www.myspace.com/andrewzeke Band: Silverchair Song: Without You Album: Diorama Retuning your guitar to open D tuning (DbAbDbAbDbDb) to properly play this song can be such a hassle. So this tab is for all the Silverchair fans who want to play this song accurately, but without the tedious task of straining those guitar strings. Drop D tuning (1/2 step down) Symbols: / = Slide up h = Hammer on x = Mute string Intro/Verse Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Db|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Db|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| "Miles away, there's hopeless smiles brighter than mine, And I need for you to come and go, Without the truth falling out" Pre-chorus Guitar 1: Guitar 2: Eb|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------| Bb|------10-------7-------10-------8----| Gb|--x-x-x-x-x--2-2-2-----------| Gb|---------9-------7--------9-------7--| Db|--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4--2/5-5-5--| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2/5-5-5--| Ab|----7--------7-------9--------5------| Db|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--2/5-5-5--| Db|--7--------7-------9--------5--------| "Old incisions refusing to stay, Like the sun through the trees on a cloudy day" Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7/9-9-9/12-12-12/14--| \ Db|--0-0-0/0-0-0/0--0--0-/0---| Let last chord ring Ab|--5-5-5/7-7-7/10-10-10/12--| / Db|--0-0-0/0-0-0/0--0--0-/0---| Chorus Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7--------------------| \ Db|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--| Repeat 3x Ab|--5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--| / Db|--0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--| "And you brighten my life like a polystyrene hat, But it melts in the sun like a life without love, And I've waited for you, so I keep holding on... Eb|--x-x-x-----------| Bb|--x-x-x-----------| Gb|--2-2-2-----------| Db|--4-4-4--2/5-5-5--| Ab|--2-2-2--2/5-5-5--| Db|--x-x-x--2/5-5-5--| ...Without you, without you" [Play Intro/Verse] Interlude Eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|--15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-14--| Gb|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| Db|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| Ab|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| Db|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| "Teeeeeelephooooooone" :-) [Play Verse] [Play Pre-chorus] [Play Chorus] Bridge On "blooming like winter" play: Eb|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--------------------7-7-7--| Gb|---------------------------| Db|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-0-0-0--| Db|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Ab|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Ab|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Db|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-0-0-0--| Db|--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| "Feels like the wind blows, Holding you with us, She takes no other, False light and ashes, Blooming like winter" [Play Chorus] Outro Guitar 1: Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--10h12-10h12-10--7h8-7h8-7--5h7-5h7-5--7h8-7h8-7-----------------| Gb|--11----11----11--7---7---7--6---6---6--7---7---7-----------------| Db|--12----12----12--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Ab|---------------------------------------------------0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Db|---------------------------------------------------0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Guitar 2: Eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--0-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-0-x--0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Ab|--0-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-0-5--0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Db|--0-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-0-x--0-5-5-5/9-9-9--| Guitar 1: Eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--2h4-x-2h4-x-0-4----0-3--| Ab|--2h4-x-2h4-x-0-2----0-3--| Db|--2h4-x-2h4-x-0-x----0-3--| Ending riff Eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|------------12-11--| \ Db|--0-0-0-2-3-0--0---| Let that last chord sing, baby Ab|--0-0-0-2-3-10-9---| / Db|--0-0-0-2-3-0--0---| Believe it or not, this is my first tab. Helpful comments are appreciated. I pretty much know this song forwards and backwards. I've been wanting to put this tab out for awhile now because I haven't seen a good version of this song tabbed in standard tuning. And I know how much it sucks retuning the guitar, so now you don't have to :-)
