Citizen Erased Tab

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Okay im only doing the song, you will have to figure strumming, order
& timing: for yourself, its a hard song but very cool to play
once you have mastered it. Apologies for the different sizes
some bits are longer than others :) I was having trouble figuring
out the length limits :) If you need any explanations Pm me
 
Note: Pick harmonics to feedback, then control
with a whammy pedal.
Good Luck
 
 
Tuning:Standard.
 
Intro: Part one (All fretted notes are harmonics in this section)
To get these harmonics restring to a heavier guage...
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|  x1
A|-----2-0-2-0-0-2-0--2-0-2-----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----------------|
E|-0-0-------------------------0-0-------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3------3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3------------------|
E|-0-0----------------------0-0----------------------------------|
 
End on
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-0-3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Intro Part Two!
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-12-0-12--12---12-12-0-12----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-12-0-12--12-0-12-12-0-12----------------------------------|
 
Play the same amount as the above, but instead of the twelve
use these, play the ame amount for each one, replacing the
last with the next eachtime, an queries about this just post.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-----8------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-10-----8------7-----------------------------------------------|
 
Verse Part One (use distortion, delay and volume swells)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12-12---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Now do the same as for intro part two replace the twelves with
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14--------15-------17------15---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Then
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-14-12-14-12-14-12----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12/10----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
End with
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-11-0-11-11-0-11-0-11-11-0-11-0-11-0-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse Part Two: Play this whole section twice
Figure the strumming for yourself
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------|
D|------x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------|
A|------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|-0-0----------------------------0-0-----------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D|-----x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------|
A|-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0-0---------------------------0-0------------------------------------|
 
Remember to play twice ^
 
Verse Part Three!
Once again work out the strumming
On the second section the 8's and 10's are one chord
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7---------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0---------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0---------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
D|--9--9---9--9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8---8---8---8----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
E|-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8---8---8---8----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
 
Verse finishes with this (there should be 16 my eyes are fuzzy)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
 
Chorus! Now if your still awake, this is quite hard to play!
Erm your best chance is to use alternate picking!
 
e|----------1----------------0---1------------0-------------0--------0---|
B|-----1--------1-------1-----0---0------0-------0------1----1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---2---0---0------------1---1---1---1-2---------0----------|
D|-3----------------2----------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Play that three times then end part one of the
chorus with
 
e|------------1----------------0--------|------------------------------|
B|------1---------1-------1--------1----|------------------------------|
G|---2----2----2---2---0---0---0----0---|------------------------------|
D|-3------------------2-----------------|---9>-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---7>-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---7>-------------------------|
 
Chorus Part Two!
 
e|------5-----8-----7-----6-----5-----5----4-----3----------3------------|
B|--------5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3----3-----3------3----3---------|
G|-2/5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5-----5-4------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------3------2------1------2------3-------4-------4-------------------|
B|----1----1------1------1------1-----1---3---3---3---3------3-----------|
G|-2---------2------2------2------2-----4--------4----------4------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------3------2-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5------6------7------8------7---------7------8------9-----------|
B|----5----5------5------5------5------0----8---8------8------8----------|
G|-5---------5------5------5------5-------7--------7------7------7-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre - Solo Part One (Play Twice)
 
e|---------8--------9---------10---------11---------12------------12-----|
B|-----10---10-------10---------10---------10---------10------9----------|
G|-10-----------10-------10---------10---------10-----------9------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre- Solo Part Two (Same rule as intro)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2------------------------|
E|---0-0----------------------0-0---------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3--------3-0----------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------12-12------5/19\5/15\5-------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2------------------------|
E|---0-0----------------------0-0---------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-3------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-----------------------------------|
 
Solo: A Crazy amount of effects are used, so tabbing this will
be very hard, use whammy and lots of feedback.
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b13----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9b10--11b12-13b14-13~-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16b17-19-19-19-19b21-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-17-16-14-14-21b23-23b24-20-17-20-20-20b22-12b14-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Solo ending
 
e|------------------------------------------0~*---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
G|------2--2b4---4~----0-4b6r4-2-1----------------------------------------|
D|-9------------0-------------------------------2b3-----------------------|
A|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Play that twice then end on
 
e|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4/5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---1/2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro (Play Twice, then piano till end)
 
e|-0--------0---------0-------0-------0--------0--------0----------------|
B|---5---5----5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3----3----3-----------|
G|-----5---------5--------5-------5--------5-------4---------4-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-0-------0---------0-------0--------0----------------------------------|
B|---3---3---3----3---1---1---1---0--------------------------------------|
G|-----4--------4--------2-------1---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
There we go, enjoy and please rate...any questions pm me :)
 
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Release
| ~* Whammy Bar!
X
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wrong tuning - take your low E, and tune DOWN until its an octave (yes,a whole octave) lower than the A string - thats how you play this - im certain of this, i love this song, and once you try this tuning you can hear just how much more its true to the original.
nah champ im pretty sure the harmonics in the intro are played on the 2nd and 3rd frett positions, watch matt at hullaballoo and glastonbury.
not bad