The Distance by Number One Fan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Distance - Number One Fan - Compromises ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words And Music By Number One Fan Transcribed By Ryan Tabor(LithiumPostScpt) I sat and took some time to tab out a great but unnoticed song and band. Enjoy and please let me know what you think! Tuning: Standard Intro/Verse: |---x------2-x--------x------x-2-2-2-| |---x------2-x--------x------x-2-2-2-| |-1-x-11-1-3-x------1-x-11-1-x-3-3-3-| |-2-x-00-0-4-x-66-6-2-x-00-0-x-4-4-4-| |-2-x-22-2-4-x-66-6-2-x-22-2-x-4-4-4-| |-0-x-44-4-2-x-44-4-0-x-44-4-x-2-2-2-| Or |---x------2-x--------x------x-2-2-2-| |---x------2-x--------x------x-2-2-2-| |---x------3-x--------x------x-3-3-3-| |-2-x------4-x------2-x------x-4-4-4-| |-2-x-22-2-4-x-22-2-2-x-22-2-x-4-4-4-| |-0-x-44-4-2-x-44-4-0-x-44-4-x-2-2-2-| Repeat this four times Fill: Guitar One: |--------| |--------| |-4---3--| Let Each Chord |-2---4--| Ring Out |-2---2--| |-4---2--| Let each chord ring out Guitar Two: |-----------2----------2-------2-------xx| |-4p2---2----4p2---2-------2-------2---xx| |-----4---4------4---4---3---3---3---3-xx| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------7----------7-------7-------xx| |-8p6---6----8p6---6-------6-------6---xx| |-----9---9------9---9---8---8---8---8-xx| This is what he plays live |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Both sound the same, just play whatever one is more comfortable to you. Chorus: |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-2-22-2-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-0-00-0-| |-6-66-6-9-99-9-4-44-4-1-11-1-| |-9-99-9-9-99-9-4-44-4-2-22-2-| |-9-99-9-7-77-7-6-66-6-2-22-2-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-0-00-0-| These are the chords, not the rhythm you strum! There is also a piano riff in the chorus, simple translation. It repeats. |-14-11----| |-------14-| |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| Post Chorus Fill: |---x------x-2-| |---x------x-2-| |-1-x-11-1-x-3-| |-2-x-00-0-x-4-| |-2-x-22-2-x-4-| |-0-x-44-4-x-2-| Like the intro verse, but let it ring out this time. Repeat the verse again, fill, and the chorus. Bridge: Guitar One: |---------7---| |-7---7-------| |---8---8---8-| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| Repeat above riff till 2:01 Guitar Two: Comes in at 1:53 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---------------------------444-444-| |---1-1h2-1-------1-----444-222-111-| |-2---------2-222---2-2-222-222-222-| |-------------000-----0-222---------| Then play this fill roughly around 2:03 (It sounds like both guitars play this fill) |-6-6h7-6/-| |-7-7---7/-| |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| Guitar One: |---------7----777777-777777-777777-| |-7---7--------777777-555555-444444-| |---8---8---8-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| Guitar Two: |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---1-1h2-4-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-2---------2-2/1\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------------| Now around 2:14 Guitar Two just does the rhythm of the chorus. |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-7-77-7-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-7-77-7-| |-6-66-6-9-99-9-4-44-4-9-99-9-| |-9-99-9-9-99-9-4-44-4-9-99-9-| |-9-99-9-7-77-7-6-66-6-7-77-7-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-7-77-7-| 2:14 Guitar One |--------------11-12-| |-----12-11-12-------| |-/11----------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| Play four times Then: |------------------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------| |-------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| Use some vibrato on these notes (Above) |--------------11-12-7777-6666-99999999-| |-----12-11-12-------7777-7777-99999999-| |-/11-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Back to Chorus (Slight Change): Chorus: Guitar Two: |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-2-22-2-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-0-00-0-| |-6-66-6-9-99-9-4-44-4-1-11-1-| |-9-99-9-9-99-9-4-44-4-2-22-2-| |-9-99-9-7-77-7-6-66-6-2-22-2-| |-7-77-7-7-77-7-4-44-4-0-00-0-| Guitar One: |--------------11-12-| |-----12-11-12-------| |-/11----------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| Guitar one just repeats over and over til the end. Then the outro is basically just : |-7-77-7---77--7---77-| |-7-77-7---77--7---77-| |-7-77-7---77--7---77-| |-9-99-9p8-88--8h9-99-| |-9-99-9---99--9---99-| |-7-77-7---77--7---77-| Play around with it, and be sure to listen to the album as reference. Number One Fan was a great band. This is what I have heard off the album, if you have any corrections let me know. Here is a link to them playing live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJU1Vz9wOU Cheers! www.TAB6.com