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Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass

All Time Low

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I removed the vocals so I could hear the guitar better. This is at least 95% right... 
are alternative ways to play it, obviously. This is only my first tab, so sorry if it's a 
hard to follow.


Tuning: Drop D

Intro:
Figure out the strumming.

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9\-2-------------------------9--|
A|--9\-2-------------------------9--|
D|--9\-2-------------------------9--|


Verse (guitar one):
This is in the background somewhat.
(0:12)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|
G|-------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----|
D|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----7-----9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2

(fading out)
e|-------------------------|
B|-----7-----------7-------|
G|-------9-----------9-----|
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

Verse (Guitar two):
Figure out the strumming.
(0:30)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9---9---9---9---9---9-/11---|
D|---x---x---x---x---x---x-/-x---|
A|---7---7---7---7---7---7-/-9---|
D|-------------------------------|

Chorus:
The strumming of the last chord is different than the rest.
(0:36)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6-6-4-4----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
A|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6-----------4-4-4-4--9-9--|

Last two chords are strummed differently than the rest.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-4-4--------------9-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--7-7-7-7--9~---9----9-9--|
A|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--7-7-7-7--9~-----9--9-9--|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6-----------7-7-7-7--9~--------9-9--|


(transition between chorus and verse, same as intro)
(1:06)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9\-2-------------------------9--|
A|--9\-2-------------------------9--|
D|--9\-2-------------------------9--|

Verse 2:
Also kind of hidden in the background.
(1:13) fade-in.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9/--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

(1:17)
e|--7-------------------------|
B|----10-9-10-9---9-7---7-----|
G|--------------------9---9---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| x2

Figure out the timing/pattern.
(1:32)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-/11-/11--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
The strumming of the last chord is different than the rest.
(1:41)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6-6-4-4----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
A|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6-----------4-4-4-4--9-9--|

Last two chords are strummed differently than the rest.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-4-4--------------9-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--7-7-7-7--9~---9----9-9--|
A|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--7-7-7-7--9~-----9--9-9--|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6-----------7-7-7-7--9~--------9-9--|

Bridge:
(2:11)
e|----------------------------------------------|   -----------|
B|----------------------------------------------|   -----------|
G|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-------------------|   -4-4-5-5---|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-|   -4-4-6-6---|
A|--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-|   -2-2-3-3---|
D|-----------------------------4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-|x2 -----------|1st time only

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--5~--4~--|
D|--6~--4~--|
A|--3~--2~--|
D|----------|2nd time only

Chorus:
Last chord is still strummed differently. First chord is really soft and fast.
(2:39)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------6-6-4-4----------------|
D|--7--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
A|--7--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9--|
D|--7--7-7-6-6--4-4-4-4--9-9-7-7--6-6-6-6-----------4-4-4-4--9-9--|

Last two chords are strummed differently than the rest.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-4-4--------------9-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-4--7-7-7-7--9~---9----9-9--|
A|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2--7-7-7-7--9~-----9--9-9--|
D|--2-2-2-2--7-7-6-6--6-6-6-6-----------7-7-7-7--9~--------9-9--|


End on:
(3:08)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
D|--2--|

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   hold note
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass

All Time Low