Song Title: Afk
Band Name: Pinback
Album: Summer in Abaddon
Tabbed by: Casey C.
Drop D tuning - DADGBe
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Riff 1 - Guitar 1
e ----------------
B ----------------
G ---------------- 4x before lyrics kick in.
D ----0-----------
A --5---5---x---x-
D 0-------x---x---
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Lyrics then kick in and this riff kicks in.
Riff 2 - Tabbed for Bass.
e ----------------
B ----------------
G ---------------- 8x
D ----------------
A ----------------
D 0---4-0-4---0-4-
("We're too late...")
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Riff 3 - Guitar 1
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----0----0--------0-----0--------0-------0--- 3x
A --5---5---------5---5----------5---5---5---5-
D 0-------x-----2-------x------3-------5-------
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Song then goes back to riff 1 and plays 8x.
At that point Riff 3 plays 3x again.
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This is the soft bridge.
Riff 4 - Guitar 1 - Plays quickly.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pinback/afk_tab.html ]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G 2-------2-------2-------2-------------2-------2-------2-------2- Plays throughout song.
D --4-------4-------4-------4---------4-------4-------4-------4---
A ----5-------5-------5-------5-----2-------2-------2-------2-----
D ------0-------0-------0-------0-0-------0-------0-------0-------
Riff 5 - Guitar 2 - Layers above riff in soft part.
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----------------------4-2-------------------- This also ends the song, minus the last note.
D ----2-4---2---2/4----------5p4---------------
A --0---------------2--------------5--2------4-
D 0-------0---0--------------------------------
("This vessels underway...")
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Riff 6 - Guitar 2 - Layers Riff 4.
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------2--0--2--0--2--4-
A -----2--0--2--0--2--5--2--2------------------
D 0--0-------------------5--5------------------
("Miles and miles of...")
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That plays 11x, then ends with Riff 5. A lot of riffs, but all so great, they can't be left out.
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Guitar Key - / - slide up or down
p - pull-off
x - mute string and strike
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Quite an amazing song, and definitely my favorite on the album, enjoy.
