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Song:   ABOUT 3AM
Artist: DARK STAR
Album:  TWENTY TWENTY SOUND

Tab for guitar transcribed by Ben Wilkinson (benwilko_faster@yahoo.com)


INTRO & VERSE ONE

Riff 1 - Play TWICE.

                                                        "Time is..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13-------13-------13-----|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14-------14-------14--|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4       1   -    2   -    3   -    4


Riff 2 - Play ONCE.

              "Where's all the colour gone..."
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------14-------0------|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8-------13-------13----------13-------13--|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9--------14-------14--------------------|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------12-------12-------12-------12--------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4       1   -    2   -    3   -    4


Riff 3 - Play ONCE.

                            "Caving in..."
e -----------------------------------------------0----|
B -----------------------------------0---------0---0--|
G ----8-----8-----8-----8------1-------1-----1--------|
D ------9-----9-----9-----9------2---------2----------|
A --7-----7-----7-----7------0-----0-----0------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4      1  -  2  -  3  -  4


Repeat Riff 1 (x1)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x2)


CHORUS

B       Amaj7           B       Amaj7


VERSE TWO

Repeat Riff 1 (x2)
Repeat Riff 2 (x1)
Repeat Riff 1 (x1)


Repeat CHORUS


BRIDGE

     "We sit in our homes..."
e --0------|
B --0------|
G --8------|
D --9-(7)--|
A --9------|
E --7------|
(B add11)


MIDDLE 8 - At this point, another guitar comes in...

GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4

e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4
e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
G ------------------------------3-----3-----3---3----|
D ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--|
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4

e ---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------|
G ------2---2---1-----1-----2-----2-----1-----1------|
D ----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
A --0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4


GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G --4-----4-----4-----4-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
D ---------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4

Bic hammers the 3rd (on G) back onto the 4th.
This line is played 3 times and then stops (after, "Searching for something...")


SOLO

Play this line TWICE...
e --------------------------------------------------16-strum----9--strum---|
B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7-----17-really---10-really--|
G --------------------------------------------------16-fast!----9--fast!---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9----------------------------|
E -----------00----------00----------00------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4


...then this onwards.
e -----------------------------------------------|
B --7--77-7-----7--77-7-----7--77-7--------------|
G --------------------------------------8--------|
D --------------------------------------9--------|
A --9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--99-9-----9--------|
E -----------00----------00----------00-7--------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4

e --16-strum----9--strum----16-strum----9--strum---|
B --17-really---10-really---17-really---10-really--|
G --16-fast!----9--fast!----16-fast!----9--fast!---|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4


ENDING - Two guitars again...

GUITAR ONE - Chorus effect
                                           "We've all been here..."
e ---------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------|    x4 then...
A ------2-----2-----2-----------7-----7-----6--|
E --0-------0---0-----------5-------5---5------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4

e ---------------|
B ---------------|
G ---------------|
D ---------------|
A ------6-----4--|
E ---------------|
    1  -  2  -


GUITAR TWO (over the top of ONE)
                                           "We've all been here..."
e ----4-----4-----4-----4----------------------------|
B ----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
D --2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2--|    x3 then...
A --------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4


e ----4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G ------4-----4-----4-----4-----9-----9-----9-----9----|
D --2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
    1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -  2  -  3  -  4     1  -


THE END

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