Song: The Killing Lights
Artist: AFI
Album: Decemberunderground (2006)
Tabbed by: dont_fake_it
Tuning: Standard
I saw there were some tabs for this song in flat tuning, so I posted this in standard
because that’s how I figured it out, and it’s much easier. For me, at least. I tabbed it with
two guitars, but it’s fairly easy to play with one also. I’m about 95% sure most of this is right...
Intro
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
(1 2 3+ 4+)(1+ 2 3+ 4+)(1 2 3+ 4+ 1+ 2 3+ 4+)
D D DU DU DU D DU DU D D DU DU DU D DU DU
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Oh
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------6-4-2-1~-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (same strumming pattern)
Guitar Two:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Five AM on the bathroom floor from the night before, do you find me dreadful?
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------6-4-2-1~-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
What a shame such a sad disgrace, such a pretty face, but she’s not regretful.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9-9-9-7h9p7h9-9-9-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar Two:
e|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
B|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
G|--1------------1-----------1-------------------------------------|
D|--2------------2-----------2-------------------------------------|
A|--2------------2-----------2-------------------------------------|
E|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
Am I beautiful? Am I usable?
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------88----------888-----------------------|
D|------------------------------99------------9/11-----------------|
A|----------------------------------999-------------777------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Both Guitars (Basic strum: Down Down Up Up Down Up)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
It’s killing time again, Put on your face and let’s pretend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~-------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
These killing lights won’t kill us all again
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------88----------88-----|
D|-------------------------------------------99----99----99----99~-|
A|----------------------------------------77----------77-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Intro)
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------6-4-2-1~-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar Two:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Three AM on the city street where the air is sweet, I’ve had my mouth full.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------6-4-2-1~-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
But it seems that outside the screen, such a pretty face often will look dreadful.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-22-22--44-4-44-44------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-44-44-44-4-44-44--------------------|
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9-9-9-7h9p7h9-9-9-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/afi/74090.html ]
Guitar Two:
e|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
B|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
G|--1------------1-----------1-------------------------------------|
D|--2------------2-----------2-------------------------------------|
A|--2------------2-----------2-------------------------------------|
E|--0------------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
Am I beautiful? Am I usable?
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------88----------888-----------------------|
D|------------------------------99------------9/11-----------------|
A|----------------------------------999-------------777------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Both Guitars (DDUUDU)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
It’s killing time again, Put on your face and let’s pretend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~-------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
These killing lights won’t kill us all again
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------88----------88-----|
D|-------------------------------------------99----99----99----99~-|
A|----------------------------------------77----------77-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
It’s killing time again, Cover your face and we’ll pretend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~-------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
These killing lights can’t kill us all again
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------88----------88-----|
D|-------------------------------------------99----99----99----99~-|
A|----------------------------------------77----------77-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7~-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (Not sure what Guitar One is doing here)
Guitar Two (All down strokes)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--44444444-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------55555555--2222222222222222---------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--44444444-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------55555555--2222222222222222---------------------------|
(Guitar One comes in)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--44444444-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------55555555--2222222222222222---------------------------|
You see they always remember
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--44444444-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------55555555--2222222222222222---------------------------|
They never forget a face when they
(Play each chord once, hard and staccato)
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
E|------------5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
cut cut cut cut cut cut cut you up, cut cut cut cut they remember
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6---------------------------11111111---------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-----------------22222222--44444444-----------|
A|--4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7-----------------22222222--44444444-----------|
E|------------5-5-5-5-----------------00000000--22222222-----------|
cut cut cut cut cut cut cut you up, cut you up
Solo (I could not for the life of me figure out the solo, so I just play Guitar Two at
part, but feel free to figure it out for yourself)
Guitar Two (Down Down Up Up Down Up)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------11-------------------9--------11---------------------|
D|--9---------11--------6----6-----9--------11-----6~--------------|
A|--7---------9---------6----6-----7--------9------6~--------------|
E|----------------------4----4---------------------4~--------------|
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---(after --)--------------88----------888-----------------------|
D|----------6~------------------99------------9/11-----------------|
A|----------6~----------------------999-------------777------------|
E|----------4~-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Both Guitars (DDUUDU)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
It’s killing time again, Put on your face and let’s pretend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~-------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
These killing lights won’t kill us all again
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------88----------88-----|
D|-------------------------------------------99----99----99----99~-|
A|----------------------------------------77----------77-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
It’s killing time again, Cover your face and we’ll pretend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~-------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~-------------------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
These killing lights can’t kill us all again
Guitar One:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------88----------88-----|
D|-------------------------------------------99----99----99----99~-|
A|----------------------------------------77----------77-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar One plays same Solo over this part)
Guitar Two:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-4-----------------1-----------------|
D|--6--------------4---------4-4--4-4------------2-----------------|
A|--6--------------4---------2-2--4-4------------2-----------------|
E|--4--------------2--------------2-2------------0-----------------|
D D D D
All Again All Again
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1~------9~-----------|
D|--4-------------------------6---------------2~--or—-9~-----------|
A|--4-------------------------6---------------2~------7~-----------|
E|--2-------------------------4---------------0~-------------------|
It’s time again It’s killing time
-bkf
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
