The Promise and the Threat Tabs & Lyrics by Evans Blue
The Promise and the Threat
guitar tabs lyrics
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"The Promise and the Threat" by Evans Blue
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Tabbed by: thewakebehindyou
Email: [email protected]
Date: 03/13/07
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Track #9 off of Evans Blue's debut album
"The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume"
I will tab out the lead when I get the time,
but this song is really all about the rhythm guitar
Feedback is appreciated.
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|=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
|Parker Lauzon|
|Rhythm Guitar|
|=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
Intro
0:01 - 0:14
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-5-5-5---|
A|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-5-5-5---|
E|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-5-5-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5-5---5-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5-5---5-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5-5---5-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---|
A|--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---|
E|--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---|
Verse I
"They won't want you for who you are..."
0:15 - 0:38
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5--5--4--5--4--5------|
D|-----7--7-----5--7-----------------------5---| 8x
A|--0--------0--------0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
0:39 - 0:51
E E E E W E E E E W E E E E H H E E E E H W
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-------8---7-7-7-7-----15---|
A|---3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-------8---7-7-7-7-----15---|
E|---3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-------8---7-7-7-7-----15---|
Chorus
"So we start spinning..."
0:52 - 0:17
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Pre-Verse
"...the promise..."
1:18 - 1:29
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5--5--4--5--4--5------|
D|-----7--7-----5--7-----------------------5---| 3x
A|--0--------0--------0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E Q
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------4~~~|
D|-----7--7-----5--7---------| 1x
A|--0--------0--------0------|
E|---------------------------|
Verse II
1:30 - 1:54
"I want you for who you are..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
E|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
A|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
E|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
"Something tells me love isn't enough..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
E|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
A|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
E|--5-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
Chorus
1:55 - 2:21
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Bridge
2:21 - 2:41
E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q Q Q
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7---|
A|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7---|
E|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7---|
E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--3-0-0-0----|
A|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--3-0-0-0----|
E|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--3-0-0-0----|
E E H. E E H H
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---0-0-7---7-9-10--12------|
A|---0-0-7---7-9-10--12------|
E|---0-0-7---7-9-10--12------|
Chorus
2:42 - 3:06
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
A|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
E|---7-0-7---0-7-9-10-0-10-0-12---5-0-5-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0----|
Fill
"...the one you want..."
3:07 - 3:19
E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q Q Q W
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--8---|
A|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--8---|
E|---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-0-3-5---3-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--8-7--8---|
Outro
"I am the voice you'll never get..."
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5--5--4--5--4--5------|
D|-----7--7-----5--7-----------------------5---|
A|--0--------0--------0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
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Vlad Tanaskovic
Lead Guitar
Intro (Distorted)
0:01 - 0:14
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|--2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|--5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse
0:15 - 0:38
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------5-----------------5------|
G|--------5--------5--------5--------5---|
D|-----7-----7-----------7-----7---------| x8
A|--0-----------------0------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
0:39 - 0:51
E E E E W E E E E W E E E E H H E E E E H W
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-10-10-10------14-14-14-14-------10-10-10-10------15-14-14-14-14-------10--|
D|---x--x--x--x-------x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x-------x--x--x--x--x--------x---|
A|---8--8--8--8-------12-12-12-12-------8--8--8--8-------13-12-12-12-12-------8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Riff
0:52 - 0:17
Q. Q E E E Q E W W W
e|-------12--------------15------12~~~~~~~~~|
B|---------------13-------------------------|
G|---14------14------14------14-------------|
D|------------------------------------------| 4x
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
|x8 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |END Q
e|-------------------8-8-7-8-7-8-7----|-----------------------------------|
B|---10-10-8-8-10-8----------------8--|---12~~ --------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Legend
| E = Eighth
| Q = Quarter
| H = Half
| H.= 3 Beats
| W = Whole
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
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