The Afters - We are the sound
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Tuning:
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Chords:
C#5 – [x466xx]
E5 – [x799xx]
F#5 – [244xxx]
G#5 – [466xxx]
A5 – [577xxx]
B5 - [x244xx]
Intro (medium-heavy distortion):
e|-------------/4-4-4-4--------|
B|-5-5-5--4-4--/5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x6
G|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 1: (Guitar silent for first half)
Now is the time we have,
Take it, never give it back
Say what you mean to say
This could be your only chance
(Guitar comes in)
e ------|-------------s4-4-4-4--------|
B -4-4-5|-5-5-5--4-4--s5-5-5-5--4-4-5-|
D -4-4-6|-6-6-6--4-4------------4-4-6-| x4
G ------|-----------------------------|
A ------|-----------------------------|
E ------|-----------------------------|
|
| Everybody’s watching out
| For someone who can show them how
| To be what they wanna be
| Stand never backing down
Pre-Chorus 1 (let it ring):
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------4---------------|
D|-6-----------------5---------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
| Here we are... Here we are...
Chorus (guitar comes in full):
We are the C#5sound
We are the E5siren
We’re all aF#5round
And we wonG#5’t stop singing it out
C#5 Shout it out
E5 Like you believe it
F#5 We’ll break it down
When we G#5all start singing it oA5ut...
Shout it out now
Post-Chorus:
C#5 B5 E5 B5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-| x2
G|-6-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-9--4-4-6-|
A|-4-4-4—-2-2--7-7-7-7--2-2-4-|
E|----------------------------|
Verse 2 (Guitar quieter, switching L/R in stereo):
C#5Silence B5is the enE5emy B5
That C#5keeps us from the B5things we E5need B5
It C#5ages but it B5never E5grows B5
C#5 B5 -N/C-
So quiet that we start to bleed
(Guitar comes in strong, full stereo)
Lets C#5shake it off and B5let it E5go B5
ForC#5getting what we B5think we E5know B5
We’ll C#5make it alB5l a E5memorB5y
We’re C#5taking baB5ck conE5trolB5
Pre-Chorus 2 (let it ring):
G#5 F5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------6----------------|
A|-7----------------—-6----------------|
E|-5------------------4----------------|
| Here we are... Here we are...
*Repeat Chorus*
Shout it out E5now...
Shout it out now
Solo:
e|--19----------16-16-------------------------|
B|-----19p17----------17-----------------9----|
D|-----------16----------16-------------------| x6
G|--------------------------------9-9-11---11-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
*Repeat Chorus*
Shout it out E5now...
Shout it out now
*Repeat Post-Chorus* x4
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LEGEND AND NOTES:
p – pull-off
/ - slide up