––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dead American – Anberlin ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Artist: Anberlin Song: Dead American Album: Devotion Tabbed by: Matthew Florio; http://www.facebook.com/smeeplayscheap E–mail: Shempashland@yahoo.com Tuning: Drop D ( Standard ) Intro / Verse *Add a very bouncy delay* e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|–––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4––3h4–––| A|–66–––66–––66–––66–––66–––66–––66–––66–––44–––44–––44–––44–––44–––44–––44–––44––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Guitar 2 *there isnt really another guitar part but you can just hold these chords out* e|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|––––0~––––0~––––0~––––0~–––––––––––––––––––––| G|––––4~––––4~––––3~––––3~–––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––6~––––6~––––4~––––4~–––––––––––––––––––––| A|––––6~––––6~––––4~––––4~–––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––6~––––6~––––4~––––4~–––––––––––––––––––––| Chorus Guitar 1 *there are a lot layers in this song so its hard to make out* *there's a third guitar which is pretty much octaves being swirrled (volume)* e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––4p3p4p––4p3p4p––4p5p4p––4p5p4p––––––––––––| A|––5p––––––5p––––––4p––––––4p––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Guitar 2 e|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| G|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––66666666––22222244––66666666––2222224~–––––––| A|––––66666666––22222244––66666666––2222224~–––––––| D|––––66666666––22222244––66666666––2222224~–––––––| Verse 2 *faint keyboard part in the background... transcribed to guitar* e|–––7–––7–––7––––7–––7–––7–––––––––––––| B|––––7h9–7h9–7h9~–7h9–7h9–7h9~–––––––––| G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Interlude Guitar 1 *slide slightly into each note and hold them out... ghost them* e|––––––––––––––––––––––––12––11–12––––––––––––––––––––| B|–––10~––––12~––––14~––––––14–––––14–12–––––––––––––––| G|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| *play this part softly* e|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|–––––––12––––––––––14––––––*12h14p12h14p12~–12h14p12h14p12~*–––––| G|––11h13––12h14~––13––13~––13–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Guitar 2 *ring out chords... these chords sound fuller even though they probably used power chords* e|––––0~––––0~––––0~––––0~–––––––––| B|––––0~––––0~––––0~––––0~–––––––––| G|––––2~––––4~––––6~––––6~–––––––––| D|––––2~––––4~––––6~––––6~–––––––––| A|––––0~––––2~––––4~––––4~–––––––––| D|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| *Theres that little break right after the Interlude before final Choruses* Keyboard Tabbed for a third Guitar part e|–––4–6h7––4–6h7––4–6h7––––––––––––––––| B|––––7––––––7––––––7–––––––––––––––––––| G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Final Choruses Guitar 1 e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| D|––––4p3p4p––4p3p4p––4p5p4p––4p5p4p––––––––––––| A|––5p––––––5p––––––4p––––––4p––––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| Guitar 2 e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| G|–––––––––––––––––4466*––––––––––––––| D|–––66666666––2222xx44*––––––––––––––| A|–––66666666––22222244*––––––––––––––| D|–––66666666––2222––44*––––––––––––––| *or just play as 4xx6xx * ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer–on | p pull–off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre–bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre–bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************