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APOLOGY - Alesana
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Tabbed by: socloseyetsofar
Email: taylorisnothere@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Drop D
Hey, this is my first tab so yeah, im positive its right so enjoy :)
INTRO:
lead:
e|----------------|
B|-7---10--7---10-|
G|---9-------9----| its the same riff the whole intro.
D|--9-9-----9-9---|
a|----------------|
E|----------------|
rhythm:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------| this is also the same the whole way through
G|---------------------| the intro but when you here the one drum hit
D|-5--7--9-----5--7--9-| the rhythm stops but the lead carries on.
A|-5--7--9-----5--7--9-|
E|-5--7--9-----5--7--9-|
VERSE:
lead:
e|(all of the lead bit is tapping)(one finger on 5, tap the other notes)
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-5-11-5-12-5-9-5- x7 at the end of the seventh one do -14-5-12-5-11--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(keep going until the little pause before the chorus)
rhytm:
e|-------------------------------- --------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------- --------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------- --------------------------------|
D|-555555--777777--999999--999999- x4 9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
A|-555555--777777--999999--999999- 9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
E|-555555--777777--999999--999999- 9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
CHORUS:
lead:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-8-7-------10-8-7-----1087---1087---1087---1087--|
G|-7-9--------9-7-9--------9-79----979----979----979----9-| x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
rhythm:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------7-------4-------5------|
A|-9- x12 -7- x12 -4- x12 -5- x12-|
E|-9-------7-------4-------5------|
PRE-VERSE:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----10-8-7-------10-8-10-10-|
G|-7-9--------9-7-9------9 -9 -|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
VERSE again but at end INSTEAD of playing:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alesana/apology_tab_ver_8.html ]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
A|9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
E|9~----5~--7~--9~----5~--7-7-7-7-|
play this:
e|--------------|
B|-----------10-|
G|-----------9 -|
D|-5~----4~-----|
A|-5~----4~-----|
E|-5~----4~-----|
CHORUS again but ths time you play it twice.
then there is a break with just screaming then you play the intro again but i think that
shorter then the first
then its the verse bit for the lead again but the rhythm is different:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-999999--999999--555555--777777--9~----5~--7~---999-9-999-9-999-9-999--|
A|-999999--999999--555555--777777--9~----5~--7~---999-9-999-9-999-9-999--|
E|-999999--999999--555555--777777--9~----5~--7~---999-9-999-9-999-9-999--|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(one guitar plays this)
lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-12-14-12-9-11-12-11-8-9---11-12-14-12-9-11-12-14-11-12-14-12-9-8~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS again goes through twice
finish with:
lead:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-8-7-------10-8-------10-8-7-------10-|
G|-7-9--------9-7-9--------7-9--------9-7-9----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-8-7-------10-8-10-10-----10-8-7------|
G|-7-9--------9-7-9------9 -9 -7-9--------9~~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9---9-9-9---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7---4-4-4---4---4---9~~~-|
A|-9-9-9---9-9-9---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7---4-4-4---4---4---9~~~-|
E|-9-9-9---9-9-9---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7---4-4-4---4---4---9~~~-|
. .
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x Mute note
| . Palm mute
