• Song:

    Postwar Breakout

  • Artist:

    Anti-flag

POSTWAR BREAKOUT by ANTI-FLAG
Track 03
The Terror State (2003)

simply the most innovating song by anti-flag.
Great bass lines with lots of slides. First note: no number 
in slide=slide to nowhere (0).

# Intro # /=slide (Don't pick numbers in brakets) ~=let ring
Gb----->>------------->>-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db----->>------------->>-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----->>------------->>--2--22/(7)--77/(9)--99/12/-------2--22/(7)--7/6/------------|
Eb--7/->>-3/7-7/(12)/->>-----------------------------22-2----------------2~~~~/(12)/-|
;
# Chorus # X2  p=pull off
Gb-------------------------------------|--------------------end-1-----------|>
Db-------------------------------------|--------------------4--4--4--42-42--|>
Ab--2-22-2-22--------------------------|--2-22-2-227-77-7-77--------------4-|>
Eb-----------0-00-0-002-22-22-22-3---5-|---------------------2--2--2--------|>
>
>|----------end-2--------------------|
>|-----------------------------------|
>|-2-22-2-22-------------------------|
>|----------0-00-0-002-222-222-22-9/-|
:
# Verse 2 #
Gb---------------------------------------------------------->
Db---------------------------------------------------------->
Ab--2--22/(7)--77/(9)--99/12/------2--22/(7)--7/6/---------->
Eb----------------------------22-2----------------2-22-22-2->
>
>--------------------------4p2-------------------------|
>---------------------22h42---4------------------------|
>--2--22/(7)--77/(9)-----------2--22/(7)--7/6/---------|
>---------------------------------------------2-22-22--|
:
# pre-chorus #
Gb-------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|
Eb--3-----2-----3------2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-|
:
Then play chorus x2 (with both ends but without last slide!)
:
# Bridge #   x=left mute
Gb------->>>-------------------------------------|
Db------->>>-------------------------------------|
Ab--2---->>>------x2-x2---------x2-x2-------2-2--|
Eb------->>>--------------------------------0-0--|
:
# pre-chorus #
Gb--------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|
Ab--------------------------------------------------|
Eb--3-----2---023-----------------------------------|
:
Then play chorus x1
:
# Chorus2 pt2 #  b=bend half step down or so k=keep bending
Gb--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--2-22-2-22---------------------------2-22-2-22---------7bkkk-|
Eb-----------0-00-0-002-22-22-22-3---5-----------0-00-0-00------|
:
Then play chorus this with both endings and slide.
:
# chorus-solo # x4  h=hammer on
Gb----------------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------------|
Ab--2-22-2-22-----------------------------|
Eb-----------0-00-0-002-22-22-22-2h3-2h3--|

# Outro # x=left mute /=slide
Gb----->>>---------------------------------------------16-->>-16/-|
Db----->>>---------------------------------------------16-->>-----|
Ab--2-->>>---X2-x2---------x2-x2-------x2-x2///////16--14-->>-----|
Eb----->>>------------------------------------------------->>-----|

Fantastic song and very fun to play

Tabbed by Albert 9/3/2004
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