Stronger Than Friction Tab by IQ

Stronger Than Friction tab by IQ

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Intermediate

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                                          Artist - IQ
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                                  Song - Stronger Than Friction
                                 *******************************
                                       Album - Frequency
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                                      Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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[-------10-9-----------|-------10-9-10\12--b-|-------10-9----------]
[-------------10-12----|------------------10-|------------10-12----]
[----12-------------12-|----12---------------|----12------------12-]
[-12-------------------|-12------------------|-12------------------]
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               s
[-------10-9-10\12--br-]
[------------------10--]
[----12----------------]
[-12-------------------]
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00:16                                 s
[-------10-9-----------|-------10-9-10\12--b-r-|-------10-9----------]
[-------------10-12----|------------------10---|------------10-12----]
[----12-------------12-|----12-----------------|----12------------12-]
[-12-------------------|-12--------------------|-12------------------]
[----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------]
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[---------------------]
[--b-r------b--p----s-]
[-11--9-7-9---9-7-9-\-]
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00:33
[-------13-12----------|-------13-12-15--br-|-------13-12------s------]
[----15-------13-15----|----15----------13--|----15-------13-13\15----]
[-14----------------14-|-14-----------------|-14-------------------14-]
[----------------------|--------------------|-------------------------]
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[-------13-12-15--br-]
[----15----------13--]
[-14-----------------]
[--------------------]
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VERSE 1
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 Not Sure If This Is Guitar Or Keyboard, So I Wrote It Any Way For Guitar.
 You Can Use Acoustic Or Clean Electric Guitar.

[--h--7-----7---]
[-7-8-----8---8-]
[-------9-------]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]X8


The light that strikes against itself is hard as stone

A dream too many full of memories not my own
 Dm
[-----1-0----1-0-]
[---3-----1--3-3-]
[-2----------2-2-]
[----------------]
[----------------]
[----------------]X4

They`re only shadows, they`ll disappear

Their only destination: anywhere but here


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VERSE 2
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[--h--7-----7---]
[-7-8-----8---8-]
[-------9-------]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]X8

There`s nothing permanent below me and above

For every time it`s all too much, it`s not enough
 Dm
[-----1-0----1-0-]
[---3-----1--3-3-]
[-2----------2-2-]
[----------------]
[----------------]
[----------------]X4

We`re unconnected, we`re unafraid

We only miss each other from miles away


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CHORUS
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Heavy Guitar Chords
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A       G               Dm        G       A
Tell me again, am I the same when I`m not there
A         G       Dm     C      A
Gone in a second, impossible to bear
A       G            Dm    G     A
Hard to remember the way I lived outside
A             G        Dm        C      A
Stronger than friction until our worlds collide


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Funky Keyboard
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VERSE 3
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These hands are useless, not even mine

[--h--7-----7---]
[-7-8-----8---8-]
[-------9-------]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]X4

They do not serve me, they lose the line
 Dm
[-----1-0----1-0-]
[---3-----1--3-3-]
[-2----------2-2-]
[----------------]
[----------------]
[----------------]X4

I have my version of vital signs

But there are complications of a different kind


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CHORUS
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A       G               Dm        G       A
Tell me again, am I the same when I`m not there
A          G          Dm      C      A
One single moment and changed beyond repair
A       G            Dm    G     A
Hard to remember the way I lived outside
A             G             F        E    G         F#     B
Stronger than friction, the balanced will until our worlds collide


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03:40
BRIDGE
*******
Play This With The Words Below.

12 String Acoustic
*******************
[--h--4---4---h--4---]
[-4-5--------4-5-----]
[-------6----------6-]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]

No one ever thought about it

No one had the will to wonder why

Only you refused to die

Now there is no isolation

Keeping the experience at bay

Any time, any day


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04:42
Pre BRIDGE
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C#m   B         E     A
   It brings me to my senses
C#m     B      E     F#
   This poison in my side
C#m    B      E     A
   The raging heart defenses
C#m  B       A
   A turning tide

[---------]
[-----0---]
[---2---2-]
[-2-------]
[---------]
[---------]


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04:59
BRIDGE
*******
Play This With The Words Below.

