Afterbirth

Album: Heroine (2006)
Tuning: Drop C (B A F C G C)
Tabbed by El Doof
*

*This is the first attempt I've seen
 to tab this song in full. It was 
hard as hell
of all the overdubbing, but I tried 
my best. Feedback and comments are 
appreciated. Good luck!


GUITAR 1 (Matt Good)

INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------|---------|---------|--
A|--------|---------|---------|--
F|--------|---------|---------|--
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--
PM                               
B|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
F|-------------| 
C|(0)----------| 
G|(0)----0--0--| 
C|(0)----0--0--| 
       .  .    

B|--------|---------|-------------
A|--------|---------|-------------
F|--------|---------|-------------
C|--0~----|--(0)----|-------------
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0-
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0-
PM                     .  .  .  . 
B|-|--------------| 
A|-|--------------| 
F|-|--------------| 
C|-|--------------| 
G|-|--0--0--0--0--| 
C|-|--0--0--0--0--| 
                  


INTRO PART 2 (x2)
B|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
F|------------------------------
C|------7p0---------------------
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0-------------
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-
B|-----| 
A|-----| 
F|-----| 
C|-----| 
G|-----| 
C|7p0--| 

B|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
F|------------------------------
C|------7p0---------------------
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0-------------
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-
B|-----| 
A|-----| 
F|-----| 
C|-----| 
G|-----| 
C|2p0--| 


VERSE 1 (No guitar)

I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...

I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...


CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
F|--11~----10~-----------------| 
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----| 
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----| 
C|-----------------9~----8~----| 

Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
B|--13~----12~----10~----8~----6~-
A|--x------x------x------x-----x--
F|--10~----9~-----7~-----5~----3~-
C|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
C|--------------------------------
B|---5~----9~----| 
A|---x-----x-----| 
F|---2~----6~----| 
C|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
C|---------------| 

Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!


PRE-VERSE
B|--9~----|--(9)----|--(9)----|--
A|--x~----|--(x)----|--(x)----|--
F|--6~----|--(6)----|--(6)----|--
C|--------|---------|---------|--
G|--------|---------|---------|--
C|--------|---------|---------|--
B|(9)----| 
A|(x)----| 
F|(6)----| 
C|-------| 
G|-------| 
C|-------| 


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VERSE 2 (No Guitar)

What do you say?
Just you and I,
South on the five,
For a couple of days?
You take your car,
I'll take my bag,
You take the wheel,
I'll gather money for gas.

CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!
Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!


INTERLUDE 1 (x8)      (x1)
B|-------------------|-------| 
A|-------------------|-------| 
F|-------------------|-------| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
PM  . . . . . . . .     .      


INTERLUDE 2
B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--11/10-------------------8/10--
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------
PM         . . . . . . . .        
B|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|-----------------| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
. . . . . . . .    

B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/3-
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x-
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1-
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------
PM         . . . . . . . .        
B|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
F|------------------| 
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
 . . . . . . . .    

Danny...
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!


CHORUS VARIATION
B|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
F|-------------------------------
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
          . . . . . . . .        
B|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
F|-----------------4-/3-\11-/10--| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-/x-\x--/x---| 
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-/1-\9--/8---| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| 
. . . . . . . .                  

I was born, to be given away...

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me,you lied so bad,
Give me away!


OUTRO PART 1 (x4)
B|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
F|------------------------------
C|------7p0---------------------
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0-------------
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-
B|-----| 
A|-----| 
F|-----| 
C|-----| 
G|-----| 
C|7p0--| 

B|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
F|------------------------------
C|------7p0---------------------
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0-------------
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-
B|-----| 
A|-----| 
F|-----| 
C|-----| 
G|-----| 
C|2p0--| 

They told me...
A little boy who had been wearing my
 face,
Had told me I was born to be given 
away!

OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
F|--------------------------| 
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----| 
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----| 
C|--0--0--3p0-2p0--7--8~----| 
    .  .                      


GUITAR 2 (Travis Richter)

INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--------------------------------
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G|--------------------------------
C|--------------------------------
PM                                
B|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
F|------------------| 
C|0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
G|------------------| 
C|------------------| 
            .  .    

B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--------------------------------
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G|--------------------------------
C|--------------------------------
PM                             .  
B|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
F|------------------| 
C|0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
G|------------------| 
C|------------------| 
.  .                

INTRO PART 2 (No guitar)
*If there is a part here, I couldn't
 hear it.


VERSE 1 (x8)                 (x1)
B|--------------------------|-----
A|--------------------------|-----
F|--------------------------|-----
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--
G|--------------------------|-----
C|--------------------------|-----
PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     .  


CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
F|--11~----10~-----------------| 
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----| 
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----| 
C|-----------------9~----8~----| 


CHORUS PART 2 (x1)
B|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--
C|-------------------------------
B|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
F|7--10-10--8--8--4--4--| 
C|x--x--x---x--x--x--x--| 
G|5--8--8---6--6--2--2--| 
C|----------------------| 

B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--------
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4--4--
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4--4--
C|--------------------------4--4--
B|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
F|------------------| 
C|4--4--3--3--3--3--| 
G|4--4--3--3--3--3--| 
C|4--4--3--3--3--3--| 


CHORUS PART 3 (x1)
B|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--
C|-------------------------------
B|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
F|7--10-10--8--8--4--4--| 
C|x--x--x---x--x--x--x--| 
G|5--8--8---6--6--2--2--| 
C|----------------------| 

B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--------
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4-4-4-
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4-4-4-
C|--------------------------4-4-4-
PM                          . . . 
B|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
F|----------------------------| 
C|4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
G|4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
C|4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
. . . . .  . . . . . . . .    


PRE-VERSE (x4)        (x1)
B|-------------------|-------| 
A|-------------------|-------| 
F|-------------------|-------| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
PM  . . . . . . . .     .      


VERSE 2 (No guitar)
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)


INTERLUDE 1 (x8)      (x1)
B|-------------------|-------| 
A|-------------------|-------| 
F|-------------------|-------| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----| 
PM  . . . . . . . .     .      


INTERLUDE 2
B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--11/10-------------------8/10--
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------
PM         . . . . . . . .        
B|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|-----------------| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
. . . . . . . .    

B|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/2-
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x-
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1-
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------
PM         . . . . . . . .        
B|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
F|------------------| 
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
 . . . . . . . .    


CHORUS VARIATION
B|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
F|-------------------------------
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----
          . . . . . . . .        
B|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
F|-----------------------| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| 
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| 
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| 
. . . . . . . .          

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

OUTRO PART 1 (x16)
B|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
F|-------------------| 
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 
PM  . . . . . . . .    


OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
F|--------------------------| 
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----| 
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----| 
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----| 
    .  .                      

~   - Let ring
PM  - Palm mute
( ) - Sustain
p   - Pull-off