Dalai Lamma by Rammstein
3rd track on the Reise,Reise album (2004)
tuned to Drop C,
this tab was transcribed by ear and above all just listen to the song to get the proper
and time.
1st verse (clean tone)D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|C|*---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5--|G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5-------6-5--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|F|------------------------------------------------------------*|C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6-*|x4G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
this is the 2nd guitar quietly backing the previous guitar part during the verses and gets louder in the first 2 bars of the intro but never exceeds the volume of the clean guitar.D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|C|*------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----5-----5-------5---5-------------5-----5-------5---5------------|C|--0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5-0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|F|------------------------------------------------------------*|C|------------------------------------------------------------*|x4G|----5-----5-------5---5-------------5-----5-------5---5------|C|--0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5-0-----0-----0-0---------6--|
pre chorus (distortion)D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|C|*-----------------------------6-5-----------------------------6-5--|G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|F|------------------------------------------------------------*|C|------------------------------6-5-------------------------6-*|x2G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
backing guitar (played with wah)D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|*14----------13-------14-------7------------------|C|*-------------------------------------------------|G|-12----------11-------12-------5------------------|C|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|-14----------13----15\14-------7-----------------*|C|-------------------------------------------------*|2xG|-12----------11----13\12-------5------------------|C|--------------------------------------------------|
2nd verse:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|F|-------------------------------------------------------------|C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6--|G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
|- - - - - - - - -(first time only)D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|F|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|C|*---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5|--7-----7-------7---7-------6-5-*|2xG|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5|--5-----5-------5---5-------6-5--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5|0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
(play this the 2nd time)D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|F|---------------------------|C|--7-----7-------7---7---6--|G|--5-----5-------5---5---6--|C|0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|F|-------------------------------------------------------------|C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6--|G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
Pre chorus again with backing guitars.
Bridge (played with a wah pedal)D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|C|--------------------------------------------------|G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|C|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|-14-14-14-14--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|C|--------------------------------------------------|G|-12-12-12-12--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|C|--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm for the bridgeD|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|--------------------------------------------------|C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|--------------------------------------------------|C|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|C|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
FillD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|C|------------------------------6-5-----------------------------5----|G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-5----|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-5----|
(Bridge and bridge rythmn played once more.)
ChorusD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|C|*-----------------------------6-5-----------------------------6-5--|G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
(keys backing the chorus arranged for guitarD|-17------------------------------18--------------------------------|A|---18------------------------------19------------------------------|F|*----19------------------------------20----------------------------|C|*------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|------------------------------------------------------------------*|C|------------------------------6-5-------------------------6-------*|x2G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--------|C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--------|
D|-15------------18-------------------------------------17----17-----|A|---16------------19-------------------------------------18----18---|F|-----17------------20-------------------------------------19----19*|C|------------------------------------------------------------------*|2xG|-------------------------------------------------------------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
anyway, I have given enough notation for you to figure out the entire song.
all you need now is that kick ass drum beat, anyway, hope this works out for you.
-Mitch Savage