LIFE OF AGONY
"Depression"
on the album "1989-1999" (track 2)
Transcribed by Erik theonemanorgy (figliodicane@yahoo.com)
any questions or corrections, email me.
Tuning: D STANDARD! (EVERY Life Of Agony song is in D STANDARD)
INTRO
RIFF 1D:|-----------------------------------------|A:|-----------------------------------------|F:|-----------------------------------------|C:|------5---------8-7------5---------6-----|G:|-0000-3-0-6-888-6-5-0000-3-0-6-000-4-----|D:|----------4-666--------------4-----------|pm .... . .... . ...
D:|-----------------------------------------|A:|-----------------------------------------|F:|-----------------------------------------|C:|------5---------8-7------5---------6-----|G:|-0000-3-0-6-888-6-5-0000-3-0-6-000-4-----|D:|----------4-666--------------4-----------|pm .... . .... . ...
RIFF 2fast downstroke palm mutingD:|---------------------------------|A:|---------------------------------|F:|---------------------------------|C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|pm . . . . . . . . . . . .
D:|---------------------------------|A:|---------------------------------|F:|---------------------------------|C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|pm . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 3downstrokes, slower tempoD:|---------------------------------|A:|---------------------------------|F:|---------------------------------|C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|
D:|----------------------------------------|A:|----------------------------------------|F:|----------------------------------------|C:|--------------8-7--------------6--------|G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-4~~~~~~|D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---2~~~~~~|(let it ring)
RIFF 4 (2x)D:|-----------------------------------------|A:|-----------------------------------------|F:|-----------------------------------------|C:|-11-11-666-4-444444-11-11-666-4-444-9999-|(11's, not 1's)G:|--9--9-444-2-222222--9--9-444-2-222-7777-|D:|-----------------------------------------|pm ... ......
"Frustration is getting the best of me..."
Lyrics start after RIFF 4 is played the second time. RIFF 4 continues to be played until
first verse ends and then it goes something like this
RIFF 5aD:|------------------------------------------------|A:|------------------------------------------------|F:|------------------------------------------------|C:|------------------------------------------------|G:|-4-44-7-77-2-22-3-5-4-3--4-44-7-77-2-22-33-6----|D:|-2-22-5-55-0-00-1-3-2-1--2-22-5-55-0-00-11-4----|pm .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. ..
RIFF 5bD:|------------------------------------------------|A:|------------------------------------------------|F:|------------------------------------------------|C:|------------------------------------------------|G:|-4-44-7-77-2-22-3-5-4-3--4-44-7-77-2-22-33-6666-|D:|-2-22-5-55-0-00-1-3-2-1--2-22-5-55-0-00-11-4666-|pm .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. ....
RIFF 6(Chorus)D:|---------------------------|A:|---------------------------|F:|---------------------------|C:|-11-(x6)-5-6--11-(x6)-5-6--|G:|--9------3-4---9------3-4--|D:|---------------------------|(alternate playing once cleanly and once with palm muting. listen to song for timing)DEEEEEEPRESSION!!
(play this riff twice with vocals, then twice without, then twice with vocals again)
end onD:|-----|A:|-----|F:|-----|C:|-11~-| let it ring outG:|-9-~-|D:|-----|
after that comes riff 4 again...
RIFF 4 (2x)D:|-----------------------------------------|A:|-----------------------------------------|F:|-----------------------------------------|C:|-11-11-666-4-444444-11-11-666-4-444-9999-|(11's, not 1's)G:|--9--9-444-2-222222--9--9-444-2-222-7777-|D:|-----------------------------------------|pm ... ......Well they say that every dog has it's day...
