Pain Tab

Artist: War on Drugs
Album: A Deeper Understanding
Song: Pain
 
If you want to see this tab played live,
here's the video the tab comes from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fIRkq5TZ-U
 
I am not the owner of that video, I just copied it onto this website so it'd be easier to see.
All credit to David Schuler for tabbing it out.
 
For a more in-depth look at the strange chords they use and what chords to play during the lead parts, this
chords tab is perfect: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_war_on_drugs/pain_chords_2104217
 
***ALL CHORDS AND INTRO USE CAPO ON 3RD FRET***
 
***ALL SOLO AND LEAD PARTS ARE TABBED BY FRET NUMBER AS NORMAL***
 
[Intro] (fret numbers in relation to Capo on 3)
 
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0----0----------|
G|--0-------------2----------0--|
D|----0h2-----------0--2--------|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0---------------|
G|--0-------------2-0----0------| x2
D|----0h2-------------2---------|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0---0-----------|
G|--0-------------2---2--0------|
D|----0h2------------------2----|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse Lead Riff] [Lead part - fret numbers are not in relation to Capo]
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| x3
D|--12-12-12\10-10-10-10\8-8h10-8---------------|
A|--------------------------------10------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-8-8-10/12\10-8-----|
A|----------------10--|
E|--------------------|
 
[Verse] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
 
C             Em
Go to bed now I  can tell
D                      C
pain is on the way out now
C             Em          D
Look away, a domino falls away
C                        Em
I know it's hard lookin' in
D                               C
Knowin' that tomorrow you'll be back again
 
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
 
Hang your head and
 
Em                 D
let me in, I'm waitin'    so long
 
[Lead part - fret numbers are not in relation to Capo]
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| x3
D|--12-12-12\10-10-10-10\8-8h10-8---------------|
A|--------------------------------10------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------0-----|
B|------------------3---|
G|--------------------0-|
D|-8-8-10/12\10---------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
 
[Verse 2] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
 
C                Em
I was staring into the light
D                                           C
When I saw you in the distance, I know that you'd be mine
C           Em                    D
Am I movin' back in time?  Just standin' still?
 
C                     Em
I met a man with a broken back
          D                              C
He had a fear in his eyes that I could understand
 
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
 
I can't even
 
Em                      D
shake the pain without breakin'
 
[Chorus] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
 
           Em          G            Em          D
I've been pullin' on a wire, but it just won't break
           Em              G          Em       D
I've been turnin' up the dial, but I hear no sound
Em      G         Em        D
   I resist what I cannot change
C                         Em       D
  And I wanna find what can't be found
 
[Solo 1] [Fret numbers not in relation to Capo on 3]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13-13-13p11----11-11h13-13p11----11--------|
G|--12--12-10-----------------------12----------------12----12-10--|
D|------------10---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------8h10---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------13-----------------------------------------|
B|-11-10-11----11-10-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------12-10-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-10---10p8----8-10/12-----|
A|--------------------------------------10---------10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--10h12-10-------------------------------|
D|-----------12-10\8----------8----8-8h10--|
A|-------------------10--8h10---10---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
 
C                 Em
I'm aware you're tired and lost
        D                            C
Like a demon in the doorway, waiting to be born
C                   G           D
 But I'm here all alone, just beggin'
 
C                         Em
Pull me close and let me hold you in
            D                       C
Give me the deeper understanding of who I am
 
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
 
Yeah, I'm going
 
Em              D
back again, I'm waiting here
 
[Chorus] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
           Em          G            Em         D
I'm just pullin' on a wire, but it just won't break
            Em          G           Em       D
I've been turnin' up a dial, but I hear no sound
C                G          D
  I resist what I cannot change
C          G      D
  own it in your own way
C          G      D
(no lyrics here, just play the chords in the same rhythm)
C                         G        D
Yeah, I wanna find what can't be found
 
[Solo 2]
 
e|-------------13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-10----11-11-11-10--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12---play this 12th fret a bunch-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------and kick in that------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------tasty fuzz yo---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------10-8/10\8/11----------13\11/13\6-----------|
B|-11-11\8/11-8---------------8-11-11---------------8/10\8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7-------------------10-10--|
D|----[10-10-12-12]-----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Notes in brackets: hang on that 10th and 12th fret not for awhile on the D string - listen to the song
for the rhythm that he's playing them at)
 
 
e|--10\8/10-10-10-10------------------------------|
B|-------------------8----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------[12]--10--[8]------------|
A|---------------------------------------10-[8]---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Notes in brackets: same deal as above
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------10--------10-----------------------10-------------10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|---8-7-8-----8-7-8-----8-7------------8-7-8----8-7-8--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------10-8-10-------------------10-8---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------13-10/13----|
G|----------10-------10--------------------10-10/12\10----------0--|
D|----8-7-8----8-7-8-----8-7-----------8-12------------------------|
A|---------------------------10-8-10-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| [n] Hang on that 10th and 12th fret not for a while on the D string - listen to the song
      for the rhythm that he's playing them at
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