WAIT FOR THE BLACKOUT by ALKALINE TRIO. Album: Live on the Lockup, October 2003 The sound on my tape is a little unclear but i think i got this mostly right, so enjoy it! # intro #x4 !brackets first three times only! |-----------------------------------------------------------(-----)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------(-----)-| |---------------------------------------12--11--11--12---11-(12-11)-| |-11-11-12-14-12-11----------------------0---0---0---0----0-(-0--0)-| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--11-11-12-14-12-11----------------------(-----)-| |---------------------0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------(-----)-| # verse # *=play 8x |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---*--------*--------*--------*--------*--------*--------*--------*--| |-12-------11-------12-------11-------12-------11-------12-------11---| |--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| # chorus # *=play 8x |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---*---------------------------------*-----------------------------| |--2---------*-------12-1111-12-11---2---------*------12-1111-12-11-| |--2--------2---------0--0-0--0--0---2--------2--------0--0-0--0--0-| |--0--------2------------------------0--------2---------------------| |-----------0---------------------------------0---------------------| Then play # verse and # chorus # # lead break #x2 h=hammer on p=pull off |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-5-7--5---------------5-7--5-----11h12p11h12p11---| |---------7-6-5-3-5-7------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| # lead break part 2 # \=slide down /=slide up |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------10-------------------10----10-8-7-8-7--------| |---7----------7\--2--2/-7----------------------7---2-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Then play # chorus #, # verse #, # chorus # and # lead break # # interlude # |-------------------------------------------------------------> |-------------------------------------------------------------> |11----------77777--------77777--------77777-------777777-----> |-0----------77777---5----77777---5----77777---5---777777---5-> |------------55555---5----55555---5----55555---5---555555---5-> |--------------------3------------3------------3------------3-> # end # *=play 8x |--------------|-----------x6------------|-----| |--------------|--*-------------*--------|-----| |--7-----------|-7-------*-----7-------*-|--7--| |--7------5----|-7------5------7------5--|--7--| |--5------5----|-5------5------5------5--|--5--| |---------3----|--------3-------------3--|-----| That's that! I think i may be the first person to have tabbed this, at least the Alkaline Trio version. Can't wait for the One Man Army split so I can see how this song really turns out! Tabbed by Richard Walker 20 January 2004