Artist: Against Me!
Album: White Crosses
Song: High Pressure Low
Tabbed by: Pants (Phil M)
Tuning: Regular tunning EADGBe
The intro and what he plays prior to the first two verses
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------The end of the intro-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------9--8--6-6-6-6-------------------|
D|--------------------4-4-444-2-2-222-------------9--8--6-6-6-6-------------------|
A|-2-2-222-1-2-4-2-1------------------------------7--6--4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The last part of the songs jumps up to a D, and he plays the same finger movements
just further up on the D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-7-777-5-5-555---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-555-4-5-7-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
All power chords in the song (The Bb, F, G# and C# are all just used on a quick slide)
B E F# E(high) D G A Bb F G# C#
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------9--------7------5------------------3-----------6---------------|
D|-4-----2------4------9--------7------5-----7------------3---3---6---6---------------|
A|-2-----2------4------7--------5------3-----7------------1---3---6---4---------------|
E|-------0------2----------------------------5----------------1---4-------------------|
B
There was a high pressure low developing off the coast of Africa
E
uplift in the atmosphere pushed waves across the ocean
B F# E-E F# E-E
towards Antilles and Bon Air. I paced in Agitation.
B
I drew the curtains closed, I turned the air conditioner on.
E
I pressed a warm wash cloth to my face.
B Bb/B F# E-E F# G# F#
Somewhere out there a hurricane was coming.
E B F#
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
E B F#
Living in an era of instability.
E
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
B F# F/F#
Fear breeds in honest men.
E B F# E
It's a high pressure low.
B
7 missiles flying over the sea of Japan.
E
Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens.
B
And the pious preacher commands.
F# E-E F# E-E
I hold my breath in anticipation.
B
Into the shelter of the jungle noble savages run.
E
Vestal virgins triumph over life long inhibitions.
B Bb/B F# E-E F# G# F#
And I wonder, what is real? What is fiction?
E B F#
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
E B F#
Living in an era of instability.
E
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
B F# F/F#
Fear breeds in honest men.
E B F# E
It's a high pressure low.
D
Would anyone forgive Robert McNamara?
G
In retrospect he had to admit;
D A G-G A G-G
There was mistake in going to war without first asking all the questions.
D G
Yes, Robert Strange McNamara there are those who just cannot forget.
D C#/D A G-G A B A
And I wonder, have I lost my own compassion?
G D A
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
G D A
Living in an era of instability.
G
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
D A C#/A
Fear breeds in honest men.
D A G D
It's a high pressure low.
The ending chords G, F#, and E are at the high position: G F# E - F# D D A D
