Skulls & Snakes

rock, Swampy boogie-prog rock jam with, fuzzed-out slide guitar and gritty organ stabs, Mid-tempo groove that lurches and swings, bass snarling against a loose, human drum pocket, Verses stay tight and hypnotic; chorus crashes open with gang vocals and distorted call-and-response, Bridge shifts into an odd-meter avant-garde breakdown, then slams back into a filthy, head-nodding outro, blues, avant-garde

[Skull And Snakes — (Tabs + Instr. integriert)]
[Aggressive Version]

[INTRO]
[Hammond Orgel]

[Right Hand (Clusters + Stabs):]
[C5–E♭5–F5 (hit) | Glissando: C6 → C3 (white keys)]

[Left Hand:]
[C2 – G2 – C3 – B♭2 – G2 – C3 (16tel)]
[Moog Lead – Crying Sweep]

[Run 1:]
[C4–D4–E♭4–G4–A♭4–G4–E♭4–C5 (portamento ON)]

[Run 2 (scream):]
[G4 → C6 (pitch bend +1 whole tone)]
[Bassline]

[G|---------------------------|]
[D|---------------------5-----|]
[A|------3--5--3--------------|]
[E|-3-------------------------|]
[Drums (Fanfare Style)]

[Intro Fill:]
[Rack1 (R) – Rack2 (R) – Floor (L) – Floor (L)]
[Snare Flam – Kick – Crash – Kick]

[Verse 1]
Swamp air
Thick like a secret
Moon stuck
In the cypress teeth
You say
You are lucky
Breathing
They been gone from this ground
So we believe

Why you tremble
Bones
Why you click like glass
Mind all twisted
Like rusted brass

[Chorus]
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes
They ain't walked this old Earth
In a long
Long age
Still the marrow shakes
At the name you say
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes

[Time: 5/8]
[RH: C5 – G4 – F4 – E♭4 – C4 (16tel)]
[LH: C2–C3–G2–C3 (pattern repeats)]
[Moog Accent Hits]

[E♭5 (stab) → C5 (stab) → G4 (fall)]
[Bassline (melodic style)]

[G|-------------------8--10--|]
[D|-----------8--10----------|]
[A|--8--8---------------------|]
[E|---------------------------|]
[Drums – Driving 5/8 groove]

[Kick – Snare – Kick – Rack1 – Floor]
[(hihat 8tel through)]

[Verse 2]
Mind
Why so heavy
Bent like a blackened nail
Do not wake that worry
Do not pull that veil
Every little heartbeat
Leaning toward the fire
Every being inclined
To kiss its own desire

A thousand times the serpent greets
Soft tongue tracing your pride
Gnaws at your bones in the dark like a feast
Is that delight
Or are you dying inside

[Hammond Power-Chords]

[| Cm | Ab | G | Fm |]
[RH: C5–G4–C4 (stab) / A♭4–E♭4 / G4–D4 / F4–C4]
[LH: C2, A♭2, G2, F2]
[Moog Run]

[Run:]
[C4–D4–E♭4–F4–G4–A♭4–B♭4–C5–D5–C5–A♭4–G4]
[Bassline (attack, 8tel drive)]

[E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|]
[A|-------------------|]
[Drums – burst]

[Fill:]
[Snare–Rack1–Rack2–Floor–Floor–Rack2–Rack1–Snare]
[Crash + Kick]

[Chorus]
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes
They ain't walked this old Earth
In a long
Long age
Still the marrow shakes
At the name you say
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes

[Bridge]
Sadness of earthly women
Hands stained deep with dirt
Press my palm against the ground
Ask it
"How bad does it hurt?" 
To my hand against the earth
I hear the buried choir
Old skulls laughing in the clay
Snakes coiled around the wire

[MIDDLE SECTION – CHAOS RITUAL]
[volle Energie – Orgel + Moog + Drums drehen durch]

[Hammond (dissonante-Cluster)]

[RH: Hit all black keys from F#4 to D#5 (cluster)]
[LH: Hold C2 → Slam E♭2 → Slam B♭1]
[Moog Madness]

[Glissando down: C7 → C3]  
[Trill: G5 <> A♭5 fast ] 
[Filter sweep: Hold C5 + modwheel]
[Bass (broken heavy riff)]

[G|--------------------|]
[D|-----------5--3-----|]
[A|-----3--5-----------|]
[E|-3------------------|]
[Drums – Chaos Fill]

[Chorus]
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes
They ain't walked this old Earth
But they dance in your veins
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes
You call it danger
They call it grace

[Roll: Snare 32tel → Toms in circle R1–R2–F–F–F–R2–R1]  
[Double Kick pattern: K K – K K – K K – K K]
[Bridge Lyrics]
[Organ shrieks in broken signals,]
[Moog lines twist like molten steel…]

[Outro – Chaos Section, Style]

[Outro]
Why do you tremble
Bones
When they’re only names
Why do you bow so low
To your own remains
Skulls and snakes
Skulls and snakes

[FINAL CHORUS]
[Orgel heroisch]

