Band: AFI
Song: The Prayer Position
Album: Black Sails in the Sunset (1999)
Tabbed By: Anthony Moore
Introe|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-------------| B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-------------| G|---------------------9-9-9-9-9-------------| D|---------------------9-9-9-9-9-------------| A|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|
Verse(I'm not putting the rhythm, just the chords)e|---|B|---|G|-9-|D|-9-|A|-7-|E|-0-| Repeat this throughout the verse until the break
Break 1e|--3--3----5--|B|--3--5----5--|G|--4--5----5--|D|--5--5--x-7--|A|--5--3--x-7--|E|--3--3--x-5--|
Versee|---|B|-8-|G|-9-|D|-9-|A|-7-|E|-0-|
Break 2e|--3--5----0----------------------------------------0---|B|--3--7----0----------------------------------------0---|G|--4--7----0----------------------------------------0---|D|--5--7--x-2----------------------------------------2---|A|--5--5--x-2----------------------------------------2---|E|--3--5--x-0----------------------------------------0---|___________"And in the distance, there's a gathering/that no longer seems so far..."
e|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|B|--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|G|--9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9-----~~----------------------------------|A|--7-7-7-7-----~~----------------------------------|E|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|__"Awaaaaaay" ^^pick slide
Choruse|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5-5-5-5---5--|B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----7-7-7-7---7--|G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----7-7-7-7---7--|D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-7-7-x-7--|A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5---5------|B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----5---5------|G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----5---5------|D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7---7------|A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--7---7------|E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5---5------|
Go back to the verse, this time:e|--------------|B|--------------|G|-----------9--|D|--x-x-x-9--9--|A|--x-x-x-9--7--|E|--x-x-x-7--0--| and repeat
After the second time, go into the bridge:Bridge (clean)e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------0------------------|D|------0-------------2--------0------------------------0--------|A|----3---3---3-----2--------3---3---3-----2----------3---3---3--|E|--0-------3---3-0--------0-------3---3-0----------0-------3---3|
e|---------------------------------|B|----------------------------0----|G|------3--------------------------|D|-------------0-------------------|A|----2------3---3---3-----2-------|E|--0------0-------3---3-0---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------0------------------|D|------0-------------2--------0------------------------0--------|A|----3---3---3-----2--------3---3---3-----2----------3---3---3--|E|--0-------3---3-0--------0-------3---3-0----------0-------3---3|
e|-----------------------------0----|B|-----------------------------0----|G|------3----------------------0----|D|-------------0---------------2----|A|----2------3---3---3-----2---2----| (distortion on last chord)E|--0------0-------3---3-0-----0----|
Chorus (Silent through "And in the distance..." until it reaches "away")e|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|B|--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|G|--9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9-----~~----------------------------------|A|--7-7-7-7-----~~----------------------------------|E|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|__"Awaaaaaay" ^^pick slide
e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5-5-5-5---5--|B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----7-7-7-7---7--|G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----7-7-7-7---7--|D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-7-7-x-7--|A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----|B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----|G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----|D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5----|A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5----|E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3----|
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--~~--~~--|A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--~~--~~--|E|--5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--~~--~~--|______________________^^2 pick slides
Outroe|--7----10-7----7----10-7----7----10-7----5---7-------------|B|--8----12-8----8----12-8----8----12-8----7---8-------------|G|--9----12-9----9----12-9----9----12-9----7-6-9-------------|D|--9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9--x-7-8-9-------------|A|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5-8-7-------------|E|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5-6-7-------------|
e|--7----10-7----7----10-7----7----10-7----5--------7-7-7-7-7---|B|--8----12-8----8----12-8----8----12-8----7--------8-8-8-8-8---|G|--9----12-9----9----12-9----9----12-9----7--------9-9-9-9-9---|D|--9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9--x-7----x-x-9-9-9-9-9---|A|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5----x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|E|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5----x-x-0-0-0-0-0---|