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START THE PARTY – THE BLACKOUT
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Tabbed by: Faitout
E-mail: jack.stevens1337@gmail.com
Tuning: Drop D
My first song that I’ve learnt by ear, so be nice! I don’t quite have the lead yet, bear with me
INTRO
e|——————————————————-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|——————————————————-|
A|—–8–10———–8–10———–8–10–3-333355—|
D|-5———10-8-5———-10-8-5———————-|
Then the same with power and harmonic chords and a slide:
e|——————————————————-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——10-12———10-12———10-12–5-555577——|
D|-5—-x–x—–5—-x–x—–5—-x–x—5-555577——|
A|-5—-8–10-105—-8–10-105—-8–10–3-333355——|
D|-5———-105———-105————————-|
Then the lead plays this, with a load of echo on top:
e|——————————————————-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|-17–17-15-15–15–15-14-14—————————-|
A|——————————————————-|
D|——————————————————-|
VERSE
‘Get up, get up, keep moving’
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|——————————————————–|
D|—————–[x8]-Release the PM on the final repeat|
A|——————————————————–|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5—————————————-|
* * * * * * * *
PRE-CHORUS
‘you know it’s hard to find…’
e|——————————————————-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|———————55555555————————–|
G|———————55555555————————–|
D|-1—-3—-1—-3—-33333333————————–|
A|-1—-3—-1—-3————————————–|
D|-1—-3—-1—-3————————————–|
CHORUS
The same as the intro pt 2, with an added part on the end
‘Start the party…’
e|——————————————————-|
e|——————————————————-| [x2]
B|——————————————————-|
G|——10-12———10-12———10-12–5-555577——|
D|-5—-x–x—–5—-x–x—–5—-x–x—5-555577——|
A|-5—-8–10-105—-8–10-105—-8–10–3-333355——|
D|-5———-105———-105————————-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|-33333333———-5-555577—————————-|
D|-33333333-33333333-5-555577—————————-|
A|-11111111-33333333-3-333355—————————-|
B|———-33333333————————————-|
P-A-RT-Y
P-A-RT-Y
Verse x1
Pre-chorus x1
Chorus x1
BRIDGE
‘I’m ready, are you ready…’
e|————————————| [x2] Lift off the palm mute towards
B|————————————| the end of the repeat
G|————————————|
D|————————————|
A|———3331111———3335555—-|
B|-55533333——-355533333——-3—|
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e|—————————————————————–
B|—————————————————————–
G|———-5553333———–5557777———–55533333———–
D|-55533333-5553333———–5557777-355533333-55533333-355533333-
A|-55533333-3331111-355533333-3335555-355533333-33311111-355533333-
B|-55533333———355533333———355533333———-355533333-
e|————————————–|
B|————————————–|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12————–|
D|-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x—————|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10————–|
B|————————————–|
~guitar cuts out~
FINAL CHORUSES/OUTRO
Start with:
e|——-|
B|——-|
G|-5-3—|
D|-5-3—|
A|-3-1—|
B|——-|
Chorus x1
The final chorus is very similar, but with some differences to the strumming pattern:
e|———————————–|
e|———————————–| [x2]
B|——————-[x3]————|
G|——10-10-12-12——-5-555577—|
D|-555–x–x–x–x——–5-555577—|
A|-555–8–8–10-10——-3-333355—|
D|-555——————————-|
And finish on the final power chord:
e|—|
e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|-5-|
A|-5-|
D|-5-|
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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