Guitar tablature for "Counterfeit Language" by "Gatsbys American Dream"

Artist: Gatsbys American Dream
Piece: Counterfeit Language
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: Eurovolcanology
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Gatsbys American Dream
Ribbons & Sugar
Lead  - Ryan Van Weirengen
Rythm - Bobby Darling
Just a side note.. Gatsby LOVES their diminished chords 


*Intro
*Pre-chorus; ""You've seen this kid before..."
*Chorus1; "When he looks up he sees tigers"
*Bridge; "When he looks inward he sees disgust.."
*Chorus2; "When the truth has been realized..."
*Bridge thing that uses only diminished & minor chords...
*"So what now? Adapt and fit into this system!..."
*Breakdown
*Chorus1
*Bridge thing that uses only diminished & minor chords...
*Chorus2
*Outro
------------------------------LEAD  ---------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------GUITAR---------------------------------------------------------------
                               Intro
e                              3
B 0h1          0h1        0h1
G     0h2          0h2            (x4)
D         0             0          
A
E                                    


                               Pre-chorus

e                               0~                 0~
B                               0~                 0~
G                               0~                 0~
D   4~                          2~   4~            2~
A 3 3~                          2~ 3 3~            2~
E 2 2~                          0~ 2 2~            0~          
    You've seen this kid before..    he sits fists clenched..
                      
                             Chorus1
 "When he looks up he sees tigers"
e                          3   3   3     3  5h7 
B        3            3                         8
G 5h4h0 5  4h0 5h4h0 5 4h0   0   0   0     0
D
A
E

 "When he looks inward.."      "This hand-me-down false hope is hard to swallow!"
e        2X           2X     |
B        3X           3X     |
G   4    4X      4    4X (x2)|                         4 44 44 11 1111 1111
D 4   4  4X 4  4   4  4X     | 2       4       5       x xx xx x  x x  x x
A        2X           2X     | 2 (x16) 5 (x16) 5 (x16) 2 22 22 9  9 9  9 9
E                            | 0       2       3    
 <-PM->    <---PM--->          <----------PM---------->


                          Chorus2
e                              3
B 0h1          0h1        0h1
G     0h2          0h2            (x3) 4 4 11 11
D         0             0              x x x  x
A                                      2 2/9  9
E  

                                   

e           0                 0        333                0
B      2      2         2   2   2      555             2    2
G 3  3   3      3 3 3 3   3       3  3 444       3 3 3   3    3
D 2               2 2                2           2 2
A 1               1 1                1           1 1
E 


 
   "So what now? Adapt and fit into this system    NO! NO!   Learn the language of this tribe
e 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0       Walk among them and in time"
B 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0
G 44   4       4        00000                     44   4   4  0
D 44   4       4        22222                     44   4   4  2
A 33   3       3        22222                     33   3   3  2
E 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0

                  
                                Breakdown?
  Am
e 0 000 0 0000 0 0 0    |                          |                             | 0~ 0~
B 1 11 11 1111 1 1 1    |                          |                             | 1~ 1~
G 2 22 22 2222 2 2 2(X3)|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22222222 2|  4 44 44 4444 11 11 11  (x3)| 2~ 2~ 
D 2 22 22 2222 2 2 2    |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22222222 2|  4 44 44 4444 10 10 10      | 2~ 2~
A 0 00 00 0000 0 0 0    |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0|  2 22 22 2222 9  9  9       | 0~ 0~
E                       |<---------PM------------->|        


                             Chorus1
 "When he looks up he sees tigers"
e                          3   3   3     3  5h7 
B        3            3                         8
G 5h4h0 5  4h0 5h4h0 5 4h0   0   0   0     0
D
A
E

 "When he looks inward.."      "This hand-me-down false hope is hard to swallow!"
e        2X           2X     |
B        3X           3X     |
G   4    4X      4    4X (x2)|                         4 44 44 11 1111 1111
D 4   4  4X 4  4   4  4X     | 2       4       5       x xx xx x  x x  x x
A        2X           2X     | 2 (x16) 5 (x16) 5 (x16) 2 22 22 9  9 9  9 9
E                            | 0       2       3    
 <-PM->    <---PM--->          <----------PM---------->


                          Chorus2
e                              3
B 0h1          0h1        0h1
G     0h2          0h2            (x3) 4 4 11 11
D         0             0              x x x  x
A                                      2 2/9  9
E  

