• Song:

    Autobiography Of A Nation

  • Artist:

    Thursday

  • Album:

    Full Collapse / Waiting

Autobiography Of A Nation - Thursday
From the 2001 album "Full Collapse", released on Victory records
Both guitars in drop D tuning (DADGBE)

===Intro===
Guitar 1 (Right)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0--------------------------0--------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0--------------------------0--------------------0-----------------0--------------------
x2

Guitar 2 (Left)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
14---------------12---------------9-10-9---------------------------
0----------------0----------------0----0---------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
12---------------10---------------7-------------------------------
0----------------0----------------0-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
x2

===Then===
Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

===End of intro===
Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---10--------10-------10--------10--------10--------10-------10--------10---
10--------10-----------------10--------10--------10-----------------10--------
8-------------------8------------------8-------------------8------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------------------
8----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

===Verse===
Guitar 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-10-12-10--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-8--10--8--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------------------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------------------

===Breakdown===
Guitar 1
(x=left hand mute [at neck], /=bend upwards)
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------8/--------------8/------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------xxx-xxx---------xxx-xxx-----------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-xxx-xxx---------xxx-xxx-----------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------xxx-xxx---------xxx-xxx-----------

(X=palm mute)
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
--------8/--------------8/--------------8/--------------8/------
X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------
X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------
X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------X-X-X-----------

Guitar 2
(x=left hand mute [at neck], /=bend upwards)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------10/--------------10/------
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------8----------------8--------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--xxx-xxx----------xxx-xxx------------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--xxx-xxx----------xxx-xxx------------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--xxx-xxx----------xxx-xxx------------

(X=palm mute)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------10/--------------10/--------------10/--------------10/------
--------8----------------8----------------8----------------8--------
X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------
X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------
X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------X-X-X------------

===Verse 2===
Guitar 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------
------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
Same as Verse 1

Then play Breakdown as before

===Interlude===

Guitar 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
13-----------------------------------------------------------------
10--------------------------------10-------------------------------
10---------------10---------------0--------------------------------
-----------------10------------------------------------------------ x2
-------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---10---10---10-----------------------10-------------------------------
10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---0--------------------------------
--------------------10---10---10---10------------------------------------ x2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------10---------------10-------------------------------
10--------------------------------0--------------------------------
-----------------10------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

(9) = harmonic on 9th fret (D#/Eb)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------(9)-------
10---------------10---------------10---------------------------------
10--------------------------------0----------------------------------
-----------------10--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
13---------------11---------------10-------------------------------
10---------------10---------------10-------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------- x2
-------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
11----------------13----------------10--------------------------------
-----10----------------10----------------10---------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------- x3
----------------------------------------------------------------------

(9) = harmonic on 9th fret (D#/Eb)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
11----------------13----------------10------------------------(9)-------
-----10----------------10----------------10-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

===Reprise===
Guitar 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------10-------10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
12-10-9-10-9-7-7---7-9-10-9-7-9-7-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------7----7---7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
10-8--7-8--7-5-5---5-7-8--7-5-7-5---0----0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
------------------------------------0----0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--

(/ = bend up, ^ = pre-bend, \ = release bend)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/10^10^10^10^10\10----
12-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-9-10-9----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----
10-8--7-8--7-5-----5-7-8--7-8--7-8--7----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(/ = bend up whole tone, ^ = pre-bend whole tone)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----
12-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-9-7-----------------12/12^12^12^12^12^12^----
-------------------------------------0-------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0------
10-8--7-8--7-5-----5-7-8--7-8--7-5---0-------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0------
-------------------------------------0-------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0------

(/ = bend up, ^ = pre-bend, \ = release bend)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/10^10^10^10^10\10----
12-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-9-10-9----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----
10-8--7-8--7-5-----5-7-8--7-8--7-8--7----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------

===Chorus===
Guitar 1
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- x2
--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-19-19-19-19-19-19---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-17-17-17-17-17-17---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12---------------------------------------------------------
------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- x4
------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-

===Outro===
Guitar 1
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
0-0-0---10-------0-----0---0-10---
0-0-0---8--------0-----0---0-8---- x4
0-0-0---8--------0-----0---0-8----

Guitar 2
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
0-0-0---8-------0-----0---0-8---
0-0-0---8-------0-----0---0-8--- x4
0-0-0---8-------0-----0---0-8---
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