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AMERICAN PARADOX - Strung Out
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By:John McCorkindale (johnm@umail.ucsb.edu)
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Note: Drop to full D tuning
m= Mute
x= Dead strings, just hold your hand lightly over them and play em
h= Hammer on (when written on the line NATURAL harmonic when written above the
line)
~= tremolo
*= Pinch or ARTIFICIAL harmonic (pick and brush string with side of thumb in
the right place)
(*)= half a pinch harmonic..scrape your thumb over the string, but allow partially
the harmonic and partially the fretted note to sound
... or ..= Sustain
+= you'll see this only for natural harmonics, it just means that instead of
lightly touching over noted fret, touch a bit further up to sound the harmonic
>= Slide down, or up (if there's a higher fret indicated after the >)
<= Slide up
Intro (guitars alternate)
m mm m mm m mm
d|--2----2-------------------2----2------------------------------------------|
A|--2----2-------------------2----2------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-44-44-4...---44-44-4...--44-44-4..----------------------------------------|
G|-44-44-4...---44-44-4...--44-44-4..----------------------------------------|
D|--------------22-22-2...---------------------------------------------------|
mmmmmmmm mm mm mmmmm mm mm mmmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------77777---------------------------|
C|-44444444-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--77777-7777-6--------------------|
G|-44444444-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--55555-7777-6--------------------|
D|-22222222-22-2-22-2-22222-22-2-22-2-22222--------5555-4--------------------|
mm mm mmmmm mm mm mmmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------77777-------999--------------------------|
C|-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--77777-7777--999--------------------------|
G|-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--55555-7777--777--------------------------|
D|-22-2-22-2-22222-22-2-22-2-22222--------5555-------------------------------|
Chorus
| 2x |
(guitar 2 below starts here)
d|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-11-9--------999999---------------------|
C|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-7-11-11-9-777777-999999---------------------|
G|-7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9----9--9--7-777777-777777---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------555555----------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--9-11(*)~--9-7-9(*)~ 7----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (second time)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-9(*)~-7-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
mmmmmmmm mm mm mmmmm mm mm mmmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------77777---------------------------|
C|-44444444-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--77777-7777-6--------------------|
G|-44444444-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--55555-7777-6--------------------|
D|-22222222-22-2-22-2-22222-22-2-22-2-22222--------5555-4--------------------|
mm mm mmmmm mm mm mmmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------77777-------999--------------------------|
C|-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--77777-7777--999--------------------------|
G|-44-4-44-4-44444-44-4-44-4-44444--55555-7777--777--------------------------|
D|-22-2-22-2-22222-22-2-22-2-22222--------5555-------------------------------|
Chorus
| 2x |
(guitar 2 below starts here)
d|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-11-9--------999999---------------------|
C|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-7-11-11-9-777777-999999---------------------|
G|-7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9----9--9--7-777777-777777---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------555555----------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--9-11(*)~--9-7-9(*)~ 7----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (second time)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-9(*)~-7-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------11111111--------------14-14-14-----------11111111----------------|
C|-11111111-11111111-12-12-12-12--14-14-14--11111111-11111111-12-------------|
G|-11111111-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12--12-12-12--11111111-9-9-9-9--12-------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-----------10-10-10-10------------9-9-9-9-----------10-------------|
Guitar One
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------14-12---------------------------------------------------|
F|-------14-13---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11-12-------11-12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------11-9----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--10-------10-9----------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------11111111--------------14-14-14-----------11111111----------------|
C|-11111111-11111111-12-12-12-12--14-14-14--11111111-11111111-12...----------|
G|-11111111-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12--12-12-12--11111111-9-9-9-9--12...----------|
D|-9-9-9-9-----------10-10-10-10------------9-9-9-9-----------10...----------|
Guitar One
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-14-14-13-13-1010----------------------------------------------------|
C|-14-14-14-14-13-13-1010----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-14-14-13-13-1010----------------------------------------------------|
C|-14-14-14-14-13-13-1010----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
