The Weakerthans – Civil Twilight (Guitar Tab)

Capo 1
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In my opinion, one of the funnest Weakerthans song to play, so I hope you enjoy. Lead guitar only Use thumbpick or fingers Double stops are super useful to know in this song [Intro]
e|----------------------------------|
B|--9-9-9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-5-5---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-6-6-6---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Repeat 4 times, last time, replace the last 7 thirds with
e|------------------|
B|--5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-|
G|------------------|
D|--6-6-4-4-2-2-1-1-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|-----------------|  Majortiy of the verse is this, but occasionally Stephen will throw in some other stuff.
B|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4--|
G|-----------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-4-4-4--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

e|----------------|
B|---7-9-10-9-7-5-|
G|----------------|
D|---7-9-11-9-7-6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-2-4-1-1-2-4----or---1-1-1-1-2-4-1-1-2-4-2-1---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---7-----7/8---|
B|---7-----7/8---|
G|---8-----8/8---|
D|---9-----9/10--|
A|---9-----9/10--|
E|---7-----7/8---|

[Chorus]
                                           play twice      play twice
Strumming Pattern: The pattern varys from (D D U U D U) or (D D D D)
    E           A
e|--4-----------5----|
B|--5-----------5----|
G|--4-----------4----|
D|--6-----------3----|
A|--7-----------0----|
E|--0----------------|

e|--7--------------7-----------------------------------|
B|-----9--7--7--9-----9--7h9---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-----------------|  Most of the second verse is the same as the first, 
B|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4--|  but at the end you play the intro again.
G|-----------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-4-4-4--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

e|----------------|
B|---7-9-10-9-7-5-|
G|----------------|
D|---7-9-11-9-7-6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-2-4-1-1-2-4----or---1-1-1-1-2-4-1-1-2-4-2-1---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
PLAY INTRO
e|----------------------------------|
B|--9-9-9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-5-5---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-6-6-6---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---7-----7/8---|
B|---7-----7/8---|
G|---8-----8/8---|
D|---9-----9/10--|
A|---9-----9/10--|
E|---7-----7/8---|

[Chorus]
                                           play twice      play twice
Strumming Pattern: The pattern varys from (D D U U D U) or (D D D D)
    E           A
e|--4-----------5----|
B|--5-----------5----|
G|--4-----------4----|
D|--6-----------3----|
A|--7-----------0----|
E|--0----------------|

e|--7--------------7-----------------------------------|
B|-----9--7--7--9-----9--7h9---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Add vibrato and repeat acouple of times.
e|---16---------16-------------14------16---------16-----------------|
B|-------16h17-----16h17--14---------------16h17-----16h17--14--12---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
                                           play twice      play twice
Strumming Pattern: The pattern varys from (D D U U D U) or (D D D D)
    E           A
e|--4-----------5----|
B|--5-----------5----|
G|--4-----------4----|
D|--6-----------3----|
A|--7-----------0----|
E|--0----------------|

e|--7--------------7-------------|
B|-----9--7--7--9-----9--7h9-----|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4-2----2-|
D|------------------2----2-|
A|--7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2-0--0-0-|
E|-------------------------|

Repeat a few times, then replace final chord with
e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by Crew Audenart ************************************ | / Slide up | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************