Song: ABOUT 3AM
Artist: DARK STAR
Album: TWENTY TWENTY SOUND
Tab for guitar transcribed by Ben Wilkinson (benwilko_faster@yahoo.com)
INTRO & VERSE ONE
Riff 1 - Play TWICE.
"Time is..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13-------13-------13-----|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14-------14-------14--|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 2 - Play ONCE.
"Where's all the colour gone..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------14-------0------|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13----------13-------13--|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14--------------------|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Riff 3 - Play ONCE.
"Caving in..."
e -----------------------------------------------0----|
B -----------------------------------0---------0---0--|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8------1-------1-----1--------|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9------2---------2----------|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------0-----0-----0------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
CHORUS
B Amaj7 B Amaj7
VERSE TWO
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
"We sit in our homes..."
e --0------|
B --0------|
G --8------|
D --9-(7)--|
A --9------|
E --7------|
(B add11)
MIDDLE 8 - At this point, another guitar comes in...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
G ------------------------------3-----3-----3---3----|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dark_star/about_3am_tab_ver_3.html ]
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------|
G ------2---2---1-----1-----2-----2-----1-----1------|
D ----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G --4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
D ---------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Bic hammers the 3rd (on G) back onto the 4th.
This line is played 3 times and then stops (after, "Searching for something...")
SOLO
Play this line TWICE...
e --------------------------------------------------16-strum----9--strum---|
B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----17-really---10-really--|
G --------------------------------------------------16-fast!----9--fast!---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9----------------------------|
E -----------00----------00----------00------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
...then this onwards.
e -----------------------------------------------|
B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7--------------|
G --------------------------------------8--------|
D --------------------------------------9--------|
A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--------|
E -----------00----------00----------00-7--------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e --16-strum----9--strum----16-strum----9--strum---|
B --17-really---10-really---17-really---10-really--|
G --16-fast!----9--fast!----16-fast!----9--fast!---|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
ENDING - Two guitars again...
GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
"We've all been here..."
e ---------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------| x4 then...
A ------2-----2-----2-----------7-----7-----6--|
E --0-------0---0-----------5-------5---5------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ---------------|
B ---------------|
G ---------------|
D ---------------|
A ------6-----4--|
E ---------------|
1 - 2 -
GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
"We've all been here..."
e ----4-----4-----4-----4----------------------------|
B ----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
D --2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2--| x3 then...
A --------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
e ----4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9----|
D --2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 -
THE END
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