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The Vast Spoils of America

Saves the Day
Tab

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

Song

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the vast spoils of america - saves the day

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Tabbed by: TheTroy

Tuning: Half Step down

intro

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9---7/9\7-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-x-x---x/x\x-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7---5/7\5-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse (palm mute when needed) (exact strum pattern not shown)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7-7-7-7-77--------------5-5-5-5-55----------------------------|
Db|-6-7-6-7-67--7-7-7-7-77--5-5-5-5-55--5-5-5-5-55----------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-77--5-5-5-5-55--5-5-5-5-55--3-3-3-3-33----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------3-3-3-3-33----------------------------------------|

CHORUS (on second time, replace the slides with a mute

by putting your finger right over the 5th fret bar)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7/9\7-7------2-----5----5------9\7-7-9-9-----------------------------|
Db|-2-2--x/x\x-7-X16--2-X7--5-X8-5-X15--x\x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--5/7\5-5------0-----2----3------7\5-5-7-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

play verse

play chorus

end of chorus into pre bridge (no strum pattern shown)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5-4-2--5--5--7--9--11-12-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5-4-2--5--5--7--9--11-12-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3-2-0--2--3--5--7--9--10-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play verse

play chorus

outro guitar 1 (play the verse chords just strum continuously)

outro solo guitar 2 (listen for timeing) (r= return bend)

eb|--------------------------10~-----10-10--10~-----10-10---------------------|
Bb|-5~--7~--8~--10~--12~-13~-13b15~-r13p12--13b15~-r13p12-12~-10~-8p7h8~-7~---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0~-5~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

END

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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