Brand New - Not The Sun Chords & Tabs

Not The Sun
Brand New
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)

Tabbed by: Alex Barrera
Email: Alexishxc1337@aol.com


Standard Tuning

Notes: Guitar One sounds much better with some delay. Not too much, not too little. 
parts are at the 2nd half of the tab, labeled as such, so please don’t get confused as to 
parts are Vin’s and which are Jesse’s.


Guitar 1 (Vin):

(Bass Intro)

e|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
B|-xxxxxxx-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
G|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
D|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
A|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
E|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-9-7-7h9-9-9-----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4h5--------|
G|-------------------------------------6~-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Verse:

(Clean, with delay):
e|------9-11-12~---------9-12-11-9------------9-12-16~---|
B|-9-12-------------9-12-----------9~----9-12------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

After Jesse’s fill:

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

(Distorted until 2nd verse)
e|-------0~-----2-0~--------|
B|-----2--------------------|
G|-1-4------1-4-------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Chorus:
e|--------------------------------|
B|---9---7-9-----9---7-9h10p9-----|
G|-6---9-----6-6---9--------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Post Chorus:
e|-I usually-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------scrape my pick along----------------------|
G|--------------------------------these strings-with---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------to try and achieve the-----------------------------|
B|-some delay------------------------same effect that------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------Vin does---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

(Clean, with delay):
e|------9-11-12~---------9-12-11-9------------9-12-16~---|
B|-9-12-------------9-12-----------9~----9-12------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(Jesse’s fill again)

(Distorted until 2nd verse)
e|-------0~-----2-0~--------|
B|-----2--------------------|
G|-1-4------1-4-------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Chorus:
e|--------------------------------|
B|---9---7-9-----9---7-9h10p9-----|
G|-6---9-----6-6---9--------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|---9---7-9-----9---7-9h10p9-----|
G|-6---9-----6-6---9--------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Bridge:

Vin plays  a lead here, but it’s a little inaudible. I’ll work on it.

Between the bridge and last chorus (tremolo picked)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-19b20b21b22~---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------0~-----2-0~--------|
B|-----2--------------------|
G|-1-4------1-4-------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brand_new/not_the_sun_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|--------------------------------|
B|---9---7-9-----9---7-9h10p9-----|
G|-6---9-----6-6---9--------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|---9---7-9-----9---7-9h10p9~----|
G|-6---9-----6-6---9--------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Jesse):

(Bass Intro)

(Live, Jesse plays some odd ambience riffs, but on the album he either plays nothing, or this)

e|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
B|-xxxxxxx-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
G|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
D|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
A|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|
E|-xxxxxxx------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-9-7-7h9-9-9-----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4h5--------|
G|-------------------------------------6~-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Fill after Vin’s verse lead:
(Fairly clean, mild distortion)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---4------------|
E|-4---4-2-4-0~---|

Pre Chorus:
(These chords are played at the same rhythm as the bass)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-6-------|
D|-6-7-9---|
A|-4-7-9---|
E|---5-7---|

Then:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9---|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7---|


Chorus:
(this isn’t the rhythm, but this tells your when the chords should be played in 
to the other)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444--------------------------------6---|
D|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--6---|
A|-44444444444-222-44444444444-222-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--4---|
E|---------------------------------5555555555-777-5555555555-777------|

Vin plays odd effect, then gets back into the lead, then:

Fill after Vin’s verse lead:
(Fairly clean, mild distortion)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---4------------|
E|-4---4-2-4-0~---|

Then:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9---|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7---|

Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444----------------------------------|
D|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444-7777777777-999-7777777777-999----|
A|-44444444444-222-44444444444-222-7777777777-999-7777777777-999----|
E|---------------------------------5555555555-777-5555555555-777----|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444--------------------------------6---|
D|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--6---|
A|-44444444444-222-44444444444-222-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--4---|
E|---------------------------------5555555555-777-5555555555-777------|

Bridge:

Chords, straight 12 strum per chord rhythm:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6--------------------4--------------|
D|-6-X 12-7------2------4-X 12---------|
A|-4------7-X-12-2-X 12-2--------------|
E|--------5------0---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6--------------------4-------6~-----|
D|-6-X 12-7------2------4-X 12--6~-----|
A|-4------7-X-12-2-X 12-2-------4~-----|
E|--------5------0---------------------|

Then:
(These chords are played at the same rhythm as the bass)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-6-------|
D|-6-7-9---|
A|-4-7-9---|
E|---5-7---|

Chorus

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444----------------------------------|
D|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444-7777777777-999-7777777777-999----|
A|-44444444444-222-44444444444-222-7777777777-999-7777777777-999----|
E|---------------------------------5555555555-777-5555555555-777----|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444--------------------------------6---|
D|-66666666666-444-66666666666-444-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--6---|
A|-44444444444-222-44444444444-222-7777777777-999-7777777777-999--4---|
E|---------------------------------5555555555-777-5555555555-777------|

Abrupt stop, and you’ve finished playing an amazing song.

B = bend
H = hammer on
P = Pull off
/ Slide from 1st fret