Zebrahead - Blackout

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blackout – zebrahead
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tabbed by : maaattyyyy
email : matty_s_95@hotmail . co . uk

tuning : E standard

this is my first tab so be nice : }

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legend :
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| B bend
| pb pre – bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre – bend release
| brb bend release bend

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intro

F#5 A5
whoa oh oh
E5 D5
we will not break but we might bend
F#5 A5
whoa oh oh
E5 D5
i’ll see you at the bitter end

( as the first guitar plays the D5 on ’bitter end’ , the second guitar pick – scrapes
strings a and D . also , the F#5 is played on the D string 4th fret; )

pre – verse

[ ( F#5 , A5 , G#5 , E ) x3 B5 , C#5 ] x2

or :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – |
D | – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – | x2
A | – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 4 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – |
E | – 2 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

which then finishes with an F#5 just before the verse

( also , figure out the strum pattern for yourself , it’s not too hard : )

verse 1

realize i got nothing for you
got blood on my hands
yeah pain is a virtue
understand that i’ll do anything
not to let you get the best me
so tell me what you’re gonna do

palm muted :

F#5
blackout
A5
living in a blackout
E5
trying to rip your heart out
D5
shout out
( go get it , go get it )

F#5
strung out
A5
it’s getting late it’s dark out
E5
you can scream your lungs out
D5
break out
( go get it , go get it )

( on the E5 on ’lungs out’ , start to fade out of the palm mute )

pre – chorus

F#5 E5 C#5
fxxk your barcode
F#5 E5 F#5
time to go at it alone
F#5 E5 C#5 A5 B5
we wont take it just to live to die another day
F#5 E5 C#5
kill the download
F#5 E5 F#5
we’re better off on our own
F#5 E5 C#5 A5 B5
we won’t fake it just to live to die another die

( the parts just after the first F#5 , i . E E5 , C#5 are actually the ocatve , i . E :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 9 – – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – x – – x – x – – – – – – – – – | where the middle note that make the chord the fifth is
A | – 7 – – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – | muted : )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus

F#5
we all fall down but we get back up
D5
and all break down but we build it up
A5 E5
and we won’t break but we might bend
F#5
we all fall down but we get back up
D5
all want more
never get enough
A5 C#5
we will not break but we might bend
see you at the bitter end

: pre – verse :

verse 2

utilize whats given to you
got lines on your face yeah scars are a tattoo
understand that i’ll do anything
not to let you get the best of me so tell me
what you’re gonna do

palm muted :

F#5
blackout
A5
dying in a blackout
E5
crying both your eyes out
D5
break out
( go get it , go get it )

F#5
burn out
A5
before you even start out
E5
falling down with no doubt
D5
shout out
( go get it , go get it )

( on the E5 on ’no doubt’ , start to fade out of the palm mute )

– – : pre – chorus : – –

– – : chorus : – –

bridge :

F#5 A5
we all go spiralling down
E5
we’re losing valuable ground
D5
caught in the middle of a dog fight
F#5
hold tight now
A5
turn down the lights and don’t blink
E5
hate to shudder to think
A5
they’re pulling back to attack got the kids screaming

pre – chorus

F#5
blackout
A5
living in a blackout
E5
trying to rip your heart out
D5
shout out
( go get it , go get it )
F#5
strung out
A5
it’s getting late it’s dark out
E5
you can scream your lungs out
D5
break out
( go get it , go get it )

: solo :

you can go and work out the solo , here’s the chords :

F#5 , D5 , A5 , E5 x2

– – : intro : – –

– – : chorus : – –

– – : pre – verse : – –

that’s the whole song : )
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