Tabs
Self-Starter
Anberlin
Vital (2012)
Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e)
Intro (synth)
e|----------------------------15~-------------------------------------------|
BB|---------16~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------15~-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----17~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15~----------------11~---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Opening riff/Chorus x2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G+G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G+G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
Verse x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--[x4]---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6--[x4]---------------------|
D MajorD|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|
Prechorus x2
Synth
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------8------------------------8--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10---10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
G+G|----------------12---------------------------10-8-------------------------|
D MajorD|-10p8-10p8-10p8----10-8----10p8-10p8-10p8---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--[x4]---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6--[x4]---------------------|
D MajorD|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|
Chorus x2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G+G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G+G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
Repeat verse, prechorus, and chorus
Bridge
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------[x2]----|
D MajorD|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
A augmentedA|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
D MajorD|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|
A augmentedA|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|
D MajorD|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|
Final Chorus x4
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G+G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G+G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
Synth x2 (comes in after playing chorus twice)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------8------------------------8--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10---10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
G+G|----------------12---------------------------10-8-------------------------|
D MajorD|-10p8-10p8-10p8----10-8----10p8-10p8-10p8---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|