"Passover" by Joy Division from the album "Closer"
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Transcribed by Gavin (venus_in_furs@postmaster.co.uk)


I'm not sure how Bernard gets that slightly wonky distorted sound, sorry. In any case, this probably won't sound exactly right if you play it alongside the record. I think its pretty accurate though.

Intro

e ---7----5----2----0----|----7-7-7---5-5-5---2-2-2---0-0-0
b -----------------------|---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0


Verse one

During verses guitar strums the following pattern with left hand muting at the third fret

e ---x-x---x--
b ---x-x---x--
g ---x-x---x--
d ---x-x---x--
a ---x-x---x--
E ---x-x---x--

At "is this the role....?":

e ---x----0----x----x----x
b ---x----0----x----x----x
g ---0----4----5----7----9
d ---2----2----2----5----6  Let ring
a ---2----2----3----5----7
E ---0----0----0----0----0


Chorus

e --------------------------|--------------------------
b --------------------------|--------------------------
g ----9-9---7-7---5-5---4-4-|--9-9---7-7---5-5---4-4---
d -----0-----0-----0-----0--|---0-----0-----0-----0----
a --------------------------|--------------------------
E ---0-----0-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0

Verse two

Repeat the left hand muting from verse one.
>From the 5th line you can use the low E to boost the bass sound like so:

e ---x-x---x-------
b ---x-x---x-------
g ---x-x---x-------
d ---x-x---x-------
a ---x-x---x-------
E ---x-x---x--0-0-0

At end of 2nd verse:

e ---x----0----x----x----x
b ---x----0----x----x----x
g ---0----4----5----7----9
d ---2----2----2----5----6   Let ring
a ---2----2----3----5----7
E ---0----0----0----0----0

Chorus (slightly different this time - listen to the song to get the timing right on both choruses)

e -------------------------------|------------------------------
b -------------------------------|------------------------------
g ----9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4-|--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--
d -----0------0------0------0----|---0------0------0------0-----
a -------------------------------|------------------------------
E ---0------0------0------0------|-0------0------0------0------0


'Solo' at end of third verse:

e --------------------------|-----------------------
b --------------------------|-----------------------
g ----3-4-6-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-4-|--3-4-6-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4
d ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
a --------------------------|-----------------------
E --------------------------|-----------------------

Then back into the intro riff for the short verse at the end:

e ----7-7-7---5-5-5---2-2-2---0-0-0
b ---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0

Just keep repeating this till the end.

(On the live version on 'Still' Bernard plays 7--5--3--2 for two bars at the end instead of 7--5--2--0. Whether this is a mistake or deliberate i don't know, but it does sound kind of cool, so mix it up a bit if you want.)


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Original transcription by M. Aziz, London, UK (13/10/2002)

N.B: This translation is not entirely accurate to the original, but much of
it is. Modifications are either minor rhythm or note changes which sound as
good to me, and are marked with a starred comment.


(INTRO)
e:--7---5---2---0--: (let each note ring out)

(INTRO CONT./OUTRO)
e:---7--7-7---5--5-5---2--2-2---0--0-0---0--:
B:--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0-0--0--:

-

(VERSE - optional as it's very quiet)
just some kind of deadened string strumming. 
B:--X--X--X-X--:
G:--X--X--X-X--:
D:--X--X--X-X--: (that's the rhythm, in a variable example)
    D  U  D U

(VERSE END)
*This is pretty much similar to the original.
G:--9---7---5---4---9--: (let each note ring out)

-

(MID)
B:---5--5-5---3--3-3---1--1-1---0--0-0-----:         |0|
G:--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0-(0)--: x2 then |0|

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(MID 2)
*This is a modification of mine that gives the song a grisly metal feel.
A:--7--7-7--X--X-X--:
E:--7--7-7--X--X-X--: x8 (or 12 if you're overlaying guitar)

-

(SOLO)
*These are definetly the notes, but the rhythm mightn't be the same.
G:--2--3--5--3--2---3--2--3--2--3-2--: x2 (Variation on 2nd)

(OUTRO END)
e:---0-..--:
B:--0-0..--:


Arrangement:
INTRO
INTRO CONT./OUTRO
(pause)
VERSE (follow vox, end with VERSE END)
MID
VERSE (follow vox)
MID 2 (overlay with VERSE END near end)
MID (end with VERSE like texture scrapes)
VERSE (follow vox)
SOLO
INTRO CONT./OUTRO x7
OUTRO END x4ish