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Song Name: Neon - Discuss this tab
Album: Any Given Thursday
Tabbed by: richie@jmtabs.com
Tuning: C-A-D-G-B-E
Comments: Not an easy song for a beginner. The catch to this song is that you have to have rhythm :)
Playing style: Hand
Difficulty:  - Star Rating System Info
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Concert Intro
Submitted by JD

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------
d------------3------------------3-5~---
a----7------7-7~------7--------7-------
c-0-7-10-7-0-----7-0-7-10-7-0-0--------

note:what I mean by 9x is he plucks the twos 9 times,
then he hits two on the high e and same process for the three's

e-2----2-3---4-8-8h11p8-11-11-11-11-11-
b--(9x)---(9x)-------------------------
g-2------3-----------------------12----
d--------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b------------10-10-10-10----------10-13
g-14-14h12-14---------10-10--10h12-----
d--------------------------10----------
a--------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------

e-------------------------11-11-11-10-8
b-10-------------------8---------------
g---14-12-10-10p8---8-8----------------
d----------------10-8------------------
a--------------------------------------
c-----------------------tt-------------

e-----10-------------------------------
b-------11\10--10-10-10\8------------
g-10----10\10--10-10-10\8-10-10-10-8~
d---10-------10-----------8--8--8-10---
a------------------------------------10
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g-----------------------12-12----------
d----------------------------13-13-----
a-13-13-13-13--13-13/15-15-15-----13/15
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------11-11-11----
b----------------------------------13--
g-12-12-12--12------12-12--12-12-12--12
d--------------------------------------
a-15-15---15--13/15-15-15--------------
c--------------------------------------

e-11--13-11----------------------------
b----------13--------------------------
g---12--------------------12-12p10--10h
d--------------10--10-13----------13---
a------------12--12-----15-------------
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g-12-------------------------------5-5-
d---13-10-10-8--10-8-7--8-7-5----------
a---------10-10-10----10-----9-8-7-----
c--------------------------------------

e---11-11-11-11------------------------
b---------------13-13-13-----------11--
g-5-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-------------12
d--------------------------------------
a-----------------------12-13-13-13----
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g----------------12-12-12--------------
d-13-13/15\13/15-13-13-13-13/15\13/15
a----13/15\13/15----------13/15\13/15
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------
d-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-16-16--
a-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-16-16--
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g----------------------17----20-19-17--
d-16-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-22-20-19-17--
a-16-17-17-17-18-18-18----22-----------
c--------------------------------------

e------
b------
g-14-12
d-15-13
a------
c------

Note: He plays this chord right here until the bass guitarists,De 
La, has played the very first part of the intro for 4 
measures.You\'ll hear it in the song.

Also Note: The music picks up right \'chere somewhat like an old-
southern baptist theme right here, guitarists at my old church use to 
do it all the time.This is also the only chord he plays.So the only 
way to play it is with soul.

e----
b----
g----(4 measures of the bass prt)
d-13-
a-13-
c----

note:the 7&8 are like rapid-fire hammer-ons

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g-5-5-8-8-10-10-15/17-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7
d------------------18------------------
a--------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b----------(x2)-13-13h16(x5)-16-16-16--
g-8------------------------------------
d--13-10-10------------------15-15-15--
a--------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
b-18-18-18--------13-13-13-------------
g---------15-15-15--------(x2)---------
d-17-17-17--------13-13-13-------------
a--------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------

after the second go 'round of that part where he has the melted 
face on the song then goes right into the intro

the drums, and the other instruments, are also a crucial killers on 
this intro.




Intro and Verses 1 and 2
Verse 3 is played slightly different with the same notes

e---------------------------------------------------
b---8----------4-------------4----------9---------8-
g-----10-----3-------------3---3------8---------7---
d----------3-----5-6-----6----------8--------10-----
a---------------------------------------------------
c-0------3-----------5-----------8-------10---------


Pre Chorus
Play this and go back to verse

"She comes and goes..."
e-x--x--x-
b-6--6--4-
g-5--5--3-
d-8--8--6-
a-x--x--x-
c-8--7--6-


Pre Chorus

"She comes and goes..."
e-------------------------
b--6--6--4--6--6--4--6--4-
g- 5--5--3--5--5--3--5--5-
d--8--8--6--8--8--6--8--6-
a--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----
c--8--7--6--8--7--5--7----


Chorus

"Neon..."
e---x---x---3--
b---4---6---4--
g---3---5---3-- x 2
d---6---8---5--
a---x---x---3--
c---5---7---x--


"Who knows how long...  she can go before she burns away"
e---x---x---3----x---x-----
b---4---6---4---11---9--4--
g---3---5---3---10---8--5--
d---6---8---5---10---8--6--
a---x---x---3----x---x-----
c---5---7---x---10---8-----


Verse 3
Similar to verses 1 and 2 except he plays the notes together.

e-------------------------------------
b------8-------4-4---4-4----9------8--
g-----10-10----3-3---3-3----8------7--
d--------12----3-3---6-6----8-----10--
a-------------------------------------
c---0--------3------5-----8----10-----



Right before solo
Strum the chords the first two times,
Then pick through them the last

e-----------------------------
b---4--6--7---9---4--6--7---9-
g---3--5--6---8---3--5--6---8-
d---6--8--9--11---6--8--9--11-
a-----------------------------
c---5--7--8--10---5--7--8--10-

e----------------------------------------
b--------4--------6--------7----------9--
g------3--------5--------6----------8----
d----6--------8--------9---------11------
a----------------------------------------
c--5--------7--------8--------10---------



Solo
Not tabbed out yet, sorry :-(


 
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