Tabs
song title: ABOUT 3AM
artist: DARK STAR
transcribed by: BEN WILKINSON
email: [email protected]
INTRO & VERSE ONE
Riff 1 - Play TWICE.
"Time is..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13-------13-------13-----
D MajorD ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14-------14-------14--
A augmentedA --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 2 - Play ONCE.
"Where's all the colour gone..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------14-------0------
G+G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13----------13-------13--
D MajorD ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14--------------------
A augmentedA --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 3 - Play ONCE.
"Caving in..."
e -----------------------------------------------0----
BB -----------------------------------0---------0---0--
G+G ----8-----8-----8-----8------1-------1-----1--------
D MajorD ------9-----9-----9-----9------2---------2----------
A augmentedA --7-----7-----7-----7------0-----0-----0------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
CHORUS
BB 
Amaj7Amaj7 BB Amaj7Amaj7
VERSE TWO
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
"We sit in our homes..."
e --0------
BB --0------
G+G --8------
D MajorD --9-(7)--
A augmentedA --9------
E MajorE --7------
(BB add11)
MIDDLE 8 - At this point, another guitar comes in...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
e ---------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------
G+G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3--
D MajorD ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
A augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--
G+G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------
D MajorD ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
A augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------
BB ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------
G+G ------------------------------3-----3-----3---3----
D MajorD ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--
A augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------
G+G ------2---2---1-----1-----2-----2-----1-----1------
D MajorD ----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
A augmentedA --0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----
BB ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
G+G --4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3------
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Bic hammers the 3rd (on G+G) back onto the 4th.
This line is played 3 times and then stops (after, "Searching for
something...")
SOLO
Play this line TWICE...
e --------------------------------------------------16-strum----9--strum---
BB --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----17-really---10-really--
G+G --------------------------------------------------16-fast!----9--fast!---
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9----------------------------
E MajorE -----------00----------00----------00------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
...then this onwards.
e -----------------------------------------------
BB --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7--------------
G+G --------------------------------------8--------
D MajorD --------------------------------------9--------
A augmentedA --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--------
E MajorE -----------00----------00----------00-7--------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e --16-strum----9--strum----16-strum----9--strum---
BB --17-really---10-really---17-really---10-really--
G+G --16-fast!----9--fast!----16-fast!----9--fast!---
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
ENDING - Two guitars again...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
"We've all been here..."
e ---------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------
G+G ---------------------------------------------
D MajorD --------------------------------------------- x4 then...
A augmentedA ------2-----2-----2-----------7-----7-----6--
E MajorE --0-------0---0-----------5-------5---5------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------
BB ---------------
G+G ---------------
D MajorD ---------------
A augmentedA ------6-----4--
E MajorE ---------------
1 - 2 -
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
"We've all been here..."
e ----4-----4-----4-----4----------------------------
BB ----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----
G+G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2-- x3 then...
A augmentedA --------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ----4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9------
BB -----------------------------------------------------
G+G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9----
D MajorD --2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 -
THE END
