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Citizen Erased

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

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------12-12-12-12-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--12-12-12-12-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10-10-10-10-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10-10-10-10-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

(play all that twice for each chorus)

[INTERLUDE 1] - this is the really cool clean bit before the 2nd verse

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|--7----------|-------------|-------------|--/9---------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

hold~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E|-----5-----8-----7----6-----5---|-----5-----4-----3-----4-----5---|
B|-------5-----5----5-----5-----5-|---3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
G|-2/5-----5-----5----5-----5-----|-4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3-----2-----1-----2-----3--|-----3-----3-----5-----5p3-------|
B|---1---1-----1-----1-----1-----1|-------3-----3-----3-------3---3-|
G|-2-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-2/4-----4-----4-----4-------4---|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----5-----6-----7----8-----7---|-----7-----8-----9----10-----9---|
B|-------5-----5----5-----5-----5-|---8---8-----8-----8-----8-----x-|
G|-2/5-----5-----5----5-----5-----|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----8----9----10----11----12-0-|-------12~~~~~~~~----------------|
B|---10-10---10----10----10-------|-------12~~~~~~~~----------------|
G|-10-----10---10----10----10-----|----13---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-14------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Dosent sound like there's guitar in the verse so heres the 2nd bit of it..

[VERSE 2] - Second Part

F C E Am C

e|----------1----------------0-------|----------0-------------0--------0-----|
B|------1--------1-------1-------1---|-----0---------0------1---1---1-----1--|
G|----2---2---2----2---0---0---0---0-|---1----1----1---1--2-------0----------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

For____ one moment_______

F C E

e|----------1----------------0-------|---------0-----------0-------0---------|
B|------1-------1--------1-------1---|-----0-------0-----0---0---0---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---------1-------------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F C E Am C

e|----------1----------------0-------|----------0-------------0--------0-----|
B|------1--------1-------1-------1---|-----0---------0------1---1---1-----1--|
G|----2---2---2----2---0---0---0---0-|---1----1----1---1--2-------0----------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Open minded Im Sure i used

F C E

e|----------1---------------0-------|----------------------------------------|
B|------1-------1-------1-------1---|----------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
D|--3---------------2---------------|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|

to be___ so free_______ (get louder)

on the recording, the next part played is just the intro. but this is the riff

played at glasto and at pretty much every concert from the absoloution tour.

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--5^5--3--0----|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--5^5--3--0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--3-5-5^5--3-3-|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--3-5-5^5--3-3-|

MAIN RIFF X1

SOLO

- the start of the actual solo was just a bunch of squealy notes i

couldn't tab so ill tab the start from Hullaballoo which is just as good. the rest

is from the recording

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12^-|---------------------------------12^-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-0-12-12-0--12-12-0--12-12-0--12-----|-0-14-14-0--14-14-0--14-14-0--14-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12^-|---------------------------------12^-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-0-15-15-0--15-15-0--15-15-0--15-----|-0-17-17-0--17-17-0--17-17-0--17-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------11^-------------13^------------|--13~~~~~-13---/14---/16-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------11---/12---/14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

tremelo picking

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--16^^^--------------19^^^^^---------|-17---16h17p16---14-14--------21^^---|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-23^^^^^^----------------------------|--20p17--20-20--20^full--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------____--------/---etc etc-----|-------------------------------------|
B|--------/----\------/----------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----20^/------\----/-----------------|-----12^-----------------------------|
D|---------------\--/------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------\/-------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

this bit is all insane whammy pedal work

Chorus

PRE END BIT W/delay and possibly phaser

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----1---------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---1-----------|
G|--2--------2h4-|-4--------0-4^-|-^4-------2----|-2-------------|  x2
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

hold bend let ring

this is the really Quiet part on piano.

E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------4-------4----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---0-|----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------1---|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------4-------4----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0--------0----------------------|-0--------------------------------|
B|---1--------1--------------------|-1--------------------------------|
G|-----0--------0------------------|-0--------------------------------|
D|-------2--------2-------2--------|-2--------------------------------|
A|------------------3-----3--------|-3--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

chords for the end bit are as follows

|C |Am |C |F Fm |

|C |DM |Am |C | x2

|F |Fm |C |C |

thats it... im pretty sure this is right, so tell me which bits u think r wrong.

This took f***n ages to tab so Enjoy!

******************************************************************

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

******************************************************************

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