Tabs
TAIT - AMERICAN TRAGEDY
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(from the album: "Empty")
Words and music by: Tait, http://www.myspace.com/michaeltait
Tabbed by: Jakob D. Siegler, http://www.myspace.com/jakobsiegler
recommended chords:
F minorFm 
DbDb 
AbAb 
Eb MajorEb Ab(add9)(add13)
e ||--X-----X-----4----X---------6--------|
BB ||--9-----X-----4----X---------6--------|
G+G ||-10-----6-----5----9---------X--------|
D MajorD ||-10-----6-----6----9---------6--------|
A augmentedA ||--8-----4-----6----7---------X--------|
E MajorE ||--X-----X-----4----X---------X--------|
hint:
ACOUSTIG GUITAR plays these chords with empty strings.
You can use a capo on first fret while playing
the given chords as if you play Em, C, G, D.
Remember: These are the same chords as Fm, Db, Ab, Eb.
I will tab the song in standard tuning without capo,
because not everyone has such a tool.
INTRO:
Fm, Db, Ab, Eb,
Fm, Db, Ab, Eb MajorEb
(+ Solo-Guitar)
(Eb MajorEb) F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
e ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
BB ||/13-------|--------------------------|----------------/13-------|
G+G ||----15-13-|---------13---------------|-13-15-15-----------15-13-|
D MajorD ||----------|-15--------------------15-|----------13--------------|
A augmentedA ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb (F minorFm) --> Verse 1
e ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||
BB ||--------------------------|----------------/13-------|---------||
G+G ||---------13---------------|-13-15-15-----------15-13-|---------||
D MajorD ||-15--------------------15-|----------13--------------|-15------||
A augmentedA ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||
E MajorE ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||
VERSE 1:
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Art is in motion, look around
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
at the everyday people in the everyday town.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Love is an ocean as deep as the sky.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Gotta keep our arms open if we’re ever gonna fly.
CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings)
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
It's a tragedy All the hate I see
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
A minorAm I left to be A augmentedA slave to history
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Love's our common ground Yeah, my skin is brown
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Ain't no sweeter sound Walls are tumblin' down.
Acoustic guitar riff:
DbDb --> Verse 2
e ||-------------------|-------------------||
BB ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-||
G+G ||-------------------|-------------------||
D MajorD ||---6---------------|-------------------||
A augmentedA ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----||
E MajorE ||-------------------|-------------------||
VERSE 2:
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
I can't deny it overwhelms
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
that changin' your world is changin' yourself.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
You can't tell me that you've already tried
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
'cause we're never gonna shine until we swallow our pride.
CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings as played in the intro)
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
It's a tragedy All the hate I see
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
A minorAm I left to be A augmentedA slave to history
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Love's our common ground Yeah, my skin is brown
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Ain't no sweeter sound Walls are tumblin' down.
INTERLUDE:
Ab(add9)(add13)
SOLO:
Interlude --> Solo
e ||----------------------------------------------|
BB ||-13-13-16-13-13-------------------------------|
G+G ||----------------15b-15b-15b-15b(16)br15-13-15-|
D MajorD ||----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA ||----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ||----------------------------------------------|
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
e ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB ||--------------------------|-16b(18)br16-/13---------------|
G+G ||-13----------------/13----|-----------------15---13-15-13-|
D MajorD ||-----15--15------------15-|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
e ||----------------------------|------------------------------|
BB ||-13--13--13--------------13-|------------------------------|
G+G ||-15b-15b-15b-15-15-13-15----|-15-13----15---15p13-15p13----|
D MajorD ||----------------------------|-------15------------------15-|
A augmentedA ||----------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE ||----------------------------|------------------------------|
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
e ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G ||----13-13----13-13----13-|-13----13h15-13-----13h15p13-|
D MajorD ||-15-------15-------15----|----15----------15-----------|
A augmentedA ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb --> Chorus
e ||-------------------------|-15-13-------13-------15-----|
BB ||-13-16-16-13-16-16-13-16-|----------16-------16--------|
G+G ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings as played in the intro)
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
It's a tragedy All the hate I see
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
A minorAm I left to be A augmentedA slave to history
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Love's our common ground Yeah, my skin is brown
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Ain't no sweeter sound Walls are tumblin' down.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
The questions in you are the questions in me.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
If we just believe that we all can be free.
F minorFm DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
Nanana Nanana Nanananaaa
OUTTRO:
Acoustic guitar riff:
DbDb
e ||-------------------|-------------------|
BB ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-|
G+G ||-------------------|-------------------|
D MajorD ||---6---------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----|
E MajorE ||-------------------|-------------------|
DbDb
e ||-------------------|-------------------|-----||
BB ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-|-6---||
G+G ||-------------------|-------------------|-6---||
D MajorD ||---6---------------|-------------------|-6---||
A augmentedA ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----|-4---||
E MajorE ||-------------------|-------------------|-----||
That's it!
If there are any mistakes, please send me your corrections (Jes54Vers10[at]web.de).
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Rock on! J.
