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Medicate Tab

by Afi

ver1

Solo

ver 1

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AFI - MEDICATE
Tuning half step down

Intro - For the first 8 or so seconds the intro is played in reverse. Then: (Might be
guitar playing an octave up on this):
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

play three times, then:
eb--------------------|
Bb--------------------|
Gb---------7h9-9-9----|
Db----7--7------------|
Ab--0--0--------------|
Eb--------------------|

...then go back to this, three more times...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...then...
eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

during the second repeat of the intro, the backing guitar goes a little like this:
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------7777777777777777-55555555----------------------|
-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-55555555-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-33333333-33333333-55555555-5\-|

verse:
"Could I..."
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
-------------8--8-8-8-8-----------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5--x--x-x-x-x---------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----------------7-7-7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--------------0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

"I've come to find..."
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-------0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

Pre-chorus:
"This...is..."
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7p5----7~----/          \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-------------5~--/              \---|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-------------5~-/                \--|

Chorus:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm (listen for strumming pattern):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

I also noticed on the last repeat of the chorus, right before Davey says "Medicate,"
1:11) the guitar does a slide thing like this:
---------------------------|
-10-10-10/13-13-13-13\-----|
-10-10-10/14-14-14-14\-----|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|

back to intro:
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------| THREE TIMES
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

^
Here there's a second guitar doing this:
eb-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb--10-10-10----------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|

verse 2:
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------7-7--7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-----------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

pre-chorus 2:
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--------5h7p5----7~----/          \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------5\-------------5~--/              \---|
---5\-----------3\----------2\-------------5~-/                \--|

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|

---------|
---------|
---------|
-7--7-7\-|
-7--7-7\-|
-5--5-5\-|

bridge:
----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----|
------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13-----13---|
-14-----14-----14-----10-----10-----10------11----11-----11------10----10-----10-----10-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play four times, then play this four times...
"I feel nothing at all..."
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
------------1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|
-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|

then...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...two times then...

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

before third repeat:
----------|
----------|
-7--9--10-|
-x--x--x--|
-5--7--8--|
----------|

then chorus one more time:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

and the lead plays a slight variation on the usual (can't hear it exactly though, I'll tab
it as soon as I can)
UPDATE 10/9/09:
Figured it out, I think...
----------------------------------------------------------12p8----12p8-----|
-----------5---------------5-------5------------------/10------10------10--|
-----------7b9-5~---7-7b9~-7b9r7-5-7b9~------------------------------------|
-9b11-7~---------------------------------7--9--10--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
-7--0-5-5---------------------|
----------8-8--7-7--8-8---7/--|
------------------------------|


then...

SOLO (w/ wah):
--/17-1717171717----------/19-191919191919--------------13p0-12p0-----------------|
------------------10-12-13--------------------12-13-15-------------10-12-13-10----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Not so sure about this part...
                           tap harmonic                      tap harmonic
-10------------------------5th17-----------------------------8th20--------------------------------|
-13b15--------------------------5th17/----------------------------8th20/--------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------t12p7p3h7t12p7p3h7---------------t15p10p7h10t15p10p7h10----------10p7p0--10/14p0-10/12p7---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

((PICK SLIDE))

---t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12-t15p8p5h8-t17~--|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
---t9p5p2h5t9p5p2h5-t7p5p2h5t7p5p2~-|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5-7(bend up one step, tap 10th fret while releasing bend)h10p7h10p7/5------|
----5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~---|
--/7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

outro:
"You don't even know my name..."
--------------------------------------------|
----6---------------6~----------------------|
-5--7--7-9-10-5-----7~----------------------|
-5--7--x-x-x--5--5--7~----------------------|
-3--5--5-7-8--3--5--5~----------------------|
-3--5---------3--3--5~----------------------|
"Med-i-cate."
--------------|
--------------|
-5 / 7--------|
-5 / 7--7~\---|
-3 / 5--7~\---|
-3 / 5--5~\---|

enjoy,
-AGiantRobot (MalleusRocker)

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+2 reply

peguin AFI wrote on August 25 2009, 09:31 pm

Awesome how you figured it out so fast, and it sounds great too!!

+1 reply

AGiantRobot wrote on August 25 2009, 11:58 pm

Thanks...I found a few things with it, though...

I forgot that before the verse, here...

eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

it should be this...

eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db---7--7-----------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

also, right here before the bridge:

---------|
---------|
-7--7-7\-|
-7--7-7\-|
-5--5-5\-|
-5--5-5\-|

this is the right chord:

---------|
---------|
---------|
-7--7-7\-|
-7--7-7\-|
-5--5-5\-|

that's it for now. and there definitely is some backing guitar in the final chorus before the solo, i'll post that when i figure it out.

+2 reply

ChemicalSenses wrote on August 29 2009, 11:22 am

great tab. just looking at it i know it sounds right. i dont really like this song but the guitar solo is pretty cool. jade always has great solos even though he has only had like 3 in their song haha.

but the part you werent sure about in the solo has natural harmonics instead of those two notes you had in the 17th and then in the 20th position if u know what im talking about ha

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