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Dead American Tabs

(ver. 1)
Anberlin
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Tuning: Drop D ( Standard )

Intro / Verse
*Add a very bouncy delay*
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4---|
A|-66---66---66---66---66---66---66---66---44---44---44---44---44---44---44---44------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
*there isnt really another guitar part but you can just hold these chords out*
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------------------|
G|----4~----4~----3~----3~---------------------|
D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|
A|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|
D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1
*there are a lot layers in this song so its hard to make out*
*there's a third guitar which is pretty much octaves being swirrled (volume)*
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------|
A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|
A|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|
D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|

Verse 2
*faint keyboard part in the background... transcribed to guitar*
e|---7---7---7----7---7---7-------------|
B|----7h9-7h9-7h9~-7h9-7h9-7h9~---------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|


Interlude

Guitar 1
*slide slightly into each note and hold them out... ghost them*
e|------------------------12--11-12--------------------|
B|---10~----12~----14~------14-----14-12---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

                             *play this part softly*
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12----------14------*12h14p12h14p12~-12h14p12h14p12~*-----|
G|--11h13--12h14~--13--13~--13-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
*ring out chords... these chords sound fuller even though they probably used power chords*
e|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------|
B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------|
G|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------|
D|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------|
A|----0~----2~----4~----4~---------|
D|---------------------------------|



*Theres that little break right after the Interlude before final Choruses*
Keyboard Tabbed for a third Guitar part
e|---4-6h7--4-6h7--4-6h7----------------|
B|----7------7------7-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Final Choruses
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------|
A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------4466*--------------|
D|---66666666--2222xx44*--------------|
A|---66666666--22222244*--------------|
D|---66666666--2222--44*--------------|
*or just play as 4xx6xx *


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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