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Absolute Bass Tab by The Fray

Absolute bass tab by The Fray

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  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
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                            Artist - The Fray
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                             Song - Absolute
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                           Album - Fray (2009)
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                           Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


Tune the E string down to D#

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00:20
VERSE 1
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    Cause  she   barely   even   knows   him   but  if  she  could  see inside
G |----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |--s-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A |-6\-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------|-------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   Everything  is  quiet  as  she  waits  to  tell  him  who  she  is
G |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|--s----------------|-----------------|
D#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

        Is this all- we- get-   to be ab--solute
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------s-|
A |-----8---6-----------s------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-\-|
D#|-9----------7---9---9\-14----12--------------------------|


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00:48
CHORUS
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   Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G |---------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------|------------------------------|
A |---------------|------------------------------|
D#|-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|

   Tell me everything because I want to hear,  Absolute
G |-----------------|------------------------------|-----|
D |-----------------|------------------------------|-----|
A |-----------------|------------------------------|--s--|
D#|-4-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|-7\9-|


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01:04
VERSE 2
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   Its a kiss sits upon  on  her   lips   that   waits  for   planes   and   battle   ships
G |----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |--s-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A |-6\-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------|-------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   She   wants   to  be   a   dancer   and   he   has   got a   picture
G |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
D |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A |-----------------|--s------------------------|-----------------|--s---------------10-10----|
D#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9\12-12-12-12-12-------12-|

    On his wall and its a sailor     in     a     new port   every night
G |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
D |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A |-----------------|--s------------------------|-----------------|--s---------------10-10----|
D#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9\12-12-12-12-12-------12-|

   Yet  man  was  born  to   trouble       like     sparks    fly     upwards innocent
G |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|---s----------------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10\13-13--13-13-13-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-13-13-10-10-|-----------------|--------------------|
D#|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

01:32
        Is this all- we- get-   to be ab--solute
G |---------|--------------------------------------|
D |---------|--------------------------------------|
A |-----s---|---------------8---6------------------|
D#|-12--\14-|-12---7---9------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|


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01:46
CHORUS
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   Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G |---------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------|------------------------------|
A |---------------|------------------------------|
D#|-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|

   Tell me everything because I want to hear,  Absolute
G |-----------------|------------------------------|
D |-----------------|------------------------------|
A |-----------------|------------------------------|
D#|-4-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|


   Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G |---------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------|------------------------------|
A |---------------|------------------------------|
D#|-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|

   Tell me everything because I want to hear,  Absolute
G |-----------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------------------s-|
D#|-4-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-7\-|


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02:16
SOLO
*****
G |------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------s-|
A |------------------------|-------------------s---------|-------------8-8--8-8-8\-|
D#|-0-5-5--7-7--2-2--2-0-2-|-0-5-5--7-7--9-9--9\16-16-16-|-0-5-5--7-7--------------|


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02:26
BRIDGE
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All we are and all we want, 40 years come and gone, All we are in photographs, Will never be taken
G |------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------|
D |------------------|---------------3-1---|------------------|----------|
A |---------s------s-|-------------3-----3-|-------s--------s-|----------|
D#|-5-5--7-7\9-9-11\-|-5-5--5-2-2----------|-5-5--7\9-9--7-9\-|-5-5--0-2-|


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02:40
PRE CHORUS
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Quiet but Im sure there is something here

Tell me everything cause I want to hear

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02:54
CHORUS
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   Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G |------|---------------|------------------------------|
D |------|---------------|------------------------------|
A |-6--s-|---------------|------------------------------|
D#|---7\-|-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|

   Tell me everything because I want to hear,  Absolute
G |-----------------|------------------------------|
D |-----------------|------------------------------|
A |-----------------|------------------------------|
D#|-4-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|


   Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G |---------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------|------------------------------|
A |---------------|------------------------------|
D#|-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|

   Tell me everything because I want to hear,  Absolute
G |-----------------|------------------------------|
D |-----------------|------------------------------|
A |-----------------|------------------------------|
D#|-4-5-5--5--5-0-0-|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|


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03:21
OUTRO
******
G |--------h-------------|--------------------------------------|
D |-------5-6-6-6-5----s-|--------------------------------------|
A |-----------------6-6\-|------------------------------------s-|
D#|-5-5-0----------------|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-11-11--9-11-11-11\-|


G |--------h-------------|------------------------------|---|
D |-------5-6-6-6-5----s-|------------------------------|---|
A |-----------------6-6\-|------------------------------|---|
D#|-5-5-0----------------|-5-7-9-9--7-9-9--9-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-|



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