After Dark by Asian Kung-fu Generation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Dark - Asian Kung Fu Generation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Archeo Email: arvinceleridad@yahoo.com.ph / arvinceleridad@hotmail.com Tuning: E Standard (Original song is on Eb Standard) Overall Note: Try to alternate pick the lead lines, might be worth it in the long run as well. =============================== | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== Intro 1st half: Rythm e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------| G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----| D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x4 A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Lead e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------| D|------------------------------------| x2 A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Intro 2nd half: Rythm e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------| D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2 A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| E|------------------------------------| Lead e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----------| D|-x---\--x---\----x----/--x----------| x2 A|-8---\--6---\----1----/--3----------| E|------------------------------------| _____________________________________ Pre-Verse: Rythym e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2 A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------| Lead e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----| D|----------------------------| x2 A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Side Note: After this repeat Introduction 2nd Half then proceed to Verse. __________________________________________ Verse: Rythym e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2 A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------| Lead e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----| D|----------------------------| x2 A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Verse 2nd Part: Rythm e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------| D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2 A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| E|------------------------------------| Lead e|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----|10--\--8---\----3----/--5| D|------------------------------|x---\--x---\----x----/--x| A|------------------------------|8---\--6---\----1----/--3| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| __________________________________________ Pre-Chorus Side Notes: Palm mute the 4th and 6th frets on the A string when doing the lead here, sound much more accurate. Rythym e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---6-6-----| x2 A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----| E|------------------------------------| Lead e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----6------6------6-----6------6---| D|------------------------------------| x2 A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----| E|------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus 2nd Part: Rythym e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-| D|-8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8---/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-| A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----8------8------8(+)---8------8-/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-| D|-------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--/--x--x--| A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| ________________________________________ Chorus Rythym e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8----8---8-8-8-8-8----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--| A|-8--8-8-8-8-8----6---6-6-6-6-6----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--| E|-6--6-6-6-6-6----6---6-6-6-6-6----4--4-4-4-4-4----1--1-1-1-1-1--| Lead x2 e|--------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6------5-6--8--10-------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------------| Chorus 2nd Part: Rythym e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6------------------| D|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6---8--8-8-8-8-8---| A|-1--1-1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3-3---4--4-4-4-4-4---6--6-6-6-6-6---| E|----------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6---| Lead x2 e|--------------------------|----------------------------| B|--------------------------|----------------------------| G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------| D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6-----3-5--8--6---| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| _____________________________________________ 2nd Verse: Side Note: Let the Rythym ring and strum only once. Rythym e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----6----6----6----6--------| A|----6----6----6----6--------| E|----4----4----4----4--------| Lead e|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|-------9-8-6------| B|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|--6-8---------9---| G|---/6\1-x-x-x/3\1-x-x-x-----|------------------| D|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|------------------| A|----------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------| 2nd Verse/ 2nd part: Rythym e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------| D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| E|------------------------------------| Lead e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|10--\--8---\----3----/--5| D|x---\--x---\----x----/--x| A|8---\--6---\----1----/--3| E|-------------------------| Side Note: Repeat Pre-Chorus here, the whole part then proceed to the break. ____________________________________________ Break: Rythym (With Flanger) e|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---| B|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---| G|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---| D|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Lead e|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-10-x-10-x-|10-10-10-/-12-12-12-\-10|-10-10/-12-12/-13-13\-12-\-10-10-| D|-x--x-x--x-|x--x--x--/-x--x--x--\-x-|-x--x-/-x--x-/-x--x-\-x--\-x--x--| A|-8--x-8--x-|8--8--8--/-10-10-10-\-8-|-8--8-/-10-10/-11-11\-10-\-8--8--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--10-10--\--8-8--\--6-6--\--5-5----| D|--x--x---\--x-x--\--x-x--\--x-x----| A|--8--8---\--6-6--\--4-4--\--3-3----| E|-----------------------------------| ____________________________________________ Final Chorus and Outro: Side Note: Repeat the whole part of the Chorus and proceed to the Outro. Outro: Rythm e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------| G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----| D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x3 A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Lead e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------| D|------------------------------------| x3 A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Both: e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8--------9-9-------9-9----| G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| www.TAB6.com