mm m m mm m m
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------2------5------2-------------2------5-------------------------------|
C|-4-4-44-2-4-44-5-4-44-2-4-4--4-4-44-2-4-44-5-4-44--5555--------------------|
G|-4-4-44-0-4-44-3-4-44-0-4-4--4-4-44-0-4-44-3-4-44--5555--------------------|
D|-2-2-22---2-22---2-22---2-2--2-2-22---2-22---2-22--3333--------------------|
|gutiar two starts here in unison with 1)
mm m m mmmm mm m m mmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------7777-------------------------------------|
C|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--7777-7-7-77-6----------------------------|
G|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--5555-7-7-77-6----------------------------|
D|-22-2-2-2-2-2222-22-2-2-2-2-2222-------5-5-55-4----------------------------|
Guitar one
mm m m mmmm mm m m mmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------7777-------------------------------------|
C|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--7777-7-7-77-6----------------------------|
G|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--5555-7-7-77-6----------------------------|
D|-22-2-2-2-2-2222-22-2-2-2-2-2222-------5-5-55-4----------------------------|
Guitar two
mm m m mmmm mm m m mmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------<10-9-7-7-9-------------------------|
F|----------------------------------7777-------------------------------------|
C|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--7777------------<11-9-7------------------|
G|-44-4-4-4-4-4444-44-4-4-4-4-4444--5555--------------------7----------------|
D|-22-2-2-2-2-2222-22-2-2-2-2-2222-------------------------------------------|
Chorus
| 2x |
(guitar 2 below starts here)
d|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-11-9--------999999---------------------|
C|-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-7-11-11-9-777777-999999---------------------|
G|-7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9--7-9----9--9--7-777777-777777---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------555555----------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--9-11*~--9-7-9(*)~ 7------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (second time)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-9(*)~-7-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(from here on out, I'm fairly certain guitar one isn't tabbed right)
Guitar One (riff played 4x (with slight alterations throughout)
(on 4th time, 2nd bar is changed)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-14-13-13-13---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------14-14-11-11-11----------------12-12-12-11-11-11---------|
G|----------------------------------14-14-14-12-12-------------------15-15---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|-14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-14-14-14-12-14-14-14-14--------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-|----------12-14-14-14-14--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-6-66-66-6-----------7-77-77-7-------8-8-8-8-------------------------------|
C|-6-66-66-6-4-44-44-4-7-77-77-7-777-7-8-8-8-8-------------------------------|
G|-4-44-44-4-4-44-44-4-5-55-55-5-777-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
D|-----------2-22-22-2-----------555-5---------------------------------------|
mmm mmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-6-66-66-6-----------7-77-77-7-------8888----------------------------------|
C|-6-66-66-6-4-44-44-4-7-77-77-7-7-777-8888----------------------------------|
G|-4-44-44-4-4-44-44-4-5-55-55-5-7-777-7777----------------------------------|
D|-----------2-22-22-2-----------5-555---------------------------------------|
mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmm mmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-66666666----------77777777------8888--------------------------------------|
C|-66666666-44444444-77777777-7777-8888--------------------------------------|
G|-44444444-44444444-55555555-7777-7777--------------------------------------|
D|----------22222222----------5555-------------------------------------------|
mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-66666666----------77777777------8888--------------------------------------|
C|-66666666-44444444-77777777-7777-8888--------------------------------------|
G|-44444444-44444444-55555555-7777-7777--------------------------------------|
D|----------22222222----------5555-------------------------------------------|
Guitar One (played twice 2nd bar omited 2nd time around)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------14-14-13-13-14-14-13-13-14-14-13-13-14-14-13-13---------|
C|-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-13-13-14-13---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------14-14-14-14---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-6-66-66-6-9-99-99-9-7-77-77-7-9-99-99-9-1010101010-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9...---|
C|-6-66-66-6-9-99-99-9-7-77-77-7-9-99-99-9-1010101010-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9...---|
G|-4-44-44-4-7-77-77-7-5-55-55-5-7-77-77-7-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7...---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both gutiars
mm m m mm m m
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------2------5------2-------------2------5-------------------------------|
C|-4-4-44-2-4-44-5-4-44-2-4-4--4-4-44-2-4-44-5-4-44--5555--------------------|
G|-4-4-44-0-4-44-3-4-44-0-4-4--4-4-44-0-4-44-3-4-44--5555--------------------|
D|-2-2-22---2-22---2-22---2-2--2-2-22---2-22---2-22--3333--------------------|
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