Okay this is how I play this song.
Tune down half step.
Eb------------------------------------|
Bb-----3---3----3---3-----------------|
Gb-------0--------0------4------4-----|
Db-------------------------5------5---|
Ab---2--------2--------3------3-------|
Eb------------------------------------| repeat 8 times
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----3-------------7------8---8----8---8----8---8---|
------0----4--------0------0--------0--------0-----|
-------------5-------------------------------------|
--2------3------5------7--------7--------7---------|
---------------------------------------------------|
--10---------------------5-------10---------3----------------|
--12---------------------7-------12---------5----------------|
--12-(x7)(really fast)---7-------12-(x7)----5----------------|
--12---------------------7-------12---------5----------------|
--10---------------------5-------10---------3----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
"and surely everything has blackened..."
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----7---7----------5---5---------4---4-----------4/6-----3---3----------|
-------0--------------0-------------0-------------0/0-------0------------|
-----------(x2)-----------(x4)----------(x3)------x-------------(x2)-----|
---5--------------3-------------3-------------3---3/5---2----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------0---------|
-----2---2--------3---3------2---------|
-------0------------0--------2---------|
----------(x2)---------(x2)--2---------|
---0-------------2-----------0---------|
---------------------------------------|
=================================================================
Here every instrument plays together and the guitar starts repeating the intro again.
I play this:
-------------------|
---3---5---7---8---|
---0---0---0---0---|
---x---x---x---x---|
---2---3---5---7---|
-------------------| repeat alot
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dear-and-the-headlights/192355.html ]
"like sunset on John laughing"
---10-----5-----10-----3---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---10-----5-----10-----3---------|
---------------------------------|
"oh how the light would come and cover him"
-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----8-----7---|
---3---5---7-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-|
---0---0---0---------------------------------------|
---x---x---x---------------------------------------|
---2---3---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
---------------------------------------------------|
--10---------------------5-------10---------3------|
--12---------------------7-------12---------5------|
--12-(x7)(really fast)---7-------12--x7-----5------|
--12---------------------7-------12---------5------|
--10---------------------5-------10---------3------|
---------------------------------------------------|
"it all seems to end"
---------|
---------|
---11----|
---12----|
---9-----|
---------|
"with the stitches, no tagbacks..."
-------------------|
---3---5---7---8---|
---0---0---0---0---|
---x---x---x---x---|
---2---3---5---7---|
-------------------| repeat alot
"and I loved it"
---10-----5-----10-----3---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---12-----7-----12-----5---------|
---10-----5-----10-----3---------|
---------------------------------|
OUTRO! (play this softer)
---10-----5-----10------------------x---x------------------|
---12-----7-----12-----5--------3---1---0-----8---8--------|pay attention
---12-----7-----12-----0--------0---0---0-------0----------|to the timings
---12-----7-----12-----x--------x---2---0-----------(x4)---| here
---10-----5-----10-----3--------2---3---2---7--------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
----7---7---------5---5---------4---4---------4/6--|
------0-------------0-------------0----------------|
----------(x2)----------(x4)----------(x3)---------|
--5-------------3-------------3-------------3------|
---------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------0----|
-----3---3----------2---2---------3---3---------2----|
-------0--------------0-------------0-----------2----|
-----------(x2)-----------(x2)-----------(x2)---2----|
---2--------------0-------------2---------------0----|
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