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Automaton - Abney Park
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Tabbed by: Me
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
The final track off of Abney Park's new album 'Ancient World'.
--Main synth riff--
e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------1--1-----|--------------1h2p1-----|
E|--1--4--1--------4--|--1--1--4--1---------4--|
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------1--1-----|--------------1--3--|
E|--1--4--1--------4--|--1--1--4--1--------|
--Main Guitar Riff--
This mirrors the synth riff with some rhythmic ornamentation.
e|--------|---------------------|
B|--------|---------------------|
G|--------|---------------------|
D|--3--3--|--3-3----------------|
A|--3--3--|--3-3-----1h2-2p1----|
E|--1--1--|--1-1--4----------4--|
e|--------|----------------|
B|--------|----------------|
G|--------|----------3--5--|
D|--3--3--|--3-3-----3--5--|
A|--3--3--|--3-3-----1--3--|
E|--1--1--|--1-1--4--------|
--Chorus Chords--
Well it [Fm]burns when he runs and he coughs when he jump
It [Bbm]grinds and it scrapes when he [C7sus4]flies
--Post Chorus Riff--
Same as main riff, just fifth chords:
e|----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--5--8--5--10--10--8--|--5--5--8--5--10--11--10--8--|
D|--3--6--3--8---8---6--|--3--3--6--3--8---9---8---6--|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|
G|--5--8--5--10--10--8--|--5--5--8--5--8--9--|
D|--3--6--3--8---8---6--|--3--3--6--3--6--7--|
A|----------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|
--Solo Intro Riff--
This is right after the second chorus, and is played over the chorus chords.
e|-----8-----8---8--|--7-----8-----8--8h9--|
B|--6-----6----6----|-----6-----6----------|
G|------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|
e|--6-----6-----6--6h8--|--4-----4--3-----|
B|-----6-----6----------|-----6--------6--|
G|----------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|
This pattern repeats once more and scales off at the end into the rest of the
solo, which is played over the verse progression.
