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The A Team (Lead Guitar - as transcribed and performed by matthewscott92) - Ed Sheeran
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Tabbed by: matthewscott92
Youtube: http://youtube.com/matthewscott92
Email: matt@matthewdavidscott.com
Timing in relation to my cover on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spntZtqZ30Q
Capo on 2nd for chords - http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/e/ed_sheeran/the_a-team_crd.htm
Tuning: Standard
0:17 - 0:36
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9-------------------------------------------| x2
D|--9h11-11-----------9h11-11------11----9h11-11-----------------------------|
A|-------------11-12--------------------------------9-7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
0:38 - 1:00
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------9---------------9----------------------------------------|
D|----11--9-----------11--9-----------11--11p9-9------9-9h11------9-9h11-----|
A|----------h12-12----------h12-12----------------12----------12----------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------------9----------------9-----9-------------------------------|
D|----11--11p9-11-------11--11p9-9-------11----11--11-11-11-11--11/12\11p9---|
A|----------------12---------------12--------------------------------------12|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:01 - 1:34
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------9-11-9-----------|
D|--9h11-11--9-11-9-11--9-----9h11-11--11/12\11p9-----9h11--------11p9-------|
A|------------------------12----------------------12-------------------12-12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11-11---9-11-9-11--11---9-11-9-11--9------9h11-11--11/12\11p9----------|
A|-----------------------------------------12-----------------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11------9----------9------------9---------------------------------|
D|--9h11-------------11-9--------11-9---------11-9-9h11---12---11------------|
A|------------------------12----------12-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:35 - 1:56
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9-------------------------------------------| x2
D|--9h11-11-----------9h11-11------11----9h11-11-----------------------------|
A|-------------11-12--------------------------------9-7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:57 - 2:20
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------9---------------9----------------------------------------|
D|----11--9-----------11--9-----------11--11p9-9------9-9h11------9-9h11-----|
A|----------h12-12----------h12-12----------------12----------12----------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------9-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11--11p9-9--------11--11p9-9------9h11-11---9h11-11-11-11--11/12\11p9---|
A|---------------12---------------12---------------------------------------12|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:20 - 2:53
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------9-11-9-----------|
D|--9h11-11--9-11-9-11--9-----9h11-11--11/12\11p9-----9h11--------11p9-------|
A|------------------------12----------------------12-------------------12-12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/ed_sheeran/the_a_team_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11-11---9-11-9-11--11---9-11-9-11--9------9h11-11--11/12\11p9----------|
A|-----------------------------------------12-----------------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11------9----------9-----------9----------------------------------|
D|--9h11-------------11-9--------11-9--------11-9-9h11-----------------------|
A|------------------------12----------12----------------12-11-12-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-11--11/12\11--9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:54 - 3:10
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------9-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11--11p9-9--------11--11p9-9--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------12---------------12--11-12----11------9------7--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---9h11-11--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------11p9-11-11/12-11-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:11 - END
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------9---------------9----------------------------------------|
D|----11--9-----------11--9-----------11--11p9-9------9-9h11------9-9h11-----|
A|----------h12-12----------h12-12----------------12----------12----------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------------9----------------9-----9-------------------------------|
D|----11--11p9-11-------11--11p9-9-------11----11--11-11-11-11--11/12\11p9---|
A|----------------12---------------12--------------------------------------12|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------9-11-9-----------|
D|--9h11-11--9-11-9-11--9-----9h11-11--11/12\11p9-----9h11--------11p9-------|
A|------------------------12----------------------12-------------------12-12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11-11---9-11-9-11--11---9-11-9-11--9------9h11-11--11/12\11p9----------|
A|-----------------------------------------12-----------------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11------9------------------------------9--------------------------|
D|--9h11-------------11-9-----9h11--9---------------11-9-11---12----12-11----|
A|------------------------12----------12--11--12-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9---------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----------------------11-9----------------------------------------------|
A|----12--11----11-12------------12----11----12------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12---------7---------4---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
END
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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