[Chords:]
[| C | G/B | A♭ | F | Ddim | Gsus | G |]
[Moog Finale]

[Oktav-Sprünge:]
[C4 → C5 → C6]  
[Bend last note up a minor 3rd]
[Bass]

[E|--3-3-3-3--|]
[A|-----------|]
[Drums – Triple Crash Ending]

[Crash–Crash–Crash + Kick–Kick]

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[Skull And Snakes — (Tabs + Instr. integriert)] [Aggressive Version] [INTRO] [Hammond Orgel] [Right Hand (Clusters + Stabs):] [C5–E♭5–F5 (hit) | Glissando: C6 → C3 (white keys)] [Left Hand:] [C2 – G2 – C3 – B♭2 – G2 – C3 (16tel)] [Moog Lead – Crying Sweep] [Run 1:] [C4–D4–E♭4–G4–A♭4–G4–E♭4–C5 (portamento ON)] [Run 2 (scream):] [G4 → C6 (pitch bend +1 whole tone)] [Bassline] [G|---------------------------|] [D|---------------------5-----|] [A|------3--5--3--------------|] [E|-3-------------------------|] [Drums (Fanfare Style)] [Intro Fill:] [Rack1 (R) – Rack2 (R) – Floor (L) – Floor (L)] [Snare Flam – Kick – Crash – Kick] [Verse 1] Swamp air Thick like a secret Moon stuck In the cypress teeth You say You are lucky Breathing They been gone from this ground So we believe Why you tremble Bones Why you click like glass Mind all twisted Like rusted brass [Chorus] Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes They ain't walked this old Earth In a long Long age Still the marrow shakes At the name you say Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes [Time: 5/8] [RH: C5 – G4 – F4 – E♭4 – C4 (16tel)] [LH: C2–C3–G2–C3 (pattern repeats)] [Moog Accent Hits] [E♭5 (stab) → C5 (stab) → G4 (fall)] [Bassline (melodic style)] [G|-------------------8--10--|] [D|-----------8--10----------|] [A|--8--8---------------------|] [E|---------------------------|] [Drums – Driving 5/8 groove] [Kick – Snare – Kick – Rack1 – Floor] [(hihat 8tel through)] [Verse 2] Mind Why so heavy Bent like a blackened nail Do not wake that worry Do not pull that veil Every little heartbeat Leaning toward the fire Every being inclined To kiss its own desire A thousand times the serpent greets Soft tongue tracing your pride Gnaws at your bones in the dark like a feast Is that delight Or are you dying inside [Hammond Power-Chords] [| Cm | Ab | G | Fm |] [RH: C5–G4–C4 (stab) / A♭4–E♭4 / G4–D4 / F4–C4] [LH: C2, A♭2, G2, F2] [Moog Run] [Run:] [C4–D4–E♭4–F4–G4–A♭4–B♭4–C5–D5–C5–A♭4–G4] [Bassline (attack, 8tel drive)] [E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|] [A|-------------------|] [Drums – burst] [Fill:] [Snare–Rack1–Rack2–Floor–Floor–Rack2–Rack1–Snare] [Crash + Kick] [Chorus] Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes They ain't walked this old Earth In a long Long age Still the marrow shakes At the name you say Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes [Bridge] Sadness of earthly women Hands stained deep with dirt Press my palm against the ground Ask it "How bad does it hurt?" To my hand against the earth I hear the buried choir Old skulls laughing in the clay Snakes coiled around the wire [MIDDLE SECTION – CHAOS RITUAL] [volle Energie – Orgel + Moog + Drums drehen durch] [Hammond (dissonante-Cluster)] [RH: Hit all black keys from F#4 to D#5 (cluster)] [LH: Hold C2 → Slam E♭2 → Slam B♭1] [Moog Madness] [Glissando down: C7 → C3] [Trill: G5 <> A♭5 fast ] [Filter sweep: Hold C5 + modwheel] [Bass (broken heavy riff)] [G|--------------------|] [D|-----------5--3-----|] [A|-----3--5-----------|] [E|-3------------------|] [Drums – Chaos Fill] [Chorus] Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes They ain't walked this old Earth But they dance in your veins Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes You call it danger They call it grace [Roll: Snare 32tel → Toms in circle R1–R2–F–F–F–R2–R1] [Double Kick pattern: K K – K K – K K – K K] [Bridge Lyrics] [Organ shrieks in broken signals,] [Moog lines twist like molten steel…] [Outro – Chaos Section, Style] [Outro] Why do you tremble Bones When they’re only names Why do you bow so low To your own remains Skulls and snakes Skulls and snakes [FINAL CHORUS] [Orgel heroisch] [Chords:] [| C | G/B | A♭ | F | Ddim | Gsus | G |] [Moog Finale] [Oktav-Sprünge:] [C4 → C5 → C6] [Bend last note up a minor 3rd] [Bass] [E|--3-3-3-3--|] [A|-----------|] [Drums – Triple Crash Ending] [Crash–Crash–Crash + Kick–Kick]

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