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Poor Aileen Tab by Superheaven

Poor Aileen tab by Superheaven

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  • Difficulty: Beginner
Tuning: Half-step down

Intro:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6b--------------9b--------------6b----------------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|7---7-----------7---7------9-9--7---7-----------7---7---x-x-x-x--9-9-8----|  X2
A|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5---x-x-x-x--9-9-8----|
E|5---5------7----5---5-----------5---5------7----5---5---x-x-x-x--7-7-6----|




Verse 1:
Talk to me, your closest thing to a friend
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7--x-x-x-x--4-4-4/-----------------------------------------------------| x7
A|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-2/-----------------------------------------------------|
E|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-2/-----------------------------------------------------|
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4th bar of verse and final bar into pre-chorus goes as follows
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7--x-x-x-x--4-4-3------------------------------------------------------|
A|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-3------------------------------------------------------|
E|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-1------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus:
I understand the situation you're in
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--3---3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--1---1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--1---1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|


Chorus:
Oh, poor Aileen. You weren't treated like a human
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| x4
A|5---5---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
E|5---5-0h2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
        this chord^ is strummed as 8ths then into 16ths, listen to the song to get a feel


Intro riff again:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6b--------------9b--------------6b----------------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|7---7-----------7---7------9-9--7---7-----------7---7---x-x-x-x--9-9-8----|  X1
A|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5---x-x-x-x--9-9-8----|
E|5---5------7----5---5-----------5---5------7----5---5---x-x-x-x--7-7-6----|


Verse 2:
In the woods, you're sleeping out in the cold
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7--x-x-x-x--4-4-4/-----------------------------------------------------| x7
A|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-2/-----------------------------------------------------|
E|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-2/-----------------------------------------------------|

4th bar of verse and final bar into pre-chorus goes as follows
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7--x-x-x-x--4-4-3------------------------------------------------------|
A|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-3------------------------------------------------------|
E|5---5--x-x-x-x--2-2-1------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus:
I understand the situation you're in
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--3---3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--1---1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--1---1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|


Chorus 2:

Oh, poor Aileen. You weren't treated like a human
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| x4
A|5---5---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
E|5---5-0h2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
        this chord^ is strummed as 8ths then into 16ths, listen to the song to get a feel


Bridge:
Strapped to a bed
Everyone says that you're a monster in the way
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-4-4-4------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-3-3-2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-2-2-2------------|

Needle goes in. How did you live?
You didn't get a chance
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|


Chorus 3:

Oh, poor Aileen. You weren't treated like a human
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---7---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| x4
A|5---5---4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
E|5---5-0h2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
        this chord^ is strummed as 8ths then into 16ths, listen to the song to get a feel


Outro(which is the same intro riff):

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6b--------------9b--------------6b----------------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|7---7-----------7---7------9-9--7---7-----------7---7---x-x-x-x--9-9-8\---|  X1
A|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5---x-x-x-x--9-9-8\---|
E|5---5------7----5---5-----------5---5------7----5---5---x-x-x-x--7-7-6\---|



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| x  Dead note
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| h  Hammer-on
| \  Slide down

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