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Lostprophets
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Song

Artist: Lost Prophets

Title: Start Something

Album: Start Something

Tuning: Dropped D (DADGBe) Low to High

Tabber: a_guy_called_richard@hotmail.com

Any one else going to see them at the CIA in Cardiff in november?

Intro:

Rhythm:

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| x2
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|

PM. . . . . .

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-8------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-8------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-8------------------------|

PM. . . . .

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|

PM. . . . . .

On the second time through the intro, play

all of the last notes open.

Lead: Not the exact amount because it wont fit,

but u get the idea

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7--7-7-5/7-7-7-7b8-7-7-7b8-7-7-5/7-7-7-| x8
|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------------------|

PM. . . . .

Bridge:

Rhythm:

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0------------------------|

PM. . . . . .

Lead:

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7--7-7-5/7-7-7-7b8-7-7-7b8-7-7-5/7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------------------|

PM. . . . .

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-5/7-7--7-7-5/7-7-7-7b8-7-7-7b8-7-7-5/7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Pause right before the verse

Verse:

Rhythm:

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10--10------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10--10-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8-8---8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8-8---8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8-8---8-8-8-8-8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-12-12------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-12-12-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-8--8--8--10-10-10-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|

Lead: Mute the strings after every line played.

Listen carefully to the song

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x2
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Repeat all of that twice

Pre-Chorus:

Lead:

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-15-15-15-15-|

Chorus:

Rhythm:

Part 1:

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-15-15-15-15-|

Part 2:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1-1-x-1-1-1-x-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------|

Part 3:

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play part 2 again.

Part 4:

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0----------------0-0-----------------|
|-0----------------0-0--<Mute strings>-|
|-0----------------0-0-----------------|

PM .

Lead: This is played throught the chorus,

apart from when Rhythm, Part 4 is played,

then Lead Part 2 is played.

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-0-10-13-0-0-12-0-10-13-15-15-15-15-|

Lead Part 2:

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-7-<pause>-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

Then play the Verse, but with different lead:

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x2
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| x2
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19---|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|(Same strumming pattern as above)|

|-19-19-19-19-19-19b20r19-19-19---|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Then play the Chorus.

Outro: This part has both guitars playing

the rhythm, but il tab out the piano bit

for the lead guitar

Rhythm:

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| x2
|-0-----------1--1--1-|
|-0-----------1--1--1-|
|-0-----------1--1--1-|

PM . . .

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-3-----------1--1--1-|
|-3-----------1--1--1-|
|-3-----------1--1--1-|

PM . . .

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-0-----------1--1--1-|
|-0-----------1--1--1-|
|-0-----------1--1--1-|

PM . . .

Lead: Rest for the first bar

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---------------------7----|
|-0-7-8-7--6-7-6--5-6------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------7-8-7-|
|-0-7-8-7--6-7-6--5-6-------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---------------------7----|
|-0-7-8-7--6-7-6--5-6------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

And thats it

Yet another great tab from The Legend

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