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New Dawn Fades

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 109Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

- To sing with a standalone guitar, with guitar solos and some bass parts.
- Use flanger (or chorus), reverb and distorsion.
- In the E5 D5 C5 A5 sequence (bass), stroke one time x000xx between each chord 
repetition (see Bass tab version 2).
- You can also play it E D C A, stroking most of the time the A D G strings and
sometimes also the higher strings. Or you can play Esus2 Dsus2 Csus2 Asus2.
[Chords]
  E5x799xx              Em022000
  D5x577xx           Dsus2xx0230
  C5x355xx               Cx32010
  A5x022xx           Asus2x02200
[Intro]
(sample then drums)
(bass)
|  E5|  D5|  C5|  A5|
(guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-0---2/3~/5~-/7-\5\3/5--/7--\5\3\2-/3-0--|   x2
e|--------------------------|          e|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|          B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|          G|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|          D|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|          A|------------------------------|
E|-0--0--2~--0--0--2b-0-2b--|  x4      E|/12--12--14---12--12/14\12/14\|  x4
[Verse 1]
  EmA change of speedDsus2,    a change of style,
  CA change of sceneAsus2,    with no regrets,
  EmA chance to watchDsus2,    admire the distance,
  CStill occupied,     Asus2though you forget.
  EmDifferent colours, different Dsus2shades,
Over each mistakes were Cmade. I took the Asus2blame.
  EmDirectionless so plain to Dsus2see,
A loaded gun won't set you fCree. So Asus2you say.
[Interlude]
(bass)
|  E5|  D5|  C5|  A5|
(broken chords played with clean sound)
e|-Esus2---7---------D--------5---------Csus2------3---3------Asus2----0-------0---|
B|------7-8-10------7-8---8-7---------3---3---3----------0-1-3---0-|
G|---9------------7-----------7-----5-----------5----2-------------|
D|-9------------7--------------7--5----------------2---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
(sing louder)
  EmWe'll share a drink and step ouDsus2tside,
An angry voice and one who cCried,Asus2  
  Em"We'll give you everything and Dsus2more,
The strain's too much, can't take much mCore."Asus2  
EmOh I've walked on water, run through Dsus2fire,
Can't seem to feel it anymCore.Asus2  
It was Emme_____Dsus2____,
waiting for Cme___, hoping for someAsus2thing more,
EmMe_____Dsus2_____,
seeing me thCis time, hoping for someAsus2thing else.
[Solo and outro]
(guitar)
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|-9/11-11\9------|-9/11-11\9-/11~--|
D|------------9~--|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|    x4
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--/11/12-/14~-/16\14-\12/14~-/16\14-\12\11-/12\9~---9-9-9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|    x2
(bass)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-0/5-5-4-4-2-(repeat 8x)--0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
(drums)

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New Dawn Fades

by Joy Division

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus2

Esus2

Csus2

- To sing with a standalone guitar, with guitar solos and some bass parts.

- Use flanger (or chorus), reverb and distorsion.

- In the E5 D5 C5 A5 sequence (bass), stroke one time x000xx between each chord

repetition (see Bass tab version 2).

- You can also play it E D C A, stroking most of the time the A D G strings and

sometimes also the higher strings. Or you can play Esus2 Dsus2 Csus2 Asus2.

[Chords]

E5 Em

x799xx 022000

D5 Dsus2

x577xx xx0230

C5 C

x355xx x32010

A5 Asus2

x022xx x02200

[Intro]

(sample then drums)

(bass)

E5 D5 C5 A5

| | | | |

(guitar)

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

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

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

D|-----------------------------------------|

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

E|-0---2/3~/5~-/7-\5\3/5--/7--\5\3\2-/3-0--| x2

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

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

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

D|--------------------------| D|------------------------------|

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

E|-0--0--2~--0--0--2b-0-2b--| x4 E|/12--12--14---12--12/14\12/14\| x4

[Verse 1]

Em Dsus2

A change of speed, a change of style,

C Asus2

A change of scene, with no regrets,

Em Dsus2

A chance to watch, admire the distance,

C Asus2

Still occupied, though you forget.

Em Dsus2

Different colours, different shades,

C Asus2

Over each mistakes were made. I took the blame.

Em Dsus2

Directionless so plain to see,

C Asus2

A loaded gun won't set you free. So you say.

[Interlude]

(bass)

E5 D5 C5 A5

| | | | |

(broken chords played with clean sound)

Esus2 D Csus2 Asus2

e|----7-----------------5---------------3---3----------0-------0---|

B|------7-8-10------7-8---8-7---------3---3---3----------0-1-3---0-|

G|---9------------7-----------7-----5-----------5----2-------------|

D|-9------------7--------------7--5----------------2---------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

(sing louder)

Em Dsus2

We'll share a drink and step outside,

C Asus2

An angry voice and one who cried,

Em Dsus2

"We'll give you everything and more,

C Asus2

The strain's too much, can't take much more."

Em Dsus2

Oh I've walked on water, run through fire,

C Asus2

Can't seem to feel it anymore.

Em Dsus2

It was me_________,

C Asus2

waiting for me___, hoping for something more,

Em Dsus2

Me__________,

C Asus2

seeing me this time, hoping for something else.

[Solo and outro]

(guitar)

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

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

G|-9/11-11\9------|-9/11-11\9-/11~--|

D|------------9~--|-----------------|

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

E|----------------|-----------------| x4

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

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

G|-9--/11/12-/14~-/16\14-\12/14~-/16\14-\12\11-/12\9~---9-9-9-|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------| x2

(bass)

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

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

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

D|-0/5-5-4-4-2-(repeat 8x)--0-0-0-|

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

E|--------------------------------|

(drums)

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