Toadies - 'Away'
From 'Rubberneck' Album
Standard Tuning, with tube amp distortion on both parts
tabbed by jjhand
Lead Intro- with whammy bar dives/vibrato
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10b12r10--\db/10--\db/10--\db/10--\db/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
G|-11-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff - Rhythm Guitar (all Verses)
E|----------2----------------1--------|----------2-------1------1-----|
B|----------2----------------1--------|----------2-------1------1-----|
G|----------3----------------2--------|----------3-------2------2-----|
D|--4--4----4---x----3---3---3------x-|-4---4----4---x-3-3----3-3-----|
A|--4--4----4---x----3---3---3------x-|-4---4----4---x-3-3----3-3-----|
E|--2--2----2---x----1---1---1------x-|-2---2----2---x-1-1----1-1-----|
PM . . . . . . . .
|
| Lead Guitar
E|------------------------------------|----------12-12-12-----12-------|
B|----------10b12r10---------10b12r10-|----------10-12-12b13-b13-12-10-|
G|-11--11-11--------10--10-10---------|-11--11-11----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus - mute then get louder
E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
P.M............................................
Chorus
E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
E------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-------------12\--|
"When I'm away I know in my heart there is a heaven"
Play Verse Parts again (Lead & Rhythm)
Bridge - See the Timing changes, play 2x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/toadies/away_tab_ver_3.html ]
6 beats 4 beats
E|------2---------0---------------------|-----2---------0-----|
B|------3---x-----2---x-----------------|-----3---x-----2---x-|
G|--4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-----------------|-4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-| end is
D|--4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-4---4-4-7---7-7-|-4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-| below
A|--2-2-2---x-0-0-0---x-4---4-4-7---7-7-|-2-2-2---x-0-0-0---x-|
E|--2-2-----------------2---2-2-5---5-5-|-2-2-----------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
4 beats
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------------7---7--------|
|-4---4--7---7--7---7--7---7-|
|-4---4--7---7--5---5--7---7-|
|-2---2--5---5---------5---5-|
Solo ( Rhythm plays Bridge 2x)
6 beats 4 beats
E|-------------|----------------------|---2-/5-2---/7---5-2-|
B|-------------|----------------------|---2-/5-2---/7---5-2-|
G|-4___b6______|_r4-4-2---2-----2-----|---------------------|
D|-------------|--------4-----4---4~~-|---------------------|
A|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
6 beats
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------10--10-|-12b13~~~~~~VVVVVVVVVVV-----|
|-4b5r4_p2---2----------/11----11---|----------------------------|
|----------4----4-2-4~--------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
'Da Da Da' part (2:37), play 2x
6 beats 4 beats
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-xx-4-4-4---xx-2-2-2---xx-2-2-2-|-xx-4-4-4---xx-2-2-2---|-xx-2-2-2-/7-7-----|
|-xx-2-2-2---xx-0-0-0---xx-0-0-0-|-xx-2-2-2---xx-0-0-0---|-xx-0-0-0-/5-5-7-7-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------5-5-|
Lead Part with Bends
6 beats
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------10---|-12_____b13______|_13~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9____b10_____-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play bridge with full chords throughout 1x
Play Prechorus & Chorus
End with Feedback and whammy bends
Key
b - bend
r - release bend
x - muted note
PM - palm mute
/ - slide up
~ - vibrato
\db/ - dive bomb with whammy, pitch down and return with whammy bar
VVV - wide whammy vibrato
