American Tragedy tab by Tait

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:

   Fm  Db  Ab  Eb  Ab(add9)(add13)
e ||--X-----X-----4----X---------6--------|
B ||--9-----X-----4----X---------6--------|
G ||-10-----6-----5----9---------X--------|
D ||-10-----6-----6----9---------6--------|
A ||--8-----4-----6----7---------X--------|
E ||--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

(+ Solo-Guitar)

   (Eb)    Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
 e ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 B ||/13-------|--------------------------|----------------/13-------|
 G ||----15-13-|---------13---------------|-13-15-15-----------15-13-|
 D ||----------|-15--------------------15-|----------13--------------|
 A ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 E ||----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

   Fm      Db      Ab     Eb      (Fm) --> Verse 1
 e ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||
 B ||--------------------------|----------------/13-------|---------||
 G ||---------13---------------|-13-15-15-----------15-13-|---------||
 D ||-15--------------------15-|----------13--------------|-15------||
 A ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||
 E ||--------------------------|--------------------------|---------||



VERSE 1:

Fm     Db    Ab    Eb
Art is in motion,   look around
    Fm    Db      Ab    Eb
at the everyday people in the everyday town.
Fm     Db    Ab      Eb
Love is an ocean as deep as the sky.
    Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
Gotta keep our arms open if we’re ever gonna fly.



CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings)

     Fm   Db      Ab    Eb
It's a tragedy    All the hate I see
   Fm    Db       Ab   Eb
Am I left to be  A slave to history
      Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
Love's our common ground  Yeah, my skin is brown
      Fm     Db      Ab      Eb
Ain't no sweeter sound  Walls are tumblin' down.


Acoustic guitar riff:

   Db                  --> Verse 2
 e ||-------------------|-------------------||
 B ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-||
 G ||-------------------|-------------------||
 D ||---6---------------|-------------------||
 A ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----||
 E ||-------------------|-------------------||



VERSE 2:

Fm     Db  Ab    Eb
I can't deny it   overwhelms
   Fm      Db    Ab     Eb
that changin' your world is changin' yourself.
Fm    Db         Ab    Eb
You can't tell me that you've already tried
       Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
'cause we're never gonna shine until we swallow our pride.



CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings as played in the intro)

     Fm   Db      Ab    Eb
It's a tragedy    All the hate I see
   Fm    Db       Ab   Eb
Am I left to be  A slave to history
      Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
Love's our common ground  Yeah, my skin is brown
      Fm     Db      Ab      Eb
Ain't no sweeter sound  Walls are tumblin' down.



INTERLUDE:

Ab(add9)(add13)



SOLO:

 Interlude --> Solo
 e ||----------------------------------------------|
 B ||-13-13-16-13-13-------------------------------|
 G ||----------------15b-15b-15b-15b(16)br15-13-15-|
 D ||----------------------------------------------|
 A ||----------------------------------------------|
 E ||----------------------------------------------|

   Fm      Db      Ab        Eb
 e ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B ||--------------------------|-16b(18)br16-/13---------------|
 G ||-13----------------/13----|-----------------15---13-15-13-|
 D ||-----15--15------------15-|-------------------------------|
 A ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E ||--------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Fm       Db      Ab     Eb
 e ||----------------------------|------------------------------|
 B ||-13--13--13--------------13-|------------------------------|
 G ||-15b-15b-15b-15-15-13-15----|-15-13----15---15p13-15p13----|
 D ||----------------------------|-------15------------------15-|
 A ||----------------------------|------------------------------|
 E ||----------------------------|------------------------------|

   Fm     Db      Ab       Eb
 e ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 B ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 G ||----13-13----13-13----13-|-13----13h15-13-----13h15p13-|
 D ||-15-------15-------15----|----15----------15-----------|
 A ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|

   Fm     Db      Ab          Eb  --> Chorus
 e ||-------------------------|-15-13-------13-------15-----|
 B ||-13-16-16-13-16-16-13-16-|----------16-------16--------|
 G ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 A ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E ||-------------------------|-----------------------------|


CHORUS:
(+ Solo-Guitar backings as played in the intro)

     Fm   Db      Ab    Eb
It's a tragedy    All the hate I see
   Fm    Db       Ab   Eb
Am I left to be  A slave to history
      Fm      Db      Ab     Eb
Love's our common ground  Yeah, my skin is brown
      Fm     Db      Ab      Eb
Ain't no sweeter sound  Walls are tumblin' down.

   Fm     Db     Ab      Eb
The questions in you are the questions in me.
       Fm   Db      Ab     Eb
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me.
  Fm     Db     Ab      Eb
If we just believe that we all can be free.
Fm    Db    Ab  Eb
Nanana Nanana Nanananaaa



OUTTRO:

Acoustic guitar riff:

   Db
 e ||-------------------|-------------------|
 B ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-|
 G ||-------------------|-------------------|
 D ||---6---------------|-------------------|
 A ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----|
 E ||-------------------|-------------------|
                       Db
 e ||-------------------|-------------------|-----||
 B ||-----6p4-------6p4-|-----6p4-------6p4-|-6---||
 G ||-------------------|-------------------|-6---||
 D ||---6---------------|-------------------|-6---||
 A ||-4-----------4-----|---4---------4-----|-4---||
 E ||-------------------|-------------------|-----||





That's it!
If there are any mistakes, please send me your corrections (Jes54Vers10[at]web.de).
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