ALL ON BLACK by Alkaline Trio Album: Good Mourning (2003) Oooh! Creepy! Derek does the monotone backing vocals on this song and it just gives that extra touch of darkness, don't you think? A=Guitar One B=Guitar Two # intro #Ax2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-999777555444--44-5555555555555555-| |-7777777775557755-3333333333333333-| |-000000000---00--------------------| |-----------------------------------| # verse 1 #Ax2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-7--------3--------7--------3----5-| |-7--------3--------7--------3----5-| |-5--------1--------5--------1----3-| Then play # intro #Ax2 # verse 2 #x2 ! palm muted ! |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7777777777777777-3333333333333333-7777777777777777-33333333-55555555-| |-5555555555555555-1111111111111111-5555555555555555-11111111-33333333-| # pre chorus #A |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3--------5--------3--------55555555-| |-3--------5--------3--------55555555-| |-1--------3--------1--------33333333-| # chorusA #Ax4 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-55555555----------------------------| |-55555555-77777777-33333333-55555555-| |-33333333-77777777-33333333-55555555-| |----------55555555-11111111-33333333-| # chorusB #Bx4 |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-1212121212121212--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-55555555-77777777-| |-1010101010101010-1010101010101010-33333333-55555555-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Then play # intro #Ax2, # verse #Ax2, # pre chorus #A # chorus2A #Ax3 and 3/4 |----------------------------|--------| |-------------------------------------| |-55555555----------------------------| |-55555555-77777777-33333333-55555555-| |-33333333-77777777-33333333-55555555-| |----------55555555-11111111-33333333-| # chorus2B #Bx3 and 3/4 |-------------------------------------------|---------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-1212121212121212--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-55555555-77777777-| |-1010101010101010-1010101010101010-33333333-55555555-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| # chorus2 end #A&B !palm muted! |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-5555555555555555-| |-3333333333333333-| # bridge #Ax2 *=play 16x "=play 8x |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--*--------------------------| |-5-------*------*------"----"| |-3------3------7------5----3-| |--------1------5------3----1-| # outro 1 A #Ax3 *play 16x "=play 8x |-----------------| |--*--------------| |-5-------"------"| |-5------7------3-| |-3------7------3-| |--------5------1-| # outro 1 B #Bx3 |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-121212101010-9-9-9-9-9-9101010-9-9-9121212101010-9-9-9-9-9-9101010-9-9-| |-1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| # outro 2 #A |--------------------| |--------------------| |-999777555444--44-5-| |-7777777775557755-3-| |-0000000000000000-3-| |--------------------| You may never smile again after playing this song! Tabbed by Richard Walker 4 August 2003 (Revised 29 November 2003)