:
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--2--4--5----2--4--------------------------------------------------|
C |--2--4--5----2--4--3--2----5--7b8r7-5-7b8r7--5-7b8r7---------------|
D |--0--2--3----0--2--3--2----5--------5--------5---------------------|
C |-------------------3--2----5--------5--------5---------------------|
 
then either:
 
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----15----15----15----15-17-15-12---------------------------------|
D |-----15----15----15----15-17-15-12---------------------------------|
C |--12----12----12----12----------12---------------------------------|
 
OR
 
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--0-3--0-3--0-3---0-3-0-3-5-3-0------------------------------------|
D |--0-3--0-3--0-3---0-3-0-3-5-3-0------------------------------------|
C |--0-3--0-3--0-3---0-3-0-3-5-3-0------------------------------------|
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