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BEST WESTERN – Bad Astronaut
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Tabbed by: Sean Law
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Listen to the song for timing
Intro (light distortion)-
Guitar 1-
Am Dm
e|---------------------------------------1--------------1-----|
B|---------1--------------1------------3---3----------3---3---|
G|-------2---2----------2---2--------2-------2------2-------2-|
D|-----2-------2------2-------2--0-0------------0-0-----------|
A|-0-0------------0-0-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Am F
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------1-----------------------------------|
G|-------2---2----------2---2------------2--------------2-----|
D|-----2-------2------2-------2--------3---3----------3---3---|
A|-0-0------------0-0----------------3-------3------3-------3-|
E|-------------------------------1-1------------1-1-----------|
G Am
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------1--------------1-----|
G|---------4--------------4------------2---2----------2---2---|
D|-------5---5----------5---5--------2-------2------2-------2-|
A|-----5-------5------5-------5--0-0------------0-0-----------|
E|-3-3------------3-3-----------------------------------------|
Dm Am
e|---------1--------------1-----------------------------------|
B|-------3---3----------3---3------------1--------------1-----|
G|-----2-------2------2-------2--------2---2----------2---2---|
D|-0-0------------0-0----------------2-------2------2-------2-|
A|-------------------------------0-0------------0-0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------2--------------4--------------4-----|
D|-------3---3----------3---3----------5---5----------5---5---|
A|-----3-------3------3-------3------5-------5------5-------5-|
E|-1-1------------1-1------------3-3------------3-3-----------|
Am F Dm
e|------------------------------------------------------1-----|
B|---------1--------------1---------------------------3---3---|
G|-------2---2----------2---2------------2----------2-------2-|
D|-----2-------2------2-------2--------3---3----0-0-----------|
A|-0-0------------0-0----------------3-------3----------------|
E|-------------------------------1-1--------------------------|
E
e|---------------|
B|-------------0-|
G|---------1-----|
D|-------2---2---|
A|-----2---------|
E|-0-0-----------|
Guitar 2 (Follows with the singing)-
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
B|---1---1-----1h3-|---1---1---------|---------|
G|/2---2-----2-----|-2---2-----2-0h2-|-2-2p0-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|---1---1-----1h3-|---1---1---------|---------|---------|
G|/2---2-----2-----|-2---2-----2-0h2-|-2-2p0-0-|-5-5p2-2-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2-2p1-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse (heavier distortion, listen for strumming pattern)-
Am Am Dm Dm Dsus Dm
e|-0------0------1------1------3------1-|
B|-1------1------3------3------3------3-|
G|-2------2------2-(x7)-2-(x3)-2-(x3)-2-|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-0------0------0------0-|
A|-0------0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Am Am F F G G
e|-0------0------1------1------3------3-------------------|
B|-1------1------1------1------3------3-----------[5]-----|
G|-2------2------2------2------4------4--------------[5]--|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-3-(x7)-3-(x7)-5-(x7)-5-(x7)---[5]--------|
A|-0------0------3------3------5------5-----[5]-----------|
E|---------------1------1------3------3-------------------|
[5]- Harmonic
Am Am Dm Dm Dsus Dm
e|-0------0------1------1------3------1-|
B|-1------1------3------3------3------3-|
G|-2------2------2-(x7)-2-(x3)-2-(x3)-2-|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-0------0------0------0-|
A|-0------0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Am Am F F G G Am Am
e|-0------0------1------1------3------3------0------0------|
B|-1------1------1------1------3------3------1------1------|
G|-2------2------2------2------4------4------2------2------|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-3-(x7)-3-(x7)-5-(x7)-5-(x7)-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-|
A|-0------0------3------3------5------5------0------0------|
E|---------------1------1------3------3--------------------|
F Dm E
e|-1------1-------------------|
B|-1------3-----------------0-|
G|-2------2-(x4)--------1-----|
D|-3-(x4)-0-----------2---2---|
A|-3----------------2---------|
E|-1--------------0-----------|
Chorus-
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bad-astronaut/98639.html ]
Light distortion-
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--4-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--9-9\-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--x-x\-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--7-7\-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3----------------|
Heavier distortion-
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------0------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--4-4-------------------------1------|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-\-3-------2------|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2--7-7-7-7--5-5-\-3-(x6)--2-(x3)-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3----------------5-5-5-5--3-3-\-1-------0------|
Bridge-
Guitar 1-
Am G
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------1-----------------------------------|
G|-------2---2----------2---2------------4--------------4-----|
D|-----2-------2------2-------2--------5---5----------5---5---|
A|-0-0------------0-0----------------5-------5------5-------5-|
E|-------------------------------3-3------------3-3-----------|
F E
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2--------------2--------------1-----|
D|-------3---3----------3---3----------2---2---|
A|-----3-------3------3-------3------2---------|
E|-1-1------------1-1------------0-0-----------|
Guitar 2-
e|--------------------------------0-|
B|--------------------------------0-|
G|--------------------------------1-|
D|--------------------------------2-|
A|-0----2-3-2-------2-0-----------2-|
E|-------------3--------4--1------0-|
Solo-
I’m not too sure about the first part
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
B|----------------------------6~---/-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-5---7---8-/-12--10--8--10----8h10p8--7----8\7-8\7-8\7-8\7---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------12bu13----\-|
B|----------[5]-------------|
G|-------[5]----------------|
D|----[5]-------------------|
A|-[5]----------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse-
Am Am F Dm Dm
e|-0------0------1------1------1--------------|
B|-1------1------1------3------3--------------|
G|-2------2------2------2-(x4)-2-(x3)-9-9\7/9-|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-3-(x3)-0------0------x-x-x-x-|
A|-0------0------3--------------------7-7\5/7-|
E|---------------1----------------------------|
Am Am F F G G Am Am
e|-0------0------1------1------3------3------0------0------|
B|-1------1------1------1------3------3------1------1------|
G|-2------2------2------2------4------4------2------2------|
D|-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-3-(x7)-3-(x7)-5-(x7)-5-(x7)-2-(x7)-2-(x7)-|
A|-0------0------3------3------5------5------0------0------|
E|---------------1------1------3------3--------------------|
Fm Dm E
e|-1------1------------------|
B|-1------3----------------0-|
G|-2------2-(x4)-------1-----|
D|-3------0----------2---2---|
A|-3-(x4)----------2---------|
E|-1-------------0-----------|
Chorus-
Light distortion-
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--4-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--9-9\-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--x-x\-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--7-7\-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3----------------|
Heavier distortion-
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5--9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-----------1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------0------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--4-4-------------------------1------|
D|-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-\-3-------2------|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2--7-7-7-7--5-5-\-3-(x6)--2-(x3)-|
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3----------------5-5-5-5--3-3-\-1-------0------|
Am
e|-0-|
B|-1-|
G|-2-|
D|-2-|
A|-0-|
E|---|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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