Biffy Clyro - When The Factions Fractioned Chords & Tabs

Song - biffy clyro - 'when the faction's fractioned'

Album - 'Vertigo of Bliss'.


Tab 100% by Mr. Jonny Monkfish


Intro/Verse Repeat twice

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------(0)-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|----------9-----(x8)-----------9-----9---9----(x4)---------|
D|--0h7-0h7-7------------------7---7-----7-------------------|
A|---------------------------9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Pre- Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------The Last few bars play this chord-------|
G|--11----------11------------------------------------------------13-|
D|--11--(x16)---11-(x16)------------------------------------------11-|
A|--9-----------9-------------------------------------------------9--|
D|--9-----------0-------------------------------------------------0--|

Chorus

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------------------------12-----------------------------|
G|-9---(x16 Jazzy Rhythym)-----x-----(x16 Jazzy Rhythym)------|
D|-11--------------------------11-----------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------9------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

'umm', 'ahh', 'fuhh'

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--9---9---9--10----10--10--10--12-------------------|
G|--x---x---x--x-----9---9---9---9----(x2)------------|
D|--7---7---7--7-----11--11--11--11-------------------|
A|--7---7---7--7-----0---0---0---0--------------------|
D|--7---7---7--7--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---12--12--12-----10--------------------------|
G|---x---x---x------x-----(x5)------------------|
D|---11--11--11-----11--------------------------|
A|---9---9---9------9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

Then back to 'Time is running out..'

Pre-Chorus

e]----------------------------------------|
b]----------------------------------------|
g]--11-11-11-11--------11-11-11-11--------| Repeat 4 times
d]--11-11-11-11-(x16)--11-11-11-11--(x16--|
a]--9--9--9--9---------9--9--9--9---------|
d]--9--9--9--9---------0--0--0--0---------|


'The Girl is running out'


e|----------------------------------|
B|--10----------10------------------|
G|--9-----------9-------------------| Repeat 4 times
D|--0---(x16)---0---(x16)-----------|
A|--0-----------9-------------------|
D|--9-----------0-------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/biffy_clyro/when_the_factions_fractioned_tab.html ]
Breakdown

e|------------0-0----2------------------0-0----0--------|
B|---(0)(0)---3-3----3---------(0)(0)---3-3----3--------| Repeat
G|----7--7----0-0----2----------7--7----0-0----5--------| Twice
D|----7--7-----------0----------7--7-----------5--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|

Solo (Quick Arpeggios of chords)


e|----------------------3-------------------0--------------|
B|------7-------3-------2-----------7-----3---------3------|
G|----0-------0------2------------0---------------5--------| Repeat
D|--7-------0------0------------5-------0-------5----------| Twice
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Slow Build- up. Repeat the chords gradually faster.

e|---0--------------0---0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----------|
B|---3--------------3---3--3--3-----5--5--5--5-----------|
G|---5----(x16)-----5---5--5--5-----5--5--5--5-----------|
D|---0--------------0---0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------|
B|--5---------------|
G|--5-----(x16)-----|
D|--x---------------|
A|--3---------------|
D|------------------|

'We can leave this faction...'

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--0----------0----------5----------6-----------|
G|--5--(x8)----3--(x8)----5---(x8)---5-----(x8)--| (Repeat)
D|--5----------5----------x----------x-----------|
A|--3----------2----------3----------3-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

'Start our own'

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------| Repeat four Times
G|---5-------x---7--x-7-x-7-------|
D|---3--(x6)-x---5--x-5-x-5----7--|
A|---3-------x---5--x-5-x-5----7--|
D|---3-------x---5--x-5-x-5----7--|

Second guitar plays this repeated throughout the outro.

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------12-----------------|
D|------10--------------------|
A|---10-----------------------|
D|----------------------------|


'To the sea'

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------6---------2-----------10--------|
A|------6---------2-----------10--------|
D|------6---------2-----------10--------|


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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