Track: Afterbirth
Album: Heroine (2006)
Tuning: Drop C (B A F C G C)
Tabbed by El Doof
el_doof@hotmail.com
*This is the first attempt I've seen to tab this song in full. It was hard as hell
of all the overdubbing, but I tried my best. Feedback and comments are appreciated. Good luck!
GUITAR 1 (Matt Good)
INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
A|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
F|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----------|
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----0--0--|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----0--0--|
PM . .
B|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
F|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--------------|--------------|
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
PM . . . .
INTRO PART 2 (x2)
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-7p0--|
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-2p0--|
VERSE 1 (No guitar)
I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...
I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--11~----10~-----------------|
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----|
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----|
C|-----------------9~----8~----|
Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
B|--13~----12~----10~----8~----6~----5~----9~----|
A|--x------x------x------x-----x-----x-----x-----|
F|--10~----9~-----7~-----5~----3~----2~----6~----|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!
PRE-VERSE
B|--9~----|--(9)----|--(9)----|--(9)----|
A|--x~----|--(x)----|--(x)----|--(x)----|
F|--6~----|--(6)----|--(6)----|--(6)----|
C|--------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--------|---------|---------|---------|
C|--------|---------|---------|---------|
VERSE 2 (No Guitar)
What do you say?
Just you and I,
South on the five,
For a couple of days?
You take your car,
I'll take my bag,
You take the wheel,
I'll gather money for gas.
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!
Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!
INTERLUDE 1 (x8) (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM . . . . . . . . .
INTERLUDE 2
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--11/10-------------------8/10-------------------|
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/3-------------------|
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Danny...
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
CHORUS VARIATION
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------4-/3-\11-/10--|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-/x-\x--/x---|
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-/1-\9--/8---|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I was born, to be given away...
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me,you lied so bad,
Give me away!
OUTRO PART 1 (x4)
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-7p0--|
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-2p0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/from_first_to_last/afterbirth_tab_ver_5.html ]
They told me...
A little boy who had been wearing my face,
Had told me I was born to be given away!
OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
C|--0--0--3p0-2p0--7--8~----|
. .
GUITAR 2 (Travis Richter)
INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
PM . .
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
PM . . .
INTRO PART 2 (No guitar)
*If there is a part here, I couldn't hear it.
VERSE 1 (x8) (x1)
B|--------------------------|-------|
A|--------------------------|-------|
F|--------------------------|-------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0----|
G|--------------------------|-------|
C|--------------------------|-------|
PM . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--11~----10~-----------------|
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----|
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----|
C|-----------------9~----8~----|
CHORUS PART 2 (x1)
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--7--10-10--8--8--4--4--|
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--5--8--8---6--6--2--2--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--------------------------|
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|
C|--------------------------4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|
CHORUS PART 3 (x1)
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--7--10-10--8--8--4--4--|
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--5--8--8---6--6--2--2--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7------------------------------------|
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PRE-VERSE (x4) (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM . . . . . . . . .
VERSE 2 (No guitar)
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
INTERLUDE 1 (x8) (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM . . . . . . . . .
INTERLUDE 2
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--11/10-------------------8/10-------------------|
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/2-------------------|
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS VARIATION
B|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
OUTRO PART 1 (x16)
B|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
PM . . . . . . . .
OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
. .
~ - Let ring
x - Muted note
PM - Palm mute
( ) - Sustain
/ - Slide down
\ - Slide up
p - Pull-off
