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How Do You Know You

Days of the New
TabTuningDrop Db
★4.8(5)

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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HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU - FULL GUITAR TAB

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Days of the New arr. Lunrael; Composed by Travis Meeks

Email: jsg393@gmail.com

Tuning is Double Drop-C# (Double Drop-D a half-step down): C# G# C# F# A# C#

-- Based off both the album and live versions in order be both as accurate as possible and practical for

performing live.

-- Rhythm is roughly hashed out but listening/playing to the original song is going to be the best way to get

it just right, esp. with all the sextuplets in the solo.

-- Features both a Rhythm (Guitar 1) and Lead (Guitar 2) part.

Key for Notation:

(/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato ( ) Harmonic

[ ] Song Section { } Sextuplet

Guitar 1 Intro [A] + Interlude [B]:

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------2-----------------0--------2--------0-------------------------------------|  4x
C#|-----0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0---------0--------0---------|
G#|--------0--------------------0-----------0-----------------3---------------3---------------|
C#|--0--------0--2--------3--------5-----------------5----------------3/5--------5-----3------|

Guitar 2 Intro [A]:

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x, then

C#|----------------------------(12)----------------(12)--(12)--------------------------------|
G#|------------------(12)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------(12)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Interlude [B]:

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------8b9b8--6-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------7----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------7/10\7--5--3--5-----5b6b5--3p0--3p----------0-----|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------8b9b8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------7/10\7--5--3--5-----5b6b5--3p0--3-----\0-----------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------5h3h5-----\0---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitars 1&2 Verse 1 [C]: same riff as in [A]

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------2-----------------0--------2--------0-------------------------------------|  8x
C#|-----0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0---------0--------0---------|
G#|--------0--------------------0-----------0-----------------3---------------3---------------|
C#|--0--------0--2--------3--------5-----------------5----------------3/5--------5-----3------|

Guitar 1 Chorus [D]:

D#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|--3-----3--3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2-----2--2--2--2-----------2-----2--2--2-----------------0----------------0------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|--0-----0--0--0--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0----------------------------------------3h5-----3p0--|
D#|-----0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----3-----3--3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2-----2--2--2--2-----------2-----2--2--2-----------------0----------------0------------------|  All 4x
C#|-----0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----0-----0--0--0--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|-----0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------0--3h5-----3p0--|

Guitar 2 Chorus [D]:

D#|--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--3-----3--3--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2-----2--2--2-------------------------------------------0----------------0------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|--0-----0--0--0--3--------3-----3/5-----3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------3h5-----3p0--|
D#|-----0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2-----2--2--2-----------------------------------------0----------------0------------------|  All 4x
C#|-----0-----0--0--0--3--------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----0-----0--0--0-----------5-----3-----5-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|-----0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------0--3h5-----3p0--|

Guitar 1 Verse 2 [E]: same riff as [A] and [C]

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------2-----------------2--------0-----------------0-------------------------------|  6x
C#|-----0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0-----------------0-----0-------0--------0-----|
G#|--------0--------------------0--------------------5--5--5--5--------3-------------3-----------|
C#|--0--------0--2--------3--------5--------5--------------------------------3/5--------5-----3--|

Guitar 2 Verse 2 [E]:

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x, then

C#|----------------------------(12)----------------(12)--(12)--------------------------------|
G#|------------------(12)------(12)----------------(12)--(12)--------------------------------|
C#|------(12)------------------(12)----------------(12)--(12)--------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------2-----------------2--------0-----------------0-------------------------------|  4x
C#|-----0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0-----------------0-----0-------0--------0-----|
G#|--------0--------------------0--------------------5--5--5--5--------3-------------3-----------|
C#|--0--------0--2--------3--------5--------5--------------------------------3/5--------5-----3--|

Guitar 1 Solo [F]: Begins the same as in [D], then takes over the solo

D#|--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--3-----3--3--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2-----2--2--2-------------------------------------------0----------------0------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|--0-----0--0--0--3--------3-----3/5-----3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------3h5-----3p0--|
D#|-----0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2-----2--2--2-----------------------------------------0----------------0------------------| then
C#|-----0-----0--0--0--3--------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----0-----0--0--0-----------5-----3-----5-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|-----0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------0--3h5-----3p0--|
D#|--7--------7-5---------------------------------------|
A#|------7-----------5/6--5--5------5---5/6-------------|
F#|------------------------------5-----------7----\0-5--|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------5-------5-----5-----5-----------5---------------------------------|
F#|---------5-7-8---8-7-5---5-------------------5-----------------------------------|
C#|--{5-7-8-------------------8---8-7---7-8-7-5-----3}-5/7------8--5---\0-----------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3h5--3-0--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Solo [F]: Begins with solo, then transitions into the same riff as Guitar 1 in [D]

D#|--10b12b10-------{10------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
A#|-----------10--------10-8---------8-9-10-9-8-8----8-9-10-9-8-8----8-9-10-9-8-8--------------6----------|
F#|--------------------------10-7-10--------------10--------------10--------------10}--------5---7-5h7\0--|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5/6-7--------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----{7-5-------------------5-7-7\9-\7-5-7-5-------5----------------------------|
C#|---------7-6-5\3p0h3/5-6-7------------------7h5h7---------3-5-6-7-6-5-3-2------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------3-5-----------------3-4--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------2--2--2-----------2-----2--2--2-----------------0----------------0------------------|
C#|-------0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|--5-\0-0--0--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|-------0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0----------------------------------------3h5-----3p0--|
D#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|--3-----3--3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2-----2--2--2--2-----------2-----2--2--2-----------------0----------------0------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G#|--0-----0--0--0--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----1-----------------1/3--5------------------------|
C#|--0-----0--0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------0--3h5-----3p0--|

Guitar 1 Outro [G]: slight variation on [A]

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------2-----------------0--------2--------0-------------------------------------|
C#|-----0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0---------0--------0---------|
G#|--------0--------------------0-----------0-----------------3---------------3---------------|
C#|--0--------0--2--------3--------5-----------------5----------------3/5--------5-----3------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------2-----------------0--------2--------0----------------------------------------|  All 2x,
C#|--------0--------------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0------------------3------------|  then
G#|-----------0--------------------0-----------0-----------------3------------3--4--5-----5--3/5----|
C#|-----0--------0--2--------3--------5-----------------5----------------3/5------------------------|
D#|--0--------------------------||
A#|--3--------------------------||
F#|--2--------------------------|| END
C#|--0--------------------------||
G#|--0--------------------------||
C#|--0--------------------------||

Guitar 2 Outro [G]:

D#|-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7\0-------------------------|
A#|-----6--6--5--6-----6--6--5--6-----5--6--8-----6--6--5--6-----6-0-------------------------|

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4x, then

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--4--5-----5--3h5-----|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--0--------------------------||
A#|--3--------------------------||
F#|--2--------------------------|| END
C#|--0--------------------------||
G#|--0--------------------------||
C#|--0--------------------------||

To simplify things once you've gone through each part, this is the order of song sections using the

abbreviations I mentioned earlier:

[A][B][C][D][B][E][D][F][D][G]

a.k.a.

Intro-Interlude-Verse1-CHORUS-Interlude-Verse2-CHORUS-Solo-CHORUS-Outro

This song has a lot going on but it's a ton of fun once you get the hang of it! Feel free to email me with

any comments or questions. Hope you enjoy.

--Lunrael

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