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Sleepless

Anathema
Tab
3.5(6)

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

Song

Sleepless--

By Anathema

(from the album Serenades)

Tabbed by slateman (te0011@eve.albany.edu)

Key--

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^--hammer on/pull off

/--slide up/down

'--pig squeal (or whatever the technical name is!)

(area used on right hand differs...experiment!)

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[Note: The opening note of Sleepless may begin with a low B, in which

case the band either tuned their guitars way down, or were using 7

string guitars (not uncommon nowadays). In either case, it can be

played with standard 6 string tuning. The (2) in the opening sequence

is just to denote the B.]

Section A

G| E-------------------------------------------------------
U| B-------------------------------------------------------
I| G-------------------------------------------------------
T| D--------------------4---4-----5---5--------4---4-------
A| A-(2)--5--4--0--2-----------2---------2-----------------
R| E--0---------------2---2-----3---3------2-2---2---2-3-2-

| *<-- (Play only once--during intro)

|(fourth time (?), section A1 comes in)

|

| Section A1

 | E-------------------------------------------------------
 | B-------------------------------------------------------
 | G-------------------11---11----12--12------11---11------
 | D-----12-11--7--9-----------9---------11----------------
 | A------------------9---9-----10--10-------9---9---------
 | E-------------------------------------------------------

Section B

E--------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

A------2'--2'--------------------------------------------

   E--0-0---0---0-3'-0-3'-0--3'-0--0-3'-0-3'-0-2'-0-2'-0-2'-

Fill 1

E--------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------

   E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------

Section C

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

   A------------4^5-------------4^5-------------4^5^4-2-------
   E-0-0-0-0-0--2^3--2-2-2-2-2--2^3--2-2-2-2-2--2^3^2-0--0-0-0 (to Fill 2)

Fill 2

E--------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

   A---7--5^7^5/4/5/4/2-------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

To Solo [I'll try to transcribe this later if possible]

To Outro--

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