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Capo: 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: War on Drugs
Album: A Deeper Understanding
Song: Pain
If you want to see this tab played live,
here's the video the tab comes from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fIRkq5TZ-U
I am not the owner of that video, I just copied it onto this website so it'd be easier to see.
All credit to David Schuler for tabbing it out.
For a more in-depth look at the strange chords they use and what chords to play during the lead parts, this
chords tab is perfect: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_war_on_drugs/pain_chords_2104217
***ALL CHORDS AND INTRO USE CAPO ON 3RD FRET***
***ALL SOLO AND LEAD PARTS ARE TABBED BY FRET NUMBER AS NORMAL***
[Intro] (fret numbers in relation to Capo on 3)
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0----0----------|
G|--0-------------2----------0--|
D|----0h2-----------0--2--------|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0---------------|
G|--0-------------2-0----0------| x2
D|----0h2-------------2---------|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|----------0-------------------|
B|-------0h3--3-0---0-----------|
G|--0-------------2---2--0------|
D|----0h2------------------2----|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Verse Lead Riff] [Lead part - fret numbers are not in relation to Capo]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| x3
D|--12-12-1210-10-10-108-8h10-8---------------|
A|--------------------------------10------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-8-8-10/1210-8-----|
A|----------------10--|
E|--------------------|
[Verse] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
CGo to bed now EmI can tell
Dpain is on the way out Cnow
CLook away, a dEmomino falls Daway
CI know it's hard lookin' Emin
DKnowin' that tomorrow you'll be Cback again
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
Hang your head and
Emlet me in, I'm waitDin' so long
[Lead part - fret numbers are not in relation to Capo]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| x3
D|--12-12-1210-10-10-108-8h10-8---------------|
A|--------------------------------10------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------0-----|
B|------------------3---|
G|--------------------0-|
D|-8-8-10/1210---------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Verse 2] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
CI was staring intEmo the light
DWhen I saw you in the distance, I know that Cyou'd be mine
CAm I movin' Emback in time? Just stDandin' still?
CI met a man with a broEmken back
He had a fDear in his eyes that I could unCderstand
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
I can't even
Emshake the pain without bDreakin'
[Chorus] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
I've been pEmullin' on a Gwire, but it Emjust won't bDreak
I've been tEmurnin' up the diGal, but I hEmear no soDund
Em I resGist what IEm cannot chDange
C And I wanna find what caEmn't be foDund
[Solo 1] [Fret numbers not in relation to Capo on 3]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13-13-13p11----11-11h13-13p11----11--------|
G|--12--12-10-----------------------12----------------12----12-10--|
D|------------10---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------8h10---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------13-----------------------------------------|
B|-11-10-11----11-10-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------12-10-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-10---10p8----8-10/12-----|
A|--------------------------------------10---------10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--10h12-10-------------------------------|
D|-----------12-108----------8----8-8h10--|
A|-------------------10--8h10---10---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Verse 3] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
CI'm aware you're tEmired and lost
Like a dDemon in the doorway, waiting Cto be born
C But I'm here all alGone, just beDggin'
CPull me close and let me hEmold you in
Give me the Ddeeper understanding of Cwho I am
e|----------|
B|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-0-2-0--|
A|-3-2-0-x--|
E|-------3--|
Yeah, I'm going
Emback again, I'm Dwaiting here
[Chorus] [Chords in relation to Capo on 3]
I'm just puEmllin' on a wGire, but it jEmust won't bDreak
I've been tuEmrnin' up a dGial, but I hEmear no soDund
C I resist what IG cannot chaDnge
C own it inG your oDwn way
C(no lyrics Ghere, jDust play the chords in the same rhythm)
CYeah, I wanna find what caGn't be foDund
[Solo 2]
e|-------------13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-10----11-11-11-10--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12---play this 12th fret a bunch-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------and kick in that------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------tasty fuzz yo---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------10-8/108/11----------1311/136-----------|
B|-11-118/11-8---------------8-11-11---------------8/108--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7-------------------10-10--|
D|----[10-10-12-12]-----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Notes in brackets: hang on that 10th and 12th fret not for awhile on the D string - listen to the song
for the rhythm that he's playing them at)
e|--108/10-10-10-10------------------------------|
B|-------------------8----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------[12]--10--[8]------------|
A|---------------------------------------10-[8]---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Notes in brackets: same deal as above
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------10--------10-----------------------10-------------10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|---8-7-8-----8-7-8-----8-7------------8-7-8----8-7-8--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------10-8-10-------------------10-8---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------13-10/13----|
G|----------10-------10--------------------10-10/1210----------0--|
D|----8-7-8----8-7-8-----8-7-----------8-12------------------------|
A|---------------------------10-8-10-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| Slide down
| [n] Hang on that 10th and 12th fret not for a while on the D string - listen to the song
for the rhythm that he's playing them at
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