Artist: Small Towns Burn A Little Slower
Song: Answers
Album: Morality as Home Entertainment
Tabber: Marko Babic/ElectricOrgasm
Lable: Triple Crown Records
Offical Site: www.smalltownsburnalittleslower.com
Tuning: e B G D A E (standard)
Legend:
= natural harmonic
#r = let note ring
(number) = ghost note
The intro chord played before drums kick in is a just these harmonics with a funky
I'm not all down with:
(0:04)
e|:--------|
B|:<7>-----|
G|:<7>-----|
D|:<7>-----|
A|:--------|
E|:--------|
Intro: Guitar 1 (0:10)
e|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:----<7>------------<7>------------------<7>-----------------------|
G|:-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------------4---4-6--6--6--6-|
D|:-8-------8---8---8-------8---8---8-------------8---8--------------|
A|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
*NOTE: the Db (6 on G string) is actually picked 8 times BUT I'm feeling like a
douche so I only marked it down as four.
Guitar 1 (continued)
Last time through, end on:
e|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:-6--6--6--6--4-4-4-4-3--------------------------------------------|
D|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|:------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: Guitar 2 (0:17)
F# G# A# B
e|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Intro Guitar 3 (0:17)
e|:-----------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------|
G|:11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10|
D|:x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|:9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8-|
E|:-----------------------------------------------|
e|:-----------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------|
G|:11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13--15-15--|
D|:x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x---|
A|:9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-11--13-13--|
E|:-----------------------------------------------|
e|:-----------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------|
G|:11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10|
D|:x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|:9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8-|
E|:-----------------------------------------------|
e|:-----------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------|
G|:11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4------|
D|:x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------|
A|:9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2------|
E|:-----------------------------------------------|
Verse Guitar 1 (0:30)
"Driiiinkin', as you sink into the floor..."
Delay Effect
e|:-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:--------------------11--11--11--11r---------11--11--11--11---|
G|:------------------11--11--11--11--11r---------11--11--11--11-|
D|:-4r----------------------------------------------------------|
A|:-4r----------------------------------------------------------|
E|:-2r----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 2 (0:30)
e|:-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:3r-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|:x------------------------------------------------------------|
A|:1r-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|:-------------/11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9---2r-----/6--------2r------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1 (0:44)
"Dream offffff a better life on a coast you've never known..."
e|:------------------------|
B|:11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--|
G|:11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|:------------------------|
A|:------------------------|
E|:------------------------|
Repeat four times, once for each chord played by the rythym during the pre-chorus.
Guitar 2 Pre-Chorus (0:44)
e|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Right before chorus all guitars cut out and it's just drums and vocals until the bass
in a F#.
Chorus 1: (0:56)
Both guitars play the same thing this chorus.
"Is there! *wicka wicka* Answers!"
NOTE TO READERS: these chords I'm really not sure about and I can't seem to find the
ones.
e|:-------------------|
B|:-------------------|
G|:-------------------|
D|:4-4-xxxx--9-9-xxxx-|
A|:4-4-xxxx--9-9-xxxx-|
E|:2-2-xxxx--7-7-xxxx-|
"To the questions that you found..."
e|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
A|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
E|:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
*note when playing the scratches (the x's) keep your fingers over the frets of the last
played to let the messy harmonics ring, don't mute at all at the bridge.
Post-Chorus Guitar 1 (1:12)
e|:--------------2r-------|
B|:----------------2r-----|
G|:-----------------------|
D|:4r---------------------|
A|:4r---------------------|
E|:2r---------------------|
Piano On Guitar Post-Chorus (1:12)
e|:-----------------------------------|
B|:14----12----11-------11--12--11--7-|
G|:-----------------------------------|
D|:-----------------------------------|
A|:-----------------------------------|
E|:-----------------------------------|
e|:---------------------18---19----14-|
B|:14----12----11-------11r-----------|
G|:-----------------------------------|
D|:-----------------------------------|
A|:-----------------------------------|
E|:-----------------------------------|
Verse 2 Guitar 1 (only guitar this verse, 1:26)
*NOTE: don't forget the little pause after playing the G#, the timing is a little hard
get down.
e|:-------------------------|
B|:----9---------7----7-----|
G|:/11--------11---11---11--|
D|:-------------------------|
A|:-------------------------|
E|:-------------------------|
Repeated for whole verse by one guitar.
Verse 2 Piano:
Piano enters every so often with these two notes:
e|:--23----21----------|
And ends the verse by playing
e|:--23----21----14----|
Chorus 2: (1:38)
Same as the first chorus only the lead guitar decides to be cool and play:
e|:------------------------|
B|:11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--|
G|:11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|:------------------------|
A|:------------------------|
E|:------------------------|
the second time though.
INTERLUDE
Guitar 1: (2:09)
"Why leave home..."
Delay Effect
e|:----------14-(14)-(14)-----------------------------|
B|:----------------------14-(14)-(14)-----------------|
G|:---------------------------------------------------|
D|:-4r------------------------------------------------|
A|:-4r------------------------------------------------|
E|:-2r------------------------------------------------|
Played four times before guitar 1 switches into:
e|:---------------------------------------------------|
B|:-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11-9--9--7----|
G|:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
D|:---------------------------------------------------|
A|:---------------------------------------------------|
E|:---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
Guitar 2 just keeps switching between these two chords.
e|:---------------------------------------------------|
B|:--------------------------------------0r-----------|
G|:--------------------------------------4r-----------|
D|:-4r-----------------------------------4r-----------|
A|:-4r-----------------------------------2r-----------|
E|:-2r------------------------------------------------|
Out Chorus: (2:45)
Guitar 1 + 2
e|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
A|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
E|:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
Guitar 1: (2:58)
e|:------------------------|
B|:11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--|
G|:11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|:------------------------|
A|:------------------------|
E|:------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
A|:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|
E|:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
OUTRO: (3:12)
Guitar 1
e|:--------------2r-------|
B|:----------------2r-----|
G|:-----------------------|
D|:4r---------------------|
A|:4r---------------------|
E|:2r---------------------|
Guitar 2 gets feed back during this section.
Piano (tabbed for le guitare)
e|:-----------------------------------|
B|:14----12----11-------11--12--11--7-|
G|:-----------------------------------|
D|:-----------------------------------|
A|:-----------------------------------|
E|:-----------------------------------|
e|:---------------------18---19----14-|
B|:14----12----11---------------------|
G|:-----------------------------------|
D|:-----------------------------------|
A|:-----------------------------------|
E|:-----------------------------------|
