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The Hills Of Birmingham

Initials

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Band: Initials
Song: The Hills of Birmingham
Tabbed By: Matt Florio; myspace.com/mattflorio2
Email: Shempashland@yahoo.com
Band Website: www.myspace.com/initials

This is the first song released by Initials; a band consisting of Fred Mascherino from 
Back Sunday, Andy Jackson from Hot Rod Circuit, Anthony Martone from VersaEmerge, and 
Licorelli from Once Nothing.
Listen to the song at the band's myspace.com/initials
You can listen to the song to figure out timing and strum patterns as well as where 
parts go. You can feel free to contact me with any issues or comments! Thanks.


Tuning: Standard

Chords
G 320033
Em 022033
Cadd9 x32033
Dsus xx0230

Intro/Riff
Guitar 1
e---x-7-7-8-7-10-10-8-77------|
b---8-x--8-8-8--8--8-8-88-----|
g---0-x--0-0-0--0--0-0-00-----|
d-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|

Guitar 2
e---------------------------------|
b--------0----0---0---0--0--0--0--|
g------0----0----0---0--0--0--0---|
d--5/9---10-----9--12-12-10--9----|
a---------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|

Verse
At first both guitars are silent until the Riff is played
These are the rooted chords for the verse:
G
We're heading west again, we're standing distances,
Em                       Cadd9
but all the roads they lead me back to you. **(Riff comes in now)

*Second part of the verse

Either Guitar 1 or 2 (one can play the chords while the other plays this)
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--12---1212---------|
d---x-----x-x--------|
a--10---1010---------|
e--------------------|
"..back to you.."

Cont.

|----------------------------------------------------|
|-33-33-33-33-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8--------10--------8-|
|-00-00-00-00-8-8-8-7-7-7-----0---0----0---0----7----|
|-00-00-00-00-x-x-x-0-0-0---0--0---0--0-0---0--0-0---|
|-xx-xx-xx-xx-7-7-7-x-x-x----------------------------|
|-33-33-33-33-0-0-0-8-8-8-10--------12--------8------|
 "I dream about.."       "something that ive.." ***Guitar 2 comes in


***Guitar 2 part
e------------|
b------------|
g--16161616--|
d--x-x-x-x---|
a--14141414--|
e------------|

Guitar 1
e--------------|
b--------------|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a----------2---|
e--3-5-3-5-----|

Chorus
Guitar 1
e----------------------|
b--3---3---3-----------|
g--0---0---0-----------|
d--x---x---x-----------|
a--2---3---3--------2--|
e--0--------3-5-3-5----|
"I dont want to be the one to let you down.."

Guitar 2
e-----------------|
b--7778--8---3----|
g--0000--0---0----|
d--xxxx--0---0----|
a--7777--x---x----|
e--0000--8---3----|

Guitars 1 or 2
e--------------------0--|
b--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--|
d--2--0--0--2--0--0--0--|
a--2--0--x--0--2--3-----|
e--0--2--3--------------|
"I heard six words..."

This part is the second Guitar part during the end of the second chorus
e-------10---10----10----10p7/5--------|
b---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8------12p10---|
g--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|

Bridge is the Intro

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