Thursday - Steps Ascending Chords & Tabs

              Steps Ascending -by- Thursday

guitar 1- left speaker
guitar 2- right speaker

Dropped D tuning (DADGBE)

-->Guitar 1

Intro

e----------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
a-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D----------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----------------| -your fingers might not
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------|  stretch that far. mine
a-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----  barely do--|
D-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------|

Verse "steps ascend..."

e-10-----7-----7--------------------0-----------0---|
b-0------0-----0---------0------0------0-----0------|
g-9------4-----5------7------7------------7---------|
d-10-----5-----7---9-------9------------------------|
a-0-------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|

next part "we dont want to see this..."
(this isnt exact rythem or times to pick each note)

e---10---10---10---10---10---10---7---7---7---7---8---7----------|
b-0----0----0----0----0----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0/0---|
g----------------------------------------------------------5/7---|
d----------------------------------------------------------7/9---|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|

Next Part "Out of Reach"

e----------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
a-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D----------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12---|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
a-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|

Prechorus "the wolves are closing in"

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9/1010101010/12121212/999999/777777/141414141414/10101010/-9999/121212---|
d-x/x-x-x-x-x/-xxxxxxxx/xxxxxx/xxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx/x-x-x-x-/-xxxx/xxxxxx---|
a-7/8-8-8-8-8/-10101010/777777/555555/121212121212/8-8-8-8-/-7777/101010---|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus "all the time we've wasted"

e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
g-----9------9-------7------7--1111111111/12121212---|  (x2)
d-000-10-000-10--000-9--000-9--1212121212/14141414---|
a-000----000-----000----000--------------------------|
D-000----000-----000----000--------------------------|

Interlude "try to understand, but im givin up"

e-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-(15-15-15)--|
b-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-(17-17-17)--| (last
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|  time)
d-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

the other parts repeat

Outro -* is a vol. swell. strum chord with volume off and, turn up slowly.
      - also this is not the exact amount to pick each note-
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-12*--12----12----12----13----13----13----13----12----12---|
g-12*-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12------|
d-10*-------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

e-10----10----10----10----12----12----10---10----|
b----13----13----13----13----13----13----13------|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|

play this as he starts to sing

e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
b-13-13-13-12-12-12/15-15/12-13-13-13-12-12-12/17-17/12---|
g---------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|

Last ending riff

e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
b-17-17-15-15-13-13-12-12---|
g---------------------------|
d---------------------------|
a---------------------------|
D---------------------------|

--> Guitar 2

Intro
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thursday/steps_ascending_tab_ver_2.html ]
e----------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
a-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D----------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----------------| -your fingers might not
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------|  stretch that far. mine
a-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----  barely do--|
D-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------|

Verse "steps ascend..."

e-0-----0---0--------0-------------0--------|
b-0-------0-------------0----------0--------|
g-9--------------4---------0-------5----7---|
d-10-------------5-----------------7----9---|
a-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|

Next part "we dont want to see this"

e----------------------------------------------|
b--------0---8-0----10-0-----------------------|
g-----9-------------------------9-10-9-----9---|
d--10----10------10---------10---------10------|
a----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|

"flash of light thats letting go"

e------------------3-0----3-0-3-5-0---|
b-----0----3-0----------0-------------|
g---4---------------------------------|
d-5-----5-------5---------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|

"empty bullet case"

e----------------------------------------------------|
b------0---8-0------------5-0------------------------|
g---5-------------7-5---------5-0-----0--7777/9999---|
d-7-----7-------7------7-----------7-----9999/9999---|
a----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|

Next Part "Out of Reach"

e----------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12-------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12----|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
a-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
D----------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------|
b-------12----------------12------------|
g-9--9--9--9--9--12-9--9--9--9--9--12---|
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
a-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|

Prechorus "the wolves are..."

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g-777777/99999/777777/10101010/9999/121212---|
d-xxxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxxx/x-x-x-x-/xxxx/xxxxxx---|
a-555555/77777/555555/8-8-8-8-/7777/101010---|
D-000000-------000000------------------------|

Chorus "all the time weve wasted"

e-----0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------|
b-----0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------|
g-----9-------9-----7-----7--11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12---|
d-000-10-000-10-000-9-000-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10---|
a-000----000----000---000----9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10---|
D-000----000----000---000----9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10---|

Interlude "try to understand but im giving up"

e-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0----|
b-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0----|
g-7-7-7-77-77-7-4-4-4-44-44-4-5-5-5-55-55-5-9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9----|
d-9-9-9-99-99-9-5-5-5-55-55-5-7-7-7-77-77-7-10-10-10-1010-1010-10---|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

this break thing

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-7~----4~----5~----9~~----7~----11~----12~-----|
d-9~----5~----7~----10~----9~----12~----14~-----|
a-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|

Outro

e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9----9----9----9----7----7---7---7---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5-----|
d---10---10---10---10----9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|

next part is just chords when he starts singing

"i ran down the stairs....put both my hands in the soil"

    Am11                         G6add9

"in the spring you will....through the blouse...."

    Bm(add94)                    Cmaj7

"as it turned, and it turned....one more turn wont you..."

   Am11                            G6add9

"it turned its red lights....into, red roses"

   Em6                              Fmaj7#11

"red roses..........red roses.......red roses"

   Am11               G6add4          Bm(add94)

"im not giving up"

  Cmaj7   Am~~~~~

thats all of steps ascending
im pretty sure its about 100% right