AFI – Fainting Spells (Guitar Tab)

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Title: Fainting Spells Artist: AFI Album: Crash Love (Deluxe Edition), from DU Recording Sessions (2006) Tabbed by Hazel (lezahtherock). Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER: I submitted a version of this tab before I created an account and it can be found here: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/a/afi/fainting_spells_tab.htm. This version is an EDITED one, so moderators can feel free to delete the other one! I put my name as lezah in the other one because I posted the tab on the AFI message board originally, and my board name there is lezah. Just to avoid any confusion. Intro - play twice, continuing on to verse

Acoustic
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-------2-------0-------2---|
Eb|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1---1-3-3---3-|

Right before the next section:
Ab|-----2-------2---0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|

I think I may ... (Not tabbed according to strumming, so please listen for rhythm)

eb|-----3-3-1-|
Bb|-----3-3-1-|
Gb|-2-4-5-4-3-|
Db|-2-2-5-5-3-|
Ab|-0-0-3-5-1-|  
Eb|-----3-3-1-|

Just give me something

cold...
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-------2-------0-------2---|
Eb|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1---1-3-3---3-|

As I... Eb|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-|

then it builds up to this
eb|-3-x|
Bb|-0-x|
Gb|-0-x|
Db|-2-x|
Ab|-2-x|
Eb|-0-x|

I pray to reason (not sure about these lyrics):

            Electric!
eb|-----3-3-1-----|
Bb|-----3-3-1-----|
Gb|-2-4-5-4-3-----|
Db|-2-2-5-5-3-5---|
Ab|-0-0-3-5-1-5---|
Eb|-----3-3-1-5---|
              +

Chorus 
eb|---------3-3-5-| 
Bb|---------3-3-5-|
Gb|---------5-4-7-| x3
Db|-2-5-4-2-5-5-7-|
Ab|-2-------3-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------3-3-5-|

eb|---------33-3-33-3-5---| 
Bb|---------33-3-33-3-5---|
Gb|---------55-5-55-5-7---| Strumming pattern for the palm-muted 
Db|-2-5-4-2-55-5-55-5-7---| chord is a bit confusing, but after 
Ab|-2-------33-3-33-3-5---| a few times you play it without the 
Eb|-0-------33-3-33-3-5---| palm-mute, then the last chord.
            .. . .. 

pre-verse:
Acoustic
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------2----------------0-------------------------|
Db|-----2-------0-----0--0-----0---0-------2---------0---4-4-4-4-5-|
Ab|---2---2-------2--------0-----------2---------------2-4-4-4-4-5-|
Eb|-0-------2-3-----1--------3-------0---------2p0h2-----2-2-2-2-3-|

Verse

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-------2-------0-------2---|
Eb|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1---1-3-3---3-|

but please pretend Eb|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-|

eb|-3-x|
Bb|-0-x|
Gb|-0-x|
Db|-2-x|
Ab|-2-x|
Eb|-0-x|

            Electric!
eb|-----3-3-----1---|
Bb|-----3-3-1---1---|
Gb|-2-4-5-4-3---3---|
Db|-2-2-5-5-3-5-3-5-|
Ab|-0-0-3-5-1-5-1-5-|  
Eb|-----3-3-1-5-1-5-|
                  +

Chorus again:

eb|---------3-3-5-| 
Bb|---------3-3-5-|
Gb|---------5-4-7-| x3
Db|-2-5-4-2-5-5-7-|
Ab|-2-------3-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------3-3-5-|

eb|---------33-3-33-3-5---| 
Bb|---------33-3-33-3-5---|
Gb|---------55-5-55-5-7---| Strumming pattern for the palm-muted 
Db|-2-5-4-2-55-5-55-5-7---| chord is a bit confusing, but after 
Ab|-2-------33-3-33-3-5---| a few times you play it without the 
Eb|-0-------33-3-33-3-5---| palm-mute, then the last chord.
            .. . ..

Bridge (after the bass)

Guitar 1
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-9\----------|
Db|-9\2-222-5-4-| x8 in total
Ab|-7\2---------|
Eb|-7\0---------|

Guitar 2 comes in after guitar 1 plays riff 4 times Db|-0h2-2p0h222-5-4---| x3, then Db|-0h2-2p0h222b3~-| x1 And back to the chorus...

eb|---------3-3-5-| 
Bb|---------3-3-5-|
Gb|---------5-4-7-| x3
Db|-2-5-4-2-5-5-7-|
Ab|-2-------3-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------3-3-5-|

eb|---------33-3-33-3-5---| 
Bb|---------33-3-33-3-5---|
Gb|---------55-5-55-5-7---| Strumming pattern for the palm-muted 
Db|-2-5-4-2-55-5-55-5-7---| chord is a bit confusing, but after 
Ab|-2-------33-3-33-3-5---| a few times you play it without the 
Eb|-0-------33-3-33-3-5---| palm-mute, then the last chord.
            .. . ..

Repeat chorus. 2nd guitar plays these notes (listen for pattern)

eb|-7-3-2-3-2-----------|
Bb|-----------3-5-3-3-5-|

Outro:

eb|-----3~-----3~-----5~-----5~-----0~-|
Bb|-----3~-----3~-----5~-----5~-----0~-|
Gb|-555-5~-555-5~-777-7~-777-7~-222-2~-|
Db|-555-5~-555-5~-777-7~-777-7~-222-2~-|
Ab|-333-3~-333-3~-555-5~-555-5~-000-0~-|
Eb|-333-3~-333-3~-555-5~-555-5~-000-0~-|

then these chords(listen for pattern):
eb|-3-----1111-----5-|
Bb|-3--------------5-|
Gb|-5--------------5-|
Db|-5--333-----222-5-|
Ab|-3--333-----222-5-|
Eb|-3--111-----000-5-|
               ... +

/ slide up \ slide down h hammer-on p pull-off ~ vibrato/let ring + harmonic x Mute note b bend r release . palm mute