Tonic - 'Waiting for the light to change'
From 'Sugar' Album
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret on rhythm parts
There is 4 layers of guitar in this song (2 clean electrics, 1 overdrive electric, and a
acoustic). I tried to capture the most defined parts for 2 guitars, so please rate and comment.
Intro - Extra Acoustic plays chords shown above part
Gm Bb Cm F/A F7
Electric 1
G|------------------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|---------2------2---0-|
D|------------------|-------0-----0-0-|-----------------|------------1-----1-0-|
Bb|-----0------------|---------0-------|-----------------|--------------2-----0-|
F|-----2------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
C|---2--------------|-----------------|-0---------------|----------------------|
G|-0---------2----3-|-(3)-------------|-----------3-----|-2--------------------|
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| Guitar 2 (Dist on) Dist off *
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------v3-|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------6-------------3-|
G|---------3-5----3-|-(3)-------------|-----5-----3-----|----5---------------3-|
D|-----------3----3-|-(3)-------------|---5-------------|-7------------------5-|
A|---5--------------|-----------------|-3---------------|--------------------5-|
E|-3----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------3-|
Verse - play 2x similarly
Elec 1 (Capo III)
|-----0-------0----|--------3-----3-----|-----0---------0---|-----2---2---2-----2---0-|
|-----0-------0----|----------0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-----|---------1-----1-----1-0-|
|-----0-------0----|------------0-------|-----2-------------|-------2---------2-----0-|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
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| Guitar 2 (standard tuning)
|------------------|--------------------|-------------3-----|-------------------------|
|--------3---------|--------------------|-----------4-------|---------4-----4-----4-3-|
|------------------|-------3------------|-----5---------5---|-----------------5-------|
|---------------3--|-(3)-3--------3-----|---5---------------|-----3-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-3-----------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
"Brazen is love's redeemer When you have so far to go"
Elec 1
|-----0-------0----|----------3-----3---|-----0---------0---|-------------2-----2---0-|
|-----0-------0----|------------0-----0-|-----2-------2-----|-------1-1-----1-----1-0-|
|-----0-------0----|--------0-----0-----|-----2-------------|-----------------2-----0-|
|------------------|------0-------------|-------------------|-----2-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------|----------7---------|-------3-----------|-------------------------|
|-------3----------|--------3---3-----3-|-------------------|---------4-----4-----4-3-|
|-----3-------3----|-(3)------------3---|-----5-------------|-----------------5-------|
|-----------3------|------3-------------|---5---------3-----|-----3-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-3---------5-------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
"It loves the true believer For the innocence they own"
Prechorus:
Gm Dm Eb Bb
Elec 1
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-0----0----1-0--0-0--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-2----2----2-2--2-2--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|
| Guitar 2 (Distortion back on)
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|--------------8-----6-|
|------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|----------6/8__-8\6__-|
|---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|----------------------|
|-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
"Life is good, and life is grand When you're sitting on top of the world"
Gm Dm Eb F add 2
Elec 1
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-4----4----4-4--4-4--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-5----5----5-5--5-5--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
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| Guitar 2
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|---------------3------|
|------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|---------6------------|
|---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|-----2/3--------------|
|-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|-3--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
"Life is good when it's in your hands, And nobody can change your world"
Chorus
Elec 1 (distortion) Ending
|-3----3----3----3--0--|-(0)--------------------| ---------------|
|-0----0----0----0--1--|-(1)--------------------| -1-------------|
|-0----0----0----0--0--|-(0)--------------------| play 3x -2-------------|
|-0----0----0----0--2--|-(2)--------------------| -2-------------|
|-2----2----2----2--3--|-(3)--------------------| -0-------------|
|-3----3----3----3-----|------------------------| ---------------|
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| Guitar 2 (Dist off)
|----------------------|------------------------| ---------------3---|
|----------------------|------------------------| -----4---4-3h4---3-|
|-3h5-3--3h5-3--3h5--3-|--------3---5-3--3---3--| play 3x ---5-----5-5-------|
|-3---3--3---3--3----3-|----3h5-3---3-3--3h5-3--| -5-------5-5-------|
|----------------------|------------------------| ---------3-3-------|
|----------------------|------------------------| -------------------|
"I'm just waiting for the light to change"
Repeat Verse Riff before Verse 2 Lyrics Start,
then continue throughout Verse 2 similarly to the first time through
Verse 2 Lyrics:
"All my prize posessions
That I thought I needed so
Dragged me down on a razor
With a heaviness they tow"
Prechorus 2 Lyrics (play same part as before):
"Always searching for a love that's in bloom
It's a warm and soft embrace
Hoping you'll never be lonely again
It's a fear that you just can't face"
Play Chorus Again
After Chorus 2 is a solo:
Solo (2:46) - Rhythm/Acoustic Chords are shown
Gm A Bb Cm
e|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-------6~---------|---------------|-4------4-3---3h4p3-|-1----------------|
G|---5b7__------0h2-|-3---------3/5-|---5--------3-3-----|-2---0------------|
D|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------3---------|
A|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------8---6-|
|------11____--------|-11--------11-12-|-13------11---11h13p11-|-10--\8-6------/8---6---|
|-10b12__--b12r10----|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------12-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Play Prechorus parts again
Play Chorus and repeat until end
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend
| r release bend
| __ hold bent note while playing notes on another string
| () hold note from previous bar until you play next note
| V upstroke on chord, strum high to low string slower almost as an arpeggio.
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