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Godspeed Tab

by Anberlin


 Song: Godspeed
 Band: Anberlin
 Album: Cities
 Tuning: Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-d)
 

      Hey this is proberbly most perfect tab you will find of this
      song i got some of this watching them play it live

 Key: x = mute string
      h = hammer on
      p = pull off
      ~ = let note ring
      . = palm mute
      r = release bend
      / = slide

 Intro: Guitar 1
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-10------8-8------8------8-8------6-6------6----|
F|--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------| |
C|-------------------------------------------------------| |x2
                                                           |
D|-------------------------------------------|             |
A|--6-5--8-5--6-5--8-5-----------------------|             |
F|-----5----5----5----5--10-10-10------------|-------------|
C|------------------------x--x--x------------|
G|------------------------8--8--8------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 2
D[----------------------]
A[----------------------]
F[----------------------]-|
C[-0----3----8----10----] |
G[-0----3----8----10----] |x2
C[-0----3----8----10----] |
                          |
D[-------------]          |
A[-------------]          | 
F[-------------]----------|
C[-0-3-8-10----]
G[-0-3-8-10----]
C[-0-3-8-10----]


 Verse 1

 Guitar 1
D[-5------3----1----]
A[-6------5----1----]
F[-7------5----3----]x2
C[-7------5----3----]
G[-5------3----1----]
C[------------------]

 After first time Guitar 2 comes in with
D[----------------------]
A[----------------------]
F[------5---------------]
C[-0~---5-0~---10~---8~-]
G[-0~---3-0~---10~---8~-]
C[-0~-----0~---10~---8~-]


 Pre-Chorus Guitar 1&2
D[-------------]
A[-------------]
F[-------------]
C[-0-3-8-10----]
G[-0-3-8-10----]
C[-0-3-8-10----]

D[-----------------------------------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------------]
F[-----------------------------------------------------]
C[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88-]
G[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88-]
C[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88-]
 
 Guitar 1 does something quiet like this but i dunno
D[-----------------]
A[-----------------]
F[-----------------]
C[-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-]
G[-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-]
C[-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-]
 

 Guitar 2
D[-------]
A[--10---]
F[--12b--]
C[-------]
G[-------]
C[-------]


 Chorus

 Guitar 1 (Got this from watching them live)
D[---------------------]
A[---------------------]
F[------------10----12-]
C[-12----10----x-----x-]
G[-12----10----8----10-]
C[-12----10------------]

D[-------------]
A[-------------]
F[-------12-10-]
C[-10-12--x--x-]
G[-10-12-10--8-]
C[-10-12-------]

 then after that play
D|-------------------------------------------------------]
A|-----10-10------8-8------8------8-8------6-6------6----]
F|--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---]
C|-------------------------------------------------------]
G|-------------------------------------------------------]
C|-------------------------------------------------------]
                                                           
D|----------------------------------]             
A|--6-5--8-5--6-5--8-5--------------]             
F|-----5----5----5----5--10-10-10---]
C|------------------------x--x--x---]
G|------------------------8--8--8---]
C|----------------------------------]

 Guitar 2
D[----------------------]
A[----------------------]
F[----------------------]-|
C[-0----3----8----10----] |
G[-0----3----8----10----] |x2
C[-0----3----8----10----] |
                          |
D[-------------]          |
A[-------------]          | 
F[-------------]----------|
C[-0-3-8-10----]
G[-0-3-8-10----]
C[-0-3-8-10----]


 Verse 2

 Guitar 1
D[-5--------3----1----]
A[-6--------5----1----]
F[-7--------5----3----]x2
C[-7--------5----3----]
G[-5--------3----1----]
C[--------------------]

 After first time Guitar 2 comes in with this
D[-----------------]
A[-----------------]
F[-----------------]
C[-12-----10-----8-]
G[-12-----10-----8-]
C[-12-----10-----8-]
   ...............

Pre-Chorus 2 (while your doing the x's start with your hand
             down near the highest string then slide your hand down to 0)
D[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
C[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88------------xxxxxxxxxx]
G[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88------------xxxxxxxxxx]
C[-77xxxx-88xxxx-88--33xxxx-55xxxx-55-77xxxx-88xxxx-88-0-0-0-0-0-0xxxxxxxxxx]
                                                       ...........
Chorus

Bridge

Guitar 1 SOLO!!!
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-10--10--10--10------------10h13p10--------10h13p10---------]
F[-12b-12b-12b-12b-12br-12/10--------10h12p10--------10h12p10-]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]

D[--------------------------------------------------------]
A[-10h13p10--------10h13p10----10b-10b-10b-10b------------]
F[---------10h12p10--------10--12b-12b-12b-12b-12br-12/10-]
C[--------------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------------------------------]

D[-------------------]
A[-18---17---15---13-]
F[--x----x----x----x-](Strumming)
C[-15---14---12---10-]
G[-------------------]
C[-------------------]

D[------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13/15-13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13xx13-]
F[--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-]
C[-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10/12-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10-]
G[------------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------------]

D[--------]
A[--12b~--]
F[--------]
C[--------]
G[--------]
C[--------]

 im not sure on this bit
D[--19b-19b-19b-19b-19b-19b--]
A[---------------------------]
F[---------------------------] PAUSE!
C[---------------------------]
G[---------------------------]
C[---------------------------]

Guitar 2
D[---------------------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------]
F[---------------------------------------]
C[-8----10----0----3----8----10----0~----]
G[-8----10----0----3----8----10----0~----]
C[-8----10----0----3----8----10----0~----]

D[-------------]
A[-------------]
F[-------------] PAUSE!
C[-0-3-8-10----]
G[-0-3-8-10----]
C[-0-3-8-10----]


Bass does its thing

 Guitar 1&2
D[-------]
A[-------]
F[-------]
C[-xx-xx-]
G[-xx-xx-]
C[-xx-xx-]

Chorus x2

Outro

Guitar 1
D|--------------------------------------------------|             
A|--6-5--8-5--6-5--8-5---------------13-------------|             
F|-----5----5----5----5--10-10-10-----x(strum fast)-|
C|------------------------x--x--x----10-------------|
G|------------------------8--8--8-------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
                                    ^
 Guitar 2                           |
D[---------------]                  |start here
A[---------------]                  |
F[---------------]-------------------
C[-0-3-8-10--/0--]
G[-0-3-8-10--/0--]
C[-0-3-8-10--/0--]