• Song:

    Sadie

  • Artist:

    Alkaline Trio

  • Album:

    5 Song E.P.

Artist:     Alkaline Trio
Song:       Sadie 
Tabbed by:  Ronn
Email:      With_Handuns_for_Hearts@yahoo.com
Notes:      This should work for both the Crimson version and the OMA Split version

 
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro Riff (x2)
Guitar 1
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
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Guitar 2 (Comes in at the end of the first time the intro is played)
This is also played randomly throughout the song
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|-----8----8----8------|
|--11---11---11---11~--|
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Verse (x2)
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
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Pre-Chorus (Palm Mute and release gradually)
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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   . . . . . . . . .  

Chorus (on the second Chorus, repeat the first part 3 times and then play the 2nd part)
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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|

Play Verse Riff x2
Play Prechorus x1
Play Chorus x4

Bridge
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|----------------------------------12~-----12~---------8----8----8------|
|------12-----------------12----12------------------11---11---11---11~--|
|---12----12-9~---9~---------12-----------------------------------------|
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Break ("Whoa!" part)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
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|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

Solo
Rhythm
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|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

Lead             x3                x1
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|-------------------|----------------|
|-----12~-----------|-----12---------|
|---------12-10-9~--|--------12-10~--|
|--10---------------|--10------------|
|-------------------|----------------|

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|--15-15-13-13-12-12---------15-15-13-13-12-12-12-12~--|
|--------------------12-12~----------------------------|
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|--15-15-13-13-12-12---------15-15----------------8----8----8------|
|--------------------12-12~--------12-12-14~---11---11---11---11~--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro Riff
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
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|---9--9--9-10-10-10--9-10--9-9-9-10-10-10-9-10--9--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0---7--|
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Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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