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WE ARE THE SOUND - The Afters
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Tabbed by: Ben A.
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Chords:
C#5 – [x466xx]
E5 – [x799xx]
F#5 – [244xxx]
G#5 – [466xxx]
A5 – [577xxx]
B5 - [x244xx]
Intro (medium-heavy distortion):
e|-------------/4-4-4-4--------|
B|-5-5-5--4-4--/5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x6
G|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 1: (Guitar silent for first half)
Now is the time we have,
Take it, never give it back
Say what you mean to say
This could be your only chance
(Guitar comes in)
e ------|-------------s4-4-4-4--------|
B -4-4-5|-5-5-5--4-4--s5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D -4-4-6|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x4
G ------|-----------------------------|
A ------|-----------------------------|
E ------|-----------------------------|
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| Everybody’s watching out
| For someone who can show them how
| To be what they wanna be
| Stand never backing down
Pre-Chorus 1 (let it ring):
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------4---------------|
D|-6-----------------5---------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
| Here we are... Here we are...
Chorus (guitar comes in full):
C#5
We are the sound
E5
We are the siren
F#5
We’re all around
G#5
And we won’t stop singing it out
C#5
Shout it out
E5
Like you believe it
F#5
We’ll break it down
G#5 A5
When we all start singing it out...
Shout it out now
Post-Chorus:
C#5 B5 E5 B5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-| x2
G|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-|
A|-4-4-4—-2-2--7-7-7-7--2-2-4-|
E|----------------------------|
Verse 2 (Guitar quieter, switching L/R in stereo):
C#5 B5 E5 B5
Silence is the enemy
C#5 B5 E5 B5
That keeps us from the things we need
C#5 B5 E5 B5
It ages but it never grows
C#5 B5 -N/C-
So quiet that we start to bleed
(Guitar comes in strong, full stereo)
C#5 B5 E5 B5
Lets shake it off and let it go
C#5 B5 E5 B5
Forgetting what we think we know
C#5 B5 E5 B5
We’ll make it all a memory
C#5 B5 E5 B5
We’re taking back control
Pre-Chorus 2 (let it ring):
G#5 F5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------6----------------|
A|-7----------------—-6----------------|
E|-5------------------4----------------|
| Here we are... Here we are...
*Repeat Chorus*
E5
Shout it out now...
Shout it out now
Solo:
e|--19----------16-16-------------------------|
B|-----19p17----------17-----------------9----|
D|-----------16----------16-------------------| x6
G|--------------------------------9-9-11---11-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
*Repeat Chorus*
E5
Shout it out now...
Shout it out now
*Repeat Post-Chorus* x4
| p - pull-off
| / - slide up
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