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Guitar Tab 

Stroke 9 - Letters
Tabbed by Jim Smalley
jns141@psu.edu

Guitar 1 - Electric - Capo 2nd Fret
Guitar 2 - Acoustic - Capo 2nd Fret

All Chords relative to capo:

C:  x32010
G:  320033
D:  x00232
Bm: x24432
B7: x24242

Intro:

Guitar 1 (Clean) (Capo 2nd Fret):
     C       G      D       Bm

     (upstroke)  strum ........................
E  |---0---------3-3-3-------2---2-2-------2----|
B  |---0---------3-3-3-------3---3-3-------3----|
G  |---0---------0-0-0-------2---2-2-------4----|
D  |---2---------0-0-0-------0---0-0-------4----|
A  |---3---------2-2-2-------0---0-0-------2----|
E  |---x---------3-3-3--------------------------|
   |
   |    Guitar 2 (Acoustic) (Capo 2nd Fret):
   |
   |  Strum (Not shown strum for strum - you get the picture)
   |     C         G         D         Bm
   |
E  |-----0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
B  |-----1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
G  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4---|
D  |-----2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4---|
A  |-----3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---|
E  |---------------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|

About 0:14 lead comes in:

    Guitar 1 (Distortion), doubled by Guitar 2 (Acoustic):

    Strum (Not shown strum for strum - you get the picture)
     C             G             D             Bm

E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E  |---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
   |
   |        Guitar 3 (lead) (Clean?)
   |
   | C              G             D            Bm
E  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B  |----------------------------------12--12----14-12--14-12---12-|
G  |------14---14-------14---14-----------------------------------|
D  |-12h14----14---14--14---14---14--14--14---14------14-----14---|
A  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E  |--------------------------------------------------------------|




     C             G             D

E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--------------|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------------|
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------|
E  |---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------|
   |
   | C             G             D
   |
E  |--------------------------------------------------|
B  |----------------------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G  |------14---14-------14---14-----------------------|
D  |-12h14----14---14--14---14---14--14---------------|
A  |--------------------------------------------------|
E  |--------------------------------------------------|

 Verse (About 0:26)
   Guitar 1 (Distortion) doubled by Guitar 2 (Acoustic)

     C            G           D           Bm

E  |-------0----0-------3---3-------------------2---2-|
B  |-------1----1-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-|
G  |-----0------------0-----------2-2---2-----4-------|
D  |---2------------0-----------0-----------4---------|
A  |-3--------3---------------0-------0---2-------2---|
E  |--------------3-------3---------------------------|

                    C          G                 D         Bm   etc...
   You're leaving me here, dear alone with all your letters

Pre-Chorus (About 1:02):
     Bm
     (Strum hard)
   To my voice

E  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E  |---------------|

Chorus (About 1:04):

   Guitar 1(Distortion) Doubled by Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
     C           G           D           Bm

E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|    x4
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E  |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

   Sooner or later you will long when you wake you will see

4th time end on D

Back to Verse (About 1:28):

   You're thinking about ....

Chorus (About 1:53)
         C           G           D           Bm          C           G

E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
E  |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------3-3-3-|

   Sooner or later all the throngs of feelings we used to appreciate
   Will come rushing back

Bridge (About 2:02):
   Guitar 1 (Distortion)
     B7          C           D

E  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  x4 (2nd, 4th time C is held
D  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|      longer)
A  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E  |-------------------------------------|
   |
   | B7          C           D
   |
E  |-------------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------------|
G  |-------------11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13-|  x4
D  |-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------|

     (This part is not tabulated note for note, this is
      the structure of the lead part)

   When you wake ...


Verse (About 2:29):

Pre-Chorus (About 2:54):
 Building Downstrokes:

     C           G            D
E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E  |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

Since you left me here dear alone with all my wrongs
With my wrongs

Chorus (About 3:00):
     C           G           D           Bm

E  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|    x3
D  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E  |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

   Sooner or later ....

Lead comes in (About 3:25):

E  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B  |----------------------------------12--12----14-12--14-12---12-|
G  |------14---14-------14---14-----------------------------------|
D  |-12h14----14---14--14---14---14--14--14---14------14-----14---|
A  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E  |--------------------------------------------------------------|

   Sooner or later all the throngs of feelings we used to appreciate
   Will come rushing back

Bridge (3:34):
     B7          C           D

E  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  x2 (2nd, 4th time C is held
D  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|      longer)
A  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E  |-------------------------------------|
   |
   | B7          C           D
   |
E  |-------------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------------|
G  |-------------11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13-|  x2
D  |-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------|

     (This part is not tabulated note for note, this is
      the structure of the lead part)

   When you wake you will see
   Don't wake me if you leave you'll come rushing back to me

End on:

E  |--3--|
B  |--3--|
G  |--0--|
D  |--0--|
A  |--2--|
E  |--3--|
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