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The Letter – Midnight Youth
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Tabbed by: Daniel Trail
Email:
Great New Zealand Song. This is my first tab so hope it’s okay.
http://www.midnightyouth.com/
Tuning: Standard
Verse 1:
Yesterday I got a letter...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4|
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------6--6--6--6|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4---------|
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------6---------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6---------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4------------|
Pre-chorus:
If you're the same boy...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6----6----6----6------------------------6----6----6----6----------------------|
D|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6--|
A|-4----4----4----4----6----6----6----6----4----4----4----4----6----6----6----6--|
E|---------------------4----4----4----4------------------------4----4----4----4--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------6---------3---------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6----3----6----|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4----6----1----6----|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------4---------4----|
PM * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6-----------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6-----------|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-----------|
Verse 2:
And so we talked of our stories...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4----4----|
G|-6----6----6----6----3----3----3----3----------------------------------6----6----|
D|-6----6----6----6----3----3----3----3----4----4----4----4----6----6----6----6----|
A|-4----4----4----4----1----1----1----1----4----4----4----4----6----6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------2----2----2----2----4----4--------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4----4----|
G|-6----6----6----6----3----3----3----3----------------------------------6----6----|
D|-6----6----6----6----3----3----3----3----4----4----4----4----6----6----6----6----|
A|-4----4----4----4----1----1----1----1----4----4----4----4----6----6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------2----2----2----2----4----4--------------|
Pre-Chorus:
Because. If you're the same...
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---------3------------------------------------------------|
D|-6----6----3----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--|
A|-4----6----1----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|------4---------4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--|
Chorus:
Do you think that I will change...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6--6--6--6----------------------------| (x 2)
D|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4—-4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-2--2--2--2--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------6---------3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6----6----3----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--4----6----1----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-------4---------4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
Solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6--11--9------------------11--9-----------11--9------------------------|
G|--6------------10--8--6-----6---------------6---------10--8--6--5--6--8—10--|
D|-------------------------8---------------8----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------11--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-------- -8--10--8--6--5--6--5--6----------6--10--8------6--10--8--10--6--6---8-|
D|--8--------------------------------------6----8-------------8---------------------8---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
Well if you’re the same boy...
PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------6------4------6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
A|--4------6------4------6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|--2------4------2------4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6---------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6----6----3----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6----------------|
A|--4----6----1----6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6----------------|
E|-------4---------4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4----------------|
Chorus:
Do you think that I will change...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6--6--6--6----------------------------| (x 2)
D|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4—-4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-2--2--2--2--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------6---------3---------|
D|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6----6----3----6----|
A|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--4----6----1----6----|
E|-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-------4---------4----|
Heavy Outro:
Did you think that you were homeward bound?...
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B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6--6--6--6----------------------------| (x 3)
D|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4—-4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-2--2--2--2--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Soft Outro:
Do you think that I will change...
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B|----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------|
G|--------3-----------6--------5----6--5-----5--- ---------3-------------6-------------5-|
D|--------4-------6------------6----6--6--6--6--(x 2)-------------4-------6-----6-----------|
A|-----4-------4------------6-------------6------ -----4----------4----------------6-----|
E|--2--------------------4----------------------- --2---------------------------4--------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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