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                             After Dark - Asian Kung Fu Generation
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Tabbed by: Archeo

Tuning: E Standard (Original song is on Eb Standard)

Overall Note: Try to alternate pick the lead lines, might be worth it in the long run as well.

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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
===============================================================================


Intro 1st half:

Rythm

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x4
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Lead

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|
D|------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Intro 2nd half:

Rythm

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|

Lead

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----------|
D|-x---\--x---\----x----/--x----------| x2
A|-8---\--6---\----1----/--3----------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse:

Rythym

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2
A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|
E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|

Lead

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|
D|----------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Side Note: After this repeat Introduction 2nd Half then proceed to Verse.
E|-------------------------------------|_____
Verse:

Rythym

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6-----6-6---6-6---------| x2
A|----6-----6-6---6-6---------|
E|----4-----4-4---4-4---------|

Lead

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1-----|
D|----------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Verse 2nd Part:

Rythm

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------| x2
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|

Lead

E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10--\--8---\----3----/--5----| 10--\--8---\----3----/--5|
D|------------------------------| x---\--x---\----x----/--x|
A|------------------------------| 8---\--6---\----1----/--3|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|_____
Pre-Chorus

Side Notes: Palm mute the 4th and 6th frets on the A string when doing the lead here, 
sound much more accurate.

Rythym

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---6-6-----| x2
A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------|

Lead

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----6------6------6-----6------6---|
D|------------------------------------| x2
A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4-----|
E|------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus 2nd Part:

Rythym

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
D|-8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8---/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8------8------8(+)---8------8-/--10-10-10-10-10-/--12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--/--x--x--|
A|-6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6---/--8--8--8--8--8--/--10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|___
Chorus

Rythym

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8----8---8-8-8-8-8----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-8----6---6-6-6-6-6----6--6-6-6-6-6----3--3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-6----6---6-6-6-6-6----4--4-4-4-4-4----1--1-1-1-1-1--|

Lead
    x2
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6------5-6--8--10-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|


Chorus 2nd Part:

Rythym

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5---6--6-6-6-6-6---8--8-8-8-8-8---|
A|-1--1-1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3-3---4--4-4-4-4-4---6--6-6-6-6-6---|
E|----------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6---|

Lead
    x2
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------10--8/------|--5-6--8--6-----3-5--8--6---|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|________
2nd Verse:

Side Note: Let the Rythym ring and strum only once.

Rythym

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----6----6----6----6--------|
A|----6----6----6----6--------|
E|----4----4----4----4--------|

Lead

E|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|-------9-8-6------|
B|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|--6-8---------9---|
G|---/6\1-x-x-x/3\1-x-x-x-----|------------------|
D|--------x-x-x-----x-x-x-----|------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------|


2nd Verse/ 2nd part:

Rythym

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-\--1-1-1--/-3-3-3-------|
D|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
A|------8-8-8-\--3-3-3--/-5-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------|

Lead

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|10--\--8---\----3----/--5|
D|x---\--x---\----x----/--x|
A|8---\--6---\----1----/--3|
E|-------------------------|

Side Note: Repeat Pre-Chorus here, the whole part then proceed to the break.

E|-------------------------------------|_______
Break:

Rythym (With Flanger)

E|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
B|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
G|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
D|-xxx-x-xxxxx-x---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Lead

E|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-10-x-10-x-|10-10-10-/-12-12-12-\-10|-10-10/-12-12/-13-13\-12-\-10-10-|
D|-x--x-x--x-| x--x--x--/-x--x--x--\-x-|-x--x-/-x--x-/-x--x-\-x--\-x--x--|
A|-8--x-8--x-| 8--8--8--/-10-10-10-\-8-|-8--8-/-10-10/-11-11\-10-\-8--8--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--10-10--\--8-8--\--6-6--\--5-5----|
D|--x--x---\--x-x--\--x-x--\--x-x----|
A|--8--8---\--6-6--\--4-4--\--3-3----|
E|-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|_______
Final Chorus and Outro:
Side Note: Repeat the whole part of the Chorus and proceed to the Outro.

Outro:

Rythm

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9--------------|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------5-5----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----| x3
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Lead

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----/6\1-1-1-1/3\1-1-1-1------------|
D|------------------------------------| x3
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Both:

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8--------9-9-------9-9----|
G|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|
D|-----6-6-------6-6--------6-6-------6-6----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|