Song: The Abandoned
Artist: Memphis May Fire
Album: The Hollow
Transcribed by Colton Wood
Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb)
I just don’t think it is a very good idea to tune a bass down all the way to
Dropped Ab/G#!
The legend is at the very bottom of the tab.
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Verse 1
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S S S T T T T
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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--0-----------0--0-0--0-|--0-----------0-0-3s--2--|
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q Q Q
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Pre Chorus
E. E. E H E. E. E H
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E. E. E H H H
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--0---0---0-----------|--2--------0--------|
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E. E. E H E. E. E H
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E. E. E H Q E E E E Q
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Chorus
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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--5---5---5--5----5----|--3---3---3--3----3----|
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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Interlude
Q H S S E Q H E S S
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Q H S S E Q Q S S S S S S S S S S
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Q H S S E Q H E S S
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Q H S S E Q H.
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Verse 2
Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T E S
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. S S E E
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Q Q. E S E S Q Q. E T T S S T T
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Q Q. E S E S E S E S E Q Q
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Chorus
S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5--|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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S S S E. S S E S S E E S S S E. S S E S S E E
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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E. E. E Q Q E. E. E Q Q
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E. E. E Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q
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Breakdown
E. S S S S S S S E Q E. S S S S E E S S S S S
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E. S S S S S S S E Q E. S S S S E E S S S S S
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E S S S S S S S S S S Q E. S S S S S E S S S S S S
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E S S S S S S S S S S Q E. S S S S S E S S S S S S
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Final Chorus
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Well, that's about it... Good luck! This one's not too tough at all.
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accented note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bend Release
pb - pre Bend
pbr - pre Bend Release
brb - bend Release Bend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
