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Song
Song: ABOUT 3AM
Artist: DARK STAR
Album: TWENTY TWENTY SOUND
Tab for guitar transcribed by Ben Wilkinson (benwilko_faster@yahoo.com)
INTRO & VERSE ONE
Riff 1 - Play TWICE.
"Time is..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------------------------------------------------------| G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13-------13-------13-----| D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14-------14-------14--| A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 2 - Play ONCE.
"Where's all the colour gone..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------14-------0------| G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13----------13-------13--| D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14--------------------| A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 3 - Play ONCE.
"Caving in..."
e -----------------------------------------------0----| B -----------------------------------0---------0---0--| G ----8-----8-----8-----8------1-------1-----1--------| D ------9-----9-----9-----9------2---------2----------| A --7-----7-----7-----7------0-----0-----0------------| E ----------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
CHORUS
B Amaj7 B Amaj7
VERSE TWO
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
"We sit in our homes..."
e --0------| B --0------| G --8------| D --9-(7)--| A --9------| E --7------|
(B add11)
MIDDLE 8 - At this point, another guitar comes in...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
e ---------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------| G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3--| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--| G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------| B ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| G ------------------------------3-----3-----3---3----| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------| G ------2---2---1-----1-----2-----2-----1-----1------| D ----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| B ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G --4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3------| D ---------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Bic hammers the 3rd (on G) back onto the 4th.
This line is played 3 times and then stops (after, "Searching for something...")
SOLO
Play this line TWICE...
e --------------------------------------------------16-strum----9--strum---| B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----17-really---10-really--| G --------------------------------------------------16-fast!----9--fast!---| D -------------------------------------------------------------------------| A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9----------------------------| E -----------00----------00----------00------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
...then this onwards.
e -----------------------------------------------| B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7--------------| G --------------------------------------8--------| D --------------------------------------9--------| A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--------| E -----------00----------00----------00-7--------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e --16-strum----9--strum----16-strum----9--strum---| B --17-really---10-really---17-really---10-really--| G --16-fast!----9--fast!----16-fast!----9--fast!---| D -------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
ENDING - Two guitars again...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
"We've all been here..."
e ---------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------| x4 then...
A ------2-----2-----2-----------7-----7-----6--| E --0-------0---0-----------5-------5---5------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------| B ---------------| G ---------------| D ---------------| A ------6-----4--| E ---------------|
1 - 2 -
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
"We've all been here..."
e ----4-----4-----4-----4----------------------------| B ----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----| G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| D --2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2--| x3 then... A --------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------| E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ----4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9------| B -----------------------------------------------------| G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9----| D --2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--| A -----------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 -
THE END
B.
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