• Song:

    Sunflower

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Sugar

Song: "Sunflower" by Tonic
Album: "Sugar"
Standard Tuning, Capo 1st fret
Tabbed by jjhand at UltimateGuitar.com

This was another song with nice harmonies and slide work by Tonic. 
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Main Riff - Chords indicatd are played by Acoustic Guitar in background

   Dist. Rhythm (Emerson)
    Bb                    Gm           Gm/F
 F|---------------------|---------------------|
 C|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-2----2----2--2------|---------------------|
Eb|-2----2----2--2------|-4----4----4--4------|
Bb|-0----0----0--0------|-4----4----4--4------|
 F|---------------------|-2----2----2--0------|
  |
  | Lead (Jeff), w/ slide & heavy reverb 
 F|--------5----------\-|-\2-----2----------/-|
 C|------5------------\-|-\2---2------------/-|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----7----------------|----4----------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
 F|---------------------|---------------------|

During Verse, Rhythm guitar will keep playing but Lead comes back later


   Verse Bridge bars (0:27):
    Ab                    Gm  
 F|---------------------|-----------------------|
 C|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-5----5----5--5----\-|-4----4----4--4--------|
Bb|-5----5----5--5----\-|-4----4----4--4--------|
 F|-3----3----3--3----\-|-2----2----2--2--------|


Play Main Riff Rhythm part during vocals again with this part added:

Fill 1 (Guitar 3 - 0:32):
 F|----------------------|-----------------------|------------|
 C|----------------------|-----------------------|------------|
Ab|----------------------|-----------------------|------------|
Eb|--------------2-------|-----------------------|------------|
Bb|----------2/4---4\2---|-----------------------|------------|
 F|----------------------|-2---------2--0--2--0--|-3~~--------|



Prechorus - Rhythm Gutiar plays:
    Ab               Cm               Bbsus4           Bb
 F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 C|----------------|-3---3---3-3----|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Ab|----------------|-4---4---4-4----|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Eb|-5---5---5-5----|-4---4---4-4----|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Bb|-5---5---5-5----|-2---2---2-2----|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 F|-3---3---3-3----|----------------|----------------|----------------|



Chorus - play 3x
    Ebsus4     Ab           Bb  
 F|-----------------------|----------------------|
 C|-3----3--3--0----0--0--|-2----3--2----3-------|
Ab|-0----0--0--0----0--0--|-2----2--2----2--0----|
Eb|-4----4--4--0----0--0--|-2---------------0----|
Bb|-5----5--5-------------|-0---------------0----|
 F|-5----5--5--3----3--3--|----------------------|

   Chorus ending:
    Ab                      Ab/G
 F|-3----3----3--3--3--3--|-3----3----3--3--3----|
 C|-3----3----3--3--3--3--|-3----3----3--3--3----|
Ab|-0----0----0--0--0--0--|-0----0----0--0--0----|
Eb|-0----0----0--0--0--0--|-0----0----0--0--0----|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------|
 F|-3----3----3--3--3--3--|-2----2----2--2--2--0-|



  Verse 2, same as before including Fill 1, but play Lead slides throughout

  Chorus 2 is same as before


   Bridge (1:58) play 2x
    Bb                     F
 F|---------------------|---------------------|-3----3----3--3--3---|----------------------|
 C|---------------------|---------------------|-3----3----3--3--3---|-3----3----3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-2----2----2--2--2---|---------------------|-0----0----0--0--0---|-2----2----2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-2----2----2--2--2---|-2----2----2--2--2---|-0----0----0--0--0---|-0----0----0--0--0--0-|
Bb|-0----0----0--0--0---|-2----2----2--2--2---|---------------------|-0----0----0--0--0--0-|
 F|---------------------|-0----0----0--0--0---|-3----3----3--3--3---|----------------------|


  Solo (2:14) w/ wah            Rhythm plays Main Riff
 F|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 C|-----------5------|--------------------|-----------5----7--|-5~~-----------------|
Ab|-6b7--6b7------7--|-6--------------2h4-|-6b7--6b7----------|------4--4b5r4-2-----|
Eb|------------------|----7-------2h4-----|-------------------|-----------------4-2-|
Bb|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 F|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

 F|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-----------7b8r7-5-|
 C|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------5----7--|-5-----------------|
Ab|-4b6--b6---b6--b6--4-2-|-4h5p4p2--------------2--|-6b7r6b7----------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------4--------2h4----|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 F|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|


   End Lead solo (Rhythm Plays Prechorus)  
 F|-7------------|-(7)--------|-----------------|------------|
 C|--------------|------------|------------5----|------------|
Ab|--------------|------------|-----7----7---7--|-6~---------|
Eb|--------------|------------|---7-------------|------------|
Bb|--------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
 F|--------------|------------|-----------------|------------|


Play Chorus

Play Main Riff 1x to end



KEY:
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| b  bend string to note/fret indicated
| r  release bent string
| () held note from previous bar
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