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The Leaving Song Part Ii Guitar Tablature
AFI
Sing The Sorrow (Dreamworks)
The Leaving Song, pt. 2
Full tablature.
Tabbed by November
[email protected]
Ghostly Ghast -@- board.afireinside.net
03/12/03

Key.
h = Hammer
P = Pull off
/ = Upslide
 = Downslide
(/CS) = Slide the whole chord up
(CS) = Slide he whole chord down.
* = See note under tab. Applies ONLY to the chord the asterisk is under.
3x = Play Three times.
5x = Play 5 times (etc.)
>>> = Use aforementioned technique through the whole bar.
    i.e (3x) >>> = Play every note in the line three times.
__ = Almost silent fade in.
(fs) = Full strum, open chord.


Intro.
Note: Play this with a lot of gain, and mid distortion. The mid channel should be full.
 If your amp has delay it adds a nice effect. The four note slide is extremely hard to 
make it sound like the CD, so practice it until it's fluid.

E -----18-13-h14-p13-11/13119-h11---18-13-h14-p13-11/13119-h11--------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  *_______

e -18-13-h14-p13-11/13119-h11---16-h18-14-h16-13-h14-p13---11-----------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse.
Note: Of course, ride E throughout these chordes. To save tablines I'll only write
D# octaves once, but they are strummed for 4 counts. Also, on the lyric "save" I
have notated two chordes. Change them in the strum on the middle of "save".

Lyric:   Don't          you            or    save    (after "me)
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -11--10--8-----11--10--8-----11--13--8-----6-6-------4-------6-------8----|
D -x---x---x-----x---x---x-----x---x-- x-----6-6-------4--(CS)-6--(CS)-8----|
A -9---8---6-----9---8---6-----9---11--6-----4-4-------2-------4-------6----|
E -0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0-x-------0-------x-------x----|


Transition
(Lyrics in spanish)
Note: You can either malm mute this lightly with a lot of gain, or pick it normally
three times each note while pressing the fret firmly. I use the latter. At the end,
Pickslide to the chorus.

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --16-19-18-14-18-16---16-19-18-14-18-16---16-19-18-14-18-16--16-19-18--|
G -------------------------------------------------------------15-18-17--|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (3x) >>>

Chorus
Note: This part is wrong, but for now it sounds alright, Please send
 corrections to the email at the top.

Lyric: Break! cease     Burn! what                    Heart from me.
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------5------4--6-----5-----4--6-----5------4--------(Need to figure-|
D -------6------4--6-----6-----4--6-----6------4--------out this arp.,--|
A -------6------2--4-----6-----2--4-----6------2--------Email me for the|
E -------4------2--4-----4-----2--4-----4------2--------tab of it)------|
           

[ repeat verse and transition ]

Post-Primechorus.
(Whispered Lyrics)
Notes: If you have a footswitch, turn the bass up about five notches for this part. Ride low E a 
Little harder than the higher E here for a growling effect. 
Palm mute it with medium pressure and strum it firmly. This part may be wrong but it sounds
good.

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A --7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E --0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

PreBreak
Note: This is also pretty wrong, It sounds almost perfect on my twelve string, but I don't have
my electric with me so I don't know. Please email me about it.


E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------9---10---7---9-h10-9------8---9---10---7/9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A -7-7-7-7777--0-7-0--7-0-7-0--0--0-7-10-----0-7-0--7-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E -0-0-0-0000----0----0---0---------0----------0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    (pm) (fs)    *    *   *         *          *    * 
                      
*(All fast with firm palm muting to fill) First, strum 4 times; Second, 
strum eight; third, strum twice; fourth, strum three times; fifth, strum four times.)

Break
Note: This part is played clean with no gain.The tab underscored is the part 
that fades in and is easily unheard. Listen close* (beat by beat ;) to hear 
it fade in so you don't get confused and email me abou how wrong the tab is.
*By adverbal grammar, it would be "closely."

Lyric:              Life
E --13-13-14--------13-16-14---------13-13-14---------16-------16-----18-|
B -----------11--------------11---------------11--------16-------16------|
G --------------8-8-------------8-8--------------8-8-------13-------13---|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  *__________________                                  ^        ^

E -13-13-14--------13-16-14---------16-------16-------16-------16----16--------|
B ----------11--------------11---------16-------16-------16-------16----16-----|
G -------------8-8-------------8-8--------13-------13-------13-------------13--|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     ^        ^        ^        ^     ^

^ = Quick and arpeggiated chord. That means pick it through cleanly and quickly
with no gain. What I do is barre 16 on e and b with my fourth (ring) finger, and
13 on e, b, and g with my first (pointer) finger.

Break: Chord build
Note: The final chord on this may not be right, but who cares, no one qould really be able to tell
the difference.

Lyric:                       Screams fade in
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --8--11--13--------------------------------------------------------------|
D --x--x---x---------------------------------------------------------------|
A --6--9---11------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E --x--x---x-----(pm)----0-------------------------------------------------|
                         *
* Play this halfway palm muted in a fast up and down stiff strum.

And that's it. Have fun. Please Email me with questions, comments, praise, 
hate, and worship :). And Jade, if I messed up your song, please proceed to 
come down to vegas and teach me how to really do it :)...or beat my ass.

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