Days of the New – Cling (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) • Video Lesson

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Tabbed by jjhand This song has a weird Bb tuning and the timing throughout keeps changing. I'll try my best to guide you through it. The 2nd and 5th strings are tuned for Half-Step Down tuning and others are detuned. Here is a link to Travis Meeks playing this song: [Intro]
      5/4 time (5 beats)
    1       2       3       4       5
D |-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-4---------------------------------------|
F |---------5-------0-------------------3/5-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2---------------0---------------0h2-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-4-----------------------------------------|
F |---------5-------0-------------3-3-2h3p2p0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2---------------0----------0h2------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|

                                              2 beats
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-4---------------------------------------|-4---------------|
F |---------5-------0-----------------3/5---|---------5-------|
Bb|--------------------------------0--------|-----------------|
Ab|-2---------------0-----------0-----------|-2---------------|
Bb|--------------------------5--------------|-----------------|

    3 beats - this is two guitar parts 
D |-3-----------------------|-6-----------------------|
Bb|-4-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
F |-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D |-8-----------------------|-8-----------------------|
Bb|-7-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
F |-5-----------------------|-10----------------------|
Bb|-------(0TP)-------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[PreVerse]
       8 beats
D |-8-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------------------------------|
F |-9--------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--------|
Bb|-0-----------0--------------------0--1-----------|

       9 beats - play 3x, let notes ring
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----------0-----|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------------0--------0--1-----------|

Second guitar fill
D |------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0----|
F |-----x---3-----x---3-----x---3-----x---3--|
Bb|-5---------5---------5---------5----------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------0-----------0-----------0---------|
F |-0---0-x---3-0---0-x---3-0---0-x---3-0---0-|
Bb|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5---|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
       9 beats - play 4x, let notes ring
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----------0-----|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------------0--------0--1-----------|
1. "It seems so slow to me" 2. "Watching them drop like fleas" 3. "Got to run, got to get over this" 4. "I've faced my death, I've drowned in piss" [PreChorus]
    8 beats per bar
D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |----------0-------------------3--------0--------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------0-----|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0-----------0--|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Is it okay if I invade you"

D |------------------------------------0-----------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------3--------------0--|
Bb|----0-------------------0-----------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0--------0-----0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "Place myself before you?"

D |------------------------------------0h1------0--|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0h1------0--|
F |----------0-------------------3-----------------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------------|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Even though you think"

D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------0--------------0--|
Bb|----0----------------------0--------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0-----0--------0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "You're so much better than me"
[Chorus]
    bars are 6 beats in this part
D |-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------| 
F |----3/5------3-----0-----------------| play 4x
Bb|----------------------0-----0-----0--|
Ab|----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-0--------0-------------/5-----3-----|
1  "I'll break this" 
2  "I'll take this         (if you)"
3  "I'll exist           (fall through)" 
4  "I'll break this"
[Verse 2]
       9 beats - play 4x, let notes ring
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----------0-----|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------------0--------0--1-----------|
 1   "There is no peace to bring"
 2   "Pain is the only thing"
 3   "That's holding on, it won't let go"
 4   "And can take over you, won't let you know"

Second Guitar Part - fades in, repeats a few times at 1:42 
D |-------------------------------------|
Bb|---------0----------0-----------0----|
F |-----0-----x-----0----x-----0-----x--|
Bb|-5-7---5-----5-7---5----5-7---5------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
[PreChorus 2]
    8 beats per bar
D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |----------0-------------------3--------0--------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------0-----|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0-----------0--|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Is it okay if I invade you"

D |------------------------------------0-----------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------3--------------0--|
Bb|----0-------------------0-----------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0--------0-----0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "Place myself before you?"

D |------------------------------------0h1------0--|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0h1------0--|
F |----------0-------------------3-----------------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------------|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Even though you think"

D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------0--------------0--|
Bb|----0----------------------0--------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0-----0--------0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "You're so much better than me"

D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |----------0-------------------3--------0--------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------0-----|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0-----------0--|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Is it okay if I rape you?"

D |------------------------------------0-----------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------3--------------0--|
Bb|----0-------------------0-----------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0--------0-----0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "Make something else, something out of you?"

