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Prisoners of Today

Billy Talent
Tab
★3.9(10)

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

Song

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Artist: Billy Talent

Title: Prisoners of Today

Album: Billy Talent

Tabbed By: James Kean

Email: JKevenflow88@hotmail.com

SONG STRUCTURE

riff 1 x(1) intro

riff 3 x(1)

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riff 2.1 x(9) verse 1

riff 2.2 x(4)

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riff 1 x(1) verse bridge

riff 2.2 x(2)

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riff 2.1 x(9) verse 2

riff 2.2 x(4)

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riff 1 x(1) pre-chorus

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riff 3 x(2) chorus 1

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riff 4.1 x(4) bridge

riff 4.2 x(2)

riff 1 x(2)

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riff 3 x(4) chorus 2

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riff 5 x(1) outro

Riff #1 (picking)

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

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

G-----8--7--5-3-2-00------7-7-5-5-3-3--2-0---------------------
D----5-55-55-5-5-5-------3-3---3---3--3-3-3-22------------------

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

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

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

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

G--222-55-2-55-2-55-2--5bd--222-55-2-55-2-55-2-5bd-------------
D--000-00-0-00-0-00-0--0----333-33-3-33-3-33-3-----------------

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

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

Riff #2

2.1 2.2

E--------|---------3--------5-----------------------------------
B--------|---------3--------5-----------------------------------
G--------|-------3-3------5-5-----------------------------------
D--------|------------------------------------------------------
A--3335--|--3335-----3335---------------------------------------
D--------|------------------------------------------------------

Riff #3 (chorus)

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

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

G--88-5-77-555-33-0-22-0--77-3-55-333-22-00-00------------------
D--55-5-55-555-55-5-55-0--33-3-33-333-33-33-22------------------

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

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

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

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

G--222-55-2-55-2-55-2--5bd--222-55-2-55-2-55-2-5bd-------------
D--000-00-0-00-0-00-0--0----333-33-3-33-3-33-3-----------------

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

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

Riff #4

(those are 10's & 11's not 1's & 0's. It's hard to follow but just remember

that they're the rhythm as the previous two)

4.1

E--xx-xx-x--xx-xx-x---xx-xx-x-----xx-xx-x-----------------------

B--88-88-8--66-66-6--1010101010--1111111111---------------------
G--55-55-5--33-33-3---77-77-7-----88-88-8-----------------------
D--55-55-5--33-33-3---77-77-7-----88-88-8-----------------------

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

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

4.2

(same as above except faster strumming. 10x8 means hit 10 eight times, likewise for eleven)

E--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx-----------------------

B--88888888--66666666----10x8------11x8-------------------------
G--55555555--33333333--77777777--88888888-----------------------
D--55555555--33333333--77777777--88888888-----------------------

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

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

Riff #5 (outro)

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

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

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

D----55---------------------------------------------------------
A--55-----------------------------------------------------------
D--55-----------------------------------------------------------

Stretch those fingers!

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