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Dark Days tab by PUP

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Intro:

LEAD:
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db         Fm       Bbm
e|-------13-------------------------13----------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--|
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Db
e|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-|
B|-14--X--14---14--X--14---14--X--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~~-|
G|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------15~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM:
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--|
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--|
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--|
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--|
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9---|
G|-10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10--|
D|-11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Verse:

Same rhythm as intro
    Db     Fm    Bbm
e|------------------|
B|--9------9-----6--|
G|--10-----10----6--|
D|--11-----10----8--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------| X2

Straight eighth notes
   Gb    Fm   Ab
e|----------------|
B|-11----9----13--|
G|-11----10---13--|
D|-11----10---13--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

RHYTHM GUITAR (same as intro):
    Db     Fm    Bbm
e|------------------|
B|--9------9-----6--|
G|--10-----10----6--|
D|--11-----10----8--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------| X2

LEAD (sligthly different from intro):
e|-------13-------------------------13-----------------13---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--------|
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

    Db     Fm    Bbm
e|------------------|
B|--9------9-----6--|
G|--10-----10----6--|
D|--11-----10----8--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------| X2

Straight eighth notes
   Gb    Fm   Ab
e|----------------|
B|-11----9----13--|
G|-11----10---13--|
D|-11----10---13--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

New Rhythm
    Db                Fm       Bbm
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9--X-9---9--X-9---9--X-9---6-X-6--|
G|--10-X-10--10-X-10--10-X-10--6-X-6--|
D|--11-X-11--11-X-11--10-X-10--8-X-8--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------| X2


Chorus:

   Gb      Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--|
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--|
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--|
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Repeat intro:


Instrumental:

LEAD:
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db         Fm       Bbm
e|-------13-------------------------13----------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--|
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Db
e|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-|
B|-14--X--14---14--X--14---14--X--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~~-|
G|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------15~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM:
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--|
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--|
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--|
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--|
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9---|
G|-10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10--|
D|-11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

First half of the verse no guitar!
Repeat second half of the verse.


Second Chorus:

    Gb     Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--|
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--|
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--|
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--6--6--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


Bridge:

GUITAR 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------|
G|-----------6---3--5--------------------6---3--5--------|
D|---------------------6--3------------------------6--3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------|
G|-----------6---3--5-----5--------------6---3--5--------|
D|---------------------6---------------------------6--3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------|
G|-----------6---3--5--------------------6---3--5--------|
D|---------------------6--3------------------------6--3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------|
G|-----------6---3--5-----5--------------6---3--5--------|
D|---------------------6---------------------------6--3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


GUITAR 3 (!):
Silence for the first half. Note the lower voicing of Gb. Rhythm is pretty obvious / matches guitar 2.

   Db      Fm      Bbm    Gb
e|-9-------8-------6------2------|
B|-9-------9-------6------2------|
G|-10------10------6------3------|
D|-11------10------8------4------|
A|-11------8-------8------4------|
E|-9---------------6------2------|


One chorus with no guitar


Chorus 3:

    Gb     Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--|
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--|
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--|
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--|
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--|
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Outro:

LEAD GUITAR:
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db          Fm          Bbm
e|-------13-------------------13--X--13---11--X--11---11--X--11---|
B|----------------------------14--X--14---11--X--11---12--X--12---|
G|---13---------13--13-15-----13--X--13---11--X--11---13--X--13---|
D|-15--15-----15--15----------------------------------15--X--15---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM GUITAR:
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--|
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--|
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Db                     Fm            Bbm
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-9--X--9-----9---X--9----9---X--9-----6--X--6--|
G|-10-X--10----10--X--10---10--X--10----6--X--6--|
D|-11-X--11----11--X--11---10--X--10----8--X--8--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



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| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato
| X  Dead note

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