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New Wave Tabs

(ver. 1)
Islander
Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)

Riff 1 (w/ sweep echo effect, let all notes/chords ring out)
C#|-------------------8--------12-|
G#|-------------------------------|
 E|-------14----------------------|
 B|-15------------7-------10------| x2
F#|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------|
G#|-----15~-----------15~--------|
 E|-----14~-----------14~--------|
 B|-12--12~--------12-12~--------|
F#|----------------------------\-|
 B|----------------------------\-|

Riff 2   "In a second we're leaving because this won't last forever..."
C#|-19-------------19-------------12*-|
G#|-----------------------------------|
 E|-------17-------------17-----------|
 B|----------19-------------19--------| x4
F#|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|

        "Don't feel sorry for me..."
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------11-----11----------|
 E|------7*---------------7*----------14----14-14-14-|
 B|-12*------7*------12*------7*---------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------7*--------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-|
 B|-12*------7*----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3   "Because I love this new wave..."
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-9--9-9-9--9-12--12-12--12-12-12-12-|
 B|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-7--7-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-|
F#|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-7--7-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-|
 B|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-7--7-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-|

Play Riff 3 x2   "I love this new wave..."

Riff 4
C#|--------------------|
G#|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|
 B|-1b-0-0-0--1b-0-0-0-|

Play Riff 4 x2
Play Riff 2 x1   "We're melting away like a dream so wake up..."
Play Riff 3 x2   "Because I love this new wave..."

Riff 5   "It's all ending..." (all tapped)
C#|-20p12-20p12-20p12-19p12-19p12-17p12-17p12-17p12-15p8-15p8-15p8-13p8-13p8-12p8-12p8-12p8-|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 5 x2   "...right in front of your eyes..."

Riff 6
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-1b-0-0-0--1b-0-0-0--1b-0-0-0-1b-0-0-0--1b-0-0-0-|

Play Riff 6 x2

Riff 7   "Because some bad things they could last forever..."
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------9-9-9-9h10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-|
 B|------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
F#|-8~-----8~--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------------------------|
 B|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------\\\---------------|
F#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8\--------\\\pickslide-down-|
 B|-------------------------------------------------\\\---------------|

Play Riff 3 x2   "Because I love this new wave..."
Play Riff 5 x2   "It's all ending right in front of your eyes..."
Play Riff 4 x4   "Blood fills the Earth..."            
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