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Sleepyhead

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

Song

ALKALINE TRIO

SLEEPYHEAD

E_MERICANA

INTRO:

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-----6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6----------------|
d-x---x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
a-x---4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-x-0-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|

VERSE:

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|

g-----------------------------------------------------|Repeat.

d---6-6---5-5---7-7---5-5---6-6---5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
a---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------9-|
d---6-6---5-5---7-7---5-5---6-6---5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-6-9-|
a---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-|
E---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-4---|

E5

CHORUS:

N.C.

smile..............I see you brought you bedroom eyes

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------9999999999999999999-----------------|

d---7777777777777777--9999999999999999999--77777777777777-|

a---7777777777777777--7777777777777777777--77777777777777-|

e---5555555555555555-----------------------55555555555555-|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
d-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-|
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

Not assuming...

(VERSE AGAIN)

MIDDLE BIT:

Play this bit clean.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

he plays it a few times just count

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
a-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

he plays this a few times just count

Now put the distortion back on

e-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
b-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
g-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------|
d-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

X2

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8---|
d-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-|
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-2-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------0-|

Not assuming...

thanks alot, if theres any complaints or compliments email me at

e_mericana@hotmail.com, this took me a good 10 minutes, its gotta be right!

later Dean

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