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The Leaving Song Part Ii Guitar Tablature
"The Leaving Song Part II" by AFI
off the album "Sing The Sorrow"
transcribed by pieter kamps

Sing The Sorrow was really different... not bad, but different... this song has a cool intro... Jade doesn't like power chords...

e----14-13----13----------18-|
b-11-------14----14-11-14----|
g----------------------------| do that however many times
d----------------------------| it's faded so its hard to tell
a----------------------------|
e----------------------------|

then come to this when it's time...

e-16-18-14-16-13h14p13----11----|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|

drums, bass, vocals enter here. rhythm is off, chords sound weird but it's best I could do.

e-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---4-4-2-2/4--|
b-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---4-4-2-2/4--|
g-11-10-8-8---11-10-8-8---11-13-8-8---4-4-2-2/4--| x2
d-11-10-8-8---11-10-8-8---11-13-8-8---6-6-4-4/6--|
a-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---6-6-4-4/6--|
e-------------------------------------4-4-2-2/4--|

Davey speaks latin or whatever right here... pre-chorus

e-11-11-11-14-14-14-13-13-13----------13-13-11-11-|
b----------------------------14-14-14-------------|
g-------------------------------------------------| x2
d-------------------------------------------------|  
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

e-11-------14-------13----------------13----11----|
b----------------------------14-------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------| x1
d----13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13----13----13-|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

e-11-11-11-14-14-14-9-/-/---|
b-11-11-11-14-14-14-9-/-/---|
g---------------------------| x1
d---------------------------|
a---------------------------|
e---------------------------|

chorus: first section x3, second section once

e-6-6-9--9--|--------------------|
b-6-6-9--9--|--------------------|
g-8-8-11-9--|-8---11----13-------| all x2
d-8-8-11-11-|--8----11----13-----|
a-6-6-9--11-|---6-----9-----11---|
e--------9--|-----------------11-|

this joins the chorus to the next verse

e-6----4/6-6-6-|
b-6----4/6-6-6-|
g-8----6/8-8-8-| x1
d-8----6/8-8-8-|
a-6----4/6-6-6-|
e-6------------|

play normal verse again, normal pre-chorus, and normal chorus again once. then this, 
the bridge... just listen to the song and play this chord in the rhythm you hear with 
appropriate spots for palm muting.

e--6--|
b--6--|
g--8--|
d--8--|
a--6--|
e--6--|

then this is like with the weird fading vocals.

e-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
b-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
g-8--------------8-11----8--118--8-8-8-8-|
d-8---9----11-8--8---11--8--118--8-8-8-8-|
a-6---7----9--6--6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
e-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|

quiet with just davey and the guitar... there's little extra strings in the back i can't quite figure out

e-13-13-14----------13-16-14----------13-13-14----------16-16-18-----|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------15----------------------------------15--------------------|
d-------------13-13----------13-13-13-------------13-13--------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|

the second time it's mostly the same... the last little part is like this instead

e-16-------16-------16-------16-------|
b----16-------16-------16-------16----|
g-------13-------13-------13-------13-|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|

then distortion again (you might think there's a chord on the last section but there isn't...
it's all drums and edited vocals)

e-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
b-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
g-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13---------|
d-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13---------|
a-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
e-----------------------------------------|

play chorus again twice. first time as written. second complete time, do this on the third
 repeat of first section. (confused? look back)

e---11---|
b--------|
g--------|
d--------|
a--------|
e--------|

then this, similar to the original ending

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g-6---10----13-------|
d--6----10----13-----|
a---4-----8-----11---|
e-----------------11-|

then this part, the end... upstrokes (*=harmonics)

e-5-5-8--8-------12*-------|
b-5-5-8--8-------12*-------|
g-7-7-10-10------12*-------|
d-7-7-10-10----------------|
a-5-5-8--8-----------------|
e--------------------------|

this song is pretty good. I like it. this is my first AFI tab and it was harder than it 
looks, with a fair bit omitted. anyway, mail me back with anything to say or leave a comment
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