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Captains Chair

Sanctus Real
Tab

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Song

Band: Sanctus Real

Album: Nothing to Lose

Song: Captain's Chair

Submitted by: Jeff Larson

The song is in Drop D flat.. Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb

Intro

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----4-5----4-5---4-5----4-5---4-5-----|
Db|--7------7-----7------7-----7---------|

Intro Riff

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7-----4--5----4-5-4--4--4------------------------|
Ab|--5--5---7----------------2--2----2--4--5--4-/12~~~---|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A Riff A Outro

eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-777777----------444444-6-2-|-6--7--4--2--------------|
Ab|-555555--555555--222222-4-0-|-4--5--2--0--0-2-4-2-0---|
Db|---------555555-------------|-------------0-2-4-2-0---|

When he says, "here we stand...." Play these chords

(The strumming patterns are not shown)

eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|--4--5--6---|
Ab|--4--5--6---|
Db|--4--5--6---|

Then go back to Riff A, and Intro

Riff B

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------7--------7h10----*|
Gb|--77777777--7777777---------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------*|
Db|----------------------------|

Riff C

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------*|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5----7---------7------5----7---------7---------|
Ab|------------5---------5------------5---------5--*|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|

Then play Riff B and C together

Then add heavy distortion

Solo!

eb|---------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------
Gb|--11--12--14 \ 6--7--9-----------------------
Db|------------------------------4-----4h5p4----
Ab|------------------------5--7-----7-----------
Db|---------------------------------------------
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------14--17--15----|
Gb|--11--12--14 \ 6--7--9---14--16-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|

Then the chords I showed earlier

End on

eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|---7---|
Db|---7---|
Ab|---5---|
Db|---0---|

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