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Promises Tab by Thrice

Promises tab by Thrice

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From the album Major/Minor

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Standard tuning down a whole step

Intro: (listen to the timings) (0.00 - 0.13)

D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
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D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|

D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|

D||-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|

Main riff: (0.13 - 0.25)

D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
A||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-5-5---5--4------|
F||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4---4--4------|
C||-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-4-4---4--4------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x4

Verse: (same as riff, just palm mute some chords) 0.25-0.49

D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
A||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-5-5---5--4------|
F||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4---4--4------|
C||-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-4-4---4--4------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x8

Pre Chorus: (0.49-1.14)

D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-5----4----------|-10--------------|
F||-----------------|-----------------|
C||-6----4----------|-11--------------|
G||-4----2----------|-9---------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x4

  Over the 2nd time, Teppei plays: (0.55-1.01)(palm mute the last two bars)

  D||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
  A||-10p9------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
  F||-----11p9--------|9h11p9--------------|----------------|----------------|
  C||-----------11----|-------11-9/7-9/11--|----------------|----------------|
  G||-----------------|-------------------9|-7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9|7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-|
  D||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|


  Over the 3rd and 4th time, Teppei Plays (1.01-1.14)(listen to the rhythm):

  D||----9--------9-----|-------14--------------14-------|
  A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|---12----12--12----12-----12--12|
  F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
  C||-------------------|--------------------------------|
  G||-------------------|--------------------------------|
  D||-------------------|--------------------------------|

  D||----9--------9-----|----12---------12---|
  A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|--9---9-9----9---9-9|
  F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-9-9---9----9-9---9-|
  C||-------------------|--------------------|
  G||-------------------|--------------------|
  D||-------------------|--------------------|

Chorus: (1.14-1.32)

Main Chords, guitar 1:

D||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
G||------------------------|
D||------------------------| x4


D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
C||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x4

D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x2

D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x2

Chorus, Guitar 2:

D||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|

D||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
F||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
C||------------------------|------------------------|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|

D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|

D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A||-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
F||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|

D||----9--------9-----|----9--------9------|
A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|--7--7-7---7--7-7---|
F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-9-9---9----9-9---9-|
C||-------------------|--------------------|
G||-------------------|--------------------|
D||-------------------|--------------------|


Repeat verse except for the second half, (1.58-2.09)

'we say, on me you can depend . . .'

D||------------------------|------------------------|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D||------------------------|------------------------| x2

Then:
  Repeat Pre Chorus (2.09-2.34)

  Repeat Chorus x2 (2.34-3.11)

  Bridge (only vocals, bass, drums) (3.11-3.29)


Outro (3.29 - end):

Guitar 1 same as chorus (with minor improv)

Guitar 2:

  D||-------19--------------19-------|
  A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
  F||-18--18----18----18--18-----18--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x2

  D||-------16--------------16-------|
  A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
  F||-16--16----16----16--16-----16--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x2

  D||-------17--------------17-------|
  A||---14----14--14----14-----14--14|
  F||-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x1

  D||-------19--------------19-------|
  A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
  F||-18--18----18----18--18-----18--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x3

  D||-------16--------------16-------|
  A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
  F||-16--16----16----16--16-----16--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x2

  D||-------17--------------17-------|
  A||---14----14--14----14-----14--14|
  F||-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x1

  D||-------19--------------19-19-19-|
  A||---17----17--17----17-----------|
  F||-18--18----18----18--18---------|
  C||--------------------------------|
  G||--------------------------------|
  D||--------------------------------| x1


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