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Cambridge - Motion City Soundtrack
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Tabbed by: Mitch Rushton
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (low to high EADGBe)
First track from their album "I Am the Movie." If haven't seen these guys live yet
you're missing out.
Intro:
To start things off crank up your amplifier to 10, get some feedback, and do a volume swell.
Then the drums kick in and the bass plays this:
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--6666-8888-11-11-11-11-------------------|
E|------------------------7777-66666666-----|
Lead Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--16-16-1616161616-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---x--x--x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--13-13-1313131313-13h14p13h14-13h14p13h14-13h14p13h14-13h14p13h14-13h14p13h14-13h14p13h14-13\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the rhythm guitar plays this:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--8888-10101010-13-13-13-13---------------------|
D|--8888-10101010-13-13-13-13-9999-8-x-x-xxx------|
A|--6666-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11-9999-8-x-x-xxx------|
E|----------------------------7777-6-x-x-xxx------|
First Verse: Rhythm guitar
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--8888-10101010-13-13-13-13---------------------|
D|--8888-10101010-13-13-13-13-9999-88888888-------|x8
A|--6666-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11-9999-88888888-------|
E|----------------------------7777-66666666-------|
First Verse: Lead guitar
e|-----0----0----0----0-------------------------|
B|--16-0-16-0-16-0-16-0-16-16--16---16----x-----|
G|--x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--x---x----------x-----|
D|--13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-13--13-13---13-x-----|x2
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------11-11-x--11-x--11---|
G|--8888-10101010-13-13-13-13--------x--x--x--x--x--x----|
D|--6666-10101010-13-13-13-13--9999--8--8--x--8--x--8----|x4
A|--6666-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11--9999----------------------|
E|-----------------------------7777----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------11---11---11-11-----|
G|--10-10-8-8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------10-10-8-8-11-11-10-10-8-8-6/--8-8----8----8-----------|x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: Only Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--88878888-10-10-10-9--10-10-10-10--13-13-13-12-13-13-13-13----|
D|--88888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|x4
A|--66666666-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Verse: Only Lead Guitar (play with lots of aggression)
(T=tremolo picked)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--16T-15T-14T-13T-12T-11T-------|
G|--x---x---x---x---x---x---------|
D|--13T-12T-11T-10T-9T--8T--------|x2
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--16T-17T-18T-19T-20T-21T-------|
G|--x---x---x---x---x---x---------|
D|--13T-14T-15T-16T-17T-18T-------|x1
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------17-18-19-19-19-19-19-19--|
B|--16-17-18-19-20-21-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
G|--x--x--x--x--x--x--14-15-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
D|--13-14-15-16-17-18--------------------------|x1
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
The rest is the same as the first verse
Then play the chorus again
Bridge: Lead Guitar ("Cover your eyes....")
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10----13-13---13-13---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-------10------8-------8-------11-------11--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar just plays the chorus during the bridge
"Far awaaaay" part is the same as the beginning of the first verse
Ending: Lead Guitar
e|--16T--18--18--18--18--18--18--------|
B|--x----x---x---x---x---x---x---16~---|
G|--13T--15--15--15--15--15--15--x-----|
D|-------------------------------13~---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Ending: Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--8~-----------|
D|--8~-----------|
A|--6~-----------|
E|---------------|
And that's it. Feel free to rate/comment. Constructive criticism is welcome. Later days.
| T tremolo pick
| pm_ palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
QED
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