• Song:

    Nation

  • Artist:

    The Filaments

  • Album:

    What's Next

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Nation - The Filaments            From the album "...Whats Next?"       www.thefilaments.com
Tabbed by Minty

Brilliant Song, Brilliant band. These guys are bringing much needed freshness back into the U.K scene which was starting to get a bit stale! I strongly advice you guys see them live!
Cheers to John F for helping me out with the solo. This is probaly not EXACTLY right, but you get the idea!


x = palm mute
\ = Slide


Lead Intro 1
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|----7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|----7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----5--------(Let Ring)---------------------------------------------------------------------

Both guitars pickscrape

Lead Intro 2
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|----2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2------2-2----------3-3--3-2-2-5-5-----------------------
G-|-------------------------4-4------2-2--2--------------------4-------------------
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------     

Rhythm Intro 
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-----------7-7--7---------9-9--9----------7-7--7----------9---------------
D-|--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7--7--9-9--9--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7--7--9---------------
A-|--7-7--7--5-5--5--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7--7--5-5--5--7-7--7--7-(Let Ring)----
E-|--5-5--5----------5-5--5----------5-5--5----------5-5--5-----------------  

Verse   (Both Guitars)
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------7-------9-----------------------------------------7------------------
D-|-7-------7-----------7-------9--------------------4-------4------------7-------7----------
A-|-7-------7-----------5xxxxxx-7xxxxxx--------------4-------4------------5xxxxxx-7----------
E-|-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------------------------(x3)---2xxxxxx-2xxxxxx--------------5xxxxxx----                (Alternate picking on muting to achieve the correct tempo)

Chorus 1 (Both Guitars)
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|----7777777777777777------------------------------------------------------------
A-|----7777777777777777------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----5555555555555555------------------------------------------------------------

Lead Chorus part 1
e-|------5555-4//555-5555-4//555----------------------------------------------------
B-|------5555-4//555-5555-4//555----------------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm Chorus 2
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---7777-6777--7777-6777----------------------------------------------------
A-|---5555-4555--5555-4555----------------------------------------------------
E-|---5555-4555--5555-4555----------------------------------------------------

Lead Chorus Part 2
e--|----777777777777--//--101010101010-//-121212121212-------------
B-|----777777777777--//--101010101010-//-121212121212--------------
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm Chorus part 3
e-|---------------------------------------------------
B-|---------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------7-77777-9-99999----------------
D-|----7-77777-7-77777-7-77777-9-99999----------------
A-|----7-77777-7-77777-5-55555-7-77777----------------
E-|----5-55555-5-55555--------------------------------

Pre-Solo
e--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-9------
D-|---7------------------------------------------7\--------------------------------------5-7------
A-|---5------------------------------------------5\--------------------------------------5-7------
E-|---5-(let-ring-for-like-3-seconds)------------5\---(slide-all-the-way-down-the-neck)-----------


Lead Solo                                                                                                                              (In the words of Jon from The Filaments, "Whack that a bit!" for the last chords of the solo!!)
e-|-----5555-----555-5555--------------------------------------------------5555--8-888---
B-|-----5555-----555-5555-----------------------------------5h7------------5555--7-777---
G-|----------6b7--------------------7b9-5-----------------5h7-------7b9-5---------5-555--
D-|-----------------------------------------7-------5h7----------------7-----------------
A-|--------------------------------------------5h7---------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Outro
e--|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|----7---------------7\--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|----5---------------5\--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----5-(let-ring)----5\---(slide-all-the-way-down-the-neck)------------------ -------------

Song Order:

LEAD                                 RHYTHM


Lead Intro 1                       -------------------------
Lead Intro 2 (x2)                  Rhythm Intro (x2)
Verse         (x2)                 Verse           (x2)
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1      
Lead Chorus 1                      Chorus 2
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 2                      Chorus 3
Lead Intro 2 (x2)                  Rhythm Intro (x2)
Verse         (x2)                 Verse           (x2)
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1      
Lead Chorus 1                      Chorus 2
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 2                      Chorus 3
--------------------               Pre-Solo
Lead Solo (x2)                     Rhythm Intro (x2)
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 1                      Chorus 2
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 2                      Chorus 3
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 1                      Chorus 2
Chorus 1                           Chorus 1
Lead Chorus 2                      Chorus 3
Outro                              Outro


There you go. Took me a while but i think its pretty accurate, so it was worth it. 
Cheers again for John F's Help

If you have any corrections or questions please email me at Minty_2oo3@hotmail.com.   Please don't copy this off me, if you wana tab it better, email me or tab it yourself, none of that copy and paste bullsh*t!
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