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How Long is the Night

Thursday
Tab

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Song

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How Long Is The Night - Thursday

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Tabbed by: Ryan

Email: ryanbryant123@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop D

Awesome song. E-mail me if you have any corrections.

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Guitar 1

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Intro: (0:00-0:31)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555--4444444444444444-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
A|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555------------+5------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|

p.m .......

Chorus: 2x (0:32-0:59)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0000-0000--5555-5555--0000-0000--2222--5555---|
A|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|
D|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|

Fill 1: Clean (1:00-1:53) Start stop rhythm

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x--4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x------|
D|-7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x--7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Clean (1:54-1:56)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--15-15-17-17-14-14-15-15-17-14~---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Clean (1:57-2:17) Those are double digits not single!

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--171717171717171717-15151515151515/202020202020202020-1818181818181818--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (2:18-2:20)

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------5-----5-----|
D|--000-7-000-7-00--|
A|--000---000---00--|
D|--000---000---00--|

Awesome part: 4x (2:21-2:45) Guitar 2 does the palm mutes, but guitar 1 could also do them.

e|-----15------------15-----------------------15-----------15-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----12h13---14----12h13--------14h17-14-----14h17-14----------|
D|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|
A|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|
D|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|

p.m .. p.m ..

Intro: (2:46-3:17)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555--4444444444444444-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
A|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555------------+5------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|

p.m .......

Chorus: 2x (3:18-3:46)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0000-0000--5555-5555--0000-0000--2222--5555---|
A|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|
D|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|

Bridge: Clean (3:47-4:27)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-5------9-5----------------9-----------------9--------|
D|----------------------9h10--12-12---10--9h10--12-12---10-9---|
A|--8-8------8-8-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---9------9---9---------------9-12-9----------|
D|------9----------9---9-9h10--9h10----------10-9----|
A|--8-------8--8-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9h10----12-9-5-------9----------9----------9h10----------|
D|--9h10--------10----------------10-10------10-9h10--------9h10----|
A|----------------------------8----------8--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------------------9---------9h10-9----|
D|----10---9-10--9h10-------10----9-10-------------|
A|--8---------------------8------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro: Clean (4:27-end)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13131313131313131313131313131313--17171717171717171717171717171717-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:

e|------|
B|--10--|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
D|------|

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Guitar 2

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Intro: (0:00-0:31) It looks like a lot, but it all sounds good and it fits within the 31 seconds.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999-101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999--5555--77777777--9999999999999999---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---|
A|-7777777777--3333--55555555--7777777777777777---|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212--14141414--1616161616161616---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212--1414141414141414---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9999999999-----------+5---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--2222222-------|
A|-7777777777--2222222-------|
D|-------------2222222-------|

Chorus: 2x (0:32-0:59)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------6---------------6-------|
G|-5~------5~-----------------5---------------5-----|
D|-3~------3~-------------------3---------------3---|
A|-------------------3-----------------3------------|
D|-----------------3---3-------------3---3----------|

Chorus continued: Fast strumming on this part

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999--77777777---9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10---|
D|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx---------------------------------------------|
A|-77777777--55555555---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1: Clean (1:06-1:53) This part is a little confusing. Wait until guitar 1 starts

4 part before starting this:

7

e|--5------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5~-----------5~----------------------------------------------------|
G|----5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------After 9 times hit:--00--Then 3 more times hit:-0---|
A|------------------------------------------00-------------------------0---|
D|------------------------------------------00-------------------------0---|

After that last set of 0's play that 2 more times then start this:

Clean (1:54-1:56)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--15-15-17-17-14-14-15-15-17-14~---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Clean (1:57-2:17) Again, those are double digits not single!

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--171717171717171717-15151515151515/202020202020202020-1818181818181818--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (2:18-2:20)

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------5-----5-----|
D|--000-7-000-7-00--|
A|--000---000---00--|
D|--000---000---00--|

Awesome part: (2:21-2:45) Play the palm mutes when guitar 1 gets done with each group.

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--00-------------------00----------------------|
A|--00-------------------00----------------------|
D|--00-------------------00----------------------|

p.m .. p.m ..

Intro: (2:46-3:17) When you play this intro again, there is a slite variation to it.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999-101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999--5555--77777777--9999999999999999---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---|
A|-7777777777--3333--55555555--7777777777777777---|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212--14141414141414141414141414141414---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--10101010101010101010101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212------------+5---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---2222222-------|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010---2222222-------|
D|------------------------------------2222222-------|

Chorus: 2x (3:18-3:46)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------6---------------6-------|
G|-5~------5~-----------------5---------------5-----|
D|-3~------3~-------------------3---------------3---|
A|-------------------3-----------------3------------|
D|-----------------3---3-------------3---3----------|

Chorus continued: Fast strumming on this part

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999--77777777---9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10---|
D|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx---------------------------------------------|
A|-77777777--55555555---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (3:47-4:27) Their might be 2 guitars on this part but it's so difficult to hear

I only tabbed it for 1 guitar.

Outro: Clean (4:28-end)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13131313131313131313131313131313--17171717171717171717171717171717-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:

e|------|
B|--10--|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
D|------|

| . palm mute

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ let ring

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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