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The Artist in the Ambulance (live) Guitar Tablature 
Artist:Thrice
Song Title:The Artist In The Ambulance
tabbed by Simon Cranton
/ - slide up
 - slide down
x - mute string

Either drop d tuning: D A D G B E..or..
Tuning: C G C F A D
Either which way works, I use drop d..
just a little note, to make the "lead/bridge part" sound like an "ambulance" put on full tone and play around with your pick-ups.with my yamaha pacifica I put the tone on 10 and put the pick-ups on the first notch.

Intro (palm mute)
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No Palm mute
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|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-55555555555555-|
|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|


Lead
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|----15----------15----15-15----13-15----15-----------15----------15----15--15h16-15h16p15-13h15-11/13-|
|-15----12-15-12----12-------12-------15----14h15--15----12-15-12----12--------------------------------|
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|13h15----------15----15-13h15----13-15p13h15----13--16p15-16p15--13-x-13----15----------13h15----------|
|------15----15----15----------15-------------15--------------------------15----15-14h15-------14h15-15~|
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Verse "Now I lay here.."
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|-5----1----/8----3-|


Palm mute "What have I to show except.."
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|-5----------------------------------------------33333333333333-|
|-5-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-55555555555555-|
|-5-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|


Chorus "I hope that I will never let you down"
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
PM- -           - - -
 

Fill
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|----------5---------5--------|
|-x-x-5--5---0-/3--3---0--0-0-|



Chorus "I know that this.."
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
PM- -           - - -



"..flashing lights and sound"
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Lead
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|----15----------15----15-15----13-15----15-----------15----------15----15--15h16-15h16p15-13h15-11/13-|
|-15----12-15-12----12-------12-------15----14h15--15----12-15-12----12--------------------------------|
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|---------13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13h15----------15----15-13h15----13-15p13h15----13--16p15-16p15--13-x-13----15----------13h15----------|
|------15----15----15----------15-------------15--------------------------15----15-14h15-------14h15-15~|
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|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|
|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-55555555555555-|
|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|


"Look around and you'll see..."
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|-5---11111111---8---33333333-|
|-5---11111111---8---55555555-|
|-5---11111111---8---33333333-|


"..difference between sleight of hand.."
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|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|


Lead
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|----15----------15----15-15----13-15----15-----------15----------15----15--15h16-15h16p15-13h15-11/13-|
|-15----12-15-12----12-------12-------15----14h15--15----12-15-12----12--------------------------------|
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|---------13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13h15----------15----15-13h15----13-15p13h15----13--16p15-16p15--13-x-13----15----------13h15----------|
|------15----15----15----------15-------------15--------------------------15----15-14h15-------14h15-15~|
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Chorus
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
PM- -           - - -



Fill
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|----------5---------5--------|
|-x-x-5--5---0-/3--3---0--0-0-|


Chorus
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
PM- -           - - -



"...flashing lights and sound"
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|-55555555-33333333-1~-|
|-55555555-33333333-1~-|
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"Rhetoric can't raise the dead..." (listen for variations)
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|-5-5--5-5-5-5--1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5--5-5-5-5--1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5--5-5-5-5--1-1--1-1-1-1-|
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"Let's lead, not follow"
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|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0~--8-|
|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0~--8-|
|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0~--8-|
PM--            - - -

Palm mute - "Late night, brakes lock.."
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|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|
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Lead
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|----15----------15----15-15----13-15----15-----------15----------15----15--15h16-15h16p15-13h15-11/13-|
|-15----12-15-12----12-------12-------15----14h15--15----12-15-12----12--------------------------------|
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|---------13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13h15----------15----15-13h15----13-15p13h15----13--16p15-16p15--13-x-13----15----------13h15----------|
|------15----15----15----------15-------------15--------------------------15----15-14h15-------14h15-15~|
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"...greedy jaws of death and chance.."
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|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|
|-55555555555555-11111111111111-88888888888888-33333333333333-|


"I hope that I will never let you down"
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
PM- -           - - -



Fill
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|----------5---------5--------|
|-x-x-5--5---0-/3--3---0--0-0-|


"I know, that this can be..."
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
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"More than flashing lights and sound.."
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Ending
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|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
pm- -           - - -
Thats about it, it's all petty much in order, if any questions e-mail me at [email protected] EnJoY!!!
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