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The Closest Thing

The Juliana Theory
Tab
4.7(5)

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

Song

song : the closest thing

band : the juliana theory

album : understand this is a dream

tabbed by : Brad Belisle

dropped d tuning capo 3

verse one

guitar one

Eb G

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

guitar two

Eb G

e|-3----------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|-5----------------------------5-----------------------------|
G|-5----------------------------4---------------------------o-|
D|-5----------------------------2---------------------------o-|
A|-3----------------------------2-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-----------------------------|

chorus

both guitars

G F Bb

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
A|--2--0--5--------|
D|--2--0--5--------|

verse two

the same as verse one

prechorus

G F Bb G F Eb

e|------------------0-|
B|------------------1-|
G|------------------0-|
D|--2--0--5---2--0--2-|
A|--2--0--5---2--0--3-|
D|--2--0--5---2--0----|

chorus two

the same as first chorus

but in the second half guitar two does this

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--5-4/5-5--5-7-5-4/5\4----5-4/5-5---------|
A|----------------------5-----------0-4--5--|
D|------------------------------------------|

last part

both guitars

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-5-----5-----|
D|-5--5--5--2--|
A|-3--5--3--2--|
D|----5-----2--|

then

guitar one

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---5-4-------4---o-|
D|-------5----7-5--o-|
A|----------5--------|
D|-------------------|

guitar two

e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-5----o-|
D|-5--5-o-|
A|-3--5---|
D|----5---|

then finally

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--2--0--5-|
A|--2--0--5-|
D|--2--0--5-|

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