Brent Mason: First Rule Of Thumb
 
Brent Mason:First Rule of Thumb 

Tabbed by C Van Etten 12/31/06 

Please note Dropped D tuning 

My apologies to Brent, this is as close as I can get it. 
This tab is a framework. Brent has many nuances that just  
can't be tabbed. Flesh it out on your own. 
I did not tab the solo, will do separately. 



Intro, loose rubato feel 

E-5---0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------0-3- 
B---6---3---0---------------------0---3-------2p0-2-0-----0------- 
G---------6-----0---------------6-----4-4-3-2---------------5----- 
D-------------7---------5-7-5---------4-----------------5--------- 
A-----------------8---8-------------2-----------------0----------- 
D-------------------5--------------------------------------------- 


E-4-------------------7-5-10-8-6/7-5----------------------- 
B---0-------------5-8----------6/7-5-5-6-5-3---5---------3- 
G-----5-----4-5-7----------------------------4-3-----3h4--- 
D-------6-7------------------------------------------3----- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------4-5------- 

E---3-2---0-1/2-0-------0---------------------------2-0---0- 
B---5---4-----3-----1-2-----2-3---------------0-3-0-----3--- 
G---4---4-----3-----3-------3-2-----------0h1---4---0---4--- 
D-------------------2-------4---3-4-5----------------------- 
A-4-----------3-----------2--------------------------------- 
D-----------------4-------------------1-2-------4---5---6--- 


E-5-----5---7-5-------- 
B---2-3---4---5-------- 
G---2-4---5---6-------- 
D---------------------- 
A-0-------------------- 
D----------------3p2-0- let ring 


A section repeats twice 1st and 2nd endings follow 

E-----5-7-------------------------5-------7---------------1-0------ 
B-6/7-------5h6-5-5h6-5---3---6/7-------------------0-3------------ 
G-6/7-------5-----0---------4-------7-7h8-------0h1---4---1-0---0-- 
D-------------------------3-----------7-----7---0-----------------3 
A-------------------------------------------6-----------0-----4---- 
D---------4-------5-----6-----0-----8-9-------2-------4------------ 

                      1st ending for A section 
E-----5/7---5-3-0h1- -0---------0-----5-5-7-5--------------------- 
B---3--------------- ---3-0---3---6/7-------5h6p5---0-3-3-3------- 
G---------------0--- ---------1-----6-------------7---4-4-2------- 
D-4----------------- ---------------5---------------------4------- 
A---------0-3---2--- -------1-----------------------------0------- 
D-0----------------- ---------------------------------5-6---3p2-0- 

 2nd ending for A section 
E-0---------0-----5-7-10-5--------------------- 
B---3-0---3---6/7--------7-6p5-----5-3-3-3-6--- 
G---------1---6----------------7-4---4-4-2-5--- 
D-------------5--------------------------4-4--- 
A-------1--------------------------------0-5--- 
D------------------------------------5-6-----0- To Section B 


B Section 
E---0-----0-----------0-2-7---5-3---1/2-0-0-0-0-0-------5-------3-2 
B---0-----------2-3---1-1---3-------1-------------1/2-2------------ 
G---2-----3-3/4-------2-2---4-------2-----1-2-3-4-0---------------- 
D---3-----0-3/4---------0---3-------1------------------------------ 
A-------------------0---------------2-------------0---0---0-1-2---- 
D-5---5-4---------------------------------2-4-5-6------------------ 

E-----2-1-0-5-7\----0-2-4/5-4-3-------1/2--1-0------- 
B-----------7-7\------3-1/2-1-0----------------------Repeat A  
G-----2-1-0-6-7\--1-2-0---------------1/2--1-0-------Section with 
D-----------5-6\--0-0--------------------------------2nd ending  
A-2-3---3-4---------------0-----0-0-----0------------only then 
D-----------------2-4-5-------------5----------3p2-0- 


E-----------------5--------------------5-7------8----8----8-7---5- 
B---0---3-3-5h6-8-----6-3-3------3-5/7-------9h10-9h10-9h10-8-6h7- 
G---0---4-4-5-----------4-5--2-4-----------7---------------------- 
D-----------------------5----------------------------------------- 
A-----------------------0----------------------------------------- 
D-0-4-5---6-0-----4-5-----0--------------------------------------- 

E-------5-------5-------5-5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-Guitar & Keys 
B---6-8-----6-8-----6-8-----------------------------Solo through 
G-7-------7-------7---------------------------------A and B  
D---------------------------------------------------section 
A--------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------- 

Repeat A section with 2nd ending, cut the last part off and  
instead play 

E----------2---3-1/2-------------------0---1/2-2/3-4/5-1/2-------0 
B-3-3-3--1---3-------3-------------0-3-0-----2-------------3------ 
G-4-4-4--2-------------2-------0h1---4-------0---------------2---- 
D-3-2-4--1---------------3p2p0---0-0---------------------------5-- 
A-----0--2-------------------------------0------------------------ 
D-5-6----------------------------2-4-5-6-------------------------- 


E------------------------ 
B-3-0---3-3-3--------<7>-Harmonics 
G-------4-4-2--------<7>- 
D-4-----3-3-4--------<7>- 
A-----------0------------ 
D-0-4-5---6----6h7-0-----