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Song
Song: Escape from the a-bomb house
Artist: less than jake
Album: Anthem
Tabbed by: Jon Holmes
Tuning: Standard
This song rules, its played fast on the cd, with overdrive, but i find it also sounds
slow and clean when using the full chords.
The rhythm on here is all wrong, just play it how you like it, or how you think it goes.
Intro: Played fast with up and down strokes
e-|----------------4--4--4-4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| b-|----------------5--5--5-5---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| g-|---6--6--6-6----6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| x2 d-|---6--6--6-6----6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| a-|---4--4--4-4----4--4--4-4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| e-|---4--4--4-4----------------------------------------|
main riff: (when instruments come in)
e-|----------------4--4--4-4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| b-|----------------5--5--5-5---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| g-|---6--6--6-6----6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| d-|---6--6--6-6----6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| a-|---4--4--4-4----4--4--4-4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| e-|---4--4--4-4----------------------------------------| e-|---5--------| b-|---5--------|
g-|---6--- <---|this chord played 8 times
d-|---7--------| a-|---7--------| e-|---5--------|
Verse: (Dear mom and dad....) Just arpeggios of the chords.
e-|---4~-------------4------------5--------------5--| b-|---5~----------5------------5--------------5-----| g-|---6~-------6------------6--------------6--------| X2 except on 2nd time d-|---6~----6---------------------------------------| play first chord a-|---4~----4------------7--------------7-----------| as an arpeggio e-|----------------------5--------------5-----------|
Bridge: (and after all the endless fights) Can be played with power chords.
e-|---------------7--7--7--7----4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--| b-|---9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| g-|---9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| d-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--| a-|---7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9----4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--| e-|---------------7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5--|
Chorus part 1: (theres no need to apologise---don't wait up...)
e-|---4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5----------------7--7--7--7---| b-|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7---| g-|---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8---| d-|---6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---| X2 a-|---4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9---| e-|---------------5--5--5--5----------------7--7--7--7---|
Chorus part 2: (i'm better off gone (cause we don't see eye to eye) same order as bridge.
e-|---------------7--7--7--7----4--4--4--4--x--5--x--5--x--7--x--7----| b-|---9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5--x--5--x--5--x--7--x--7----| g-|---9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8----6--6--6--6--x--6--x--6--x--8--x--8----| d-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----6--6--6--6--x--7--x--7--x--9--x--9----| a-|---7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9----4--4--4--4--x--7--x--7--x--9--x--9----| e-|---------------7--7--7--7----------------x--5--x--5--x--7--x--7----|
Interlude:
e-|---------------------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------------------| g-|---8--x--x--x--x--x--------8--x--x--x--x--x--| d-|---9--x--x--x--x--x--7-7-7-9--x--x--x--x--x--| a-|---9--x--x--x--x--x--7-7-7-9--x--x--x--x--x--| e-|---7--x--x--x--x--x--7-7-7-7--x--x--x--x--x--| e-|----------------------------| b-|----------------------------| g-|----------------------------| d-|--7-7-7-9--------9--7-------| a-|--7-7-7-9---x2---9--7--x4---| e-|--7-7-7-7--------7--7-------|
Brass solo: (played over chorus part 1) played to rhythm of lyrics
e-|-------------------------------------------------| b-|-------------------------------------------------| g-|-------------------------------------------------| d-|---13--14--13--11------------------------11------| a-|-------------------14----14--14--11--14----------| e-|-------------------------------------------------|
x2 2nd time has a
e-|-------------------------------------------------| harmonized
b-|-------------------------------------------------| layer
g-|---------------------11--------------------------| d-|---13--14----14--14------13--13--14--13----------| a-|-------------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------------| b-|-------------------------------------------------| g-|-------------------------------------------------| d-|---11~-------------------------------------------| a-|-------------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
e-|-------------------------------| b-|-------------------------------| g-|---9--9--9--9--7--7-7----------| d-|---9--9--9--9--7--7-77--7--7---| a-|---7--7--7--7--5--5-57--7--7---| e-|---------------------5--5--5---|
End:
e-|-------------------------------| b-|-------------------------------| g-|---9~--------------------------| d-|---9~--------------------------| a-|---7~--------------------------| e-|-------------------------------|
I think thats it, i hope you enjoy playing this song.
(listen to it to find out the order)
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