• Song:

    Initiation

  • Artist:

    At The Drive-in

hi there, this is the second tab I submit here, the song is one of the atdi's best, i've
heard it played live at the bbc and it sounded even better than the original, anyway
is the tab for                  I N I T I A T I O N

STANDARD TUNING
Chords:
D:000232
D+:000233 play this chord every now and then (specially at 2nd verse)
G:320033 or 320003
D5:x57xxx or x577xx
A5:57xxxx or 577xxx
B5:79xxxx or 799xxx
G5:35xxxx or 355xxx
THE SONG STARTS WITH A FEW FEEDBACKS AND THE DRUM LINE, AND THE THIS

D//G//D//G
 both guitars don't have much of a structure, just play around with the chords, or also
one guitar strums, the other one may play an arpeggio
then the guitars stop and the bass line keep playin for the first two lines in the verse
bass tab)

i n i t i a t i o n
follow you home after every show
D                              G
perforated into tiny fragments
                                    D
heavy breathing's your new fan club
                         G
a john handcock with the safety off
                 D
after every show
                                   G
and how this pedastel fits like glove
                             D
such a pity i built no laddter from me

the roots and above
                   G
i'll be hacking off

after every show

Chorus(distorted)
D5 A5 B5 x4
I  N I T I A T I O N !!!!!!
initiation
D5    RIFF               the riff goes like this:A 7----5-7--5--|
AHHHH WHAT YOU'RE DOING?                         E 5---7------7-|
B5                                  A5          G5
there's no restraining order to keep me from you
Parting contestants never seem to win

D//G//D//G//

D                                  G
watch you clap your hands by the stage
                                 D
lend me your ears just another page
                                    G
in the book that your friend signed yesterday
D                                        G
    when i told you not to bother to holler
                                     D
your telephone's the one that helpeD
me wrap
the cord
                 G
around your neck
you know you're beautiful
when you're dead

CHORUS AGAIN

that's pretty much it, the chords are accurate, i'm not so sure what they do exactly
the guitars but then again who does? with omar everything's possible. Also try to be
and feel free to play it the way you want it. it seems like a pretty hard song but it 
is easy and delightful to play it. have fun. any comments mail me at fungus_kingdom@hotmail.com
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