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23 Tab by The Warning

23 tab by The Warning

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Ab

Intro:

Key: G#/Ab
BPM: 172

Verse 1:

Left Guitar/Main Riff
2x
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------7~----------------------------------|
G|---8---------8---9~----8---9~--------------|
D|-6---6----------------------------8-----9--|
A|-----------7---7-----7---7-----6-----6-----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
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Right Guitar/Clean Guitar
2x
   G#5 E5 C#5  D#5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---6---8------------------------------|
D|-6---9---6---8------------------------------|
A|-6---7---4---6------------------------------|
E|-4------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

Left Guitar/Main riff
2x
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------7~-----------------------------------|
G|---8---------8---/9~--8~---8---9~-------6~--|
D|-6---6------------------------------8-------|
A|-----------9---9---------7---7----6---6-----|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Chorus:


Left Guitar/Clean Guitar
                                            is
                                             it
                                              wrong?
  Is it wrong?                  Is it wrong?       It kills me when you'rе
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9-9--6--6---6--6-6-----------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9-9--6--6---6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6--4--4--4--4-4-|
A|-7--7--7--7-7--4--4---4--4-4--6--6--6--6-6--4--4--4--4-4-|
E|------------------------------4--4--4--4-4--2--2--2--2-2-|


(Overdriven guitar enters)

   gone                              Is it wrong?
   E5               C#5              G#5
  PM------------------------------------------PM
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
E|-----------------------------------4-4-4-4----|

              Is it wrong?
     G#5          F#5
     > > > >  > > > > > > > >
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A|---6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
E|---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|


Instrumental:

Main riff
2x
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12-11----------|
G|-13-13-13-13\--1~---13-13-13-------11-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Plays once
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-11--------------12-11----------|
G|-13~--\1~--/13~--\1~--13-13-13-------11--13-13-13-------11--13~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Overdriven guitar
  E5  F#5 G#5 F#5  G#5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2---4---6---4---6----6------|
A|-2---4---6---4---6----6------|
E|-0---2---4---2---4----4------|


Verse 2:
Left Guitar/Main Riff (plays for whole verse)
2x
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------7~----------------------------------|
G|---8---------8---9~----8---9~--------------|
D|-6---6----------------------------8-----9--|
A|-----------7---7-----7---7-----6-----6-----|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Right Guitar/Clean Guitar (plays only in the first half of verse)
   G#5 E5 C#5  D#5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---6---8------------------------------|
D|-6---9---6---8------------------------------|
A|-6---7---4---6------------------------------|
E|-4------------------------------------------|

Overdriven guitar enters at the second half of verse 2
   G#5 E5 C#5  F#5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------- 6---11-----------------------------|
D|-6---2---6---11-----------------------------|
A|-6---2---4---9------------------------------|
E|-4---0--------------------------------------|


PRE-chorus
Left Guitar/Main riff
2x
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------7~-----------------------------------|
G|---8---------8---/9~--8~---8---9~-------6~--|
D|-6---6------------------------------8-------|
A|-----------9---9---------7---7----6---6-----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Overdrive Guitar
  G#5 F#5 E5 Eb5  F#5-G
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-13--11-9--8----11-12------------------------|
D|-13--11-9--8----11-12------------------------|
A|-11--9--7--6----9--10------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

   G#5    F#5     E5    Eb5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13--11--11--9--9--8---8--8--8-8-8-8-8---|
D|-13-13--11--11--9--9--8---8--8--8-8-8-8-8---|
A|-11-11--9---9---7--7--6---6--6--6-6-6-6-6---|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
Overdrive Guitar
   E5                       C#5                     G#5                      F#5                  E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--|

   E5                       C#5                     G#5                      F#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6----------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2--2--|

    F#5     E5
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---|
A|--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---|
E|--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|


Bridge:

Solo:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~--\1~--/13~--\1~--/15~--\3~--/15~--\3~--/16~--\4~--/16~--\4~--/18~--\6~---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   F#5-G5                      E5 Eb5 C#5
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--12--13~--\1~--/13~--\1~--9--8--6~---|
D|-11--12-----------------------9--8--6~---|
A|-9---10-----------------------7--6--4~---|
E|-----------------------------------------|

(Plays with solo and stops when solo plays F#5-G5
Overdrive Guitar
   G#5                  F#5                  E5                   F#5               G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-/5-5-5-5----|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-/5-5-5-5----|
E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-/3-3-3-3----|

   G#5                  F#5                  E5                   F#5               G5      G#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-/5-5-5-5-/6~---|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-/5-5-5-5-/6~---|
E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-/3-3-3-3-/4~---|


PRE-chorus

Overdrive Guitar
   G#5
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-6--|
A|-6--|
E|-4--|

Right Guitar/Clean Guitar (Continues chord progression after G#5)
  F#5 E5 Eb5
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-------8-|
D|-4--2--8-|
A|-4--2--6-|
E|-2--0----|


Chorus:

Lead Guitar/Main riff (starts at the second loop of the chord progression)
2x
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12-11----------|
G|-13-13-13-13\--1~---13-13-13-------11-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12-11----------|
G|-13-13-13-13\--1~---13-13-13-------11-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-11--------------12-11-------|
G|-13~--\1~--/13~--\1~--13-13-13-------11--13-13-13-------11----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Overdrive Guitar (starts at the first bar of the chorus)

   E5 C#5  G#5 F#5 G#5   Eb5   E5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9---6----------------------------|
D|-9---6---6---4---6-6-6-8-8-8-9-9--|
A|-7---4---6---4---6-6-6-8-8-8-9-9--|
E|---------4---2---4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7--|

   E5 C#5  G#5 F#5
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-9---6---------------|
D|-9---6---6---4-------|
A|-7---4---6---4-------|
E|---------4---2-------|

   E5                       C#5                     G#5                      F#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|


Outro:
   B5  Bb5 F#5 G#5  F#5 G#5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-14--13--11--13---11--13-|
D|-14--13--11--13---11--13-|
A|-12--11--9---11---9---11-|
E|-------------------------|


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| >   Accented note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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