Toadies - 'Away'
From 'Rubberneck' Album
Standard Tuning, with tube amp distortion on both parts
tabbed by jjhand

Lead Intro- with whammy bar dives/vibrato

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10b12r10--db/10--db/10--db/10--db/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
G|-11-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|



Main Riff - Rhythm Guitar (all Verses)

E|----------2----------------1--------|----------2-------1------1-----|
B|----------2----------------1--------|----------2-------1------1-----|
G|----------3----------------2--------|----------3-------2------2-----|
D|--4--4----4---x----3---3---3------x-|-4---4----4---x-3-3----3-3-----|
A|--4--4----4---x----3---3---3------x-|-4---4----4---x-3-3----3-3-----|
E|--2--2----2---x----1---1---1------x-|-2---2----2---x-1-1----1-1-----|
 PM .  .             .   .              .   .          .      .
 |
 |   Lead Guitar
E|------------------------------------|----------12-12-12-----12-------|
B|----------10b12r10---------10b12r10-|----------10-12-12b13-b13-12-10-|
G|-11--11-11--------10--10-10---------|-11--11-11----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|







Pre-Chorus - mute then get louder

E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
P.M............................................



Chorus

E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
E------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-------------12--|

"When I'm away    I know      in my heart    there is a heaven"





Play Verse Parts again (Lead & Rhythm)





Bridge - See the Timing changes, play 2x

6 beats                                4 beats
E|------2---------0---------------------|-----2---------0-----|
B|------3---x-----2---x-----------------|-----3---x-----2---x-|
G|--4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-----------------|-4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-| end is 
D|--4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-4---4-4-7---7-7-|-4-4-4---x-2-2-2---x-| below
A|--2-2-2---x-0-0-0---x-4---4-4-7---7-7-|-2-2-2---x-0-0-0---x-|
E|--2-2-----------------2---2-2-5---5-5-|-2-2-----------------|
PM  . .       . .                           . .       . .

4 beats
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------------7---7--------|
|-4---4--7---7--7---7--7---7-|
|-4---4--7---7--5---5--7---7-|
|-2---2--5---5---------5---5-|





Solo ( Rhythm plays Bridge 2x)

6 beats        4 beats
E|-------------|----------------------|---2-/5-2---/7---5-2-|
B|-------------|----------------------|---2-/5-2---/7---5-2-|
G|-4___b6______|_r4-4-2---2-----2-----|---------------------|
D|-------------|--------4-----4---4~~-|---------------------|
A|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|

6 beats
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------10--10-|-12b13~~~~~~VVVVVVVVVVV-----|
|-4b5r4_p2---2----------/11----11---|----------------------------|
|----------4----4-2-4~--------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|





'Da Da Da' part (2:37), play 2x

6 beats                          4 beats
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-xx-4-4-4---xx-2-2-2---xx-2-2-2-|-xx-4-4-4---xx-2-2-2---|-xx-2-2-2-/7-7-----|
|-xx-2-2-2---xx-0-0-0---xx-0-0-0-|-xx-2-2-2---xx-0-0-0---|-xx-0-0-0-/5-5-7-7-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------5-5-|



Lead Part with Bends

6 beats
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------10---|-12_____b13______|_13~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9____b10_____-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|



Play bridge with full chords throughout 1x

Play Prechorus & Chorus

End with Feedback and whammy bends



Key

b (x24432@1)  - bend
r    - release bend
x    - muted note
PM   - palm mute
/    - slide up
~    - vibrato
db/ - dive bomb with whammy, pitch down and return with whammy bar
VVV  - wide whammy vibrato

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