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is the tab for                  I N I T I A T I O N
STANDARD TUNING
Chords:
D:000232
D+:000233 play this chord every now and then (specially at 2nd verse)
G:320033 or 320003
D5:x57xxx or x577xx
A5:57xxxx or 577xxx
B5:79xxxx or 799xxx
G5:35xxxx or 355xxx
THE SONG STARTS WITH A FEW FEEDBACKS AND THE DRUM LINE, AND THE THIS
D//G//D//G  
 both guitars don't have much of a structure, just play around with the chords, or also
one guitar strums, the other one may play an arpeggio
then the guitars stop and the bass line keep playin for the first two lines in the verse
follow you home after every show
Dperforated into tiny fragmentsG  
heavy breathing's your new fan clubD  
a john handcock with the Gsafety off
after every showD  
and how this pedastel fits like gloGve
such a pity i built no laddteDr from me
the roots and above
i'll be hacking offG  
after every show
Chorus(distorted)
 D5   A5   B5x4
I  N I T I A T I O N !!!!!!
initiation
D5    RIFF               the riff goes like this:A 7----5-7--5--|
AHHHH WHAT YOU'RE DOING?                         E 5---7------7-|
B5there's no restraining order to keep A5me from youG5  
Parting contestants never seem to win
D//G//D//G//
Dwatch you clap your hands by the stGage
lend me your ears just another paDge
in the book that your friend signed Gyesterday
    Dwhen i told you not to bother to hollGer
your telephone's the one that helpeDD  
me wrap
the cord
around your neckG  
you know you're beautiful
when you're dead
CHORUS AGAIN
that's pretty much it, the chords are accurate, i'm not so sure what they do exactly

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Initiation

by At the Drive-In

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

is the tab for I N I T I A T I O N

STANDARD TUNING

Chords:

:000232

D+:000233 play this chord every now and then (specially at 2nd verse)

G:320033 or 320003

:x57xxx or x577xx

:57xxxx or 577xxx

:79xxxx or 799xxx

:35xxxx or 355xxx

THE SONG STARTS WITH A FEW FEEDBACKS AND THE DRUM LINE, AND THE THIS

D G D G

//////

both guitars don't have much of a structure, just play around with the chords, or also

one guitar strums, the other one may play an arpeggio

then the guitars stop and the bass line keep playin for the first two lines in the verse

follow you home after every show

D G

perforated into tiny fragments

heavy breathing's your new fan club

a john handcock with the safety off

after every show

and how this pedastel fits like glove

such a pity i built no laddter from me

the roots and above

i'll be hacking off

after every show

Chorus(distorted)

D5 A5 B5

I N I T I A T I O N !!!!!!

initiation

D5 RIFF the riff goes like this:A 7----5-7--5--|

AHHHH WHAT YOU'RE DOING? E 5---7------7-|

B5 A5 G5

there's no restraining order to keep me from you

Parting contestants never seem to win

D G D G

////////

D G

watch you clap your hands by the stage

lend me your ears just another page

in the book that your friend signed yesterday

D G

when i told you not to bother to holler

your telephone's the one that helpeD

me wrap

the cord

around your neck

you know you're beautiful

when you're dead

CHORUS AGAIN

that's pretty much it, the chords are accurate, i'm not so sure what they do exactly

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