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Trace of Doubt

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

TRACE OF DOUBT

/= slide up

\= slide down

h= hammer on

p= pull off

^= full bend

v= bring bend down

pm= palm mute

x= dead note

Intro:

e--------------------5-5--5-5--|
b------------3-------6-6--6-6--|
g--0-5p3-3p0---(x3)------------|
d------------------------------|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|

Pre Verse:

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--5^-5p3-5-3--|
d--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--5^-5p3-5-3--| x4
a--------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------|

Verse:

A# F G

e-----------|
b-----------|
g--3--------|
d--3--3-5---| x4
a--1--3-5---|
e-----1-3---|

"I never thought I'd live to tell this tale today

Not in my wildest dreams could I predict it anyway

Just a social misfit with nothing much to do

Well at least I've had my intrests, 'cos now my life is through"

Pre Chorus:

e----------------------------6-------------------------------------|
b----------------------------8-------------------------------------|
g----2---4---5---7---5---7-8-8---0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3---0--|
d---2---4---5---7---5---7--8-8---0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3--0--0-5-3---0--| x2
a--0---2---3---5---3---5---6-6-------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------|

"And everything is getting darker now,

I hope I can ecscape it some how"

e-------------------------------3~------------|
b-------------------------------3~------------|
g--3----------------------------4~------------|
d--3-------------------------3--5~-(whammy)---|
a--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3--5~------------|
e----------------------------1--3~------------|

pm...................

"Some how!"

Chorus:

e------------0--0----1--1----4-4---|
b----5--5----0--0----1--1----4-4---|
g--5-5--5----0--0----2--2----5-5---|
d--5-5--5--2-2--2--3-3--3--6-6-6---| x4
a--3-3--3--2-2--2--3-3--3--6-6-6---|
e----------0-0--0--1-1--1--4-4-4---|

"I can't see the lights outside,

And I can't seem to run, and hide

Prisoner of something, but I can't quite figure it out,

It casts a shadow upon my thoughts and leaves no trace of doubt"

Pre Verse

Verse

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Pre solo:

e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----~~~~~~--|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----~~~~~~--|
e-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----~~~~~~--|

pickslide

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--11\----|
d--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--11\----|
a--4-x-x-4--4-4-6-x-x-6--6-6-7-x-x-7--7--9\-----|
e-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9---------|
d--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--9\-----|
a--4-x-x-4--4-4-6-x-x-6--6-6-7-x-x-7--7--9\-----|
e----------------------------------------7\-----|
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--11\----|
d--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--11\----|
a--4-x-x-4--4-4-6-x-x-6--6-6-7-x-x-7--7--9\-----|
e-----------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9-------------|
d--6-----6--6-6-8-----8--8-8-9-----9--9--9-8-7-6-5--|
a--4-x-x-4--4-4-6-x-x-6--6-6-7-x-x-7--7--9-8-7-6-5--|
e----------------------------------------7-6-5-4-3--|

Solo:

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-6^(half)--6^--5---6^v---------------------------------------------------0-|
g-6^(half)--6^----8-6^v-5-------0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-10-12-0-|
d-------------------------8-5-----------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--9^--9^v-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------9^v---9-15-13-----------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------14-12--12p10-12p10----10----------------10----8^(half)----------|
d---------------------------------12----12p11p10-------10----8^(half)----------|
a------------------------------------------------13p10----10----------10p8-10--|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------5~-----------|
b--5/6-8p7p5-9p7p6-10p9p7-11p10p9-12p11p10-13p11-14p11-15\---5~-----------|

g------------------------------------------------------------6~-(whammy)--|

d------------------------------------------------------------7~-----------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Outro:

e--------------------5-5--5-5--|
b------------3-------6-6--6-6--|
g--0-5p3-3p0---(x3)------------|
d------------------------------|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
e--------------------5-5--5-5--5-3---|
b------------3-------6-6--6-6--6-3---|
g--0-5p3-3p0---(x3)--------------4---|
d--------------------------------5---|
a--------------------------------5---|
e--------------------------------3---|

Tabbed by Jason Zarpellon

jason_zarps@hotmail.com

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