Currents
By Dashboard Confessional
From the album Dusk and Summer.
Tabbed by Carl C. (CCon2284@yahoo.com)
WARNING: This is the first song I ever tried to tab out.
I know this isn't done, however I noticed there were no tabs for this song, so this is
I got, there sounds like there is much more going on here, hopefully someone with more
can pick this up, and complete it, for now a simplified version...
Key of B Major
{B C# D# E F# G# A# B}
Intro RIFF
E|-------14------14------14--------|
B|---12------12------12------14----|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Major Riff 1
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------8--11-----11------------|
|---9--11---------9----------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Major RIFF 2
E|-----------------|
B|--------4h5p4----|
G|----4/6----------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
CHORDS:EADGBE
Bsus4X24400
F#m7add11244300
F#244322
Asus2002200
E022100
G#m466444
C#mX46650
INTRO:
INTRO RIFF
E|-------14------14------14--------|
B|---12------12------12------14----|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
and then...
Major Riff 1
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------8--11-----11------------|
|---9--11---------9----------------| x2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
{lead guitar:...Major Riff 1 continues, start chord progression...}
Bsus4 F#m7add11 Asus E
Bsus4 F#m7add11 Asus E
{lead guitar:...Riff 1 ends, chords continue...}
Verse 1:
Bsus4 F#(barred)Asus
The air is visible around you, rising up and off your lips in slow currents
E Bsus4
And i watch as your face is framed in its slow currents
F#(barred)
Drifting curls a trailing path
AsusE
A long drag becomes a dress of blue and ash
1st CHORUS:
{lead guitar:...Major Riff 1 starts again...}
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------8--11-----11------------|
|---9--11---------9----------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Bsus4 EG#m
If it is born in flames then we should let it burn
E
Burn as brightly as we can
Bsus4 EG#m
And if its gotta end then let it end in flames
EBsus4
Let it burn all the way down.
{lead guitar:...and then the quick 2nd riff...}
E|-----------------|
B|--------4h5p4----|
G|----4/6----------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
{...after riff Gtr 2 continues...}
Verse 2:
Bsus4 F#Asus
The air is visible around us, turning in it's simple steps on slow currents
E Bsus4 F#
And i watch as it pirouettes and spins in sloooooow mo-tion
AsusE
A long drag becomes a slow dance
G#m E
in a halo...of ember.
2nd CHORUS:
{lead guitar:...Major Riff 1 starts again...}
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------8--11-----11------------|
|---9--11---------9----------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Bsus4 EG#m
If it is born in flames then we should let it burn
E
Burn as brightly as we can
Bsus4 EG#m
And if its gotta end then let it end in flames
EAsus
Let it burn all the way down.
{...At the word "down" from that last line major riff 1 ends and major riff 2 starts up
and continues...}
Bridge:
Bsus4
All the way down
Asus Bsus4
And if this is ever meant to end, then i hope it ends where it began
Asus
So hot with love, we burned our hands
Bsus4 Asus
If this is ever meant to end, then i hope it ends where it began
C#m EF#m7add11 
