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The Gentle Art of Choking Guitar Tablature
The Gentle Art Of Choking
Tabbed By James Bain

Intro
Rhythm:
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--8-8-8--9-9-9-9--8-8-8--6-6-6-6--8-8-8--6-6-6-6----| x2
A |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7----|
C#|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|
F#|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|

Lead:

F#|-----------------------------11---11---11---12---12---12---11---11---11---12---12---12----|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1 
One Guitar:

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------
E |---8-----8-----------6-----6-----------8-----8----------6-----6---------
A |-----6-----6---6-------6-----6---6-------6-----6---6------6-----6----6--
C#|-7-----7-----7-----0-----0-----0-----7-----7-----7-----0----0-----0-----
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------|
E |---4-------4---4-----4-------4---4-----2-------2---2-----2-------2---2--| x2
A |-----6-------6---------6-------6---------4-------4---------4-------4----|
C#|-6-----6-----------6-----6-----------4-----4-----------4-----4----------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

On the live version, these arpeggios should be strummed whilst hitting the open B and high F# strings, like Verse 2 below.


Bridge 

Both Guitars:

F#|-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
E |-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--| x2
A |-9-9-9-9--x-x-x-x--9-9-9-9--x-x-x-x--|
C#|-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--|
F#|-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-7-7-----------|



Verse 2
Both Guitars:

F#|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------0-0-0--0-0-0------|
B |-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
E |-8-8-8--6-6-6--8-8-8--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2------| x2
A |-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4------|
C#|-7-7-7--0-0-0--7-7-7--0-0-0--6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4------|
F#|-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x------|


Chorus
Both Guitars:

F#|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
E |-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6---| 
A |-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7---|
C#|-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge
Same as last bridge.


Verse 3
Same as Verse 1, except played once, instead of twice.


Verse 4
Same as Verse 2, except with Verse 1 arpeggios played over the top of the chords.  Until: "it's another day" (2:09)

F#|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
B |-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E |-4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--| x3
A |-6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--|
C#|-6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--|
F#|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|


Intro played again
Exactly the same as the Intro.


Chorus
Same as before.


Bridge
Same as before.

Ending
F#|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
B |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
E |-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--9--| 
A |-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9--|
C#|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7--|
F#|-------------------------------------0--|
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