Anberlin - Self-starter Chords & Tabs

Self-Starter
Anberlin
Vital (2012)

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)


Intro (synth)
e|----------------------------15~-------------------------------------------|
B|---------16~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------15~-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----17~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15~----------------11~---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Opening riff/Chorus  x2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|




Verse x2  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--[x4]---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6--[x4]---------------------|
D|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|



Prechorus  x2
Synth
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------8------------------------8--------------------------------|
D|-10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10---10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|----------------12---------------------------10-8-------------------------|
D|-10p8-10p8-10p8----10-8----10p8-10p8-10p8---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--[x4]---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6--[x4]---------------------|
D|-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|



[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anberlin/self_starter_tab.html ]
Chorus  x2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|



Repeat verse, prechorus, and chorus



Bridge
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------[x2]----|
D|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
A|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
D|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3---10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-11------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|
A|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|
D|-1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--1-3-3--6~~--------------|




Final Chorus  x4
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15h16------------------15h16------------------------------------|
G|----15-17-------15-17------15-17-------15-17------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15---------------------15------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------15------------------17h18---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------18-16---------------------------------|
G|----13-15----13-15------13-15---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-[x28]--8-[x4]--6-[x28]--8-[x4]----------------------------------------|
D|-10--------8-------6--------8---------------------------------------------|

Synth x2 (comes in after playing chorus twice)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------8------------------------8--------------------------------|
D|-10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10---10p8-10p8-10p8----8-10--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|----------------12---------------------------10-8-------------------------|
D|-10p8-10p8-10p8----10-8----10p8-10p8-10p8---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|




e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10~~~-\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------|