The Abandoned Chords & Tabs
Song: The Abandoned
Artist: Memphis May Fire
Album: The Hollow
Transcribed by Colton Wood
Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb)
I just don’t think it is a very good idea to tune a bass down all the way to
Dropped Ab/G#!
The legend is at the very bottom of the tab.
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Verse 1
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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C#||------------------------|--------------------------|
G#||--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0--0-|
D#||------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0-0-3s--2--|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0---0-0-|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S S S T T T T
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0--0-|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0-0-3s--2--|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0---0-0-|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q Q Q
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0--------------------|
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Pre Chorus
E. E. E H E. E. E H
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--0---0---0-----------|----------------------|
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E. E. E H H H
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-------------0--------|--------------------|
--0---0---0-----------|--2--------0--------|
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E. E. E H E. E. E H
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-------------0--------|----------------------|
--0---0---0-----------|----------------------|
----------------------|--1---1---1--3--------|
E. E. E H Q E E E E Q
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--0---0---0-----------|------------------------|
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Chorus
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--1---1---1--1----1----|--1---1---1--1----1----|
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--1---1---1--1----1----|--1---1---1--1----1----|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--2---2---2--2----2----|--0---0---0--0----0----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--0---0---0--0----0----|--0---0---0--0----0----|
Interlude
Q H S S E Q H E S S
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--0---------------0-0--|--0----------------0-0-|
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|-3-| |-3-|
Q H S S E Q Q S S S S S S S S S S
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--0---------------0-0--|--0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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Q H S S E Q H E S S
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--0---------------0-0--|--0----------------0-0-|
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Q H S S E Q H.
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--0---------------0-0--|--0-----------------|
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Verse 2
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0--0-|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0-0-3s--2--|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/memphis_may_fire/the_abandoned_btab.html ]
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0--0-0-0---0-0-|
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Q Q. E S E S E S E S E Q Q
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0--0-0--0-0--3---------|
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Chorus
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--1---1---1--1----1----|--1---1---1--1----1----|
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--1---1---1--1----1----|--1---1---1--1----1----|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--2---2---2--2----2----|--0---0---0--0----0----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3S----|
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E. E. E Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q
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--7---7---7--7----7----|--5-5-7-7-----7-7-7----7----|
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Breakdown
E. S S S S S S S E Q E. S S S S E E S S S S S
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------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
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E. S S S S S S S E Q E. S S S S E E S S S S S
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------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S S S S S S S Q E. S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S S S S S S S Q E. S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
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H Q T T T T T T T T
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----------------8s-7s-6s-5s-4s-3s-2s-1-|
Final Chorus
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S Q
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3s-8s----|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--1---1---1--1----1----|--1---1---1--1----1----|
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E E E E
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-----------------------------|----------------8s--7s--5s--3S--|
--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-----------------|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--8---8---8--8----8----|--8---8---8--7----8----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5------------------|-----------------------|
----------3s--5----5S----|--8---8---8--8----8----|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--7---7---7--7----7----|--5---5---5--7----8----|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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------------------2S----|--7---7---7--7----7----|
--0---0---0--0----------|-----------------------|
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Well, that's about it... Good luck! This one's not too tough at all.
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accented note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bend Release
pb - pre Bend
pbr - pre Bend Release
brb - bend Release Bend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
