BAND: AFI
SONG: This Time Imperfect
BY:Drew
EMAIL:funeral_in_carpathia13@yahoo.com
TUNE: 1/2 step down - Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
NOTE: chord transcript given also
this might be complicated to play by tab and ear, so email if any questions
* = PM
: = REST
Not hard to figure when its clean vs distortion
This is a great song, i wasnt going to put this tab on the site, but the other
tabs have little things wrong here and there and this tab version should be seen, thanks
INTRO/VERSE
G D
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|-------------------|--------------------------|
|----0-----0--------|----0-----0---------------|
|------4-----4---4--|------4-----4-------------|
|-------------------|--5-----5-----5/7---------|
|--3-----3-----3----|--------------------------|
Em 2nd time NOT played
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|-------------------|--------------------------|
|----0----0---------|--------------------------|
|------4----4---4---|-------4------------------|
|-------------------|---5-----5----------------|
|--0-----0----0-----|-----3-----3--------------|
PRE-CHORUS - This is the part where the song changes
right after Davey finishes singing
"Asphyxiate on words i would say"
Start it right after the first 2 bars of
INTRO/VERSE
|--3-------------0--3--------------5-----2---2-------
|----5----0-----------5--------------5-----3---3-----
|------4----1-----------4------2---------------------
|-------------2--------------2-------------------0---
|------------------------------------------------0---
|------------------------------------------------0---
Em
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
CHORUS
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em C D
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--0--0-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--2--2-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---5--5----3--3----2--2----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
---5--5----3--3----0--0----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
2nd TIME
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em Fm Em
---7--7----5--5-----------------------------|
---7--7----5--5-----8-------10----8---------|
---7--7-.--5--5-.-----9--------11-9---------|
---7--7-.--5--5-.-----------------9---------|
---5--5----3--3----7----7/9-------7---------|
---5--5----3--3-----------------------------|
2nd VERSE
|---------------------------------------2--2--2--------
|--8:-8:-7:-7:-15:-10:-12--8:-8:-7:-7:---3--3----------
|--------------------------------------0--0--0---------
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
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--12--13--12---10---8--88--88---10--1010--1010---7h8---
---------------------10--10--10---10----10----10-------
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---8h99999999--12------13------15-13-12---9-11-11------
-----------------101110--111211---------9--------------
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--------10--------9------0------0----12----------------|
--10------10-------8-------0----0------12--------------|
----6-------10---------------0--0--------12------------|
------6---------9-----0---------2----------------------|
--------------------------------2----------------------|
--------------------------------0----------------------|
2nd CHORUS
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em C D
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--0--0-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--2--2-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---5--5----3--3----2--2----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
---5--5----3--3----0--0----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
2nd TIME
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em Fm Em
---7--7----5--5-----------------------------|
---7--7----5--5-----8-------10----8---------|
---7--7-.--5--5-.-----9--------11-9---------|
---7--7-.--5--5-.-----------------9---------|
---5--5----3--3----7----7/9-------7---------|
---5--5----3--3-----------------------------|
BRIDGE
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|----------------------------------------------
|----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0------------
|------4-----4----------4-----4----------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--0-----0-----0----3-----3-----3--------------
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-----0-----0-----0----0----0-------------------|
-------4-----4----------4----4-----------------|
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---0-----0-----0----5-----3--------------------|
During 5th time, play the first half, then this
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|-------------------------------------------0--|
|--4444666677779999-9999111111111212121214140--|
|--0000000000000000-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0--|
|-------------------7777-9-9-9-91010101012120--|
|-------------------------------------------0--|
FINAL CHORUS
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em C D
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7----5--5----0--0------------------0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--0--0-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.--2--2-.--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0--|
---5--5----3--3----2--2----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
---5--5----3--3----0--0----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0--|
2nd TIME
Em G
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
|--0--0-0-0-0-------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------
|--2--2-2-2-2-------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--2--2-2-2-2--000--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------
|--0--0-0-0-0--223--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------
***
D C Em C D Em
---7--7----5--5-----0--7------5--5-5--7--7-7--0--7--7-|
---7--7----5--5-----0---8-----5--5-5--7--7-7--0---8---|
---7--7-.--5--5-.---0----9----5--5-5--7--7-7--0----9--|
---7--7-.--5--5-.---2-----9---5--5-5--7--7-7--2-------|
---5--5----3--3-----2---------3--3-3--5--5-5--2-------|
---5--5----3--3-----0---------3--3-3--5--5-5--0-------|
G D Em
|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|----0-----0--------|----0-----0---------------|----0----0---------|
|------4-----4---4--|------4-----4-------------|------4----4---4---|
|-------------------|--5-----5-----5/7---------|-------------------|
|--3-----3-----3----|--------------------------|--0-----0----0-----|
FINALLY!!
This is one of AFI's best songs, but a b***h to tab
with all that s**t i probably forgot something, but for the most part its all up there
Does anyone know if there is a Sing the Sorrow tab book out????