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The Boy Who Destroyed The World by AFI

The Boy Who Destroyed The World tab by AFI

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|=========================================|
|                     |
|   The Boy Who Destroyed The World   |
|         AFI           |
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This is one of the hardest songs I've ever tried to tab, but
I gave it a shot :) Corrections and comments are much appreciated :D
[email protected] -if you don't have a UG account ;)

Enjoy!

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Standard Tuning (eBGDAE)
2 Guitars (Although, you can do it with one)

h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
~  = vibrato/whammy
 = natural harmonics
b  = bend
x  = deadened string
PM = palm mute
/  = slide
(#) = let the note ring

Palm Slide: Deaden all the strings with your four fingers and slide your hand
along the fretboard.
Pick Slide: Place your pick perpendicular to the bottom three strings and slide
it up towards the neck.
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Intro
Guitar 1 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5--|

Guitar 2 comes in towards the end of second play
e|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---8~~-10~~-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------/11-11-/16-16~~---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------x--x---x--x------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------/9--9--/14-14~~---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

and then Guitar 1
e|------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---7////19--|
Do this slide very quickly and then a quick simultaneous Palm Slide & Pick
Slide down to the seventh fret before starting the verse.
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Verse
Guitar 1
Part 1 x3
e|----------7--7-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------7--8-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------7--7----------7--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--9-9-9-9-------5-5-5-5-7--7-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--9-9-9-9-------5-5-5-5-5--7-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3----5-----|


Part 2 x1
e|----------7--7-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------7--8-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------7--7--12/14---(14)---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--9-9-9-9-------x--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--9-9-9-9-------10/12---(12)---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--7-7-7-7----------------------|
End Part 2 with a quick Pick Slide.


Play Part 1 x3


Part 3 x1
e|----------------------------------------0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------0--------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------4--(4)---------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-9-4--4--4--2--4--(4)------------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-x----4--4--2--2--(2)---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-7/2--2--2--0-----------------------|
PM  |-----------|
The open strings at the end are played in time with "As I'm falling..."

Do a Palm Slide and wait about half a second before following with a Pick Slide.


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Chorus
Guitar 1 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5--|

*

End first Chorus with
e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---8-8-8-10-10-10-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---x-x-x-x--x--x---11-11-11-9-9-9---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---5-5-5-7--7--7---x--x--x--x-x-x---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------9--9--9--7-7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|


****

Play Verse (Verse 2 is the same as Verse 1)


****

Chorus x4

Over the end of the third play, Guitar 2 plays
e|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---8---10--------|
Chord diagramG+G|---x---x----11~--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---5---7----x----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------9~---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|

*

Chord diagramA augmentedA few notes played just before the bridge starts:
e|---------3--(3)--|
Chord diagramBB|------5-----(5)--|
Chord diagramG+G|---4--------(4)--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|
Basically a Chord diagramDmDm chord moved up two frets. It's played so quietly that I use my
thumb to play these. Comments and corrections please :)


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Bridge and Verse 3 - This took me ages to get,
and it still seems a bit off, but here it is nonetheless :)

Guitar 1 plays the whole Bridge and Verse

Part 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-7-7-7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
PM  |-----| |-----| |---|  |-----|
Don't let the notes ring


Part 2
e|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9-7/10--9--7-7-7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0-----0--0-0-0-0---|
PM   |---|  |-|     |-----|

e|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9-7/9--10--9--12--14-7-7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0----0---0--0---0--0-0-0---|
PM   |---|  |-|         |-----|

From here the palm muting is lighter.
e|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9--7/10-10/9-9-9-9-9---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0--0-0--0----0-0-0-0---|
PM   |---|  |-|      |-----|

e|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------12--11/9-9---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------x---x--x-x---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9-7/10--10--9-/7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0------------------|
PM   |---|  |-|

*
Singing starts
*

Part 3 x2
e|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-10--9--7-7-7-7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---|
No palm muting and a few extra notes ;)

e|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9--10--9--12---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0--0----|


Part 4 x3
e|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------9-9-9---9-9---4-4-7-9--9---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x----x---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5/7-7-7-7---7-7---2-2-5/7--7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0-0---x-x-0----0---|

e|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------9-9-11--11-12--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------x-x-x---x--x---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5/7-7-7-9---9--10------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---0-0-0---0--0-------------------------|

Guitar 2 finishes with
e|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----(2)---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2----(2)---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0----(0)---|


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Outro
e|---------------12---(12)---|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------14--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------14------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---12----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------|

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