Dead American

Anberlin

Intro / Verse *Add a very bouncy delay* e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4---| A|-66---66---66---66---66---66---66---66---44---44---44---44---44---44---44---44------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 *there isnt really another guitar part but you can just hold these chords out* e|---------------------------------------------| B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------------------| G|----4~----4~----3~----3~---------------------| D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| A|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 *there are a lot layers in this song so its hard to make out* *there's a third guitar which is pretty much octaves being swirrled (volume)* e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------| A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| A|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| verse 2 *faint keyboard part in the background... transcribed to guitar* e|---7---7---7----7---7---7-------------| B|----7h9-7h9-7h9~-7h9-7h9-7h9~---------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| Interlude Guitar 1 *slide slightly into each note and hold them out... ghost them* e|------------------------12--11-12--------------------| B|---10~----12~----14~------14-----14-12---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| *play this part softly* e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12----------14------*12h14p12h14p12~-12h14p12h14p12~*-----| G|--11h13--12h14~--13--13~--13-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 *ring out chords... these chords sound fuller even though they probably used power chords* e|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------| B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------| G|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------| D|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------| A|----0~----2~----4~----4~---------| D|---------------------------------| *Theres that little break right after the Interlude before final Choruses* Keyboard Tabbed for a third Guitar part e|---4-6h7--4-6h7--4-6h7----------------| B|----7------7------7-------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Final Choruses Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------| A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------4466*--------------| D|---66666666--2222xx44*--------------| A|---66666666--22222244*--------------| D|---66666666--2222--44*--------------| *or just play as 4xx6xx * ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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