AFI - A Winters Tale
Transcribed by: Matt Denton
Tuning: Standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)
This is on the Days of The Phoenix EP and is slate to be on their new Album when it is released.
Intro
E|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
C|---------10----------------- X2
D|---12-10-10-8---------------
A|---12-10--8-8-101010101010--
E|---10--8----6--8-8-8-8-8-8--
This is the same as the intro but at 2 diffrent octaves that are both higher nad it has a few extra notes on end.
E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
C|--7-5-10-7--12-14-16-12-12--1715-
D|----------------------------------
A|--5-3--8-5--10-12-14-10-10--1513-
E|----------------------------------
Play this on 2nd time
E|-------------------------
B|----8h6/8----------------
C|--7-------5-10-12-12-12--
D|-------------------------
A|--5-------3--8-10-10-10--
E|-------------------------
then verse where havok comes in
stop and start. Listen to song if u have it.
E|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------1010101010------------------
D|--12121212------888888------1010101010------10101010---- X2
A|--12121212-rest-888888-rest--8-8-8-8-8-rest-10101010----
E|--10101010------666666-----------------------8-8-8-8----
pm......... (second time only)
After Palm Muting the passage play it again but slow and let all chords ring. Listen to song for tempo.
Pre-Chorus
Davey will say a '...a string of white lights..', let this chord ring
E|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|--8--
A|--8--
E|--6--
rest
E|---------------------------
B|---------------------------
G|---------5555555-7777777---
D|-8888888-5555555-7777777---
A|-8888888-3333333-5555555---
E|-6666666-------------------
Chorus
'...Forever walking through December....'
E|--------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------
G|-10101010-----------------------------
D|-10101010-10101010--1212121212121212--
A|--8-8-8-8-10101010--1212121212121212--
E|-----------8-8-8-8--1010101010101010--
'...Forever longing for....'
E|--------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------
G|-10101010-----------------------------
D|-10101010-10101010-88888-1212-1010----
A|--8-8-8-8-10101010-88888-1212-1010----
E|-----------8-8-8-8-66666-1010--8-8----
'...Forever wandering together....'
E|--------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------
G|-10101010-----------------------------
D|-10101010-10101010-12121212-88888-----
A|--8-8-8-8-10101010-12121212-88888-----
E|-----------8-8-8-8-10101010-66666-----
'...
E|--------
B|--------
G|--------
D|--7777-- rest for a half measure then play the same chord but muted.
A|--7777--
E|--5555--
Repeat Intro, Not the octaves of the chorus.
Repeat Pre Chorus and Chorus.
Now comes the bridge consisting of toms and bass. Rest for like 2 measures than you come in with this:
E|--5---1---8---5-
B|--6---1---8---6-
C|--7---2---9---7-
D|---------------- Listen for the tempo!!!!!
A|----------------
E|----------------
Guitar Enters Again:
'...If only for one night....'
E|-------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------
G|--77777-9-10101010-7-55555-9-777777--
D|--77777-9-10101010-7-55555-9-777777--
A|--55555-7--8-8-8-8-5-33333-7-555555--
E|-------------------------------------
Pm....... ........ ..... ......
'...If only for one night....'
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|--77777-5h7-10101010-7-55555-5h7-777777777777--
D|--77777-----10101010-7-55555-----777777777777--
A|--55555------8-8-8-8-5-33333-----555555555555--
E|-----------------------------------------------
Pm......................................
REPEAT THE CHORUS!
This goes at the end of the chorus
'...
E|--------
B|--------
G|--------
D|--7777--
A|--7777--
E|--5555--
Pm....
Than repeat once again and end on
E|--------
B|--------
G|--------
D|--7777--
A|--7777--
E|--5555--
rest than end on!
E|------
B|------
G|--10--
D|--12--
A|--12--
E|--10--