                                   Bridge type thing

e           0                 0        333                0
B      2      2         2   2   2      555             2    2
G 3  3   3      3 3 3 3   3       3  3 444       3 3 3   3    3
D 2               2 2                2           2 2
A 1               1 1                1           1 1
E 

                                   POST-ROCK OUTRO
         (does it sound like an ebow in the last few measures to anyone else?)
e                      |                      |     /10~| 10/8 7 8 7 /2 0~| 8 7 8 7 2 3
B        2 4 2         |      2 4 2 5 4       | /8      |                 |             3~~~~~~~
G 4 5 4        2 5 4 0~| 4 5 4           5 4 0|         |                 |
D                      |                      |         |                 |
A
E

--------------------------------------RYTHM--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------GUITAR--------------------------------------------------------
Chords:
  Em E5  F# F#dim  F#5+ G5 A5   B5
e 0      2  
B 0      2
G 0      3                  2   4
D 2  2   4   4      4    5  2   4
A 2  2   4   3      5    5  0   2
E 0  0   2   2      2    3 
Intro: Nothing
                              PRE-CHORUS

e                               0~                 0~
B                               0~                 0~
G                               0~                 0~
D   4~                          2~   4~            2~
A 3 3~                          2~ 3 3~            2~
E 2 2~                          0~ 2 2~            0~          
    You've seen this kid before..    he sits fists clenched..
  
                             Chorus1

F#dim             Em  F#dim         Em
     When he looks up       he sees tigers

 "When he looks inward.."      "This hand-me-down false hope is hard to swallow!"
e        2X           2X     |
B        3X           3X     |
G   4    4X      4    4X (x2)|                         2 22 22 4 44 44
D 4   4  4X 4  4   4  4X     | 2       4       5       2 22 22 4 44 44
A        2X           2X     | 2 (x16) 5 (x16) 5 (x16) 0 00 00 2 22 22
E                            | 0       2       3    
 <-PM->    <---PM--->          <----------PM---------->


                          Chorus2 (basically repeat the build-up you just did)
Em                               F#5+  G5        A5      B5 
 When the truth has been realized,       they'll destroy you

                                   Break

e           0                 0        333                0
B      2      2         2   2   2      555             2    2
G 3  3   3      3 3 3 3   3       3  3 444       3 3 3   3    3
D 2               2 2                2           2 2
A 1               1 1                1           1 1
E 


 
   "So what now? Adapt and fit into this system    NO! NO!   Learn the language of this tribe
e 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0       Walk among them and in time"
B 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0
G 44   4       4        00000                     44   4   4  0
D 44   4       4        22222                     44   4   4  2
A 33   3       3        22222                     33   3   3  2
E 22   2       2        00000                     22   2   2  0

                  
                                Err.. I guess you'd call it a breakdown?

e 0 000 00 00 0 0      |                          |  2 222 22 22 2 2     | 0~ 0~
B 1 111 11 11 1 1      |                          |  3 333 33 33 3 3     | 1~ 1~
G 2 222 22 22 2 2 (X3) |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22222222 2|  4 444 44 44 4 4 (x3)| 2~ 2~ 
D 2 222 22 22 2 2      |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22222222 2|  4 444 44 44 4 4     | 2~ 2~
A 0 000 00 00 0 0      |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0|  2 222 22 22 2 2     | 0~ 0~
E                      |<---------PM------------->| 


F#dim             Em  F#dim         Em
     When he looks up       he sees tigers

 "When he looks inward.."      "This hand-me-down false hope is hard to swallow!"
e        2X           2X     |
B        3X           3X     |
G   4    4X      4    4X (x2)|                         2 22 22 4 44 44
D 4   4  4X 4  4   4  4X     | 2       4       5       2 22 22 4 44 44
A        2X           2X     | 2 (x16) 5 (x16) 5 (x16) 0 00 00 2 22 22
E                            | 0       2       3    
 <-PM->    <---PM--->          <----------PM---------->


                          Chorus (basically repeat the build-up you just did)
Em                               F#5+  G5        A5      B5 
 When the truth has been realized,       they'll destroy you

                                   Break

e           0                 0        333                0
B      2      2         2   2   2      555             2    2
G 3  3   3      3 3 3 3   3       3  3 444       3 3 3   3    3
D 2               2 2                2           2 2
A 1               1 1                1           1 1            
E 


                            Post-rock outro thing
                          The rythm is just F# and Em
	

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Eurovolcanology wrote at 12:23, April 3, 2010

Maybe I was too quick to assume most of those diminished chords?