The Blue (Guitar) Tab by Acid Bath

Acid Bath - “The Blue” 

Words and Music by: Dax Riggs, Mike Sanchez, Sammy Duet, Audie Pitre, and  

Jimmy Kyle 

As heard on Acid Bath’s Rotten recording “When the Kite String Pops” 

Transcribed by: Michael Hagler  - Neo10169@cs.com 



bass intro: 

F----------------------------|         

C----------------------------| . X4    

G---------5------------------| .      

C-0----5-----6---0--3--5--3--|         



“Across your... 

D--------------------------------| 

A--------------------------------| 

F--------------------------------|  . x4 

C--------------------------------|  . 

G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--| 

C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--| 

 Face,            I see what you 

 Are,            you want to kill the  

 Sun,            and blot out the stars 

                 I know you you’re... 



D-------------------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------------------| 

F-------------------------------------------|  . x4 

C-----------------------------------^----^--|  . 

G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--| 

C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------| 

 Nothing,                         you’re so 

 Small,                          you’re fuckin 

 Nothing,                         nothing at 

 All, 



The sun burns... 

D--------------------------------| 

A--------------------------------| 

F--------------------------------|  . x4 

C--------------------------------|  .  

G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--| 

C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--| 

 On,            It reminds me of 

 You,           The slit wrists of the 

 Sky,           Bleeding into the blue 

                 We twist beneath  



D-------------------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------------------| 

F-------------------------------------------|  . x4 

C-----------------------------------^----^--|  . 

G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--| 

C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------| 

 Forever,                 but do you know what you’ve 

 Done?,                          ants in the 

 Afterbirth,                   slugs under the 

 Sun,  



bass riff: 

F-------------------------------------| 

C-------------------------------------| 

G--5--3--0--3----0-----------3--------| 

C-------------------3--0--3-----3--0--| 



“Go!” 

D--------x3---------|--------------------------| 

A-------------------|--------------------------| 

F-------------------|--------------------------|  .  x2 

C-------------------|--------------------------|  . 

G--0----------5-----|-0---------5-----5-----5--| 

C--0--0--5h7-----7\-|-0--0--5h7---5h7---5h7----| 



D-------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------| 

F-------------------------------|  . X4 

C-------------------------------|  . 

G--0--------8----0--------------| 

C--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--1--| 



D----------------------------------------------------------------| 

A----------------------------------------------------------------| 

F----------------------------------------------------------------| 

C-----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1--| 

G---------8-------------1-1-1-1------------8------------1-1-1-1--| 

C-----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1--| 

 I could not  wake the dead man  dreaming...        yea 



D----------------------------------------------------------------| 

A----------------------------------------------------------------| 

F----------------------------------------------------------------| 

C--------------1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------| 

G-------8------1-1-1-1-----------------8---8--8------------------| 

C--------------1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------| 

 acid party    murder at the late show             Oh yea 







D-------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------| 

F-------------------------------|  . x4 

C-------------------------------|  . 

G--0--------8----0--------------| 

C--0--0--0-------0--0--0--1--1--| 

 Mutate     me and breed yourselves a 

 savior, 

 I could not  kill the dead man 

 screaming... 



D---------|------------------------------------------------------| 

A---------|------------------------------------------------------| 

F---------|------------------------------------------------------| .x4 

C-1-1-1-1-|------------------------------------------------------| . 

G-1-1-1-1-|-0--------7--12\-0------------------------------------| 

C-1-1-1-1-|-0--0--0--7--12\-0--0--0--0---1-----------------------| 

 Eat my dead cock                        Oh yea! 

 Eat my dead cock                        Oh yea! 



D-----------------------------------------------|-1st-----|-2nd-------- 

A-----------------------------------------------|-ending--|-ending----- 

F-----------------------------------------------|---------|------------ 

C----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|-1-1-1-1-|--------111 

G-------7--12----------1-1-1-1-----------7--12--|-1-1-1-1-|-7-12-7-111 

C-------7--12----------1-1-1-1-----------7--12--|-1-1-1-1-|-7-12-7-111 

 I have fallen deep in love with the sky 

 Fragments of a sunbeam glaring on a kitchen knife 



D------------------------------| 

A------------------------------| 

F------------------------------| . X4 

C------------------------------| . 

