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Thieves Tabs

(ver. 1)
Incubus

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Intro/Chorus riff
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E|------2---2-----2---------2---2-----2-----------------------------|
B|-3--3---3------------3--3---3-------------7---7---7/12~12~12~12~12|
G|------------4-4---4-------------4-4---4/9---9---9-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Continued main riff. This section is also repeated during the chorus.
(Mentioned as 'Main Riff ending' in the playing order below)

E|-------------------12-(14)-14~---|
B|----12----12----12---------------|
G|-14----14----14------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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Solo
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2:42                                    2:50
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------6h8-6----------6-6h8-6-|
G|------7-------------7---------------|------7-------------------------|
D|-8--8---8-5-8--8--8---8-5-8-5p3-5-0-|8--8---8-------5p3-5-0----------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

2:54                                    2:58
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
G|-7-5-8-8-7---------7----------------|----7-5---5---------------------|
D|-----------7-8-7-8---8--------------|--------8---8-7-8-7-7-5---------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

3:04
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10-8-7----------------------------------|
D|--------10-8-7---------------------------|
A|---------------10-8-6-5-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-0--|
E|----------------------------------------3|


Optional:

During live versions of this song, when the keyboard clock-like rythm kicks
in again during the end, Mike mutes the strings and slaps the strings with
his picking hand to mimick the ticking sound.

Legend
| /  slide up      |
| h  hammer-on     |
| p  pull-off      |
| ~  vibrato       |
| () Optional Note |

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About the tab
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I think the main riff is about 95% correct. I've seen multiple vids of
Incubus playing this song live. I'm not so sure about the vibrato's though,
I play an accoustic guitar and I can't really tell if they are correct since
I can't use distortion.

In the verse Mike plays a couple of distorted notes, this part was too hard for me to 
bass guitar and drums.

The solo actually consists of multiple guitar tracks playing simultaneously and possibly 
a keyboard. I adapted it for one guitar so that means it's not 100% correct but it 
plays along with the song really well.

Also, I couldn't help but mention that the main riff resembles some sort of
police car siren. I found that pretty funny since this song is literally
about thieves.

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Playing Order
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[intro]
Main riff x1

[Chorus 1]
Main riff x2

[Chorus 2]
Main Riff x2
Repeat main riff ending x1

[Solo]

[Chorus 3]
Main Riff x3
Repeat main riff ending x2


Have fun playing!
            
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