12 String Acoustic
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[--h--4---4---h--4---]
[-4-5--------4-5-----]
[-------6----------6-]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]

Seen upon the television screen

Cross the boundaries of my head

Entertained by the dead

Stayed awake to make the morning

But it came too little and too late

Take your time, I can wait


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06:01
Pre BRIDGE
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C#m   B          E        A
   Is this thing going to kill me
C#m    B       E    F#
   And tear my soul apart
C#m   B       E     A
   If not, it never will be  06:17
                             Distorted Guitar
C#m    B      E        F#    A     F#
   The one to break my heart oooo--pen

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A B F#

A F# C#m A


The guitar and keyboard do the same thing below.
Then guitar goes and does something else, while keyboard continues.

Come in with the words 2nd time around 06:40

Come in with the solo below aon the 3rd time around 06:53

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[---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-]
[-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------]
[-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------]


[----------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------]
[----------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------]
[----8---10---8--|----8---10---8--|----8---10---8---10---8--|----8--]
[--9---9----9---9|--9---9----9---9|--9---9----9---9----9---9|--9---9]
[8---------------|8---------------|8------------------------|8------]
[----------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------]X3 1/2

                                                     finish it with these chords
                                                               F  D  B  Ab
                                                             [--------------]
                                                             [-10--7--4--5--]
                                                             [-10--7--4--6--]
                                                             [-10--7--4--6--]
                                                             [-8---5--2--4--]
                                                             [--------------]

Distorted Guitar
GUITAR 2
06:53
   Its kinda hard to hear this, so it may not be right
                                s          s    s
[---------------------------|-19\21------19\21--\--|---------------s------s-]
[---------------------------|----------------------|-------12----12\14--14\-]
[--s----9----------9--S---s-|--------18------------|----13----13------------]
[-9\11-----------9---9\11-\-|----------------------|-11---------------------]
[-------------11------------|----------------------|------------------------]
[----------9----------------|----------------------|------------------------]


[-----------b-----s-|---------------s---|---p--------------------------------]
[-------12-14-14--\-|-------16----16\18-|-18-16---p--------------------------]
[----13-------------|----17----17-------|-------18-16---p--------------------]
[-11----------------|-15----------------|-------------18-16-15--12---------s-]
[-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------14--11-\-]
[-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------]

06:40
******
You`re really something good, what`s got into you
This is the consequence of what you`ve led us to
These views are shaped by thoughts which you have never owned
You take all my opinions, claim them as your own
I don`t expect you`ll ever let yourself be told
No easy way to say it, you`ve been bought and sold

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07:23
C#m               F#    E
   Who`ll defy me now
C#m                        F#     E
   And chase the lightning all to soon
C#m                            F#    E
   What kind of mercy will you gain
C#m          G#m    F#     G#m
   Under the shadow of the moon


07:47                     The shadow of                  the moon above
[--------------|---------|-brp-----|--------------|-------|--p----7-]
[--------------|--s------|-7--5--7-|--------------|-------|-9-7-9---]
[--------6-----|-8\9-8-6-|---------|--------6-----|-9-8-6-|---------]
[-7--7-9---9-6-|---------|---------|-7--7-9---9-6-|-------|---------]
[--------------|---------|---------|--------------|-------|---------]
[--------------|---------|---------|--------------|-------|---------]

