The Weakerthans

Prescience Of Dawn

The Weakerthans


Tom: D

Hey, I basically just put this over here from the forums, for more public use.  All

Begins with a build up on B: one guitar strums once, the other repeatedly, then it's
chords: G5 A5 B5. I think you hit the open the open G on all of these chords but its really
and that just doesn't sound too good an acoustic)
With this riff played over it: I didnt put all the cool electric noisy bits cause it
doesn't work on acoustic)
(INTRO RIFF)

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-6-7--9-7-------6-7--9-7---------------|
D|-----------9--------------7------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------2-3--3-5--|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7^7--(bend a half step then back)or just do: 7h8p7-|
G|-6-7--9-7-------6-7--9-7------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


'sirens woke me up again...'
rhythm guitar drops out, bass plays G A B B
(VERSE)
2nd guitar:(palm mute)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|..
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|..
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9---7---2h4p0-2--4---------|
A|-----------------------2p0--|
E|----------------------------|


'That one dream of hardware stores and checkered floors...'
2 guitars playing  basically the same chords, but these probably aren't the correct
but I can fix that next time I see them live :)
(CHORUS)                   one guitar holds the chord while one plays the lil' riff.
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7^7----------|
G|------------------------------9-7-6---|
D|-4--5--7--9-7-4--5--7-----------------|
A|-5--5--7--9-7-5--5--7-----------------|
E|-2--3--5--7-5-2--3--5-----------------|

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4--5--7--9-7-4--5--7--5--------------|
A|-5--5--7--9-7-5--5--7--5--------------|
E|-2--3--5--7-5-2--3--5--3--------------|

then play INTRO RIFF
then the VERSE again (mother, mother may I cry)
then CHORUS (these documents..)

the bridge is open chords: (four words stumble for the microphone)
G D A   D A G

and the solo is played over the same chords
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----7h9-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----7--------7h9-7----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------9-7-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5--7----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----7h9-7---------------------------------------6-7-9-7-9-|
D|-9----7--------7h9-7-----------------------------7-9-----------|
A|----------------------999-7------4-5-5-7-9-10-10---------------|
E|----------------------------5--7-------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|(repeat this one a lot)
B|--7^7----------7^7------------|
G|------9--7-9-7-----9--7-9-7---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

then do this one fast
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------5-7-8-8~~~~hold--|
G|-------------------4-6-7-7------------------|
D|-----------4-5-7-7--------------------------|
A|---4-5-7-7----------------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------------------|

another fast one... then hold
E|--------------------------------------------------14-15~~|
B|---------------8~~~~~~~~~~~10-10-10-10-10-14-15-15-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------4-5-7---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-7---------------------------------------------------|

Solo to come.

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