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Song for the Suspect

American Head Charge
Tab
4.7(3)

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Song

American Headcharge - Song for the suspect

Tabbed by Darklighter

This is the first tab that I've done so don't be suprised if there are mistakes,

but I think that it is pretty accurate.

Tuning low to high: A#,F,A#,D#,G,C

Piano intro

Riff 1

C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|-12-15-15-15-11-11-11-14-14-14-10-10-10-13-13-13-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12--
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
F |-10-13-13-13--9--9--9-12-12-12--8--8--8-11-11-11-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------- x 4

Riff 2

C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|--13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--15--15-15-15-15-15-------
F |--13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13--13-13-13-13-13-------
A#|--13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13---------------------------

Verse pt 1

Guitar 1

C |-------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------
D#|-------------------------------------------
A#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
F |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
A#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

P.m - P.m - P.m - P.m -

Guitar 2

C |-------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------
D#|-------------------------------------------
A#|--5h8-5-5-5-4h7-5-5-5-3h6-5-5-5-2h5-5-5-5--
F |------5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5--
A#|------5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5--

P.m - P.m - P.m - P.m - x 4

Verse pt 2: Both guitars play guitar 2's part.

Chorus 1

strumming

C |----------------------------------------------------------
G |----------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------
A#|---13--13-13-13-13-13--12------------------10---11--------
F |---13--13-13-13-13-13--12-------------------8----9--------
A#|---13--13-13-13-13-13--12---------------------------------

|........x 3.......|

..and if we stop, it all falls

Riff 3

C |----------------------
G |----------------------
D#|----------------------
A#|--5-------------------
F |--5-------------------
A#|--5------------------- x 4

down......

played with with Riff 1

Wah Filter

C |---------------------------------------------------
G |---------------------------------------------------
D#|---------------------------------------------------
A#|--5-8-8-8-4-4-4-7-7-7-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--
F |---------------------------------------------------
A#|---------------------------------------------------

P.m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Verse pt 1

Verse pt 2

Chorus 2

Strumming

C |----------------------------------------------------
G |----------------------------------------------------
D#|--------------15---14----12------14-----15----------
A#|--13----------15---14----12------14-----15----------
F |--13----------13---12----10------12-----13----------
A#|--13------------------------------------------------ x3

.....and if we watch, it all come down

Chorus 1

Piano Bit x 2

Riff 4

Guitar 1

Clean

C |-------------------------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------------------------
D#|-----------------------------3-3--3/5--5--5/7-7-7------------
A#|---5--5--5-6-5--5\3-3--3-3-------------------------6-6-6--6--
F |-------------------------------------------------------------
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

Clean

C |------------------------------------------------------------
G |------------------------------------------------------------
D#|------------------------------------------/7-7-7------------
A#|---5--5--5-6-5--5\3-3--3-3--3-3--3/5--5--5--------6-6-6--6--
F |------------------------------------------------------------
A#|------------------------------------------------------------ x 8

......F*** your confession.............

Guitar 3

Distortion

C |------------------
G |------------------
D#|------------------
A#|--6-6-6-6-6-------
F |--6-6-6-6-6-------
A#|--6-6-6-6-6-------

P.m - - - fades in

Riff 5

Distortion

C |--------------------------------------------------------------
G |--------------------------------------------------------------
D#|-------------------------------3-3--3/5--5--5/7-7-7-----------
A#|---5--5--5-6-5-5--5\3-3--3-3---3-3--3/5--5--5/7-7-7-6-6-6--6--
F |---5--5--5-6-5-5--5\3-3--3-3---1-1--1/3--3--3/5-5-5-6-6-6--6--
A#|---5--5--5-6-5-5--5\3-3--3-3------------------------6-6-6--6--

Repeat until end

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