Running Free Chords & Tabs
The Running Free
As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2007 Album No World For Tomorrow )
Words by Claudio Sanchez
Music by Coheed And Cambria
Gtr I (E A D G B E)- Claudio
Gtr II (E A D G B E)- Travis
Intro
Gtr I
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|-10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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Intro 2 / Verse
Gtr I, II
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||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0--o||
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Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Chorus
Gtr I
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Gtr II
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Pre-Verse
Gtr I, II
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Verse 2
Gtr I, II
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Pre-Chorus 2
Gtr I
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
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| Gtr II
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coheed_and_cambria/running_free_tab_ver_3.html ]
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Chorus 2
Gtr I
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Gtr II
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
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Pre-Verse 2
Gtr I, II
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Breakdown
Gtr I
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Chorus 3
Gtr I
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| Gtr II
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x2
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Outro
Gtr I, II
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Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
