SR-71 – Empty Spaces (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
because of the effects the lead guitar for the chorus and pre-chorus
was hard to figure out so those parts may not be exactly right but
they work well for me.
u can play this song one fret up and half a step down too but
I find this to be easier.
Tabbed by: Mike
~=let ring
\=slide down
/=slide up
h=hammer on
p=pull off
Intro: lead e--------------------------------------------------| B--11-------11-------11-12--9-------9-------9------| G-----11-------11-------------11------11------11---| D--------11-------11-------------11------11--------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Verse 1:rhythm (play 2x for into and 8x for verse)
e-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------11-11----------| E------------------9-9-9-9-------9-9------| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 1: comes in at 0:37 when he sings "i hold off sleep..."
e-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----11----9----11----9----11----9----11--12--9--7-6-------------| G---11----11---11----11---11----11---11---------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-chorus: rhythm "Cause i belive..." e-------------------------| B-------------------------| G--4-----------4-----6----| D--4-----4-----4-----6----| A--2-----4-----2-----4----| E--------2----------------| Pre-chorus: lead e------------------------------------------------------------------- B--11------11------11-----9------9------9---------11--------11------ G-------11------11----11------11-----11---11------------11-------11- D--------------------------------------------11--------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------| -11----12~--| ----11------| ------------| ------------| ------------|
Chorus:rhythm
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------44444444--------66666666---------44444444----------------|
D---44448888444444446666666666666666-44448888444444446666666622224~--|
A---44448888222222226666666644444444-44448888222222226666666622224~--|
E---22226666--------44444444---------22226666--------4444444400002~--|
Lead
(make sure not to play it too fast)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B--11--11--11--11--12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--14--14--14--14-----
G----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11--11--11--11---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--11--11--11--11--12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--9-9-9--9-----------|
G----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11-9-9-11-11---------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
after the chorus the lead plays this little riff:(the rhythm for this
is just the verse)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--11--14--16--11~---9-11--14--16--11~---9~--\7~------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|Verse 2: lead (rhythm for this is exactly the same as for verse 1
but play it only 4x instead of eight)
*comes in at 1:51
e--------------------------------------------------| B---------11--------9---------11----12-9---7-6-----| G------11--------11--------11----------------------| D---11--------11--------11-------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| pm . . .
play the pre-chorus and then the chorus again.
bridge: rhythm
"we were never this close..."
e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G----------44444444--------444444446666666666666666------ D--666666664444444466666666444444446666666666666666------ A--666666662222222266666666222222224444444444444444------ E--44444444--------44444444------------------------------
lead:
e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D------6-------9-------9-------9-------6-------9--------- A----6---6---9---9---9---9---9---9---6---6---9---9------- E--4-------6-------7-------6-------4-------6------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------9-------9----11111111111111111111111111111111--- ----9---9---9---9--11111111111111111111111111111111--- --7-------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
Solo: lead (rhythm for this is just the chorus)
e----------------------------------------------------- B--2/11---14--16--12--11-11\9-11h12p11-9--7-9-9------- G----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------- B--14--12-11--14--16--12--11-11\9-11h12p11-9--7-9-9--- G----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- e-------------------| B--11p9-7-\2--------| G-------------------| D-------------------| A-------------------| E-------------------|
last pre-chorus: rhythm guitar only
"I'm not afraid..." (2x) e-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------11-11----------| E------------------9-9-9-9-------9-9------| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
final chorus: rhythm play 2x
e--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------44444444--------66666666---------44444444----------------| D---44448888444444446666666666666666-44448888444444446666666622224444| A---44448888222222226666666644444444-44448888222222226666666622224444| E---22226666--------44444444---------22226666--------4444444400002222|
lead plays this 2x
e----------------------------------------------------------------- B--11--11--11--11--12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--14--14--14--14----- G----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11--11--11--11--- D----------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- e-----------------------------------------------------------------| B--11--11--11--11--12--12--12--12--9--9--9--9--9-9-9--9-----------| G----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11-9-9-11-11---------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
then the lead plays the solo again while the rhythm keeps
playing the chorus
e----------------------------------------------------- B--2/11---14--16--12--11-11\9-11h12p11-9--7-9-9------- G----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------- B--14--12-11--14--16--12--11-11\9-11h12p11-9--7-9-9--- G----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
at 4:04 they repeat this part 2x:
e--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--6666666622222222--------------| A--6666666622222222--------------| E--4444444400000000--------------|
Outro: lead
e--------------------------------------------------| B--11-------11-------11-12--9-------9-------12-11--| G-----11-------11-------------11------11-----------| D--------11-------11-------------11------11--------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------| B--11-------11-------11-12--9-------| G-----11-------11-------------11----| D--------11-------11-------------11-| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|
Thats it people. It took me quite a while to tab this song
and I'm sure its atleast 95% right so have fun and please
rate it.