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Sunday Bloody Sunday

The Living End
Tab

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

Song

-THE LIVING END-

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Tabbed By Michael Fryar

manumick20@yahoo.com

x=deadnote

p=pull-off

h=hammer-on

~=vibrado

^bend

v=bring bend back down

()=harmonic

s=slide

*Drum Intro*

Intro then into Verse pt#1

e-----------------------------------|
b------5-------5-------3-------3----|
g----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
d--7-------5-------3-------3--------|(x4)
a-----------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|

Verse pt#2

C F C F

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5----------------------------------------------------5---------------|
d--5--------------3-------------------------------------5------------3--|
a--3--------------3-------------------------------------3------------3--|
e-----------------1--------------------------------------------------1--|

how long.......how long must we sing this song........how long.....how long..

A C F F G F

e------------------------------------------------------------------------|                                                   e-------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------|                                                   b-------|
g---------------------2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-5-5-5------------------------------|                   every 2nd time you play that get             g-------|

d-p-i-c-k-s-l-i-d-e---2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3----|(x6 from A chord) the second last chord (f) and slide it d-3s5s3-|

a-p-i-c-k-s-l-i-d-e---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3----| to a G chord and slide back to the F chord: a-3s5s3-|

e-p-i-c-k-s-l-i-d-e-------------------------x-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-1-1----|                                                   e-1s3s1-|

tonight.....................we can be as one...

Chorus:

e-------------------------------------------|
b------5-------5------3-------3-------------|
g----5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5-----------|
d--7-------5------3-------3-------(x2)--7---|
a-------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|

Verse

Chorus (but after you play the riff go stright into verse#2 as seen above)

Verse (only play as many times as needed)

Solo:

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------12^v--|
g---------5-5----------7-7----------9-9------10-10-----12s14-12-------|
d-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7--------7-----------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-12----17----15----------------15-15-------------15-15--------------15-15--|
b----------------13-------13-13-------------13-13--------------13-13--------|
g----14----12-------12-12-------------12-12--------------12-12--------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------13-13--------12-12------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------15-15-13------------------------------12h13p12-------|
g-12-12--------12-12----------------14------------14-12----12-14----------13----|
d----------------------------------------------14-------14-------------------14-|
a----------------------------------------12-15----------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|
b-17-17s-15-15-13-13---13-13-13-13-12--10-10--------|
g-17-17s-16-16s14-14---10-10-10-10-10--------12-----|
d-----------------------------------------------10--|
a---------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (I think its the bridge!)

e--5--------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
b--5--------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--------------5--7^----7^v----------------------------------------------|
d--7--------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
a--7--------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
e--5--------------5--------------------------------------------------5------|

wipe your tears away.... wipe your tears away

e--------------------5--------------------------------------------------5---|
b--------------------5--------------------------------------------------5---|
g--------------------5--------------------------------------------------5---|
d--------------------7--------------------------------------------------7---|
a--------------------7--------------------------------------------------7---|
e--------------------5------------------5-------------------------------5---|

wipe your tears away wipe your tears away wipe your tears away

Then do a Harmonic Silde into the chorus:

(!!hold down the A note the whole time!!)

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------5-(9-9)-(8-8)-(7-7)-(6-6)-(7-7)-(8-8)-(9)-|

wipe your tears away

Chorus (but its played as the verse so play the verse chords)

Chris changes the strumming though towards the end on that F chord (listen to see what he does)

Finish on a Am chord.

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