Afi - Morningstar Chords & Tabs

"MORNINGSTAR" by AFI
from the album "The Art of Drowning"
                                                       tabbed by Isaac Hayward

Hey, I looked at all of the other tabs on Ultimate guitar and I didn't find
one that was quite the way I played it. I hope you can hear the bass in the
soft choruses, it just plucks notes for every bar. Also, I hope you can hear
that in the verses, that the C# chord is not a 5th chord, but rather a C#m
chord without a G# (5th). The same goes with the B chord in the verses (it
is a B with a major 3rd on top of it). Why am I boring you with this? Have
fun playing this great song. I hope you can read it OK, it looks like a bit
of a mess to me.

I suggest using some sort of guitar to play this song, but thats just my
opinion.

============================================================================
Intro/Verse:
============================================================================

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A:|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   PM.....................................................................

                                      =====================================
                                      | 1.                                |
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o|
E:|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
   PM.....................................................................

(prechorus riff)
  =====================================
  | 2.
e:|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|---2-----4-----6-|-----------6-6-6-|
A:|-4---4-4---4-4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|


============================================================================
Chorus
============================================================================
Another guitar comes in here. I think its a bass guitar, you can hear it
plucking mellow, sustained notes at the start of every chord change.

   F#m    B                C#m
   Am I a star beneath the stairs?
          E              A
   Am I a ghost upon the stage?
             B        
   Am I your anything?


Guitar (strum each chord 4 times every bar):
    F#m    B    C#m    E     A     B
|e:|--2--|--2--|--4--|--7--|--5--|--7--|
|B:|--2--|--4--|--5--|--9--|--5--|--7--|
|G:|--2--|--4--|--6--|--9--|--6--|--8--|
|D:|--4--|--4--|--6--|--9--|--7--|--9--|
|A:|--4--|--2--|--4--|--7--|--7--|--9--|
|E:|--2--|-----|-----|-----|--5--|--7--|
|  
|  
|Bass: (Let ring)
|G:|-----|--4--|--6--|--9--|-----|-----|
|D:|-----|-----|-----|-----|--7--|--9--|
|A:|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|E:|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|



Chorus fill:
NB: Jade plays this fill after the first time through the chorus, the second time...
    I hope you understand that! He plays this after the second verse's first chorus
    (the chorus is played twice after the second verse)

e:|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B:|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G:|-------------------|-14-14-13-13-11-11-|-13----------------|
D:|-11-11-11-13-13-13-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11----------------|
A:|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-------------------|-------------------|
E:|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Chorus end:
e:|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|
   PM...............

============================================================================
Bridge
============================================================================

sorry about the 11's running together -- they are all 11's, don't worry about
that. And yes, it annoys me too.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/afi/morningstar_tab_ver_7.html ]
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-11111111111111--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   PM......................................................................

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A:|-11111111111111--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
E:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   PM......................................................................

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:|-1111111111111111|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A:|-1111111111111111|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   PM......................................................................

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------\-|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------\-|
G:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-6---------------|---------------\-|
D:|-1111111111111111|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7---------------|---------------\-|
A:|-1111111111111111|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7---------------|---------------\-|
E:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-5---------------|---------------\-|
   PM......................................................................


============================================================================
Last Chorus
============================================================================
NB: The drums come in and then the guitar slides down. Notice that Jade
waits a second before he slams that first beautiful E major chord down.

    E                 B                 C#m
e:|\0-------0-------|-7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|\0-------0-------|-7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|\1-------1-------|-8-------8-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D:|\2-------2-------|-9-------9-------|-1111111111111111|-1111111111111111|
A:|\2-------2-------|-9-------9-------|-1111111111111111|-1111111111111111|
E:|\0-------0-------|-7-------7-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

    F#m               B                 C#m               E
e:|--2-------2-------|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-12------12------|
B:|o-2-------2-------|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-12------12------|
G:|--4-------4-------|-8-------8-------|-9-------9-------|-13------13------|
D:|--4-------4-------|-9-------9-------|-11------11------|-14------14------|
A:|o-2-------2-------|-9-------9-------|-11------11------|-12------12------|
E:|--2-------2-------|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-12------12------|

                    =========================================================
                    | 1.                                                    |
    A                 B                 C#m
e:|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|-----------------|------------------|
B:|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------o|
G:|-6-------6-------|-8-------8-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D:|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-1111111111111111|-1111111111111111-|
A:|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-1111111111111111|-1111111111111111o|
E:|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|

  ==========================================================================
  | 2.                                                                     
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G:|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~/6~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||
D:|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~/6~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||
A:|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~/4~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


Hope you enjoy it.

Here is the structure if you're too lazy to work it out:

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Last Chorus


If you have any questions, please email me at piscus_ignavus@yahoo.com.au

P.S I have perfect pitch so WROK ON (those who do) ! And this tab took me ages
to write. I'm pretty sure its accurate.