Afterbirth Tab - From First to Last






Track: Afterbirth
Album: Heroine (2006)
Tuning: Drop C (B A F C G C)
Tabbed by El Doof
el_doof@hotmail.com

*This is the first attempt I've seen to tab this song in full. It was hard as hell 
of all the overdubbing, but I tried my best. Feedback and comments are appreciated. Good luck!


GUITAR 1 (Matt Good)

INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
A|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
F|--------|---------|---------|---------------|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----------|
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----0--0--|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--(0)----|--(0)----0--0--|
PM                                      .  .

B|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
F|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--------------|--------------|
G|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
C|--0~----|--(0)----|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
PM                     .  .  .  .

INTRO PART 2 (x2)
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-7p0--|

B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-2p0--|


VERSE 1 (No guitar)

I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...

I was born in a house,
Of glass and silver floors.
There were so many people,
Wearing masks,
One question with two answers
I asked...


CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--11~----10~-----------------|
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----|
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----|
C|-----------------9~----8~----|

Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)
B|--13~----12~----10~----8~----6~----5~----9~----|
A|--x------x------x------x-----x-----x-----x-----|
F|--10~----9~-----7~-----5~----3~----2~----6~----|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|

Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!


PRE-VERSE
B|--9~----|--(9)----|--(9)----|--(9)----|
A|--x~----|--(x)----|--(x)----|--(x)----|
F|--6~----|--(6)----|--(6)----|--(6)----|
C|--------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--------|---------|---------|---------|
C|--------|---------|---------|---------|


VERSE 2 (No Guitar)

What do you say?
Just you and I,
South on the five,
For a couple of days?
You take your car,
I'll take my bag,
You take the wheel,
I'll gather money for gas.

CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

Anywhere is better than here,
Away from you!
Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me, you lied so bad,
Give me away!


INTERLUDE 1 (x8)      (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM  . . . . . . . .     .

INTERLUDE 2
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--11/10-------------------8/10-------------------|
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM         . . . . . . . .        . . . . . . . .

B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/3-------------------|
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM         . . . . . . . .         . . . . . . . .

Danny...
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!
Oh Danny!


CHORUS VARIATION
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------4-/3-11-/10--|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-/x-x--/x---|
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-/1-9--/8---|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
          . . . . . . . .        . . . . . . . .

I was born, to be given away...

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

Breed me, breed me,
Give me away!
Lie to me,you lied so bad,
Give me away!


OUTRO PART 1 (x4)
B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-6p0-7p0--|

B|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|------7p0--------------------------|
G|--8p0-----8p0-7p0------------------|
C|------------------8p0-7p0-3p0-2p0--|

They told me...
A little boy who had been wearing my face,
Had told me I was born to be given away!

OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
C|--0--0--3p0-2p0--7--8~----|
    .  .


GUITAR 2 (Travis Richter)

INTRO PART 1 (x1)
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
PM                                            .  .
B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
PM                             .  .  .

INTRO PART 2 (No guitar)
*If there is a part here, I couldn't hear it.


VERSE 1 (x8)                 (x1)
B|--------------------------|-------|
A|--------------------------|-------|
F|--------------------------|-------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0----|
G|--------------------------|-------|
C|--------------------------|-------|
PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     .


CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
B|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--11~----10~-----------------|
C|--11~----10~-----9~----8~----|
G|--9~-----8~------9~----8~----|
C|-----------------9~----8~----|

CHORUS PART 2 (x1)
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--7--10-10--8--8--4--4--|
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--5--8--8---6--6--2--2--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--------------------------|
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|
C|--------------------------4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|

CHORUS PART 3 (x1)
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10--7--7--10-10--8--8--4--4--|
C|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|
G|--9--9--9--9---8--8--8--8---5--5--8--8---6--6--2--2--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7------------------------------------|
C|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM                          . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .


PRE-VERSE (x4)        (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM  . . . . . . . .     .


VERSE 2 (No guitar)
CHORUS PART 1 (x1)
CHORUS PART 2 (x2)


INTERLUDE 1 (x8)      (x1)
B|-------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|-------|
F|-------------------|-------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----|
PM  . . . . . . . .     .

INTERLUDE 2
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--11/10-------------------8/10-------------------|
C|--x-/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x/x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--9-/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--6/8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM         . . . . . . . .        . . . . . . . .

B|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--7-7/6-------------------4-4/2-------------------|
C|--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x/x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--5-5/4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2/1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM         . . . . . . . .         . . . . . . . .


CHORUS VARIATION
B|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
G|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
C|--1~----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
          . . . . . . . .        . . . . . . . .

CHORUS PART 2 (x2)

OUTRO PART 1 (x16)
B|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
PM  . . . . . . . .

OUTRO PART 2 (x1)
B|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
G|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
C|--0--0-----------7--8~----|
    .  .

~   - Let ring
x   - Muted note
PM  - Palm mute
( ) - Sustain
/   - Slide down
   - Slide up
p   - Pull-off