G--0--------7--12\-0-----------| 

C--0--0--0--7--12\-0--0--0--1--| 

 Leaves wioll fall  as everything must 

 follow, 

 kill your idol   come on jump into the  

 void,                 Eat My cold shit... 



D-----------------------| 

A-----------------------| 

F-----------------------| . X2 

C-----------------------| . 

G--5\4--4\5--4\5--8--8--| 

C--5\4--4\5--4\5--8--8--| 



D-------------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------------| 

F-----------------6----------------6--| . x4 

C-----------------6----------------6--| . 

G-------5--4--5---4------5--4--5---4--| 

C-------5--4--5----------5--4--5------| 

 everybody whispers  where birds fall dead 

  (play thru) 

 I smell the yellow sickness  churning in- 

 side your head 



D--------------------| 

A--------------------| 

F--------------------| . x2 

C--------------------| . 

G--4/1--1--4/1--8-8--| 

C--4/1--1--4/1--8-8--| 



D-------------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------------| 

F-----------------6----------------6--| . x4 

C-----------------6----------------6--| . 

G-------5--4--5---4------5--4--5---4--| 

C-------5--4--5----------5--4--5------| 

 wiping flecks of foam   twisting with rabies 

  (play thru) 

 bloody, we run  through these fields of dasies 

  (play thru) 



D--------------------| 

A--------------------| 

F--------------------| . x4 

C--------------------| . 

G--4\1--1--4\1--8-8--| 

C--4\1--1--4\1--8-8--| 



Solo: w/wah        (rythm backing solo is intro riff) 

D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

F--------------------------^---^--------------------------------------- 

C-----7--5--7--10--7-10-7--12--12--------12-^-------------------------- 

G-5h7---------------------------------12----10----12-10---------------- 

C-------------------------------------------------------10--10h12-1212 



D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

F---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

C---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

G-8-8--------------------8-8--------------------8-8-10-10-12-12-10-10-- 

C-----12-12--10-10-12-12-----12-12--10-10-12-12------------------------ 



D----------------------------------------------------14----18---------- 

A--------------------------------------15------17----16^---17^--------- 

F--------------^-----------^-----------18^-----18^--------------------- 

C--------------12----------10------------------------------------------ 

G-12-12-10-10---------------------------------------------------------- 

C---------------------------------------------------------------------- 



D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A-----------------------15------15------------------------------------- 

F-14----14-17-16-13---------13------13----^---^---^----^---^---^---^--- 

C-----------------------------------------5---5---5----5---5---5---5--- 

G---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

C---------------------------------------------------------------------- 



D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A--------------------------------------------^------------------------- 

F------------------------------10h12-12--10--12------------------10h12 

C------------------------10h12------------------------------10h12------ 

G-5--3--5----------10h12------------------------------10h12------------ 

C---------------------------------------------------------------------- 



D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

F-12--10--12-------10------------------------------------------------- 

C------------10-12----12-10----------13~-----12~-----13~-----12~------ 

G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

C--------------------------------------------------------------------- 



“How can I... 

D-------------------------------------------| 

A-------------------------------------------| 

F-------------------------------------------|  . x4 

C-------------------------------------------|  . 

G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--| 

C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------| 

 ever,                   make you know what you’ve 

 done,                         ants in the 

 afterbirth,                slugs under the  

 sun 



D--------------------------------| 

A--------------------------------| 

F--------------------------------|  . x4 

C--------------------------------|  . 

G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--| 

C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--| 

 I        have fallen in love with the 

 sky, 

 fragments of a sunbeam, glaring on a 

 kitchen knife 





^ = bend 

h = hammer 

po = pulloff 

\ or / = slide 



I'm pretty sure this tab is right, it took me about two hours to tab, the  

solo may be a little rusty though.  If you have any questions, email me at  

Neo10169@cs.com .