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Liar
Tonic
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Tonic - "Liar"
From the Album "Head on Straight"
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
This is one of the few songs by Tonic in standard tuning & not using
a capo, and its still has good rock riffs. Please rate/comment.
Intro - play 4x
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-2---------2----------2-----|
D|-2----2--2-2----2--2--2-----|
A|-0----2--2-0----2--2--0-----|
E|---3--0--0---3--0--0----3-0-|
Verse 1 - Bass only
(0:18) Wah Guitar, w/ echo (0:24)
e|--------------| --------------|
B|-12\----------| -15~~\--------|
G|-12\----------| --------------|
D|--------------| --------------|
A|--------------| --------------|
E|--------------| --------------|
Chorus 1 - play 2x
e|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-------5--5---|-------5--5---|---------------|---------------|
G|-6-----6--6---|-------6--6---|---------------|---------------|
D|-6------------|-7------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|
A|-4------------|-7------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|
E|--------------|-5------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|
Chorus Ending
e|----------|----------------------------|
B|----------|----------------------------|
G|-2--------|-2---------2----------2-----|
D|-2--------|-2----2--2-2----2--2--2-----|
A|-0--------|-0----2--2-0----2--2--0-----|
E|----------|---3--0--0---3--0--0----3-0-|
Verse 2 - Electric Guitar plays:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------2p0-------0---2-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-3p0-------0-3p0---0---|
Play Chorus Again
Solo - other guitar plays Intro 3x
e|--------|--------|---------|
B|--------|--------|-12~--\--|
G|--------|--------|-12~--\--|
D|--------|--------|-14~--\--|
A|-rest---|-rest---|---------|
E|--------|--------|---------|
Rhythm: A5 E5
e|------------------------------------------|-10/12~--------------|
B|-----------------9-9-9/11-11-11-/15-15-15-|---------------------|
G|-9-9-9-/12-12-12--------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7/9--9--9--/12-12-12-|---------------------|
A|-7-7-7-/10-10-10--------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A5 E5 (continue similarly)
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-14p12--14p12--14p12--14p12--14qb-14qb-|-12~--------------x/---|
G|-14p12--14p12--14p12--14p12--14qb-14qb-|-12~--------------x/---|
D|------14-----14-----14-----14----------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|------15-----15-----15-----15-------------|-15p12~-------------|
B|-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--15p12-|--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
* Chorus plays again:
e|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------------------|--------------------------|-5---------|-5---------|
G|-------------------|--------------------------|-6---------|-6---------|
D|----------------5--|-7b8---7b8---b8r7p5---5-5-|-----------|-7---------|
A|-7--------5--7-----|--------------------7-----|-----------|-----------|
E|----3--5-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|
Continue Chorus
Play Intro until end with wah guitar random notes
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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