Band: American Head Charge
Album: The War Of Art
Song: Self
Tabbed by: Matthew Cook

Tuning: Drop D, then half a step down.

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
r = let note ring
^ = bend
x = mute

This is tabbed for a 4-string even though AHC's bassist uses a 6-string.
Tuning is Dropped D, then half a step down.
All 11 and 22 shown in the whole tab are meant as 1-1 and 2-2.
This is the same with 10 and 1-0 unless specified as a '10' (ten).

The notes after the 8's are 10's.

F#|-------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------
G#|---/7---/777788---/7---/88881010---
C#|-2-----2---------2-----2------------- x4

All 11 and 22 shown in the below parts are 1-1 and 2-2.

F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|-------1-----1--------1-----1--------1-----1--------1------1-------------
C#|-0r-----2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02---2-22--2-22--11-11--

Bass only;

F#|---------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------
G#|--1-----1--------1-----1---------
C#|---2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-11--

Guitar plays same part on it's own.

Bass plays part again;

F#|---------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------
G#|--1-----1--------1-----1---------
C#|---2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-11--

Guitar plays part again then;

F#|--------------------------
C#|--------------------------
G#|--------------------------
C#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--

Back to the intro riff, although with variation;
Note; 10's are TEN'S and 11's are ONE's

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|---/7---/777788---/7---/88881010-----------------------------------
C#|-2-----2---------2-----2-----------11xx11xx11xx11xx11xx11xx11xx11xx-- 

F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|---/7---/777788---/7---/88881010------------------------------------
C#|-2-----2---------2-----2-----------11xx11xx11xx11xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- 

Into;

F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|-1-----1--------1-----1--------1-----1--------1------1-------------
C#|--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02---2-22--2-22--11-11--

Then back through;

Bass only;

F#|---------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------
G#|--1-----1--------1-----1---------
C#|---2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-11--

Guitar plays same part on it's own.

Bass plays part again;

F#|---------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------
G#|--1-----1--------1-----1---------
C#|---2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-11--

Guitar plays part again then;

F#|--------------------------
C#|--------------------------
G#|--------------------------
C#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--

F#|-----------------------------------------
C#|-----------------------------------------
G#|-----------------------------------------
C#|-11x0-11x0-11x0-11x0-11x0-11x0-11x0-11x0-

Note; 10's are TEN's and 11's are ONE's

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|---/7---/777788---/7---/88881010-----------------------------------
C#|-2-----2---------2-----2-----------11x011x011x011x011x011x011x011x0-- x2

Bridge;

F#|--------------------------
C#|--------------------------
G#|--------------------------
C#|-55555555-666-22222222222- x6

Then back to;


F#|---------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------
G#|-1-----1--------1-----1--------1-----1--------1-----1---------
C#|--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02--2-22--2-22-02--

Immediately into;

F#|--------------------------------
C#|--------------------------------
G#|-777788889999-1-----1--------1--
C#|---------------2-22--2-22-02---- x3


F#|------------------------------
C#|------------------------------
G#|-777788889999-1-----1---------
C#|---------------2-22--2-22-0r--

"You're such a..."

F#|-------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------
G#|---/7---/777788---/7---/88881010---
C#|-2-----2---------2-----2------------- x4

End with;

F#|-------------------
C#|-------------------
G#|-1-----1--------1--
C#|--2-22--2-22-02----

Song ends.
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