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After Dark - Asian Kung Fu Generation
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Tuning: E Standard (Original song is on Eb Standard)
Overall Note: Try to alternate pick the lead lines, might be worth it in the long run as well.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Intro 1st half:
Rythm
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x4
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|
D|------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Intro 2nd half:
Rythm
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----------|
D|-x---\--x---\----x----/--x----------| x2
A|-8---\--6---\----1----/--3----------|
E|------------------------------------|
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Pre-Verse:
Rythym
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2
A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|
E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|
Lead
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|
D|----------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Side Note: After this repeat Introduction 2nd Half then proceed to Verse.
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Verse:
Rythym
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2
A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|
E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|
Lead
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|
D|----------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Verse 2nd Part:
Rythm
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----|10--\--8---\----3----/--5|
D|------------------------------|x---\--x---\----x----/--x|
A|------------------------------|8---\--6---\----1----/--3|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
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Pre-Chorus
Side Notes: Palm mute the 4th and 6th frets on the A string when doing the lead here,
sound much more accurate.
Rythym
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---6-6-----| x2
A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----6------6------6-----6------6---|
D|------------------------------------| x2
A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 2nd Part:
Rythym
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
D|-8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8---/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8------8------8(+)---8------8-/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--/--x--x--|
A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus
Rythym
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8----8---8-8-8-8-8----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-8----6---6-6-6-6-6----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-6----6---6-6-6-6-6----4--4-4-4-4-4----1--1-1-1-1-1--|
Lead
x2
e|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6------5-6--8--10-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chorus 2nd Part:
Rythym
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6---8--8-8-8-8-8---|
A|-1--1-1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3-3---4--4-4-4-4-4---6--6-6-6-6-6---|
E|----------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6---|
Lead
x2
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6-----3-5--8--6---|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
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2nd Verse:
Side Note: Let the Rythym ring and strum only once.
Rythym
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6----6----6----6--------|
A|----6----6----6----6--------|
E|----4----4----4----4--------|
Lead
e|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|-------9-8-6------|
B|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|--6-8---------9---|
G|---/6\1-x-x-x/3\1-x-x-x-----|------------------|
D|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------|
2nd Verse/ 2nd part:
Rythym
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|10--\--8---\----3----/--5|
D|x---\--x---\----x----/--x|
A|8---\--6---\----1----/--3|
E|-------------------------|
Side Note: Repeat Pre-Chorus here, the whole part then proceed to the break.
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Break:
Rythym (With Flanger)
e|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
B|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
G|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
D|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Lead
e|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-10-x-10-x-|10-10-10-/-12-12-12-\-10|-10-10/-12-12/-13-13\-12-\-10-10-|
D|-x--x-x--x-|x--x--x--/-x--x--x--\-x-|-x--x-/-x--x-/-x--x-\-x--\-x--x--|
A|-8--x-8--x-|8--8--8--/-10-10-10-\-8-|-8--8-/-10-10/-11-11\-10-\-8--8--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--10-10--\--8-8--\--6-6--\--5-5----|
D|--x--x---\--x-x--\--x-x--\--x-x----|
A|--8--8---\--6-6--\--4-4--\--3-3----|
E|-----------------------------------|
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Final Chorus and Outro:
Side Note: Repeat the whole part of the Chorus and proceed to the Outro.
Outro:
Rythm
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x3
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|
D|------------------------------------| x3
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Both:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9-------9-9----|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
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