3AM
As recorded by Busted
(From the 2003 Album A PRESENT FOR EVERYONE)
Words and Music by Charlie Simpson, James Bourne, Matt Willis, Lauren Christy, Scott
Spock & Graham Edwards
Bm G A GII
x 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 x 0 2 2 2 0 3 5 5 4 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=77
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E. S E S S E. S E S S E S S E S S
|-^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-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^4--4----4----4-----|-0----0-----0-----0-----|
|-^2--2----2----2-----|-2----2-----2-----2-----|
|---------------------|-3----3-----3-----3-----|
There are some keyboards and strings over the intro but I haven't tabbed them. If you
want it to sound more like the original, use the riff from the chorus.
Gtr I
E. S E S S E S S E S S E. S E S S E S S E S S
|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-4------4-----4-----4-----|-0------0-----0-----0-----||
|-2------2-----2-----2-----|-2------2-----2-----2-----||
|--------------------------|-3------3-----3-----3-----||
|
| Gtr II
| <
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|-4--4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|--------------------------||
|-4--4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---||
|-2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|-5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---||
|--------------------------|-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---||
Verse
Gtr I
E. S E S S +S S E E S S Q E S S S S E E S S
|-2----2-2-0-(0)-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-----|
|-2--2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0--0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-0--------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-2-(2)-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2---2-2-2-|
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4-4-4-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-------------2-2-x-x-|-x-----x-----------x-------|
|----------------------x-x-|-3-----3-----------3-------|
Gtrs I, II
E. S E S S +S S E E S S Q E S S S S E E S S
|-2----2-2-0-(0)-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-----|
|-2--2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0--0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-0--------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-||
|-3--3-3-2-(2)-3-3-3-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0---0-0-0-||
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0---0-0-0-||
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4-4-4-x-x-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-2--2-------------2-2-x-x-|-2-----2-----------2-------||
|----------------------x-x-|-3-----3-----------3-------||
Pre-Chorus
$$
Q E. S Q E S S Q E. S Q E S S
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-3--3--3-3--3-----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0--0--0-0--0-----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0--0--0-0--0-----|
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|
|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|-3--3----3--3-x-x-|
Q E. S Q E S S W
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-3----||
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0----||
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0----||
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-0----||
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-2----||
|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|-3----||
Chorus
$
Bm G
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr IV
H +E E Q H. A E. S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)---4s==14S======|=7------------------------7s14s====12s=|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-x-2-4-4-x-4--5--5-x-5--7-7-x-7-|-2--2-x-2-4-4-x-4-5-5-x-5----7-7-x--7--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-14-------9s11s======9-------7-------|-9s======11s======9-------7s======|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0-0-x-0----2-2-x-2-4-4-x-4-5-5-5---|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-3-3-x-3--5-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-|
Bm G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/busted/3_am_tab_ver_4.html ]
H +E E Q H. A E S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)---4s==14S======|=7------------------------7s14s==16-12s=|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-x-2-4-4-x-4--5--5-x-5--7-7-x-7-|-2--2-x-2-4-4-x-4-5-5-x-5----7-7--x--7--|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
To Coda
To Coda
A GII
E E E E E E E S S H H
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q a Q Q Q H. +Q
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-14-------9s11s======9-------7s======|=9---------(9)\--||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|
| PM-----------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
|--0-0-x-0----2-2-x-2-4-4-x-4-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------||
Gtrs I, II
E. S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-4----4-----4-----4-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----||
|-2----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----||
|------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----||
Verse
E. S E S S +S S E E S S Q E S S S S E E S S
|-2----2-2-0-(0)-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-----|
|-2--2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0--0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-0--------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-2-(2)-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2---2-2-2-|
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4-4-4-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-------------2-2-x-x-|-x-----x-----------x-------|
|----------------------x-x-|-3-----3-----------3-------|
E. S E S S +S S E E S S Q E S S S S E E S S
|-2----2-2-0-(0)-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-----|
|-2--2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0--0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-0--------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3---3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-2-(2)-3-3-3-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0---0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0---0-0-0-|
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4-4-4-x-x-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-------------2-2-x-x-|-2-----2-----------2-------|
|----------------------x-x-|-3-----3-----------3-------|
Pre-Chorus
Q E. S Q E S S Q E. S Q E S S
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-3--3--3-3--3-----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0--0--0-0--0-----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0--0--0-0--0-----|
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|
|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|-3--3----3--3-x-x-|
D.S. al Coda
Q E. S Q E S S W
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-3----||
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0----||
|-0--0--0-0--0-----|-0----||
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-0----||
|-2--2----2--2-x-x-|-2----||
|-0--0----0--0-x-x-|-3----||
Bridge
&
Gtr V
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------|
This part is only on keyboards but sounds just as good on guitar!
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E. S +E E Q S S S s
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------2-0-----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------2---||
|-----------------|-3--3-(3)-3-2--------3-||
Outro
&&
Gtr I
E. S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4----4-----4-----4-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-2----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E. S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S +H.
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------2-(2)----*|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----3----------*|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---4------------*|
|-4----4-----4-----4-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|----------------*|
|-2----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2--------------*|
|------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|----------------*|
Hold the last chord.
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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