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When the Sun Sleeps

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

Intro

(Gtr 1)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------|
D|----9-----9------7---7---7---7----9-----9------7---7---7---7-|
A|-7----7-----7-9----9-------9---7----7-----7-5----5-------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------| (x2)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----5------5---5---5---5----5-----5------5---5---5---5-|
A|-3----3-----3-3----3-------3---3----3-----3-3----3-------3---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)

(listen you'll hear it.)

e|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------15|
G|-12-12-12----11-11-11-|------12----11h12p11-14-|----12----11h12p11-14---|
D|----------------------|-12------12-------------|-12----12---------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Verse

(Gtr 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-9-9-9991111111111111111119-9-9997-----5-----------------|
D|-x-x-xxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-xxxx-----x-----------------|
A|-7-7-777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7775(x9)-3(x30)------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12----11h12p11-14-----12--11-------------------12-12-12-11-11-11---|
D|-12------12-------------------------12----------12---------------------12|
A|-------------------------------------------9-10--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 1)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

G|-99999999999999999999999777777777755555555555555555555555555555555-|

D|-99999999999999999999999777777777755555555555555555555555555555555-|

A|-77777779999999997777777555555555533333333333333333333333333333333-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

.................................................................

(Gtr 2)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9991111111111111111119-9-99977777777755555555555555555555555555555555|
D|-x-x-xxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
A|-7-7-777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-77755555555533333333333333333333333333333333|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|---------------------------------------------|     |--------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------| (x2)|-13-12-10-1210b---8-| (x2)
G|---------------------------------------------|     |--------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|     |--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|     |--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|     |--------------------|

Chorus

(Both guitars)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-2-222222222222225-55555555555555---------------------------------|
D|-2-222222222222225-555555555555552-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
A|-0-000000000000003-333333333333332-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------2-222222222222220-00000000000000-|

(Keyboards)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-1216-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-1715-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| (x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse

(Gtr 1)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-|
A|-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9--x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----4------------4-----|
D|-------5------------5---|
A|-3-------3----3-------3-|
E|------------------------|

(Gtr 1)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9---9-9---9-9---7-7---7-7---7---7-|
D|-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9---9-9---9-9---7-7---7-7---7---7-|
A|-7-7---7-7---9-9---9-9---9---9---7-7---7-7---5-5---5-5---5---5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 1)

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----4------------4-----|
D|-------5------------5---|
A|-3-------3----3-------3-|
E|------------------------|

Verse

(Both guitars)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-9-9-9991111111111111111119-9-9997-----5-----------------|
D|-x-x-xxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-xxxx-----x-----------------|
A|-7-7-777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7775(x9)-3(x30)------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|--------------------------------------|      |--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------| cont.|-15-13-12-1312---10-| (x2)
G|-12-12-12-1212-12-12-12-12-12-12-11---|      |--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------12-|      |--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|      |--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|      |--------------------|

Chorus

(Both guitars)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-2-222222222222225-55555555555555---------------------------------|
D|-2-222222222222225-555555555555552-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
A|-0-000000000000003-333333333333332-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------2-222222222222220-00000000000000-|

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-1217-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-1715-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| (x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

(Gtr 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----3--------0h3p0--------0-----3--------0h3p0-| cont.
G|----0-----0------0---0----------0-----0------0---0-------|
D|------0-----0------0--------------0-----0------0---------|
A|-0---------------------------3---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----3--------0h3p0--------0-----3--------0h3p0-| (x2)
G|----0-----0------0---0----------0-----0------0---0-------|
D|------0-----0------0--------------0-----0------0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------------------------0---------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----3--------0h3p0--------0-----3--------0h3p0-| cont.
G|----0-----0------0---0----------0-----0------0---0-------|
D|------0-----0------0--------------0-----0------0---------|
A|-0---------------------------3---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----3--------0h3p0--------0-----3--------0h3p0-|
G|----0-----0------0---0----------0-----0------0---0-------|
D|------0-----0------0--------------0-----0------0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------------------------0---------------------------|

(Gtr 2)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-22222222222222225555555555555555-------------------------------|

D|-22222222222222225555555555555555222222222222222200000000000000-|

A|-00000000000000003333333333333333222222222222222200000000000000-|

E|---------------------------------222222222222222200000000000000-|

..............................................................

(Gtr 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----3--------0h3p0--------0-----3--------0h3p0-| cont.
G|----0-----0------0---0----------0-----0------0---0-------|
D|------0-----0------0--------------0-----0------0---------|
A|-0---------------------------3---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|

D|-22222222222222220000000000000000-|

A|-22222222222222220000000000000000-|

E|-22222222222222220000000000000000-|

................................

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| cont.
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-1210-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| cont.
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| cont.
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-1315-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| cont.
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Both guitars)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-2-222222222222225-55555555555555---------------------------------|
D|-2-222222222222225-555555555555552-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
A|-0-000000000000003-333333333333332-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------2-222222222222220-00000000000000-|

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-1217-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-1715-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| (x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Both guitars)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-2-222222222222225-55555555555555---------------------------------|
D|-2-222222222222225-555555555555552-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
A|-0-000000000000003-333333333333332-222222222222220-00000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------2-222222222222220-00000000000000-|

(Keyboards)

(transcribed for guitar.)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| cont.
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-1210-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| (x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Breakdown/(Gtr 1)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-5------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-3-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-0-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-5------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-3-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|

(Gtr 2)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

(Keyboards)

( transcribed for guitar.)

e|----|      |----------------------------|
B|----| (x23)|----------------------------| cont.
G|-12-|      |-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|----|      |----------------------------|
A|----|      |----------------------------|
E|----|      |----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------| cont.
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro

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

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| x Dead note

| b Bend

************************************

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