07:59                                 s      s       s
[-9--9-11-12-11------11-9-|-9-11-12-12\14--14\16-|-16\14---------19-19-]
[---------------12-9------|----------------------|--------17-16--------]
[-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------]
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Fast Bit
      brp      p                                                  s
[-16-16--14--16-14-------h--p---------------------|-------------19\-]
[------------------17--16-19-16----------17-16----|-------17-16-----]
[-------------------------------16----16-------16-|----16-----------]
[----------------------------------16-------------|-16--------------]
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[------------------------------]
[-----9-8-------9-8----s-----s-]
[---9-----9---9-----9-9\11---\-]
[-9---------9------------------]
[------------------------------]

08:16
C#m                            F#    E
   And when you know what it`s about
C#m                   F#     E
   You`d stand upon a hollow heel
C#m                      F#      E
   Those empty eyes look in, not out
C#m           G#m   F#       G#m
   Seeing the water deep and still


08:40                       The shadow of                  the moon above
[----------------|---------|-brp-----|--------------|-------|--p----7-]
[----------------|--s------|-7--5--7-|--------------|-------|-9-7-9---]
[--s-------6-----|-8\9-8-6-|---------|--------6-----|-9-8-6-|---------]
[-5\7--7-9---9-6-|---------|---------|-7--7-9---9-6-|-------|---------]
[----------------|---------|---------|--------------|-------|---------]
[----------------|---------|---------|--------------|-------|---------]

08:52                                 s      s       s
[-9--9-11-12-11------11-9-|-9-11-12-12\14--14\16-|-16\14---------19-19-]
[---------------12-9------|----------------------|--------17-16--------]
[-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------]
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09:01
fast bit
   p
[-4-5--p-p--------------]
[-----7-5-4--p----------]
[-----------6-4--p-h--4-]
[---------------7-6-7---]
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]

09:02
[-----------]
[-----5-4---]
[---4-----4-]
[-4---------]
[-----------]
[-----------]X8


09:14
The guitar and keyboard do the same thing below.
[--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------s-]
[-----10-9----s------|-----10-9-12----|-----10-9----s------|-----10-9-12-\-]
[---9------9-9\11----|---9---------11-|---9------9-9\11----|---9-----------]
[-9---------------12-|-9--------------|-9---------------12-|-9-------------]
[--------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------]
[--------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------]

09:25
[-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------]
[-------13-12------s------|-------13-12-15--b-|-------13-12------s------]
[----12-------12-12\14----|----12----------12-|----12-------12-12\14----]
[-12-------------------15-|-12----------------|-12-------------------15-]
[-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------]

09:34
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[--p------|--p------|--p--------|--p------|---p------|---p---------]
[-2-0-0-0-|-4-0-0-0-|-5-0-0-0-7-|-9-0-0-0-|-12-0-0-0-|-14-0-0-0-16-]
[---------|---------|-----------|---------|----------|-------------]
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09:37
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[-------------------------h-----h------------]
[-------------12-15-15--15-17-15-17-15---p---]
[-------13-15--------------------------17-15-]
[-13-15--------------------------------------]
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09:40
[--------------|-------------------------|--------------]
[--------------|-------11-13-------------|--------------]
[-12--12-14-12-|-12-14-------10-10-12----|-12--12-14-12-]
[--------------|----------------------10-|--------------]
[--------------|-------------------------|--------------]
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[----------------------|----------------|--------------------------]
[-------11-13----------|--h--p----------|------8-10----------------]
[-12-14-------10-10-12-|-9-10-9--9-10-9-|-9-10-------------9-------]
[----------------------|----------------|-----------10-10----------]
[----------------------|----------------|--------------------10-10-]
[----------------------|----------------|--------------------------]


[-----------|-----------------------------]
[-----------|------8-10----------h--------]
[-9--9-10-9-|-9-10-------------10-12-10-7-]
[-----------|-----------10-10-------------]
[-----------|-----------------------------]
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10:04
[--------------]
[--s-------s---]
[-7\15---15\19-]
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The Song (One Fatal Mistake), Merges Into The End Of This Song.
Which I Have Already Tabbed Out.



A Long Song But A Great Tune. Enjoy...........

Last updated: May 25, 2017

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