
Tuning: Drop—D
Tabbed by: Tony D(Temp144)

Update: Now that the single is offically released, I decided to tab
it also, but I can't keep two seperate pages on the same song, 
so here's
the old demo and the new album versions. Enjoy and Long Live Taborama!

Demo Version:
This is the 2nd new Billy Talent song that they put on myspace 
during Christmas.There 
a bit in this song and it's pretty dark compared to their older 
stuff, so i'm anticipating 
kick—ass album. I've listened to the song carefully and so it's 
probably the closest to perfect.

Intro:1x
G|—————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————|
A|—0———————0—1—————————|
D|———3—0—5—————0———————|

Verse:4x
G|———————————————————————|
D|——————————————————32———|
A|—0———————0—1——1—0——————|
D|———3—0—5—————0—————————|

Post Verse x2
G|—————————————————————3———————————————————2———|
D|———————————————0—3—5———————————————0—3—5—————|
A|—5—55—55——1—11————————————————0—00———————————|
D|——————————————————————5—55—55————————————————|

Pre—Chorus x2                          Play After 2nd Time
G|—————————————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————|
A|——1(ring)———0(ring)——————————————————|——1(ring)———0(ring)——0————————0—1—|
D|————————————————————0(ring)——3(ring)—|———————————————————————3—0—5——————|

Chorus x2
G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————11111111—0—0——————0—1—|
D|—00—00—0—00000——33—33—3—33333——55—55—5—55555——————————————3—0—5————|

Post Chorus x1: play right after chorus
G|—————————————————————3—0———2—————0————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————2———3—0———2——3—0—————————————————————|
A|—555—55—55———————————————————————————3———3—111111—0——————0—10—|
D|————————————3333—33—3———————————————————————————————3—0—5—————|

Verse x6
Post Verse x2
Pre—Chorus x2
Chorus x2
Post Chorus x1
Bridge x12: Just play the verse until the song ends


Album Version
This is the official proper album version of the song. This version 
has been dumbed—down 
it's still good. Just a few changes made from the demo, but nothing 
too different, so 
is to perfect now. Well, just try it and rate it and Long Live Taborama 
& Enjoy!

Intro:4x
G|———————————————————————|
D|——————————————————32———|
A|—0———————0—1——1—0——————|
D|———3—0—5—————0—————————|

Verse:4x
G|————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————|
A|—0———————0—1————————————————————|
D|———3—0—5—————000——000——000——000—|

Pre—Chorus x3
G|——————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————3—2—|
A|—0———————0—3——1(ring)——0(ring)———1——0—————|
D|———3—0—5———————————————————————0——————————|

Chorus x1
G|——————————————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————|—11111—0—0——————0—1——|
D|—00—00—0—000——33—33—3—3333——55—55—5555555—|———————————3—0—5—————|

G|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————5—0—5——3—0—3——2——2———————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————————————————————3——33—0—1111—1—1——0—————0—1——|
D|—00—00—0—000——33—33—33—333————————————————————————————————————3—0—5———0—|

Post Chorus: Play Intro 4x
Verse x2
Pre—Chorus x2
Chorus x1
Bridge x12: Just play the verse until the song ends

About Billy Talent

Post-hardcoreYears active1993presentLabelsAtlantic, Warner, RoadrunnerAssociated actsCancer Bats, Anti-FlagWebsitehttp://www.billytalent.com/MembersBenjamin KowalewiczIan D'SaJonathan GallantAaron Solowoniuk

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

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