This is my first tab. I'm only tabbing out the basic parts, if i get more time i'll tab
the more intricate things.
PROMISES
BY: FUGAZI
Standard Tuning
Intro/Verse
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|-9-9-12-9-9-12-9-9-12-9-9-9-12-12-8-|
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Not the right rhythem, but you can figure that out with the song. Notes are correct, though.
Chorus: Ian (More important, if you only have one guitarist always play Ian's part.)
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|-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-6-| x3 Then
|-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-6-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-4-|
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|-4\\7//4\\7//4\\7//4\\7//4-|
|-4\\7//4\\7//4\\7//4\\7//4-|
|-2\\5//2\\5//2\\5//2\\5//2-|
Chorus: Guy
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|-11-11-11-11-x-x-x-14-14-14-14-13-| x3 Then
|-9--9--9--9--x-x-x-12-12-12-12-11-|
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Feel free to spice these chords up. Guy does live. I personally like minor 7ths, but
just me.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fugazi/promises_tab.html ]
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|-9\\12//9\\12//9\\12//9\\12//9-|
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Bridge:
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|-4-4-4-2-2-6-6-| Once again, Guy plays this an octave up.
|-4-4-4-2-2-6-6-|
|-2-2-2-0-0-4-4-|
Then,
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|------------------------| Guy plays this an octave up. Again. But this
|------------------------| part sounds really good with the octaves, now's
|-2---0-0-2-2h3p2~-0-0-0-| The time to pust out your octave pedal.
Followd by:
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-7-9-|
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Finally,
Outro: Ian
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|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Outro: Guy
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|---------------------------------------------| Until last time through.
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|-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|
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Last time through
|-14tp-16tp-17tp-22tp-|
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And Ian and guy end on
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|-4-|
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