"The Leaving Song Part II" by AFI
off the album "Sing The Sorrow"
transcribed by pieter kamps

Sing The Sorrow was really different... not bad, but different... this song has a cool intro... Jade doesn't like power chords...

e----14-13----13----------18-|
b-11-------14----14-11-14----|
g----------------------------| do that however many times
d----------------------------| it's faded so its hard to tell
a----------------------------|
e----------------------------|

then come to this when it's time...

e-16-18-14-16-13h14p13----11----|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|

drums, bass, vocals enter here. rhythm is off, chords sound weird but it's best I could do.

e-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---4-4-2-2/4--|
b-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---4-4-2-2/4--|
g-11-10-8-8---11-10-8-8---11-13-8-8---4-4-2-2/4--| x2
d-11-10-8-8---11-10-8-8---11-13-8-8---6-6-4-4/6--|
a-9--8--6-6---9--8--6-6---9--11-6-6---6-6-4-4/6--|
e-------------------------------------4-4-2-2/4--|

Davey speaks latin or whatever right here... pre-chorus

e-11-11-11-14-14-14-13-13-13----------13-13-11-11-|
b----------------------------14-14-14-------------|
g-------------------------------------------------| x2
d-------------------------------------------------|  
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

e-11-------14-------13----------------13----11----|
b----------------------------14-------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------| x1
d----13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13----13----13-|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

e-11-11-11-14-14-14-9-/-/---|
b-11-11-11-14-14-14-9-/-/---|
g---------------------------| x1
d---------------------------|
a---------------------------|
e---------------------------|

chorus: first section x3, second section once

e-6-6-9--9--|--------------------|
b-6-6-9--9--|--------------------|
g-8-8-11-9--|-8---11----13-------| all x2
d-8-8-11-11-|--8----11----13-----|
a-6-6-9--11-|---6-----9-----11---|
e--------9--|-----------------11-|

this joins the chorus to the next verse

e-6----4/6-6-6-|
b-6----4/6-6-6-|
g-8----6/8-8-8-| x1
d-8----6/8-8-8-|
a-6----4/6-6-6-|
e-6------------|

play normal verse again, normal pre-chorus, and normal chorus again once. then this, 
the bridge... just listen to the song and play this chord in the rhythm you hear with 
appropriate spots for palm muting.

e--6--|
b--6--|
g--8--|
d--8--|
a--6--|
e--6--|

then this is like with the weird fading vocals.

e-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
b-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
g-8--------------8-11----8--118--8-8-8-8-|
d-8---9----11-8--8---11--8--118--8-8-8-8-|
a-6---7----9--6--6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|
e-6--------------6-------6--------6-6-6-6-|

quiet with just davey and the guitar... there's little extra strings in the back i can't quite figure out

e-13-13-14----------13-16-14----------13-13-14----------16-16-18-----|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------15----------------------------------15--------------------|
d-------------13-13----------13-13-13-------------13-13--------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|

the second time it's mostly the same... the last little part is like this instead

e-16-------16-------16-------16-------|
b----16-------16-------16-------16----|
g-------13-------13-------13-------13-|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|

then distortion again (you might think there's a chord on the last section but there isn't...
it's all drums and edited vocals)

e-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
b-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
g-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13---------|
d-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13---------|
a-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11---------|
e-----------------------------------------|

play chorus again twice. first time as written. second complete time, do this on the third
 repeat of first section. (confused? look back)

e---11---|
b--------|
g--------|
d--------|
a--------|
e--------|

then this, similar to the original ending

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g-6---10----13-------|
d--6----10----13-----|
a---4-----8-----11---|
e-----------------11-|

then this part, the end... upstrokes (*=harmonics)

e-5-5-8--8-------12*-------|
b-5-5-8--8-------12*-------|
g-7-7-10-10------12*-------|
d-7-7-10-10----------------|
a-5-5-8--8-----------------|
e--------------------------|

this song is pretty good. I like it. this is my first AFI tab and it was harder than it 
looks, with a fair bit omitted. anyway, mail me back with anything to say or leave a comment
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