Anberlin

Dead American(Tabs)

Anberlin

Key: D

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Intro / Verse 
*Add a very bouncy delay* 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4---| 
A|-66---66---66---66---66---66---66---66---44---44---44---44---44---44---44---44------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
*there isnt really another guitar part but you can just hold these chords out* 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------------------| 
G|----4~----4~----3~----3~---------------------| 
D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| 
A|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| 
D|----6~----6~----4~----4~---------------------| 

Chorus 

Guitar 1 
*there are a lot layers in this song so its hard to make out* 
*there's a third guitar which is pretty much octaves being swirrled (volume)* 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------| 
A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| 
A|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| 
D|----66666666--22222244--66666666--2222224~-------| 

verse 2 
*faint keyboard part in the background... transcribed to guitar* 
e|---7---7---7----7---7---7-------------| 
B|----7h9-7h9-7h9~-7h9-7h9-7h9~---------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 


Interlude 

Guitar 1 
*slide slightly into each note and hold them out... ghost them* 
e|------------------------12--11-12--------------------| 
B|---10~----12~----14~------14-----14-12---------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 

                             *play this part softly* 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------12----------14------*12h14p12h14p12~-12h14p12h14p12~*-----| 
G|--11h13--12h14~--13--13~--13-------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
*ring out chords... these chords sound fuller even though they probably used power chords* 
e|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------| 
B|----0~----0~----0~----0~---------| 
G|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------| 
D|----2~----4~----6~----6~---------| 
A|----0~----2~----4~----4~---------| 
D|---------------------------------| 



*Theres that little break right after the Interlude before final Choruses* 
Keyboard Tabbed for a third Guitar part 
e|---4-6h7--4-6h7--4-6h7----------------| 
B|----7------7------7-------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

Final Choruses 
Guitar 1 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----4p3p4p--4p3p4p--4p5p4p--4p5p4p------------| 
A|--5p------5p------4p------4p------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------4466*--------------| 
D|---66666666--2222xx44*--------------| 
A|---66666666--22222244*--------------| 
D|---66666666--2222--44*--------------| 
*or just play as 4xx6xx * 


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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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Written by Anberlin/Stephen Christian/JT Daly

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