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Taking Back Sunday - What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost Tabs

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What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost Tabs

(ver. 1)
Taking Back Sunday
Drop D tuning (you can play this in standard just play bottom string 2 higher)

Lead intro (I think this is Fred)
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---9---9--------9----9----4---4------4--4--------|
-6—-6----6-6-6----6---6-2---2---2-2-2--2--2------|
on the 2nd  time bend the 4 and don’t play the 2

Backing comes in on this
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-2—(let ring)
-2--
-2--

Backing intro
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-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (x2)
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Verses (rhythm, palm muted)
i think he actually plays this four times on the forth time start lifting off palm 
before the chorus
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-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

but you can play this and it sounds good (this is what bass plays)
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-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-|
-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-| (cn do it on the E string n it sounds ok)
-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-|

then
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4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


Lead plays that twice then play this

(palm muted)3 times
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-9-9-9--8-8-8---------9-9-9--8-8-8---------|
--------------9-9-9------------------9-9-9-|
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then
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-9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-6--9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-6---------|
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just before chorus lead plays
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---4---4-------------|
-2---2---2-----------|


Chorus (lead)
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-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------4---4-------4--4----|
-------------------------------------------2---2—--2-2-2---2---2-|

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-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
---------------------------------------------4---4-------4--4--2-|
-------------------------------------------2---2—--2-2-2---2---2-|

then
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-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

then
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-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----4---4-------4--4--2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2---2—--2-2-2---2---2-|

backing plays this 4 times
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-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Then Verse plays the same as before apart from the first few seconds where just rhythm 
plays.
Chorus same as before
But lead plays this on the 4th time to end the chorus into the interlude
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--------------------------------2-|
---4--4-------4---4-------4---4-2-|
-2--2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-|

Interlude (lead he uses an effect am not sure exactly what it is but a mix of delay and 
works)
Listen to the song to get the timing
-0-0-----------------------------------------|
-0-0--------7----------------------0-0-------|
-3s4-------------------------------7s8-------|
----------9-----9-8-9h8----------------------|
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---------------------------------------------|

then
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--------------------------------------------7---------7------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8—8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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(backing plays this same time as lead, same effect as lead let the chords ring out)
-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------0-0--------|
-3s4-----------------------------------------------------------7s8--------|
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

then lead plays
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6s4-4s8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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rhythm plays this at same time
-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0----------|
-3s4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7s8----------|
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then lead plays
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6s4-4s8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-|
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rhythm plays this at same time (let chords ring)
-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3s4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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then they both play these octaves (back to distortion)
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-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
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-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
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then lead plays
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---9---9--------9----9-------9---9-------9--9--2-|
-6—-6----6-6-6----6---6----6---6---6-6-6--6----2-|

Then chorus as before
but lead finishes on
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---------------------6-|
---9---9-------9--9--6-|
-6---6---6-6-6--6----6-|

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