The Afters - We Are The Sound Tabs

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Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Chords:
 C#5 – [x466xx]
 E5  – [x799xx]
 F#5 – [244xxx]
 G#5 – [466xxx]
 A5  – [577xxx]
 B5  - [x244xx]


Intro (medium-heavy distortion): 

e|-------------/4-4-4-4--------|
B|-5-5-5--4-4--/5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x6
G|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


Verse 1: (Guitar silent for first half)

Now is the time we have,
Take it, never give it back
Say what you mean to say
This could be your only chance

(Guitar comes in)

e ------|-------------s4-4-4-4--------|
B -4-4-5|-5-5-5--4-4--s5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D -4-4-6|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x4
G ------|-----------------------------|
A ------|-----------------------------|
E ------|-----------------------------| 
        | 
        | Everybody’s watching out
        | For someone who can show them how
        | To be what they wanna be
        | Stand never backing down


Pre-Chorus 1 (let it ring):

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------4---------------|
D|-6-----------------5---------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 |   Here we are...    Here we are...


Chorus (guitar comes in full):

            C#5
 We are the sound
            E5
 We are the siren
            F#5
 We’re all around
           G#5
 And we won’t stop singing it out
C#5
 Shout it out
E5
 Like you believe it
F#5
 We’ll break it down
         G#5                   A5
 When we all start singing it out...

 Shout it out now


Post-Chorus:

   C#5    B5   E5       B5 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-| x2
G|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-|
A|-4-4-4—-2-2--7-7-7-7--2-2-4-|
E|----------------------------|


Verse 2 (Guitar quieter, switching L/R in stereo):

C#5     B5       E5   B5
Silence is the enemy
     C#5               B5        E5    B5
That keeps us from the things we need
   C#5         B5    E5    B5
It ages but it never grows
   C#5           B5       -N/C-
So quiet that we start to bleed

(Guitar comes in strong, full stereo)

     C#5              B5     E5   B5
Lets shake it off and let it go
   C#5             B5       E5   B5
Forgetting what we think we know
      C#5       B5  E5   B5
We’ll make it all a memory
      C#5      B5    E5  B5
We’re taking back control

Pre-Chorus 2 (let it ring):

   G#5                F5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------6----------------|
A|-7----------------—-6----------------|
E|-5------------------4----------------|
 |   Here we are...     Here we are...


*Repeat Chorus*

             E5
Shout it out now...  
Shout it out now


Solo:

e|--19----------16-16-------------------------|
B|-----19p17----------17-----------------9----|
D|-----------16----------16-------------------| x6
G|--------------------------------9-9-11---11-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


*Repeat Chorus*

             E5
Shout it out now...  
Shout it out now


*Repeat Post-Chorus* x4

  | p - pull-off
  | / - slide up
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