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Absent

Tmesis
Tab

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Song

TMESIS - ABSENT

tabbed by Dwain Doughty adrock13@hotmail.com

tuning: Dropped D D A D G B E

KEY: * Mute Strings

. Palm Mute

^ Up Stroke/Strum

INTRO

E ---------------------

B ---------------------

G ---------------------

D --------------------- x4

A 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0
D 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0

VERSE

guitar 1 - rythem

E ---------------

B ---------------

G ---------------

D --------------- x3

A 000*000*000*000

D 000*000*000*000

.. .. .. ..

^ ^ ^ ^

guitar 2 (comes in after guitar 1 plays through once)

E --------------------------------------

B not too sure on this------------------

G 5555777788887777-(20)24-24-24-20-20-20 x2 <---you need a guitar with

D -------------------------------------- two octaves for this

A -------------------------------------- (20) - play this very

D -------------------------------------- quickly

CHORUS

E ---------------------

B ---------------------

G ---------------------

D --------------------- x4

A 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0
D 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0

VERSE

guitar 1 - rythem

E ---------------

B ---------------

G ---------------

D --------------- x3

A 000*000*000*000

D 000*000*000*000

.. .. .. ..

^ ^ ^ ^

guitar 2 (come in after guitar 1 goes through once)

E --------------------------------------

B --------------------------------------

G 5555777788887777-(20)24-24-24-20-20-20 x2

D --------------------------------------

A --------------------------------------

D --------------------------------------

CHORUS

E ---------------------

B ---------------------

G ---------------------

D --------------------- x4

A 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0
D 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0

INTERLUDE

guitar 2

E ---------------- (this is wrong but sounds right when you play along)

B ----------------

G 5555777788887777 x16

D ----------------

A ----------------

D ---------------

ENDING - PART 1

E -----------

B -----------

G -----------

D ----------- x8

A 0-0-0-4-4-3
D 0-0-0-4-4-3

PART 2

E ---------------------

B ---------------------

G ---------------------

D --------------------- x4

A 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0
D 0-2-3-4-3-2-0-2-3-0-0

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