• Song:

    The Anthem

  • Artist:

    Coheed and Cambria

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Coheed and Cambria
The Anthem (Live at Fingerprints 10/5/12)
Live Acoustic Version
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Tabbed by: Andrew Mandes        
E-mail:  andrew.mandes@hotmail.com

Tuning: ½ Step Down - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

Intro / Lead - repeated until last refrain

eb|-------------10--------------------------------------10------------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12---12-12-x-x-10-x-x-12-x-x----x-x-12-x-x----13-12------|
Gb|---------------------------------------12--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Guitar

        She gave her heart           news filtered through      
                               x2                                x2
eb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-----4---4-5---5-4-----------------|
Db|-----4---4-5---5-4--4--4--4----|---5---5-----------5-------5-2-----|
Ab|---5---5-----------5--5--5--5--|-3-------------------3-0-3-----5---|
Eb|-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Bridge - (you can down stroke pick or finger pick through it depending
           on the version you are listening to)

    "Your selfishness has robbed you of the man you could've been

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------7------------------------|
Db|-2----------------------------------------7------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------------------------------5------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I wouldn't change a thing about you. I love you dearly, my friend" 
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------5---------------------------4------------------------------|
Db|--------5---------------------------5------------------------------|
Ab|--------3---------------------------3------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Refrain  x2

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---55555---55555---x--55----55------55555---55555---x--55----55----|
Ab|-0-55555-x-55555---x--55----55------55555-x-55555---x--55----55----|
Eb|-0-33333-x-33333-x--x-33-xx-33-xx---33333-x-33333-x--x-33-xx-33-xx-|

(There are 2 versions of the song that I have heard, the one I like is
        transcribed below, in the other version it goes to Em before C)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-55555---55555---x--55----55-----55555---55555---------------------|
Db|-55555-x-55555---x--55----55-----55555-x-55555---4p0--4p0-4p0-4p0--|
Ab|-33333-x-33333-x--x-33-xx-33-xx--33333-x-33333--5----5---5---5---5-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Ending goes back to the Intro while the Main Guitar does this Riff:

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9---5--7-7/9--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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