War On Drugs (tablature)
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War On Drugs by centurionofprix
(based on London 2000; Adam would improvise different figures around the central idea)
TAB
Lead guitar before the verse (improvise around the Am chord): E |-0-------------|-0---------------| B |-1--0-0h1-0----|-1--0-1-1h3-1----| G |-2----------2--|-2------2--------| D |-2-------------|-2------------2--| A |-0-------------|-0---------------| E |---------------|-----------------| Lead guitar during the verse, again freely improvising: E |----------------------------------0- B |-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-1h3p1-0h1-0--1- G |----------------------------------2- D |----------------------------------2- A |----------------------------------0- E |------------------------------------- Rhythm during the verse: Am------Am---C--Bm-- (played as power chords): E |-------|-------|-------|-------| B |-------|-------|-------|-------| G |-2-----|-(2)---|-2-----|-5--4--| D |-2-----|-(2)---|-2-----|-5--4--| A |-0-----|-(2)---|-0-----|-3--2--| E |-------|-------|-------|-------| (silent for the first two bars of the verse, starts with Am-C-Bm) Chorus: D---C--Bm-Am----- (played as power chords) E |-------|--------|-------|-------| B |-------|--------|-------|-------| G |-7-----|-5----4-|-2-----|-2-----| D |-7-----|-5----4-|-2-----|-2-----| A |-5-----|-3----2-|-0-----|-2-----| E |-------|--------|-------|-------| To add to the above, the chorus of War On Drugs has the lead guitar play the full chords D, C, Bm and Am, ending on a barre Am chord: E |-2--0--2--5--- B |-3--1--3--5--- G |-2--0--4--5--- D |-0--2--4--7--- A |----3--2--7--- E |----------5--- Sometimes Adam would also play arpeggios around the chords or get funky on the whammy bar.