• Song:

    Short Of Daybreak

  • Artist:

    Underoath

  • Album:

    Play Your Old Stuff

Artist: underOATH
Song: Short Of Daybreak
Album: The Changing Of Times
Tabbed By: Paul
NOTE: i could never find the right tabs so it took me
      forever but i finally got what sounds right.
      plus i gave the notes for both keyboard parts.


pm=palm mute 
x=note(s) above are palm muted
~=let ring
p=press off
*^=pinch harmonic (hit harmonic on fret, then press in and bend)
#/#=slide (finger movement)
|=down-stroke (picking)
/=up-stroke (picking)

Intro (Guitar 1)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----7/9-10~------7/9-10/9---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0~-----------0~-----------101010101010101010101010101010107777777777777777-| 
A|-0~-5/7-8~----0~-5/7-8/-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7777777777777777-| 
E|-0~-----------0~-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7777777777777777-| 

Intro Continued (Guitar 1)
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-1-11-1-11-|             play whole INTRO X2
A|-1-11-1-11-| 
E|-1-11-1-11-| 
pm   xx   xx

Intro (Guitar 2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0~-----------0~-----------101010101010101010101010101010107777777777777777-| 
A|-0~-----------0~-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7777777777777777-| 
d|-0~-----------0~-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7777777777777777-| 

Intro Continued (Guitar 2)
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-1-11-1-11-|             play whole INTRO X2
A|-1-11-1-11-| 
d|-1-11-1-11-| 
pm   xx   xx


(00:32)                        (00:40)
Guitar 1                       Then play: (X1)
E|--------|                    E|-------|
B|--------| Fast               B|-------| stop
G|--------| double             G|-------| pm
D|--------| picking      X8    D|-0-----| from
A|--------| on the             A|-0-----| ringing
d|-3335p2-| palm muting        d|-0-3*^-|
pm xxxx x                         x
                                not sure on pinch note

(00:41)
Guitar 1
E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| X8
D|-320532-| 
A|-320532-| 
d|-320532-| 
pm xxxxxx


(00:50)
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| X5 
A|-0-0--0--0--0-0-33-3-3-3333-3-3-3333-3-3-| 
d|-1010-10-10-101055-5-5-5533-3-3-3333-3-3-| 
pm x x        x x xx     xxxx     xxxx 
  these are TENS

Guitar 1 (Alternate [i'd say harder] Version)
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| X5 
A|-33-3-3-3333-3-3-3333-3-3-3333-3-3-| 
d|-77-7-7-7755-5-5-5533-3-3-3333-3-3-| 
pm xx     xxxx     xxxx     xxxx 
   its easiest to use pinky on the 7's



Then (00:56) After bass slide/when drums come in
             After one time of guitar 1's part
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| X4 
A|-8~~7~~3~~~5-2p3~-2~~0~~~~--| 
d|----------------------------| 
hold rings for each ~
each ~=1/4 measure |one measure has 4 beats
the number itself does NOT represent any part of a beat

Keyboard
c~~~~C~~~~A~~~~~~~~
plays first time then every other time afterwards

Then (01:19)
Guitar 1
E|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------|
D|-0~~~~-| Let palm muted 0's 
A|-0~~~~-| ring for one full measure
d|-0~~~~-| or 4 beats
pm x


Then (01:23)
Guitar 1 + Guitar 2
E|------| 
B|------|   Alternate each
G|------|   turn between
D|-0000-|   guitars 1 + 2
A|-0000-|   
d|-0000-|   Guitar 1, then Guitar 2 X4
pm xxxx
   |/|/ <-strokes (fast)


Then (01:29)
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-9-10-12-10-9----------------10-9-10-14-12-10--------------| X2
D|---------------------0000~~0000~~--------------------0000~~0000~~-| 
A|-----8--7-8--10-8--7-0000~~0000~~---8--7-8--12-10-8--0000~~0000~~-| 
d|---------------------0000~~0000~~--------------------0000~~0000~~-| 
pm                     xxxx  xxxx                      xxxx  xxxx
Strokes (fast)         |/|/  |/|/                      |/|/  |/|/

Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
D|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~-| 
A|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~-| 
d|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~0000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~0000~~-| 
pm xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx  xxxx  xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx  xxxx
   |/|/ |/|/ |/|/ |/|/ |/|/  |/|/  |/|/ |/|/ |/|/ |/|/ |/|/  |/|/ 

There's a little variation on the second time but listen to the song
and you will hear it (01:40). same notes are being played, just
different rhythm patterns

Outro (01:52)
Guitar 1
E---------------------|             E|---------------|
B|--------------------| X6          B|---------------|
G|-10-----------------| 1st time    G|---------------| Play on each
D|----8-7-10-8-7-10---| X4          D|-10------------| 2nd time on
A|--------------------| every other A|----8-7-10-8-7-| Part B of
E|--------------------| time        d|---------------| Guitar 2

Guitar 2 (01:55) 
after Guitar 1 plays riff X2          Part B (guitar 2)
E|-----------------                    ---------|
B|-----------------                    ---------|
G|-----------------                    ---------|
D|-888888885555555-                    -000-0-0-| X4
A|-888888885555555-                    -000-0-0-|
d|-888888885555555-                    -000-0-0-|
pm                                      xxx  

Play Outro FOUR TIMES (X4)

Outro [keyboard] (strings or synth strings)
C E D
those are the only three notes at the end
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