Casual Affair Tab

by Tonic
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author jjhand [a] 52,059. Last edit on Nov 30, 2020
Tonic - 'Casual Affair'
Album: Lemon Parade
Tuning: Electric 1 & Acoustic is tuned to DADF#AE, capo 4th fret
Solo (Electric 2) is tuned standard
tabbed by jjhand
 
I changed this 12/5/09 to reflect a youtube video of Emerson and Jeff at
Murfeesboro, TN. Enjoy and please rate my tabs so others will check them out too!
 
 
[Intro]
   Electric 1 w/ light distortion (tuning is with capo)
G#|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
C#|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--|
F#|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
 
 
 
[Main Riff]
   Electric 1 (Electric 2 strums F#5 chords)
G#|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|---------------------2---2h3p2--|
F#|-------------------------------------|---------------------2---2h3p2--|
C#|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0__-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0------------|
F#|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0__-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0------------|
 
 
 
[Verse Riff - Acoustic]
 
  play during Electric 1 PreVerse and Verse
G#|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|
C#|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A#|-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|
F#|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|
C#|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-|
F#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
G#|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|
C#|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A#|-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-|-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-|
F#|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-|
C#|-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-|
F#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
 
[PreVerse Riff - Electric 1]
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------0-----|-----------0---0---|
A#|-8-6---6---------|-8---8-----8-----|-------4-------4-|-------6-----6---6-|
F#|-----7-----7-----|-------------7\--|-----3-----------|-----5-------------|
C#|-------------8---|-8-----------8\--|-1---------------|-3-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Verse Riff - Electric 1]
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------0-----|-----------0---0---|
A#|-8-6---6/8-------|-----8-----8-----|-------4-------4-|-------6-----6---6-|
F#|-----7-----------|---7---------7\--|-----3-----------|-----5-------------|
C#|-----------------|-8---------------|-1---------------|-3-----------------| play 3x
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 
 
Prechorus bar - Electric 1 (on last bar of final verse repeat)
G#|--------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0--|
A#|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6--|
F#|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----5--|
C#|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3--|
F#|--------------------------|
 
 
 
[Chorus]
   Electric 1 (Electric 2 overlaps as well)
    D7               A        A  A#   B                F#add2
G#|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-0-------------|
C#|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-0-------------|
A#|-/8----------8\-|-3--------3--4-|-/5------------\-|-0-------------|  play 2x
F#|-/7----------7\-|-3--------3--4-|-/5------------\-|-0-------------|
C#|-/5----------5\-|-3--------3--4-|-/5------------\-|-0-------------|
F#|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-0-------------|
  |
  |Acoustic (chords/rhythm are approximate)
G#|----0--0-0----0-|----0--0-0---0-|----0--0-0---0---|---0--0-0---0--|
C#|----0--0-0----0-|----0--0-0---0-|----0--0-0---0---|---0--0-0---0--|
B |-8----------8---|-3--------3--4-|-5---------5-----|-0--------0----|  play 2x
F#|-7----------7---|-3--------3--4-|-5---------5-----|-0--------0----|
C#|-5----------5---|-3--------3--4-|-5---------5-----|-0--------0----|
F#|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-0--------0----|
 
 
 
 
Play Verse, Prechorus, and Chorus again
 
 
 
 
Solo - (Standard-Tuned Lead/Electric 2, other electric plays Main Riff)
e|------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------------|------2-2-2--|--2---2---------------|----------------------|
G|-4b6________|(4b6)________|-b6r4-6r4--2---2~-----|----------------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------4----4p2-|-4p2------------------|
A|------------|-------------|----------------------|-----4p2-0h2----------|
E|------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------4b5-2~~--|
 
e|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10-|-10b11------------10-|-10b12r10------------------|
G|-11~-11~-11~-11~---|-------11~-11~-11~---|----------11~-11~-11~--11\-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---2---2b4-2b4r2----------|
D|-4---4-----------4-2-4----|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Play Chorus again 2x but alter final bar of Electric part to:
 
G#|-----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|
A#|-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C#|-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-----------------------------|
 
 
Play Main Riff to end song
 
 
 
KEY:
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| b  string bend
| r  release of bent string
|()  hold note in next bar
| __ hold note while playing next note
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