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Medicate by AFI

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AFI - MEDICATE
Tuning half step down

Intro - For the first 8 or so seconds the intro is played in reverse. Then: (Might be
guitar playing an octave up on this):
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

play three times, then:
eb--------------------|
Bb--------------------|
Gb---------7h9-9-9----|
Db----7--7------------|
Ab--0--0--------------|
Eb--------------------|

...then go back to this, three more times...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...then...
eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

during the second repeat of the intro, the backing guitar goes a little like this:
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------7777777777777777-55555555----------------------|
-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-55555555-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-33333333-33333333-55555555-5\-|

verse:
"Could I..."
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
-------------8--8-8-8-8-----------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5--x--x-x-x-x---------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----------------7-7-7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--------------0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

"I've come to find..."
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-------0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

Pre-chorus:
"This...is..."
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7p5----7~----/     \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-------------5~--/       \---|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-------------5~-/        \--|

Chorus:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm (listen for strumming pattern):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

I also noticed on the last repeat of the chorus, right before davey says "Medicate,"
1:11) the guitar does a slide thing like this:
---------------------------|
-10-10-10/13-13-13-13\-----|
-10-10-10/14-14-14-14\-----|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|

back to intro:
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------| THREE TIMES
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

^
Here there's a second guitar doing this:
eb-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb--10-10-10----------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|

verse 2:
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------7-7--7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-----------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

pre-chorus 2:
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--------5h7p5----7~----/     \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------5\-------------5~--/       \---|
---5\-----------3\----------2\-------------5~-/        \--|

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|

---------|
---------|
---------|
-7--7-7\-|
-7--7-7\-|
-5--5-5\-|

bridge:
----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----|
------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13-----13---|
-14-----14-----14-----10-----10-----10------11----11-----11------10----10-----10-----10-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play four times, then play this four times...
"I feel nothing at all..."
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
------------1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|
-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|

then...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...two times then...

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

before third repeat:
----------|
----------|
-7--9--10-|
-x--x--x--|
-5--7--8--|
----------|

then chorus one more time:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

and the lead plays a slight variation on the usual (can't hear it exactly though, I'll
it as soon as I can)

then...

SOLO (w/ wah):
--/17-1717171717----------/19-191919191919--------------13p0-12p0-----------------|
------------------10-12-13--------------------10-12-13-------------10-12-13-10----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Not so sure about this part...
-10------------------------17-----------------------------20--------------------------------|
-13b15-----------------------17/----------------------------20/-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------t12p7p3h7t12p7p3h7---------t15p10p7h10t15p10p7h10----------10p7p0--10/14p0-10/12p7---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

((PICK SLIDE))

---t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12-t15p8p5h8-t17~--|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
---t9p5p2h5t9p5p2h5-t7p5p2h5t7p5p2~-|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5-7(bend up one step, tap 10th fret while releasing bend)h10p7h10p7/5------|
----5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~---|
--/7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

outro:
"You don't even know my name..."
--------------------------------------------|
----6---------------6~----------------------|
-5--7--7-9-10-5-----7~----------------------|
-5--7--x-x-x--5--5--7~----------------------|
-3--5--5-7-8--3--5--5~----------------------|
-3--5---------3--3--5~----------------------|
"Med-i-cate."
--------------|
--------------|
-5 / 7--------|
-5 / 7--7~\---|
-3 / 5--7~\---|
-3 / 5--5~\---|

enjoy,

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