SONG : WHEN THE LAUGHTER STOPS
BAND : FARSE
ALBUM : BOXING CLEVER
TABBED BY : CLIVE COATS [email protected]
TUNING : STANDARD

THIS SONG HAS SOME REALLY NICE SKA PARTS, WITH SOME GOOD PUNK RIFFS AS WELL. 
THIS BAND DEFINATELY NEED SOME MORE RECOGNITION FOR THE MUSIC THAT THEY MAKE.
THERE ARE TWO GUITARS.

~=VIBRATO
/=SLIDE
X=PICK SCRAPE
m=PALM MUTE
.=MUTE AFTER CHORD IS PLAYED

INTRO
GUITAR 1
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------2-2--2-2-|
A------------2-----------1----------2-----------|
E--0-0--2-3----0-0--2-3----0-0--2-3-------------|

GUITAR 2 

E--------------------------------------------12-|
B--------------------------------------------12-|
G---------------------------------------12------|
D-------------------------------------14---14---|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1

E-----------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------5-5--5-5-|
G--------------------------------------4-4--4-4-|
D--------------------------------------2-2--2-2-|
A------------2-----------1-----------2----------|
E--0-0--2-3----0-0--2-3----0-0--2-3-------------|

GUITAR 2

E-----------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------5-5--5-5-|
G--------------------------------------4-4--4-4-|
D--------------------------------------2-2--2-2-|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1 & 2

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------5-5--5-5-|
G--------------4-------------3-------------4-4-4--4-4-|
D--2-222--4-5--4-2-222--4-5--3-4-222--4-5--4-2-2--2-2-|
A--2-222--4-5--2-2-222--4-5--1-2-222--4-5--2----------|
E--0-000--2-3----0-000--2-3----0-000--2-3-------------|

AFTER LAST TIME

E-------|
B-------|
G-3--2--|
D-3--2--|
A-1--0--|
E-------|

GUITAR 1&2

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------55-3---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------55-3-5-| X2
A-----------1-2-2--1---------------1-3-3--2---------------1-33-2-5-|
E-0--0-2-3-----------3-2-0--0-2-3-----------3-2-0--0-2-3---------3-|

GUITAR 1 IN SKA RYTHYM.

E-xx77xx77xx77xx77xxxxx77xxxx77xxx-|
B-xx88xx88xx88xx88xxxxx88xxxx88xxx-|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------| 

VERSE (RIDING ON AND ON......)

GUITAR 1

E-XX-7-7--7-XX-7-7--7-XX33XX33XX55XX55-|
B-XX-8-8--8-XX-8-8--8-XX55XX55XX77XX77-|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| X2
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
      
GUITAR 2

E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------4--------4--------------------|
D-2-4-5----2-4-5----2-4-5---------5-4-| x2
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1 OFFBEAT SKA RYTHYM (BUT ITS BEEN SOMETIME......)
E--3--3--5--5--7--7--7--7-|      
B--5--5--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------| X3
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

ON THE FOURTH TIME

E--3--3--5--5--2--|
B--5--5--7--7--4--|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

DURING THIS PART, GUITAR 2 JUST PICK SCRAPES USING A WAH.

CHORUS BOTH GUITARS (HOUSE OF CARDS.....)

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------5--------5--------5------------|
D-2--2--5--2--2--5--2--2--5--5-5-5/4/2-|
A-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----5-5-5/4/2-|X2
E-0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----3-3-3/2/0-| 
  .  .     .  .     .  .              
INTERLUDE BETWEEN CHORUS AND VERSE

(WHEN THE LAUGHTER STOPS.....)

GUITAR 1 NOT QUITE SURE WHICH NOTES HE PLAYS, BUT IS DEFINATELY FROM THESE CHORDS,
SO I'LL PUT THE CHORDS DOWN AND YOU CAN PLAY IT HOWEVER YOU LIKE.

E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4
E-------------------------------------------------|

AFTER THE LAST TIME PLAYS THIS

E--------|
B--------|
G----4---|
D-245----|
A--------|
E--------|

GUITAR 2 PLAYS THIS SOLO FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIME OF THE CHORDS.

E------5-7---5---8---7--5---7--12----------------|
B-8----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------14-12---11--9-|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

THE VERSE IS THEN PLAYED SAME AS THE FIRST TIME, EXCEPT
GUITAR 2, WHICH PICK SCRAPES WITH WAH ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THE CHORUS RIFF IS THEN PLAYED THROUGH 4 TIMES,
AND AFTER THE LAST TIME THIS IS PLAYED.

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
A-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
E-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|
     m m m m m m m m m m    

THEN THIS.....

GUITAR 1

E---------------|
B--------8~-10~-|
G-9~-11~--------|
D---------------| X4
A---------------|
E---------------|

GUITAR 2 

E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D------------7~-|
A-7~-9~--10~----| X4
E---------------|

THEN BOTH GUITARS PLAY THIS

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-9--9-9-9-9-9--11/12-5--5-5-5-5-5-------|
D-9--9-9-9-9-9--11/12-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--|
A-7--7-7-7-7-7---9/10-3--3-3-3-3-3-5--4--| X2
E----------------------------------3--2--|
     m m m m             m m m m 
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-4-|
D-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-4-|
A-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--0-2-|
E----------------------------------------|
      m m m     m m m     m m m      m
THATS IT. NOT REALLY THAT HARD BUT QUITE ENJOYABLE TO PLAY WITH A LOT
OF CHANGING STYLES AND SPEEDS.