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After Dark - Asian Kung Fu Generation
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Tabbed by: Archeo
Email: arvinceleridad@yahoo.com.ph / arvinceleridad@hotmail.com
Tuning: E Standard (Original song is on Eb Standard)
Overall Note: Try to alternate pick the lead lines, might be worth it in the long run as well.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Intro 1st half:
Rythm
e|-------------------------------------------|B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x4A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|D|------------------------------------| x2A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
Intro 2nd half:
Rythm
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----------|D|-x---\--x---\----x----/--x----------| x2A|-8---\--6---\----1----/--3----------|E|------------------------------------|
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Pre-Verse:
Rythym
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|
Lead
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|D|----------------------------| x2A|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|
Side Note: After this repeat Introduction 2nd Half then proceed to Verse.
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Verse:
Rythym
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|
Lead
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|D|----------------------------| x2A|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|
Verse 2nd Part:
Rythm
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|B|------------------------------|-------------------------|G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----|10--\--8---\----3----/--5|D|------------------------------|x---\--x---\----x----/--x|A|------------------------------|8---\--6---\----1----/--3|E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
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Pre-Chorus
Side Notes: Palm mute the 4th and 6th frets on the A string when doing the lead here,
sound much more accurate.
Rythym
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---6-6-----| x2A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-----6------6------6-----6------6---|D|------------------------------------| x2A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|E|------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 2nd Part:
Rythym
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|D|-8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8---/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|----8------8------8(+)---8------8-/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|D|-------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--/--x--x--|A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus
Rythym
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-8--8-8-8-8-8----8---8-8-8-8-8----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|A|-8--8-8-8-8-8----6---6-6-6-6-6----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|E|-6--6-6-6-6-6----6---6-6-6-6-6----4--4-4-4-4-4----1--1-1-1-1-1--|
Lead x2e|--------------------------|----------------------------------|B|--------------------------|----------------------------------|G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------------|D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6------5-6--8--10-------|A|--------------------------|----------------------------------|E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chorus 2nd Part:
Rythym
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6------------------|D|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6---8--8-8-8-8-8---|A|-1--1-1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3-3---4--4-4-4-4-4---6--6-6-6-6-6---|E|----------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6---|
Lead x2e|--------------------------|----------------------------|B|--------------------------|----------------------------|G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------|D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6-----3-5--8--6---|A|--------------------------|----------------------------|E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
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2nd Verse:
Side Note: Let the Rythym ring and strum only once.
Rythym
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----6----6----6----6--------|A|----6----6----6----6--------|E|----4----4----4----4--------|
Lead
e|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|-------9-8-6------|B|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|--6-8---------9---|G|---/6\1-x-x-x/3\1-x-x-x-----|------------------|D|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|------------------|A|----------------------------|------------------|E|----------------------------|------------------|
2nd Verse/ 2nd part:
Rythym
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|E|------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|10--\--8---\----3----/--5|D|x---\--x---\----x----/--x|A|8---\--6---\----1----/--3|E|-------------------------|
Side Note: Repeat Pre-Chorus here, the whole part then proceed to the break.
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Break:
Rythym (With Flanger)
e|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|B|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|G|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|D|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|A|-----------------|E|-----------------|
Lead
e|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|B|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-10-x-10-x-|10-10-10-/-12-12-12-\-10|-10-10/-12-12/-13-13\-12-\-10-10-|D|-x--x-x--x-|x--x--x--/-x--x--x--\-x-|-x--x-/-x--x-/-x--x-\-x--\-x--x--|A|-8--x-8--x-|8--8--8--/-10-10-10-\-8-|-8--8-/-10-10/-11-11\-10-\-8--8--|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|--10-10--\--8-8--\--6-6--\--5-5----|D|--x--x---\--x-x--\--x-x--\--x-x----|A|--8--8---\--6-6--\--4-4--\--3-3----|E|-----------------------------------|
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Final Chorus and Outro:
Side Note: Repeat the whole part of the Chorus and proceed to the Outro.
Outro:
Rythm
e|-------------------------------------------|B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x3A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|D|------------------------------------| x3A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
Both:
e|-------------------------------------------|B|---------------8-8--------9-9-------9-9----|G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
