Commencement, 2002



This is an awesome song off of commencement. This is the Part Elijah (lead singer/guitar) plays.

Drop D tuning

*- Let Ring/eight count

**- 16 count/let ring

Intro and verse:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10---10---8----8----8---7----7----7---8----8----8----|
G|-----7----7---7----7----7---7----7----7---7---7----7----7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Play this all throughout the verse section.^


Chorus:

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------9*-------7**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
A|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|

Play 4x^


2nd Verse:


E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10---10---8----8----8---7----7----7---8----8----8----|
G|-----7----7---7----7----7---7----7----7---7---7----7----7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Play once^

Then play:

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-4*--------5*--------7*--------5*-------|
D|-2*--------3*--------5*--------3*-------|
A|-2*--------3*--------5*--------3*-------|
D|-2*--------3*--------5*--------3*-------|


Chorus:

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------9*-------7**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
A|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|


Verse once more:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10---10---8----8----8---7----7----7---8----8----8----|
G|-----7----7---7----7----7---7----7----7---7---7----7----7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------9*-------7**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
A|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|
D|-0*-------7*-------5**--------------|


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