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Eminor

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1/48

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                             THIRST - City and Colour
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Tabbed by: jakegerovac
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
I like to play this song on my electric guitar. I play the intro riff distorted and the 
chorus clean.
Intro riff:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------7----------7----------7----------7----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7--|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------4---------4----------7-----------7----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--2h3--3----2h3---3----5h7---7----5h7----7--|
*Repeat intro riff 4 times*
Chorus:
EmIn the midst of a stGorm, searching for shB5elterA  
EmI       came      upGon,  one  single  feaB5therA  
EmA   half-hearted   wGish, for something beB5tterA  
AGracefully cursed,  EmI thirst
Second verse: Repeat intro riff 2 times.
Chorus:
EmIn the midst of a stGorm, searching for shB5elterA  
EmI       came      upGon,  one  single  feaB5therA  
EmA   half-hearted   wGish, for something beB5tterA  
AGracefully cursed,  EmI thirst
Song ends with the chorus repeated once more and then the first half of the intro riff:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------7----------7----------7----------7----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7--|
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Thirst

by City and Colour

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THIRST - City and Colour

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Tabbed by: jakegerovac

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

I like to play this song on my electric guitar. I play the intro riff distorted and the

chorus clean.

Intro riff:

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|------7----------7----------7----------7----|

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7--|

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|------4---------4----------7-----------7----|

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--2h3--3----2h3---3----5h7---7----5h7----7--|

*Repeat intro riff 4 times*

Chorus:

Em G B5 A

In the midst of a storm, searching for shelter

Em G B5 A

I came upon, one single feather

Em G B5 A

A half-hearted wish, for something better

A Em

Gracefully cursed, I thirst

Second verse: Repeat intro riff 2 times.

Chorus:

Em G B5 A

In the midst of a storm, searching for shelter

Em G B5 A

I came upon, one single feather

Em G B5 A

A half-hearted wish, for something better

A Em

Gracefully cursed, I thirst

Song ends with the chorus repeated once more and then the first half of the intro riff:

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|------7----------7----------7----------7----|

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7----5h7---7--|

************************************

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| br Bend release

| pbr Pre-bend release

| brb Bend release bend

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