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Afterglow Tab by Jerry Cantrell

Afterglow tab by Jerry Cantrell

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: C#m

Intro:

    played 2x

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-5b6r5--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------7---5---7~----------|----------------5_____b7r5------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-8--------------7b8_________7~~~|-(7)----------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
   played 4x

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------5-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------5-------5---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------3---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------5---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Lyrics:
Where you end and I begin there's no light
A parasite who lives within a hingeless door
Far below the surface there, breathe a heavy sigh
Stand alone in a circle squared, preparing to try


Chorus 1:

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "When           you          go"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-3---5---5-----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7b9r7---5~------------------7---|-----4---4~----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Ash    and    cinders           form     the"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "Af-           ter-         glow"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-3---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|----------------------------10---|---------------------------------|
Bb|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Blowing         over"


PreVerse:


Verse 2:
   played 4x

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------5-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------5-------5---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------3---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------5---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Lyrics:
You never know the shapes are thin, drawn in shadow lines
Dust and foam the state I’m in, a sense of pride


Chorus 2:
    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "When           you          go"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-3---5---5-----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7b9r7---5~------------------7---|-----4---4~----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Ash    and    cinders           form     the"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "Af-           ter-         glow"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|-12b13---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-12----------------------10h12---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Blowing         over"


Bridge:
    * - ahead of the beat

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------10------8-----------|---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------10---9---|-9b10----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 "Trying   hard to     bleed

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-*---------------10--8-----------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9b10r9--7--------------10---9---|-9b10----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    "slower        Hеar you're sinking low
get"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-*---------------10--8-----------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9b10r9--7--------------10---9---|-9b10----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    "lower          Trying hard to    bleed"


Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-*-------------------------------|
Gb|-9b10r9--7-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    "slower"


Solo:

Eb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------10---12---13---12b14r12-10h12-|-10---9b10r9--------------------------|
Db|-10h12-------------------------------|-------------12-10~-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------7/10-----10/12----------|----------------------------------|
Db|-10/12-------------------------10/12--------------12-10-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------12-11-8h10p8-|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------|----------10---------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|------10------10-13b15-----------|
Gb|----------------------------10-12-|-12b14---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------10-12------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-10b11p10-8h10-8--/12-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---13b15r13--10--13b15r13p10----15b17-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------13---|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Brief Verse:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------5-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------5-------5---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------3---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------5---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------5-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------5-------5---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------3---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
Db|-----3-------3-----------5-------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|-1-------------------5-------5---|-----------------5---------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "When           you          go"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-3---5---5-----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7b9r7---5~------------------7---|-----4---4~----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Ash    and    cinders           form     the"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "Af-           ter-         glow"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|-10------------------------------|
Bb|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Blowing         over"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----------5---|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "Un            -der          tow"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-3---5---5-----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------10-13-|
Gb|-7b9r7---5~--------------7---5---|-7b9-4---4~----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Ash    and    cinders           form     the"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------5-----------7---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------3-----------5---|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-13-------------15b17r15-----13--|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "Af-           ter-         glow"

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|---------------------------------|-10------------------------------|
Bb|-13----------------------13b15r13|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "Sucking        under"


Outro:

    Repeated Rhythm picking part (4:05 - 4:26)
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------5---6-----------5---8-----|
Gb|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Db|---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-5---------------5---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|



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

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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