Artist: Alkaline Trio
Song: Sadie
Tabbed by: Ronn
Email: With_Handuns_for_Hearts@yahoo.com
Notes: This should work for both the Crimson version and the OMA Split version
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro Riff (x2)
Guitar 1
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
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Guitar 2 (Comes in at the end of the first time the intro is played)
This is also played randomly throughout the song
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|-----8----8----8------|
|--11---11---11---11~--|
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Verse (x2)
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
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Pre-Chorus (Palm Mute and release gradually)
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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. . . . . . . . .
Chorus (on the second Chorus, repeat the first part 3 times and then play the 2nd part)
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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
Play Verse Riff x2
Play Prechorus x1
Play Chorus x4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/sadie_tab_ver_3.html ]
Bridge
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|----------------------------------12~-----12~---------8----8----8------|
|------12-----------------12----12------------------11---11---11---11~--|
|---12----12-9~---9~---------12-----------------------------------------|
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Break ("Whoa!" part)
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|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
Solo
Rhythm
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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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Lead x3 x1
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|-----12~-----------|-----12---------|
|---------12-10-9~--|--------12-10~--|
|--10---------------|--10------------|
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|--15-15-13-13-12-12---------15-15-13-13-12-12-12-12~--|
|--------------------12-12~----------------------------|
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|--15-15-13-13-12-12---------15-15----------------8----8----8------|
|--------------------12-12~--------12-12-14~---11---11---11---11~--|
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Outro Riff
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7--|
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Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
