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The Reality
Memphis May Fire
The Hollow

Tuning (dropped Ab): Ab Eb Ab Db F Bb

This song was tricky to figure out, so there will be mistakes,
email me if you find any: tabman96@gmail.com

Guitar 1-lead
Guitar 2-rhythm
Guitar 3-additional


(0:00-0:40)
Guitar 1
Bb|---------------------|
F |---------------------|
Db|--10~--9-5~--5-7-----|
Ab|-----------------5~--|
Eb|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|

(This whole part below is played twice)
Bb|-------------------------------13-----|
F |-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15----15--|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------15-13-----|
F |-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-------15--|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------13-----|
F |-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15----15--|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------15-13-15b--|
F |-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (comes in at 0:14)
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------(x2)-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--------8-------8\\5-5---0--------8-------11-----------|
Eb|--0-(x16)--8-(x12)-8\\5-5---0-(x16)--8-(x8)--11-(x8)------|
Ab|--0--------8-------8\\5-5---0--------8-------11-----------|

Guitar 3 (0:32-0:40)
Bb|-1717171717171717-15151515-13131313-12-12//8-8//5-5-----|
F |--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
(0:40-1:08)
"These streets are crawling with cowards"
Both guitars
(played TWICE)
Bb|---12p10p8----------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------9h10p9----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------12-10-8--------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-----------------12-10--|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10------------------------|

Bb|---12p10p8-------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-0-0-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10-0-0-00000000-11111111-12121212--|
                                            * * * *  * * * *
Bb|---12p10p8----------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------9h10p9----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------12-10-8--------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-----------------12-10--|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------1010101010101010--|
Db|-----------------------99999999------------------|
Ab|-----8h10p8-7-8-7--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------10-8---------------------------|
Ab|-0-0---------------------------------------------|

(1:08-1:22)
"This is the same old story"
Both Guitars
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------(x3)--|
Ab|--------------------------7----5-------------------|
Eb|-0-0000-000-000--0000--00-5-00-3-0-0000-0000-------|
Ab|-0-0000-000-000--0000--00---00---0-0000-0000-------|
    * **** *** ***  ****  **   **   * **** ****

Chorus
(1:22-1:36)
"Have we gone from, little to less?"
Guitar 1
Bb|----------13---------------------15--13--------|
F |-13-15-13-----15-13-15--13-15-13--------15-13--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|

Bb|----------13---------------------------|
F |----13-15----15-13--15-13--------------|
Db|-14-----------------------14-12~--/10--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|

Bb|----------13---------------------15--13--------|
F |-13-15-13-----15-13-15--13-15-13--------15-13--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------15-13------------|
F |-13/15\13-15h18p15-15-13--------15-13------|
Db|---------------------------------------14--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--------8-------8//5-5---0--------8-------11-------12-------|
Eb|--0-(x16)--8-(x12)-8//5-5---0-(x16)--8-(x8)--11-(x4)--12-(x4)--|
Ab|--0--------8-------8//5-5---0--------8-------11-------12-------|

(1:36-1:49)
"It seems, like every sole has been sold"
Guitar 1
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------(x2)--| This part has a
Db|-14-------12-------10-------9-------5------------| lot of distance
Ab|--x-(x8)---x-(x8)---x-(x8)--x-(x4)--x-(x4)-------| so I'm not sure
Eb|-12-------10--------8-------7-------3------------| if it's right
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
Bb|--------------------------| I'm not gonna bother
F |--------------------(x2)--| with tabbing out each
Db|--------------------------| time you hit each chord
Ab|--0----3----8----11-------| here, listen to the song
Eb|--0----3----8----11-------| and you'll hear the
Ab|--0----3----8----11-------| pattern well enough
     *    *    *

Verse 2
(1:49-2:06) Unfortunately I have no idea what's played here :/
Sorry, all I know is that it ends on a 10 on the Bb string

(2:06-2:34)
Both guitars play this TWICE
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-00---------------------------------5-3-5--|
Eb|-00-5-000-5---4---5-0--00-5-------5-5-3-5--|
Ab|-00---000---0---0---0--00---0-8-0---5-3-5--|


Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-00---------------------------------8-5-7--|
Eb|-00-5-000-5---4---5-0--00-5-------5-8-5-7--|
Ab|-00---000---0---0---0--00---0-8-0---8-5-7--|

(2:34-3:02)
"We all swim in a sea of pride"
Both Guitars
Bb|---12p10p8----------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------9h10p9----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------12-10-8--------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-----------------12-10--|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10------------------------|

Bb|---12p10p8-------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-0-0-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10-0-0-00000000-11111111-12121212--|
                                            * * * *  * * * *
Bb|---12p10p8----------------------------------------|
F |-----------11-10-8--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------9h10p9----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------12-10-8--------|
Eb|-0-----------------0-12-10-----------------12-10--|
Ab|-0-----------------0-12-10------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------1010101010101010--|
Db|-----------------------99999999------------------|
Ab|-----8h10p8-7-8-7--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------10-8---------------------------|
Ab|-0-0---------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0--000--0-0---0-0-0--000--0-0----------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0--000--0-0---0-0-0--000--0-0----------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0--000--0-0---0-0-0--000--0-0--11111111-12121212---|
    * * *  ***  * *   * * *  ***        * * * *  * * * *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------9h10p9-----------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-0---------12-10-8---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000-0-0-----------------12-10~--|
Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-0-------------------------|
    * * * *** * *
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------1010101010101010--|
Db|-------------------99999999------------------|
Ab|-8h10p8-7-8-7--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------10-8---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|


Chorus
3:02-3:29 is the same as 1:22-1:49


Bridge
(3:29-3:42)
Guitars 1 & 2
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------(x4)--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-5----------5----------5-------------------|
Ab|---00-00--0---00-00--0---00-00-7h8-0-------|

Guitar 3 (with echo and distortion)
Bb|-18-------18------------------20-18-------|
F |----20-20----20-20---20-18-20-------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------(x4)--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|

(3:42-3:58)
"I will cause a disaster"
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick)
Bb|----18-17-17-17----15----------|
F |-15-------------18----18-------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------(x4)--|
Ab|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
Bb|------|
F |------| Again, I won't
Db|------| tab out the pattern
Ab|--0---| but you can figure
Eb|--0---| it out, all open D's
Ab|--0---|

(3:58-4:12)
"We all die"
Both guitars
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-0-0--0000-00---0-0-0-0000-00--8-8-8--8888-88---5-5-5--5~---|
Eb|--0-0-0--0000-00---0-0-0-0000-00--8-8-8--8888-88---5-5-5--5~---|
Ab|--0-0-0--0000-00---0-0-0-0000-00--8-8-8--8888-88---5-5-5--5~---|
       *    **** **     *   **** **    *    **** **     *
(4:12-4:47)
Guitars 1 & 2 play the chorus

Guitar 3 comes in at 4:27, but I can't figure it out

That's all folks! Hope the tab helped, please rate!

*=palm mute
/=slide up
\=slide down
~=hold note
(nh)=harmonic
(ph)=pinch
h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend

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