• Song:

    Soft Skeletons

  • Artist:

    Anberlin

  • Album:

    New Surrender (UK Versi...

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                             SOFT SKELETONS - Anberlin
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Tabbed by: Michael Broom
Email: KMBroom@csouth1.blackberry.com

Tuning: Drop C# (Tune down one half step then drop D)

Intro:

Guitar 1:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
C#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
C#|------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|

Guitar 2:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5--12\8--8/13--12---12\8--8/13--12---12\8--8/13--12---12\8--8/15--(15)-15-----------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-3--10\6--6/11--10---10\6--6/11--10---10\6--6/11--10---10\6--6/13--(13)-13-----------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Guitar 1:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------0---1----0------0---1----0----------------------------------------|
C#|----5---6----5-3--------------1-------------------5-8---8---6-5----------------------|
G#|--3---3----3-----1---1----1-------------------1--------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------1---1----1-----6-----6---6--------------------------|
   "Dear little girl..."

Guitar 2: With Delay
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5----------------3----------------3----------------8-------------------------------|
C#|--5----------------3----------------1----------------6-------------------------------|
G#|--3----------------1----------------1----------------6-------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------1----------------6-------------------------------|
  "Dont fix your eyes on.."

Pre Chorus:

I think this is actually a keyboard part, but here it is anyway...
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--4---4---4---6---8---8---8---11---9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----9-------------|
F#|--5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8----8----8----8----8----8----8----12----12------------|
C#|----5---5---5---5---8---8---8----8---10---10---10---10---10---10----10----10---------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Stand unafraid..."

Chorus:

Guitar 1:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
C#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
C#|------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
   "When the light..."
Guitar 2:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5--12\8--8/13--12---12\8--8/13--12---12\8--8/13--12-(12)-18\15--18\15---------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-3--10\6--6/11--10---10\6--6/11--10---10\6--6/11--10-(10)-16\13--16\13---------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "When the light..."


Verse 2:

Guitar 1:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--4---4---4---4----3---3---3---3----4---4---4---4----1---1---1---1-------------------|
F#|--5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-------------------|
C#|----5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1-----------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Are you to afraid..."

Guitar 2:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------0---1----0------0---1----0----------------------------------------|
C#|----5---6----5-3--------------1-------------------5-8---5b6r5------------------------|
G#|--3---3----------1---1------------------------1---------------6----------------------|
C#|---------------------------------1---1----------6------------------------------------|
   "Don't fix your eyes..."

Chorus again, then..

Bridge:

The keys and guitars all blend together so much here I can't make it out, but 
it's something like this...

Guitar 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---4---4---4---4---11---11---11---11------------------|
F#|--5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---10---10---10---10------------------|
C#|----5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1----8----8----8----8----------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Stand unafraid..."

Guitar 2:
D#|-15----15-15-15-16-------15-15-15-16-------15----15----15----------------------------|
A#|-16----------------16----------------16----16----16----16----18----18----18----18----|
F#|----15----------------15----------------15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Stand unafraid..."

D#|---------------------------------------15----15----15----15--------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------16----16----16----16-------16-18----16--------|
F#|--15-----------15--15-----------15--------15----15----15----15-15--------------------|
C#|-----13-----13--------13-----13----13------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------15---------------13----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---11--8--11--8--11-8--11--8--11--8--11--8--11--8--11-8------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------18\15--18\15-----------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------16\13--16\13-----------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the Chorus a couple times and your done!

| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| +  Harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| r  Release bend
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