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Dead American - Anberlin
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Artist: Anberlin
Song: Dead American
Album: Devotion
Tabbed by: Matthew Florio; http://www.facebook.com/smeeplayscheap
E-mail: Shempashland@yahoo.com
Tuning: Drop D ( Standard )
Intro / Verse*Add a very bouncy delay*e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4---|A|-66---66---66---66---66---66---66---66---44---44---44---44---44---44---44---44------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2*there isnt really another guitar part but you can just hold these chords out*e|---------------------------------------------|B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------------------|G|----4~----4~----3~----3~---------------------|D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|A|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1*there are a lot layers in this song so its hard to make out**there's a third guitar which is pretty much octaves being swirrled (volume)*e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------|A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|A|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------|
Verse 2*faint keyboard part in the background... transcribed to guitar*e|---7---7---7----7---7---7-------------|B|----7h9-7h9-7h9~-7h9-7h9-7h9~---------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|
Interlude
Guitar 1*slide slightly into each note and hold them out... ghost them*e|------------------------12--11-12--------------------|B|---10~----12~----14~------14-----14-12---------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|
*play this part softly*e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------12----------14------*12h14p12h14p12~-12h14p12h14p12~*-----|G|--11h13--12h14~--13--13~--13-------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2*ring out chords... these chords sound fuller even though they probably used power chords*e|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------|B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------|G|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------|D|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------|A|----0~----2~----4~----4~---------|D|---------------------------------|
*Theres that little break right after the Interlude before final Choruses*Keyboard Tabbed for a third Guitar parte|---4-6h7--4-6h7--4-6h7----------------|B|----7------7------7-------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
Final ChorusesGuitar 1e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------|A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-----------------4466*--------------|D|---66666666--2222xx44*--------------|A|---66666666--22222244*--------------|D|---66666666--2222--44*--------------|*or just play as 4xx6xx *
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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