American Head Charge – A Violent Reaction tab

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American Headcharge
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A violent reaction
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The war of art
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Tuning: Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb
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Tabbed by Chris Hurden
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<> Harmonics
/  Slide
x  muted Note


This songs a classic, seen this band live too, serverly under-rated!
The ground work of this tab was done by someone else but i have
improved it alot to make it pretty much perfect.


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intro/Prechorus 1  [0:08]
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(guitar 1 plays the muting, guitar 2 plays the harmonics)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------<9><5><7>----------------------<9><5><7>--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Ab|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----| x4
(The 4th time the Intro Riff harmonics change to this)
eb|-------------|Bb|-------------|Gb|--<7><5><9>--|Db|----xxxx-----|Ab|----xxxx-----|Db|----xxxx-----| x1
-------------------------------- First Half of Prechorus 2 [0:29] --------------------------------
eb|-----------------|Bb|-----------------|Gb|-----------------|Db|--222-/-5-5-5-5--|Ab|--222-/-5-5-5-5--|Db|--222-/-5-5-5-5--| x1
-------------- Verse 1 [0:31] --------------
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|Db|-----------------------xxxx---------------------------xxxx--|Ab|-----------------------xxxx---------------------------xxxx--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx--| x4
lead me around... and nurse my broken wing... ------------------------- intro/Prechorus 1 [0:52] -------------------------
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------<9><5><7>----------------------<9><5><7>--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Ab|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----| x2
you wont see what ive become... -------------- Chorus [1:02] --------------
eb|-------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Ab|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--| x2
a violent reaction... ------------------------- intro/Prechorus 1 [1:12] -------------------------
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------<9><5><7>----------------------<9><5><7>--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Ab|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----| x2
--------------------------------------- First Half of Prechorus 2 again [1:23] ---------------------------------------
eb|-----------------|Bb|-----------------|Gb|-----------------|Db|--222-/-5-5-5-5--|Ab|--222-/-5-5-5-5--|Db|--222-/-5-5-5-5--| x1
-------------- Verse 2 [1:25] --------------
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|Db|-----------------------xxxx---------------------------xxxx--|Ab|-----------------------xxxx---------------------------xxxx--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx--| x4
now here I stand... for nothing no one at all... ------------------------- intro/Prechorus 1 [1:46] -------------------------
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------<9><5><7>----------------------<9><5><7>--|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Ab|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx-----| x2
you wont see what ive become.... ------------------- Prechorus 2 [1:56] -------------------
eb|-----------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--|Ab|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--| x3
cause this feeling...
eb|----------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--|Ab|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--| x1
has dawned the face of YOU! -------------- Chorus [2:17] --------------
eb|-------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Ab|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--| x4
a violent reaction... ----------------- Breakdown [2:38] ----------------- (Heartbeat monitor sample and bass line)
-------------------------intro/Prechorus 1 [3:00]---------------------------------------------------------------------|eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------<9><5><7>----------------------<9><5><7>-----|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx--------|Ab|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx--------|Db|--3-4-3--4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx---3-4-3---3-4-3-4-3-4-3---xxxx--------| x4
you wont see what ive become.... ------------------- Prechorus 2 [3:20] -------------------
eb|-----------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--|Ab|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--| x1
cause this feeling...
eb|----------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--|Ab|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--|Db|--22-2/5-5-5-5/11-1/0-0-0-0--5-5--| x1
has dawned the face of YOU! -------------- Chorus [3:30] -------------- (The 4th time slide down to 0 from the last 6 at [3:51)
eb|-------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Ab|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--|Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx---2---xxx---66666666--| x4
a violent reaction... ------------------------- Song Structure - ------------------------- Intro/Prechorus 1 x4 ------------------------- First Half of Prechorus 2 x1 ------------------------- Verse 1 x4 ------------------------- Prechorus 1 x2 ------------------------- Chorus x2 ------------------------- Intro/Prechorus 1 x2 ------------------------- First Half of Prechorus 2 x1 ------------------------- Verse 2 x4 ------------------------- Prechorus 1 x2 ------------------------- Prechorus 2 x4 ------------------------- Chorus x4 ------------------------- Breakdown N/A ------------------------- Prechorus 1 x4 ------------------------- Prechorus 2 x2 ------------------------- Chorus x4 ------------------------- ------------------------- Lyrics ------------------------- Verse 1 - x1 ------------------------- lead me around and nurse my broken wing with all the promises you can never honor I just dont care enough to react to vain attempts sent only to perpetuate one's selfish little world. ------------------------- Prechorus 1 - x2 ------------------------- you wont see what ive become youll wait and watch and still youre only let down. ------------------------- Chorus - x2 ------------------------- a violent reaction struggling only to keep myself alive. ------------------------- Verse 2 - x1 ------------------------- now here I stand for nothing no one at all I lead you down begging to touch you in the cold you give me a reason I will not be the one through all the nonsense there is a constant. ------------------------- Repeat Prechorus 1 - x2 ------------------------- (Prechorus 2 - x2 ------------------------- cause this feeling has dawned the face of you.) ------------------------- Repeat Chorus - x4 ------------------------- Repeat Prechorus 1 - x2 ------------------------- Repeat Prechorus 2 - x2 ------------------------- Repeat Chorus - x4 -------------------------
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