Waiting for the Light to Change Tonic
Tonic - 'Waiting for the light to change'
From 'Sugar' Album
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret on rhythm parts
Tabbed by jjhand at Ultimate Guitar
There is 4 layers of guitar in this song (2 clean electrics, 1 overdrive electric, and a
acoustic). I tried to capture the most defined parts for 2 guitars, so please rate and comment.
Intro - Extra Acoustic plays chords shown above part
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [F/A] [F7]
Electric 1
G|------------------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|---------2------2---0-| D|------------------|-------0-----0-0-|-----------------|------------1-----1-0-| Bb|-----0------------|---------0-------|-----------------|--------------2-----0-| F|-----2------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| C|---2--------------|-----------------|-0---------------|----------------------| G|-0---------2----3-|-(3)-------------|-----------3-----|-2--------------------|
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| Guitar 2 (Dist on) Dist off *
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------v3-| B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------6-------------3-| G|---------3-5----3-|-(3)-------------|-----5-----3-----|----5---------------3-| D|-----------3----3-|-(3)-------------|---5-------------|-7------------------5-| A|---5--------------|-----------------|-3---------------|--------------------5-| E|-3----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------3-|
Verse - play 2x similarly
Elec 1 (Capo III)
|-----0-------0----|--------3-----3-----|-----0---------0---|-----2---2---2-----2---0-| |-----0-------0----|----------0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-----|---------1-----1-----1-0-| |-----0-------0----|------------0-------|-----2-------------|-------2---------2-----0-| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
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| Guitar 2 (standard tuning)
|------------------|--------------------|-------------3-----|-------------------------| |--------3---------|--------------------|-----------4-------|---------4-----4-----4-3-| |------------------|-------3------------|-----5---------5---|-----------------5-------| |---------------3--|-(3)-3--------3-----|---5---------------|-----3-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-3-----------------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
"Brazen is love's redeemer When you have so far to go"
Elec 1
|-----0-------0----|----------3-----3---|-----0---------0---|-------------2-----2---0-| |-----0-------0----|------------0-----0-|-----2-------2-----|-------1-1-----1-----1-0-| |-----0-------0----|--------0-----0-----|-----2-------------|-----------------2-----0-| |------------------|------0-------------|-------------------|-----2-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-------2------3-|-(3)----------------|---------3-------2-|-(2)---------------------|
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| Guitar 2
|------------------|----------7---------|-------3-----------|-------------------------| |-------3----------|--------3---3-----3-|-------------------|---------4-----4-----4-3-| |-----3-------3----|-(3)------------3---|-----5-------------|-----------------5-------| |-----------3------|------3-------------|---5---------3-----|-----3-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-3---------5-------|-------------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
"It loves the true believer For the innocence they own"
Prechorus:
[Gm]Elec 1[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-0----0----1-0--0-0--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-2----2----2-2--2-2--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3----3----3-3--3-3--|
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| Guitar 2 (Distortion back on)
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|--------------8-----6-| |------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|----------6/8__-8\6__-| |---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|----------------------| |-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
"Life is good, and life is grand When you're sitting on top of the world"
[Gm]Elec 1[Dm] [Eb] [F] [add] [2]
|-0----0----0-0---0----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-1----1----1--1-1--1---|-3----3----3-3--3-3--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-0----0----0--0-0--0---|-0----0----0-0--0-0--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-4----4----4--4-4--4---|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-4----4----4-4--4-4--| |-2----2----2-2---2----|-2----2----2--2-2--2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3---|-5----5----5-5--5-5--| |-0----0----0-0---0----|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
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| Guitar 2
|-----------3----------|----------------5------|-----------3----------|---------------3------| |------3---------------|-----------6-----------|----------------4-----|---------6------------| |---3------------------|------7----------------|------3---------------|-----2/3--------------| |-5--------------------|---7-------------------|---5------------------|-3--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
"Life is good when it's in your hands, And nobody can change your world"
Chorus
Elec 1 (distortion) Ending
|-3----3----3----3--0--|-(0)--------------------| ---------------| |-0----0----0----0--1--|-(1)--------------------| -1-------------| |-0----0----0----0--0--|-(0)--------------------| play 3x -2-------------| |-0----0----0----0--2--|-(2)--------------------| -2-------------| |-2----2----2----2--3--|-(3)--------------------| -0-------------| |-3----3----3----3-----|------------------------| ---------------|
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| Guitar 2 (Dist off)
|----------------------|------------------------| ---------------3---| |----------------------|------------------------| -----4---4-3h4---3-| |-3h5-3--3h5-3--3h5--3-|--------3---5-3--3---3--| play 3x ---5-----5-5-------| |-3---3--3---3--3----3-|----3h5-3---3-3--3h5-3--| -5-------5-5-------| |----------------------|------------------------| ---------3-3-------| |----------------------|------------------------| -------------------|
"I'm just waiting for the light to change"
Repeat Verse Riff before Verse 2 Lyrics Start,
then continue throughout Verse 2 similarly to the first time through
Verse 2 Lyrics:
"All my prize posessions
That I thought I needed so
Dragged me down on a razor
With a heaviness they tow"
Prechorus 2 Lyrics (play same part as before):
"Always searching for a love that's in bloom
It's a warm and soft embrace
Hoping you'll never be lonely again
It's a fear that you just can't face"
Play Chorus Again
After Chorus 2 is a solo:
Solo (2:46) - Rhythm/Acoustic Chords are shown
[Gm] [A] [Bb] [Cm]
e|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| B|-------6~---------|---------------|-4------4-3---3h4p3-|-1----------------| G|---5b7__------0h2-|-3---------3/5-|---5--------3-3-----|-2---0------------| D|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------3---------| A|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| E|------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------8---6-| |------11____--------|-11--------11-12-|-13------11---11h13p11-|-10--\8-6------/8---6---| |-10b12__--b12r10----|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------12-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Play Prechorus parts again
Play Chorus and repeat until end
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend
| r release bend
| __ hold bent note while playing notes on another string
| () hold note from previous bar until you play next note
| V upstroke on chord, strum high to low string slower almost as an arpeggio.
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