Song: ABOUT 3AM Artist: DARK STAR Album: TWENTY TWENTY SOUND Tab for guitar transcribed by Ben Wilkinson ([email protected]) INTRO & VERSE ONE Riff 1 - Play TWICE. "Time is..." e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------------------------------------------------------| G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13-------13-------13-----| D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14-------14-------14--| A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Riff 2 - Play ONCE. "Where's all the colour gone..." e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------14-------0------| G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13----------13-------13--| D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14--------------------| A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Riff 3 - Play ONCE. "Caving in..." e -----------------------------------------------0----| B -----------------------------------0---------0---0--| G ----8-----8-----8-----8------1-------1-----1--------| D ------9-----9-----9-----9------2---------2----------| A --7-----7-----7-----7------0-----0-----0------------| E ----------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Repeat Riff 1 (x1) Repeat Riff 2 (x1) Repeat Riff 1 (x2) CHORUS B Amaj7 B Amaj7 VERSE TWO Repeat Riff 1 (x2) Repeat Riff 2 (x1) Repeat Riff 1 (x1) Repeat CHORUS BRIDGE "We sit in our homes..." e --0------| B --0------| G --8------| D --9-(7)--| A --9------| E --7------| (B add11) MIDDLE 8 - At this point, another guitar comes in... GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect e ---------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------| G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3--| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e ---------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--| G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e ---------------------------------------------------| B ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| G ------------------------------3-----3-----3---3----| D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--| A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e ---------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------| G ------2---2---1-----1-----2-----2-----1-----1------| D ----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| A --0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE) e ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| B ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G --4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3------| D ---------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Bic hammers the 3rd (on G) back onto the 4th. This line is played 3 times and then stops (after, "Searching for something...") SOLO Play this line TWICE... e --------------------------------------------------16-strum----9--strum---| B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----17-really---10-really--| G --------------------------------------------------16-fast!----9--fast!---| D -------------------------------------------------------------------------| A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9----------------------------| E -----------00----------00----------00------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ...then this onwards. e -----------------------------------------------| B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7--------------| G --------------------------------------8--------| D --------------------------------------9--------| A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--------| E -----------00----------00----------00-7--------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e --16-strum----9--strum----16-strum----9--strum---| B --17-really---10-really---17-really---10-really--| G --16-fast!----9--fast!----16-fast!----9--fast!---| D -------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ENDING - Two guitars again... GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect "We've all been here..." e ---------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------| x4 then... A ------2-----2-----2-----------7-----7-----6--| E --0-------0---0-----------5-------5---5------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e ---------------| B ---------------| G ---------------| D ---------------| A ------6-----4--| E ---------------| 1 - 2 - GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE) "We've all been here..." e ----4-----4-----4-----4----------------------------| B ----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----| G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| D --2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2--| x3 then... A --------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------| E ---------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 e ----4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9------| B -----------------------------------------------------| G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9----| D --2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--| A -----------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - THE END B.
