The Shooting Star (Guitar)
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This is The Shooting Star by Gojira
Note: This tab took a few months to write because I played it by listening and playing on my guitar what
sounds like the right notes for the song. So all of it might not be correct but it's what sounded right.
Song is played in 4/4 (Standard) at 126 BPM
Play with fluid wrist and arm movement, adding more depth to the song. The only part of the song that would
be somewhat hard is the Interlude
!!!IMPORTANT!!! If you're playing in Perfect Fourth Tuning (D G C F A# D#), there are tabs for specific
directions on what to play
Tuning: D G C F A D
I play it in Perfect Fourth (D G C F A# D#) for consistent octaves but it's tabbed in D Standard
[Pre Intro]
D|----|-----|---------|------|
A|----|-----|---------|------|
F|-9--|-(9)-|-(9)--10-|-(10)-|
C|----|-12--|-(12)----|-(12)-|
G|----|-----|---------|------|
D|----|-----|--0------|-(0)--|
*Tabs in parentheses are tied notes
And now, for the good part
[INTRO]
D|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
F|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
C|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|----7----7-----|-7------7------7(br 1/2)-|----7-------7--|-----7-----7-------7-8--|
D|-0-----------0-|-------------------------|-0-------------|-------0------0---------|
Sometimes on string 5 I like to do a subtle vibrato to add depth
Play the line above 2 times
D|----------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
F|----------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
C|----------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
G|-----10---10----|-12-----10-----10--12---|----8---8-----|-12-------8-------10-|
D|-0------------0-|-----0------0-----------|-0----------0-|-----0--------0------|
[Verse]
D|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
C|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-10-10-8-7-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
For the verse you're basically palm muting all of this ^
[Interlude]
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
F|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
C|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------5--------2-3-|
G|------5--------5------|-5---------5------3-|------5-------5------|--5----------------------|
D|-3--------3---------3-|-------3------3-----|--2-------2--------2-|-------2---------2-------|
...and then it repeats
After the [Interlude], return to [Verse]. Play [Verse], then play [Interlude], then proceed -->
[Solo] I think this is correct although my guitar is wired to have a slight pitch shift
when playing high notes...so take this part with a grain of salt
{Tremolo picking + bend]
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Continue string bend until this part ^
...or the solo can be played like this (if you're in Perfect Fourth - D G C F A# D#)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
The next part of the solo continues here:
D|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-7pb--(x24)-7(br 1/2)-|-7pb--(x24)-7(br 1/2)-|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
...or if you're playing in Perfect Fourth (D G C F A# D#)
D#|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-2pb-(x24)-2(br 1/2)-|-2pb-(x24)-2(br 1/2)-|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------|---------------------|-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
C|----------------------|---------------------|--(This is just fun to do if you have fast hands)---|
G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
[Tremolo picking...8th note triplets] There's no more Perfect Fourth Tab (D G C F A# D#) Tab from now on
for simplicity + there's no more need
D|---------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|
F|-5-(x18)-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|-5-(x24)-|-5-(x18)-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-4-(x24)-|-4-(x18)-2-2-2-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|
[Continue tremolo picking + 8th triplets]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-(x24)-|-14-(x24)-|-14-(x24)-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
F|-14-(x12)-17-(x12)-|-16-(x24)-|-16-(x23)-16(br 1/2)-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-(x18)-|-16-(x23)-16(br 1/2)-|
C|-------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
[Verse]
D|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
C|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-10-10-8-7-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
[Interlude II] - Low End Guitar (Low Notes)
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
F|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
C|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
G|-5-(x16)-|-5-(x16)-|-3-(x16)-|-3-(x16)-|-2-(x16)-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-|-0-(x8)--------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------5-5-5-5---------|--------0-(x8)-|
D|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
A|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
F|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
C|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
G|-3-(x13)-2-1-0-|-5-(x16)-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-3-(x16)-|-3-(x12)-0-0-0-0-|-2-(x16)-|
D|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-|-0-(x8)--------|-3-(x13)-2-1-0-|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5---------|--------0-(x8)-|---------------|
[Interlude II] - High End Guitar (High Notes)
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
F|-7-(x16)-|-7-(x16)-|-5-(x16)-|-5-(x16)-|-4-(x16)-|-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-|---------------|
C|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|-7-(x6)--------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|--------5-(x6)-|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
A|---------------|-7-(x16)-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-|-5-(x16)-|-5-(x12)-2-2-2-2-|-4-(x16)-|
F|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
C|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
G|-8-(x13)-7-6-5-|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
D|---------------|---------|---------------------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
F|-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-|-7-(x6)--------|---------------|
C|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|--------5-(x6)-|---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------|-8-(x13)-7-6-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
...let it go
[Outro]
|8th Triplets
D|--------------|----------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------5-5-5---------|---------------------|------------------|-10-----10----|
F|-7------7-----|-7-------------/9---7-|---------------------|-10---------------|-----0------0-|
C|----0-------0-|-----0----------------|--/10--------10------|----------12------|--------------|
G|--------------|----------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
D|--------------|----------------------|--------10--------10-|------10-------10-|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-12-----/14----|--------------|-/14------14-----|
F|-----0-------0-|-7-------7----|------0--------0-|
C|---------------|-----0------0-|-----------------|
G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------| fin
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pb - prebend
br - bend + release
/ - slide up
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