After Forever Tab

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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo

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Submitted By: Rodrigo
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Tune down 1 1/2 steps
 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-11-9-7-9-9-7-2-0-2-2-2-0-11-9-7-9-9/-11-9-7-9-9/----------|
G#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--7/9-9-9-9---9/12-12-12-12---7/9-9-9-9-------------------|
C#|--7/9-9-9-9---9/12-12-12-12---7/9-9-9-9-------------------|
G#|-x5/7-7-7-7-x-7/10-10-10-10-x-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-(5)p4--|
D#|-----------------------------------------0-3-3-3-3-(3)p2--|
 
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|-5--5--5---5---3--3--8\3--5---|
G#|-5--5--5h7-7p5-3--3--8\3--5---|
D#|------------------------------|
 
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|-7--7--7---7---5--5-10\5--7---|
G#|-7--7--7h9-9p7-5--5-10\5--7---|
D#|------------------------------|
 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------7--7-------------------7--7---------------------|
G#|---------------5h6p5---5--------------5h6p5---5-----------|
D#|-3-4-5--5------------8---8--5--5------------8-------------|
 
[Solo]
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------7~--------------------------|
C#|---------------9---------7--9----9p7-9--------------------|
G#|---------7-8-9---7---7-9----------------------------------|
D#|-5/7-7-10-------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|---------------------------------------7----7---------------|
A#|---------------------------------7---10------10-7-----------|
F#|-----------------------------7-9---7--------------9^^9-8----|
C#|-----------9-----------7-8-9--------------------------------|
G#|-----7-8-9---7---7-8-9--------------------------------------|
D#|-7-10-------------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|--------------------------10p7-7-------------------------------|
A#|----10------10-10-10p7--10-------/12-12---12-12p10-------------|
F#|-/11--9-7-/11----------9---------------11---------11-11p9------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------11-12|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10------|
F#|----9^-----9^----9^----9^----9^----9^----9^----9^----------|
C#|-12--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F#|-9^p7---9-----7-----|
C#|-----9-----9--------|
G#|--------------------|
D#|--------------------|
 
[Section 1]
D#|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--12--10--9--10--------------12--10--9--10----------|
C#|--12--10--9--10---h-p---s----12--10--9--10---h-p-s--|Play 3x
G#|--10--8---7--8---7^8^7-8/10--10--8---7---8--7^8^75--|
D#|----------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--12--10--9--10--------------12--10--9--10----------7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|--12--10--9--10---h-p---s----12--10--9--10---h-p-s--7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|--10--8---7--8---7^8^7-8/10--10--8---7---8--7^8^75-5-5-5-5-5--|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Section 2]
"Have you ever thought about your soul,"
 
D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|---s-------------s--------------------|
F#|--5/7--7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10--|
C#|--5/7--7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10--|
G#|--3/5--5--5--5--5/8---8---8---8---8---|
D#|--------------------------------------|
 
"can it be saved", etc.
 
D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|---s----------------------------------|
F#|--5/7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3--2--------|
C#|--5/7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3--2--------|
G#|--3/5--5--5--5---1--1--1--1--0--------|
D#|--------------------------------------|
 
(Repeat section 2 for verses, go back to section 1, etc.)
 
[Section 3]
"Could you be afraid of what your friends might say..."
 
D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|--10--10--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--10--10--| Repeat
C#|--10--10--10--10--10--8--8--8--6--10--10--|
G#|--8---8---8---8---8---6--6--6-----8---8---|
D#|------------------------------------------|
 
D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
C#|--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--1--5--5--| Repeat # times,
G#|--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1-----3--5--|  goto section I/II
D#|--------------------------------------|
 
[Section 4]
(Intro to solo part)
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
C#|--5--5--------------5--5--h-p-------|Repeat 2x
G#|--5----3^4^3---3----5----3^4^3---3--|
D#|--3----------6---6--3----------6----|
 
D#|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------bend-p-------|
F#|-------------------------------------5-7^9^7^5------|
C#|--7-------h-p--5--------7---h-p--5-7-----------7-5--|
G#|--7------5^6^5---7-6-5--7--5^6^5--------------------|
D#|--5--5-8----------------5---------------------------|
 
(Go into solo over Am)
 
 
************************************
 
| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
 
************************************
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5 comments

it's not one and a half step down (C#), it's just one step down (D). "Sweet Leaf", "Solitude" and "After Forever" are the only tracks on Master of Reality NOT played in C# tuning

Really good tab. Solo is pretty close. I think the breakdown riff is done like this though. [tab] E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5---5---5-5-----5---------3---3-----8\5---5-| A|-5---5---5-5h7---5p3-------3---3-----8\5---5-| x4 E|-3---3---3-3-----3---------1---1---6-6\3---3-| E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-7---7---7-7-----7---------5---5-----10\7---7-| A|-7---7---7-7h9---7p5-------5---5-----10\7---7-| x4 E|-5---5---5-5-----5---------3---3---8--8\5---5-|

5* by the way.