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Tonic - 'Waiting for the light to change'
From 'Sugar' Album
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret on rhythm parts
Tabbed by jjhand at Ultimate Guitar

There is 4 layers of guitar in this song (2 clean electrics, 1 overdrive electric, and a 
acoustic). I tried to capture the most defined parts for 2 guitars, so please rate and comment.


Intro - Extra Acoustic plays chords shown above part

   Gm                  Bb                Cm                F/A     F7

    Electric 1
 G|------------------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|---------2------2---0-|
 D|------------------|-------0-----0-0-|-----------------|------------1-----1-0-|
Bb|-----0------------|---------0-------|-----------------|--------------2-----0-|
 F|-----2------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
 C|---2--------------|-----------------|-0---------------|----------------------|
 G|-0---------2----3-|-(3)-------------|-----------3-----|-2--------------------|
  |
  | Guitar 2 (Dist on)                                               Dist off *
 e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------v3-|
 B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------6-------------3-|
 G|---------3-5----3-|-(3)-------------|-----5-----3-----|----5---------------3-|
 D|-----------3----3-|-(3)-------------|---5-------------|-7------------------5-|
 A|---5--------------|-----------------|-3---------------|--------------------5-|
 E|-3----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------3-|



Verse - play 2x similarly

  Elec 1 (Capo III)
|-----0-------0----|--------3-----3-----|-----0---------0---|-----2---2---2-----2---0-|
|-----0-------0----|----------0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-----|---------1-----1-----1-0-|
|-----0-------0----|------------0-------|-----2-------------|-------2---------2-----0-|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (standard tuning)
|------------------|--------------------|-------------3-----|-------------------------|
|--------3---------|--------------------|-----------4-------|---------4-----4-----4-3-|
|------------------|-------3------------|-----5---------5---|-----------------5-------|
|---------------3--|-(3)-3--------3-----|---5---------------|-----3-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-3-----------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
 "Brazen is love's redeemer       When you have   so far  to go"



  Elec 1
|-----0-------0----|----------3-----3---|-----0---------0---|-------------2-----2---0-|
|-----0-------0----|------------0-----0-|-----2-------2-----|-------1-1-----1-----1-0-|
|-----0-------0----|--------0-----0-----|-----2-------------|-----------------2-----0-|
|------------------|------0-------------|-------------------|-----2-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------|----------7---------|-------3-----------|-------------------------|
|-------3----------|--------3---3-----3-|-------------------|---------4-----4-----4-3-|
|-----3-------3----|-(3)------------3---|-----5-------------|-----------------5-------|
|-----------3------|------3-------------|---5---------3-----|-----3-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-3---------5-------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
"It loves the true believer         For the innocence they own"




Prechorus:
  Gm                     Dm                      Eb                      Bb
  Elec 1
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-0----0----1-0--0-0--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-2----2----2-2--2-2--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|
| Guitar 2 (Distortion back on)
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|--------------8-----6-|
|------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|----------6/8__-8\6__-|
|---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|----------------------|
|-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 "Life is good,     and life is grand      When you're sitting on top of the world"


  Gm                     Dm                      Eb                      F add 2
  Elec 1
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-4----4----4-4--4-4--|
|-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-5----5----5-5--5-5--|
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|---------------3------|
|------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|---------6------------|
|---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|-----2/3--------------|
|-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|-3--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 "Life is good  when it's in your hands, And nobody can change your world"




  Chorus

  Elec 1 (distortion)                                       Ending
|-3----3----3----3--0--|-(0)--------------------|           ---------------|
|-0----0----0----0--1--|-(1)--------------------|           -1-------------|
|-0----0----0----0--0--|-(0)--------------------|  play 3x  -2-------------|
|-0----0----0----0--2--|-(2)--------------------|           -2-------------|
|-2----2----2----2--3--|-(3)--------------------|           -0-------------|
|-3----3----3----3-----|------------------------|           ---------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Dist off)
|----------------------|------------------------|           ---------------3---|
|----------------------|------------------------|           -----4---4-3h4---3-|
|-3h5-3--3h5-3--3h5--3-|--------3---5-3--3---3--|  play 3x  ---5-----5-5-------|
|-3---3--3---3--3----3-|----3h5-3---3-3--3h5-3--|           -5-------5-5-------|
|----------------------|------------------------|           ---------3-3-------|
|----------------------|------------------------|           -------------------|
"I'm just waiting for the light to change"



Repeat Verse Riff before Verse 2 Lyrics Start, 
then continue throughout Verse 2 similarly to the first time through

Verse 2 Lyrics:

"All my prize posessions
That I thought I needed so
Dragged me down on a razor
With a heaviness they tow"



Prechorus 2 Lyrics (play same part as before):

"Always searching for a love that's in bloom
It's a warm and soft embrace
Hoping you'll never be lonely again
It's a fear that you just can't face"


Play Chorus Again


After Chorus 2 is a solo:



Solo (2:46) - Rhythm/Acoustic Chords are shown

 Gm        A         Bb              Cm
e|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-------6~---------|---------------|-4------4-3---3h4p3-|-1----------------|
G|---5b7__------0h2-|-3---------3/5-|---5--------3-3-----|-2---0------------|
D|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------3---------|
A|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|


|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------8---6-|
|------11____--------|-11--------11-12-|-13------11---11h13p11-|-10--\8-6------/8---6---|
|-10b12__--b12r10----|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------12-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|


Play Prechorus parts again

Play Chorus and repeat until end


Key
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| b  bend
| r  release bend
| __ hold bent note while playing notes on another string
| () hold note from previous bar until you play next note
| V  upstroke on chord, strum high to low string slower almost as an arpeggio. 
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