D |------------------------------------0h1------0--|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0h1------0--|
F |----------0-------------------3-----------------|
Bb|-------0----------------0-----------------------|
Ab|----0-------------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------------|
    "Even though you think"

D |------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0h1-----0--------------0-----------|
F |-------0----------------------0--------------0--|
Bb|----0----------------------0--------------------|
Ab|-0--------0-------0-----0--------0-----0--------|
Bb|------------------------------------------1-----|
    "I might just set you free"
[Chorus 2]
    bars are 6 beats in this part
D |-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |----3/5------3-----0-----------------| play this 9x, 
Bb|----------------------0-----0-----0--| lyrics repeat
Ab|----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-0--------0-------------/5-----3-----|
1  "I'll break this" 
2  "I'll take this         (if you)"
3  "I'll exist           (fall through)" 
4  "I'll break this"
[Bridge]
D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----------------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0-----------------0----------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2p0---------------2p0--|-------------2-----2-----2-----2p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------0-------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----0-----------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2-----2-----------2p0--|-------------2-----3-----3-----3p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------0-------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----------------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0-----------------0----------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2p0---------------2p0--|-------------2-----2-----2-----2p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------0-------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |-0--------0-----0-----------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2-----2-----------2p0--|-------------2-----3-----3-----3p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2]
    (3:01)
D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |-0--------0-----------------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0-----------------0----------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2p0---------------2p0--|-------------2-----2-----2-----2p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   "When I feel you, when I see you I know you,            I want you everyday"

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----0-----------0-----0-|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-----------0-----0-----------0----|-0-----------0-----3-----3-----3p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

    play this part 3x with lead parts mixing in
D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----------------0-------|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|-0-----------------0----------------|-0----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2p0---------------2p0--|-------------2-----2-----2-----2p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1  "                 And I crave you, I've done you,    I've thrown you away"
2  "Oh, I feel you, I see you  I know you, I want you everyday, everyday"
3  "                      And I crave you, I've done you Thrown you away"

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |----------0-----0-----------0-----0-|----------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-----------0-----0-----------0----|-0-----------0-----3-----3-----3p0--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

     (3:40) Start doing full strums like this:
D |-0---------0--0--0-------------0--0--0-|-0---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Bb|-0---------0--0--0-------------0--0--0-|-0---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
F |-0---------0--0--0-------------0--0--0-|-0---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Bb|-0---------0--0--0-------------0--0--0-|-0---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Ab|-2---------2--2--2-------------2--2--2-|-2---------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
Bb|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2 Leads]
(3:15)
D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |-3--------------2-3---------2h3p2p0-|-2----------2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |-3/5--------------5/7---------------|-----------------0h2--0------0h2----|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------|-1--0-----------0--1--3-------------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------|-------0-----0----------------------|
F |------------------------------------|----------0-------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |-------1p0--------0--1-0h1p0--------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|-----------------3---2h3p2----0--2--|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |-0----------------0h2--0------0h2--|-0-----0h2--0-----0h2--0-----0h2--|
Bb|--------------------------5--------|----5----------5----------5-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |-0---------0h2--3-------------3p2--|-3p2---3p2---3/5---x---3p2---3p2--|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------0------------|-----------------------------------|
F |-3---------3p2--3---/5--------5---|-5/7--7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9--9--9--|
Bb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------10-|
F |-9/10--10-10-10-10-10----10-10-12--|-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|
Bb|-----10---10----9----7---10----|-9----7----10----9---10---10---|--10/12~--|
F |-0----0----0----0----0----0----|-0----0-----0----0----0----0---|---0------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|
[Bridge 3]
    play this 2x
D |-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F |-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Ab|-2--------2--2--2--2--------2--2--2-|-2--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

D |-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F |-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Ab|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--0--|
Bb|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-|-0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Lyrics: Yes, I've thrown you away Thrown you away Thrown you away Thrown you away Thrown you away [Uptempo Bridge]
    (3:55) Strum this initially
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Bb|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Ab|-2---2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Bb|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Ab|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    Harmony Part, (4:27) play 4x similarly, slow down at end
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
F |-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-|-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D |-------------------------6---6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
Bb|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-3---|
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Last Chorus]
D |-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |----3/5------3-----0-----------------| play this 9x, 
Bb|----------------------0-----0-----0--| lyrics repeat
Ab|----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-0--------0-------------/5-----3-----|
Lyrics: I'll break this, I'll take this I'll exist, I'll break this I'll break this, I'll take this I'll exist, I'll break this I'll exist, I'll exist [Outro]
D |----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
F |----2--3-----2h3p2p0--------------------| play this 9x, 
Bb|-------------------------0-----0-----0--| lyrics repeat
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-0--------0-----------0----/5-----3-----|
Repeatead lyrics: "I'll break this" ************************************ | x D ead note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | TP Tremelo picking ************************************