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Say Hello to the Angels

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4.6(23)

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

Intro

Guitar 1

Played fast.

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|             \
G|-------------------|-------------------|              |
D|-------------------|-------------------|  X2          |
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|              |
e|-------------------|-------------------|              |->  repeated

|-> until vocals

E|-------------------|-------------------|              |
B|-------------------|-------------------|              |
G|-------------------|-------------------|              |
D|-------------------|-------------------|             /
A|--4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar 2

Nothing for 8 bars

Then, all downstrokes

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|        \
D|--------------|--------------|         |
A|--------------|--------------|         |
e|--------------|--------------|         |-> played

|-> 4 times

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|         |
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|         |
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|        /
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Verse

Guitar 1 (Lead)

Riff

Dm

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--6-5------6-5----------|--6-5------6-5----------|
G|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Am

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|----5-5---5-5----5-5----|----5-5---5-5---5-7-----|
D|--7-----7------7--------|--7-----7-----7---------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Rhythm)

Chords

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Am

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
G|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

There is a distinct strumming pattern here, so listen carefully.

Some of the notes almost sound muted, bet they still are audiable,

so don't let go of the strings at any point. You can hear the strum

pattern individually at 3:17 for one bar- so treat yourself.

When Sam sings "one..two..three", it goes into some kind of bridge

or alternate verse.

Dm

E|--5--------5--|
B|--6--------6--|
G|--7--------7--|    On both guitars
D|--7--------7--|
A|--x--------x--|
e|--x--------x--|

Same chords but lead guitar changes slightly.

These notes are all safe to play...

E|--5--8--10--12----------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
e|------------------------|

It is barely decipherable- I play this, picking at the same rhythm as the rhythm guitar.

E|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-5-|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-10-|
B|--------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
e|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

It slips back into the verse after 8 bars of this.

"But each night"

Guitar 1 (Lead)

Riff

Dm

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--6-5------6-5----------|--6-5------6-5----------|
G|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Am

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|----5-5---5-5----5-5----|----5-5---5-5---5-7-----|            \_Played Twice
D|--7-----7------7--------|--7-----7-----7---------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Rhythm)

Chords

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|  X2
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

"This is a concept"

At this point it sounds more melodic so move your pick-up to the middle.

Guitar 1 (Lead)

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|

"this is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"

"this is-n't no inter-vention"

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|

"this is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"

"this isn't no intervention

E|8--5---------8--5--------8--5--------10--5-------|
B|-----8-6-5--------8-6-5-------8-6-5--------8-6-5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------| This could well be
D|-------------------------------------------------| on the old synthesiser
A|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|

"this isn't you yet"

etc.

Guitar 2

Chords

Dm

"This is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"

Am

"This is-n't no inter-vention"

Dm

"This is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"

Am Bb

"This isn't no inter-vention"

Dm

"This isn't you yet"

Am Bb

"What you thought was such a conquest"

Dm

"Your hair is so pretty and red"

Am Bb

"Baby, baby you're really the- best"

Next Bit

Guitar 1

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|  X2
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar 2

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

"can I get there this way"

"I think so"

Bridge or ALternate Verse

Guitar 2 keeps playing same chords ^

Guitar 1

E|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-5-|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-10-|
B|--------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
e|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

"We should take a trip now to see new places"

"I'm sick of this town"

"I see my face has changed"

Then awesome instrumental bridge.

Guitar 1

Dm

E|--5--------5--|
B|--6--------6--|
G|--7--------7--|
D|--7--------7--|
A|--x--------x--|
e|--x--------x--|

Guitar 2

Wait one bar, then:

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|  For 10 bars
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Then

Dm

E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Guitar 1

Michael joins in with

E|----------------|
B|--5-6-----5-6---|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
e|----------------|

"Say hello..."

Last Note

E|-------|
B|--5----|
G|-------|

Bb Dm Am

E|--6--|--5--|--5--|
B|--8--|--6--|--5--|
G|--8--|--7--|--5--|
D|--7--|--7--|--7--|
A|--6--|--5--|--7--|
e|--6--|--5--|--5--|

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| / Slide up

| x Dead note

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