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The Days of the Phoenix

AFI
Tab
4.4(35)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tabbed By Baljinder Sandher

AFI are probably the best punk band at the moment.

This tab is definetely 100% correct. You can also use

fifth chords instead of the Barre Chords to make it easier.

Here you go:

Intro:

|-----5------2-----2-----3------------x---------|
|-------3------3-----3-----3----xh2-----2-------|
|---4-----4------4-----4-----4--2---2-----2-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----5--------3------5---------7---------------|
|-------3---------3-----3-------x---------------|
|---4-----4----4----------4-----4---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----7------------14----14---14--------14------|
|--9----11--12--12----12---12----12--12----12---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---11--12--14----------14------11--12--14------|
|---------------12--12------12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------14------12--11----------------------|
|---12--12------12----------12--9---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Chord progression for intro:

|---7---5---3---5---|
|---7---7---3---5---|
|---7---7---4---6---|
|---9---7---5---7---|
|---9---5---5---7---|
|---7---5---3---5---|

Verse:

|--7--5--7--5--3--7--5----7--5--7--5--3--7--5--2--3--3---|
|--7--5--7--7--3--8--5----7--5--7--7--3--8--5--2--3--3---|
|--7--6--7--7--4--9--6----7--6--7--7--4--9--6--3--4--4---|
|--9--7--9--7--5--9--7----9--7--9--7--5--9--7--4--5--5---|
|--9--7--9--5--5--7--7----9--7--9--5--5--7--7--4--5--5---|
|--7--5--7--5--3--7--5----7--5--7--5--3--7--5--2--3--3---|

Chorus:

Repeat with this final chord

|--7------------10----------------10-----------12---------|
|--7------------10----------------12-----------14---------|
|--7--7---------11--11------------12-----------14---------|
|--9-----9------12-------12-------12-----------14---------|
|--9--------9---12------------12--10-----------12---------|
|--7------------10----------------10-----------12---------|

Break: 1st riff

|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------3----|
|--------x-------------x--------|
|-----4-----4------4------------|
|--2------------2---------------|
|-------------------------------|

2nd riff (distorted)

|----------------------------3--3--3--2--2—-2--x--x-------|
|--x--x--x--x--3--3--2--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--3--3--3--5--5--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2---------|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

the final position of this riff, during the second time through

is:

|-------|
|---2---|
|---2---|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|

3rd riff (clean tone underlying above riff)

repeat but replace 4th run with:

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------x----------------x--------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------------x---------------|
|---2---------------x---------------------5-------5-----------|
|-------------------------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------x-------------------4---2-------------------------|
|-------4-------4----------1----------------------------------|
|---5------------------2--------------------------------------|

Final riff over end:

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------7--------------14------14------14----------14----------|
|---9-----11--12--12------12------12------12--12------12------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12--11--------------14------12--11--------------14--------|
|-----------12--12--12------12----------12--12--12------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12--11----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------12----11------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

There you go. With a little practice you will do it!!!

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