Biography:
The Spill Canvas started in 2002 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as a side project for lead singer, Nick Thomas, who at the time, was guitarist and backup vocalist for metalcore outfit Nodes of Ranvier. As time passed, Thomas resigned from Nodes and went full-time with The Spill Canvas. While growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thomas recorded his first songs at age 15, funded by his father who strongly encouraged his son's evident musical talent.
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Other songs:
- All Over You
- Appreciation And The Bomb
- Our Song
- The Tide
- The Truth
- 3685
- Aim Snap Fall
- All Hail The Heart Breaker
- All Hail The Heartbreaker
- Appreciation
- As Long As It Takes
- Black Dresses
- Bound To Happen
- Burning Up
- Chemicals
- Connect The Dots
- Dust Storm
- Dutch Courage
- Firm Believer
- Flaws
- Gateway Drug
- Himerus Eros
- Low Fidelity
- Lullaby
- Off A Cliff
- Parallels And Money
- Polygraph Right Now
- Rock Bottom
- Saved
- Secret Oath
- Self Conclusion
- So Much
- Staplegunned
- Still Walking After You
- Sunsets And Car Crashes
- Teleport A And B
- This Is For Keeps
- Tide
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Song: Gateway Drug
Band: The Spill Canvas
hey guys, i haven't figured out the lead guitar good enough to
post it (especially the ring-mode part is hard to find out) but
i'll do it as soon as i can
the riff tab is not that exactly but i think you get the right way
by listening to the song
so have fun with it!
C7 (x 3 2 3 1 x)
D7 (x 5 4 5 3 x) or (x x 0 2 1 2)
Riff1: Riff2:
E---------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----3---------------------|-----3-------------------|
G---------3-----------------|---------3---------------|
D--------------3---4---5----|--------------3---4---5--|
A---------------------------|---3---3---3-------------|
E--3----3---3---------------|-------------------------|
Intro: Riff1 4x
Riff1 2x
All alone in the still of my apartment.
D-double take, apparitions in the darkness
Riff2 2x
Oh, oh, oh.
Riff 1x
Riff1 4x
There you are I'm a fiend
I gotta have it
Need a fix, my dangerous habit
Riff2 2x
Oh, oh, oh.
Riff1 2x
G G/F#
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull me down
Bm
You mess me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a taste for the harder stuff
C7
And I don't wanna stop
Riff1 4x
Innocent, I was naive when we started.
Got so high we descended to dependence
Riff2 2x
(Quitting is so hard)
Riff1 2x
Riff1 4x
Cold sweat, I'm shaking with my teeth clenched
Appetite for the rush, the thrill, I need it.
Riff2 2x
Oh oh oh.
Riff1 2x
G G/F#
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull down
Bm
You mess me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a a taste for the harder stuff
C7
And I don't wanna stop
F D7
No, I don't wanna stop
Interlude:
Riff1 2x
F
You're breathing on my neck and I feel weak
Riff1 2x
F
The lights that burn my eyes play hide and seek
Riff1 2x
F
I get a little closer to you
C7 D7
You move a little closer to me
Riff1 4x
All alone in the still of my apartment
D-double take, apparitions in the darkness
Break on C7
G G G/F#
I lose myself in you
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull me down
Bm
You fuck me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a taste for the harder stuff
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
(I can't tell when I've had enough)
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
(Drag me down to a deeper love)
C7
I don't wanna stop
F D7
No, I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
Outro: Riff1
Band: The Spill Canvas
hey guys, i haven't figured out the lead guitar good enough to
post it (especially the ring-mode part is hard to find out) but
i'll do it as soon as i can
the riff tab is not that exactly but i think you get the right way
by listening to the song
so have fun with it!
C7 (x 3 2 3 1 x)
D7 (x 5 4 5 3 x) or (x x 0 2 1 2)
Riff1: Riff2:
E---------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----3---------------------|-----3-------------------|
G---------3-----------------|---------3---------------|
D--------------3---4---5----|--------------3---4---5--|
A---------------------------|---3---3---3-------------|
E--3----3---3---------------|-------------------------|
Intro: Riff1 4x
Riff1 2x
All alone in the still of my apartment.
D-double take, apparitions in the darkness
Riff2 2x
Oh, oh, oh.
Riff 1x
Riff1 4x
There you are I'm a fiend
I gotta have it
Need a fix, my dangerous habit
Riff2 2x
Oh, oh, oh.
Riff1 2x
G G/F#
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull me down
Bm
You mess me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a taste for the harder stuff
C7
And I don't wanna stop
Riff1 4x
Innocent, I was naive when we started.
Got so high we descended to dependence
Riff2 2x
(Quitting is so hard)
Riff1 2x
Riff1 4x
Cold sweat, I'm shaking with my teeth clenched
Appetite for the rush, the thrill, I need it.
Riff2 2x
Oh oh oh.
Riff1 2x
G G/F#
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull down
Bm
You mess me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a a taste for the harder stuff
C7
And I don't wanna stop
F D7
No, I don't wanna stop
Interlude:
Riff1 2x
F
You're breathing on my neck and I feel weak
Riff1 2x
F
The lights that burn my eyes play hide and seek
Riff1 2x
F
I get a little closer to you
C7 D7
You move a little closer to me
Riff1 4x
All alone in the still of my apartment
D-double take, apparitions in the darkness
Break on C7
G G G/F#
I lose myself in you
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G
You pull me down
Bm
You fuck me up
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
You give me a taste for the harder stuff
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
(I can't tell when I've had enough)
Em C
You are my gateway drug
G Bm
(Drag me down to a deeper love)
C7
I don't wanna stop
F D7
No, I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
Outro: Riff1
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