WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Dashboard Confessional - Slow Decay Bass | Ver. 1
I've basically ordered my band to play this song, so I obviously had to work out the
I probably won't play it 100% correct cos I have to sing at the same time, but you guys
probably want to, so here's the song note for note.
Tuning is drop C#
Basically tune down half a step and then put in drop tuning from there.
F#|--------------------|
C#|--------------------|
G#|--------------------|
C#|--------------------|
INTRO:
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|7-7---------7-7-|7-7---------7-7-|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
VERSE:
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|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-|7---------------|
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|5---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
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|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
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And so good, you looked so strong...
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|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|
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|2---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
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|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-|7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
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|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
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When are you coming? When are you coming?
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|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----4-4-4-4-4-4-|4---------------|
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|2---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
CHORUS:
Back where you belong!
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|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
(The bass pedals the same note for the first four bars, but on the 3rd bar the guitar
even though the bass doesn't. Just in case you thought I made a mistake, but I haven't the
just pedals the root note)
There is nothing to fear at all...
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|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
^ that's a TEN
PLAY CHORUS TWICE
VERSE (EXACTLY THE SAME AGAIN)
end with:
You're safe now so come home...
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|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
CHORUS (EXACTLY THE SAME AGAIN)
MIDDLE 8: Part 1-
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|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|7------------7-|7---7------------|6-------------6-|6---6-----------|
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|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
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|0-------0------|0-------0--------|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
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Part 2- (The first key change)
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|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
|3---3-------3---|3---3-------3---|2---2-------2---|2---2-------2---|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------3-------|3---5---3-------|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|
|0---0-------0---|------------0---|----------------|----------------|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|
Part 3- (second key change)
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|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--12--|9---9---9---9---|9---9---9-\-5-/-|
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|12--12--10--10--|9---9---7---7---|10--10--8---8---|6---6---5---5---|
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|3---3---2---2---|0---0---0-2-3---|3---------------|-----drum fill--|
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CHORUS:
Back where I belong!!!
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|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5------------5-|5---5------------|8-7-5-R-----8-7-|8-R-8-R-8-7-5-R-|
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|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
Back where I belong You swear that it's safe here?
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|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
There is nothing to fear at all...
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|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
Back where I belong The pressure releases!
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|5------------5-|5---5------------|5-------------5-|5---5-----------|
If I just let down my guard...
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|9-9---5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|10-10-5-5---2-2-|--0-0---2---0---|
REPEAT TILL END:
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|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
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|2---------------|----------------|
