Tonic - 'Waiting for the light to change' From 'Sugar' Album Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret on rhythm parts Tabbed by jjhand at Ultimate Guitar There is 4 layers of guitar in this song (2 clean electrics, 1 overdrive electric, and a acoustic). I tried to capture the most defined parts for 2 guitars, so please rate and comment. Intro - Extra Acoustic plays chords shown above part Gm Bb Cm F/A F7 Electric 1 G|------------------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|---------2------2---0-| D|------------------|-------0-----0-0-|-----------------|------------1-----1-0-| Bb|-----0------------|---------0-------|-----------------|--------------2-----0-| F|-----2------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| C|---2--------------|-----------------|-0---------------|----------------------| G|-0---------2----3-|-(3)-------------|-----------3-----|-2--------------------| | | Guitar 2 (Dist on) Dist off * e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------v3-| B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------6-------------3-| G|---------3-5----3-|-(3)-------------|-----5-----3-----|----5---------------3-| D|-----------3----3-|-(3)-------------|---5-------------|-7------------------5-| A|---5--------------|-----------------|-3---------------|--------------------5-| E|-3----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------3-| Verse - play 2x similarly Elec 1 (Capo III) |-----0-------0----|--------3-----3-----|-----0---------0---|-----2---2---2-----2---0-| |-----0-------0----|----------0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-----|---------1-----1-----1-0-| |-----0-------0----|------------0-------|-----2-------------|-------2---------2-----0-| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------| | | Guitar 2 (standard tuning) |------------------|--------------------|-------------3-----|-------------------------| |--------3---------|--------------------|-----------4-------|---------4-----4-----4-3-| |------------------|-------3------------|-----5---------5---|-----------------5-------| |---------------3--|-(3)-3--------3-----|---5---------------|-----3-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-3-----------------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| "Brazen is love's redeemer When you have so far to go" Elec 1 |-----0-------0----|----------3-----3---|-----0---------0---|-------------2-----2---0-| |-----0-------0----|------------0-----0-|-----2-------2-----|-------1-1-----1-----1-0-| |-----0-------0----|--------0-----0-----|-----2-------------|-----------------2-----0-| |------------------|------0-------------|-------------------|-----2-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------| | | Guitar 2 |------------------|----------7---------|-------3-----------|-------------------------| |-------3----------|--------3---3-----3-|-------------------|---------4-----4-----4-3-| |-----3-------3----|-(3)------------3---|-----5-------------|-----------------5-------| |-----------3------|------3-------------|---5---------3-----|-----3-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-3---------5-------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| "It loves the true believer For the innocence they own" Prechorus: Gm Dm Eb Bb Elec 1 |-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-0----0----1-0--0-0--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-2----2----2-2--2-2--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3----3----3-3--3-3--| | | Guitar 2 (Distortion back on) |-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|--------------8-----6-| |------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|----------6/8__-8\6__-| |---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|----------------------| |-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| "Life is good, and life is grand When you're sitting on top of the world" Gm Dm Eb F add 2 Elec 1 |-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-4----4----4-4--4-4--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-5----5----5-5--5-5--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| | | Guitar 2 |-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|---------------3------| |------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|---------6------------| |---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|-----2/3--------------| |-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|-3--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| "Life is good when it's in your hands, And nobody can change your world" Chorus Elec 1 (distortion) Ending |-3----3----3----3--0--|-(0)--------------------| ---------------| |-0----0----0----0--1--|-(1)--------------------| -1-------------| |-0----0----0----0--0--|-(0)--------------------| play 3x -2-------------| |-0----0----0----0--2--|-(2)--------------------| -2-------------| |-2----2----2----2--3--|-(3)--------------------| -0-------------| |-3----3----3----3-----|------------------------| ---------------| | | Guitar 2 (Dist off) |----------------------|------------------------| ---------------3---| |----------------------|------------------------| -----4---4-3h4---3-| |-3h5-3--3h5-3--3h5--3-|--------3---5-3--3---3--| play 3x ---5-----5-5-------| |-3---3--3---3--3----3-|----3h5-3---3-3--3h5-3--| -5-------5-5-------| |----------------------|------------------------| ---------3-3-------| |----------------------|------------------------| -------------------| "I'm just waiting for the light to change" Repeat Verse Riff before Verse 2 Lyrics Start, then continue throughout Verse 2 similarly to the first time through Verse 2 Lyrics: "All my prize posessions That I thought I needed so Dragged me down on a razor With a heaviness they tow" Prechorus 2 Lyrics (play same part as before): "Always searching for a love that's in bloom It's a warm and soft embrace Hoping you'll never be lonely again It's a fear that you just can't face" Play Chorus Again After Chorus 2 is a solo: Solo (2:46) - Rhythm/Acoustic Chords are shown Gm A Bb Cm e|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| B|-------6~---------|---------------|-4------4-3---3h4p3-|-1----------------| G|---5b7__------0h2-|-3---------3/5-|---5--------3-3-----|-2---0------------| D|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------3---------| A|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| E|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------8---6-| |------11____--------|-11--------11-12-|-13------11---11h13p11-|-10--\8-6------/8---6---| |-10b12__--b12r10----|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------12-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Play Prechorus parts again Play Chorus and repeat until end Key | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | b bend | r release bend | __ hold bent note while playing notes on another string | () hold note from previous bar until you play next note | V upstroke on chord, strum high to low string slower almost as an arpeggio.