Song: Queen of Apology Artist: The Sounds Tuning: Standard Tabbed by: chrome4 Thanks to UnsignedRecords for laying the foundation for this tab to happen. Well, this is my first tab that I have made and well please don’t be too brutal, I spent lot of time on it. The Sounds are my favorite band and this is my all time favourite song. I have borrowed some of the tabs from the other queen of apologies tab. The other tab is decent, but it doesn’t have all the riff variations, and it doesn’t really flow when playing with the actual song. One of the main things about the way that Felix plays guitar is that he likes to play basically the same thing but with slight variations, the other tab oversimplifies this. I also don’t know one of the riff variations exactly, you’ll see what I mean. I have had the pleasure of meeting Felix, the lead guitarist for the sounds, and basically the advice he gave me when I told him that I was trying to play his stuff is not to worry about playing everything exactly correct. By the way, I keyed the riffs in C but my mixing software said that the song is in C#m. I think the riffs sound better in this key, but If you want to play it in C#m just play the B string on G and vice versa, like the other tab. Intro Main Riff. (0:00 – 0:07) e|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6--6--x-6-x-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6| G|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5-|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-5| D|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Riff (Variation 1) (0:07 – 0:13) e|-------------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6-6--x-6--x--6-6--|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6| G|-5-5--x-5--x--5-5--|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-5| D|-------------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|-------------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|-------------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Main Riff (Very similar to the main riff but it doesn’t have as much emphasis on the sustain of the first couple of notes) (0:13 – 0:19) e|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6--6-x-6-x-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6| G|-5--5-x-5-x-5-5-|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-5| D|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Riff (Variation 2) (There is a significant delay between the C note,(5-6), and F note (10-11) note which can make this really hard to get the timing, and could screw you up but just pay attention and you’ll get it. Also note that the latter part of the riff tries to harmonize with how Maja sings “This will be the death of me”.) (0:19 – 0:25) e|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| B|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6--6--6-6----| G|-5-x-5-x-5-5-5--|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5--5--4-4-5-6| D|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| A|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| ***Note******Note******Note******Note******Note******Note** So I realize that harmonizing to the singing can be a little difficult, so here is how you do it. This will be the death of me B|11-----11-----6----6----6-6----------| G|10-----10—----5----5----4-4-----5---6| ***Note******Note******Note******Note******Note******Note** Riff (Variation 3) (0:26 – 0:32) e|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6-6-6-6--6-6--6|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-5| G|-5-5-5-5--5-5--5|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-6| D|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Riff (Variation 2) (Basically riff variation 2 without the pause.) (0:32 – 0:37) e|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| B|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6--6--6-6----| G|-5-x-5-x-5-5-5--|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5--5--4-4-5-6| D|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| A|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------|---------------|--------------| Chorus (0:38 – 0:50) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| x2 D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bridge (0:50 – 0:57) e|----------------|--------------| B|-5--5--5--5/7-7-|-5--5--4--4---| G|-6--6--6--5/8-8-|-6--6--6--6---| D|----------------|--------------| A|----------------|--------------| E|----------------|--------------| Main Riff (0:57 – 1:03) e|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6--6--x-6-x-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6| G|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5-|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-5| D|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|-----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Riff (Variation 4) I had no idea what the latter part of the riff was, I tried to slow it down and everything, but it’s really difficult to make out what to play. (1:03 – 1:09) e|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| B|-6-6-x-6-x-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|---------------| G|-5-5-x-5-x-5-5--|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5/7-7-4-5-6-7-| D|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|---------|---------------|---------------| Main Riff (Very similar to the main riff but it doesn’t have as much emphasis on the sustain of the first couple of notes, and the timing on the sliding can be difficult to get.) (1:09 – 1:16) e|----------------|-----------------------|---------------| B|-6--6-x-6-x-6-6-|-6-6-6-6/11-11--11-11--|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6| G|-5--5-x-5-x-5-5-|-4-4-4-5/10-10--10-10—-|-5-5--5-4-4-4-5| D|----------------|-----------------------|---------------| A|----------------|-----------------------|---------------| E|----------------|-----------------------|---------------| Riff (Variation 1) (Note that the latter part of the riff tries to harmonize with how Maja sings “This will be the death of me”.) (1:17 – 1:22) e|-------------------|---------|---------------|--------------| B|-6-6--x-6--x--6-6--|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11--11-11--|-6--6--6-6----| G|-5-5--x-5--x--5-5--|-4-4-4-5-|-10-10--10-10—-|-5--5--4-4-5-6| D|-------------------|---------|---------------|--------------| A|-------------------|---------|---------------|--------------| E|-------------------|---------|---------------|--------------| Chorus 2 (1:23 – 1:42) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| x3 D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Interlude (1:43 – 1:49) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-16-16-16-16--------------| A|--x--x--x--x--16-14-16-14-| E|-14-14-14-14--------------| Interlude (Variation 1) (1:49 – 1:55) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--| A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| E|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| Interlude (Variation 2) (1:55 – 2:00) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Chorus 3 (2:01 – 2:39) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| x6 D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Outro (2:39 – 2:58) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|x3 D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (Variation 1) (2:58 – 3:02) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Or at the 2:01 instead of playing the guitar part that Felix plays you can play what Jesper plays on keys/synth. Keyboards Lead (2:01 – 2:38) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-11--11-9-11-11/13--9--9-11/13-13--11/13-13--9-13-11-8-| x6 D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Outro Synth Lead (2:39 – 2:43) e|---4~~~-------------4~~~-------| B|-5------5-7--4-5--5------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Synth Lead Variation 1 (2:46 – 2:52) e|---4~~~-------------4~~~--3-2-1| B|-5------5-7--4-5--5------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Synth Lead Variation 1 (2:52 – 2:58) e|---4~~~-------------4~~~--3-2-1| B|-5------5-7--4-5--5------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Synth Lead (2:58 – 3:02) e|---4~~~-------------4~~~-------| B|-5------5-7--4-5--5------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| And that is exactly how to play the song.
