Abney Park - Automaton

      

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 Tuning: Standard
 
 The final track off of Abney Park's new album 'Ancient World'.
 
 --Main synth riff--

 e|--------------------|------------------------|
 B|--------------------|------------------------|
 G|--------------------|------------------------|
 D|--------------------|------------------------|
 A|-----------1--1-----|--------------1h2p1-----|
 E|--1--4--1--------4--|--1--1--4--1---------4--|
 e|--------------------|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|--------------------|
 D|--------------------|--------------------|
 A|-----------1--1-----|--------------1--3--|
 E|--1--4--1--------4--|--1--1--4--1--------|
 

 
 --Main Guitar Riff--
 This mirrors the synth riff with some rhythmic ornamentation.

 e|--------|---------------------|
 B|--------|---------------------|
 G|--------|---------------------|
 D|--3--3--|--3-3----------------|
 A|--3--3--|--3-3-----1h2-2p1----|
 E|--1--1--|--1-1--4----------4--|
 e|--------|----------------|
 B|--------|----------------|
 G|--------|----------3--5--|
 D|--3--3--|--3-3-----3--5--|
 A|--3--3--|--3-3-----1--3--|
 E|--1--1--|--1-1--4--------|
 

 
 --Chorus Chords--
 
         Fm                                           
 Well it burns when he runs and he coughs when he jump
 
    Bbm                           C7sus4 
 It grinds and it scr*pes when he flies
 
 --Post Chorus Riff--
 
 Same as main riff, just fifth chords:

 e|----------------------|-----------------------------|
 B|----------------------|-----------------------------|
 G|--5--8--5--10--10--8--|--5--5--8--5--10--11--10--8--|
 D|--3--6--3--8---8---6--|--3--3--6--3--8---9---8---6--|
 A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|----------------------|-----------------------------|
 e|----------------------|--------------------|
 B|----------------------|--------------------|
 G|--5--8--5--10--10--8--|--5--5--8--5--8--9--|
 D|--3--6--3--8---8---6--|--3--3--6--3--6--7--|
 A|----------------------|--------------------|
 E|----------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 --Solo Intro Riff--
 
 This is right after the second chorus, and is played over the chorus chords.

 e|-----8-----8---8--|--7-----8-----8--8h9--|
 B|--6-----6----6----|-----6-----6----------|
 G|------------------|----------------------|
 D|------------------|----------------------|
 A|------------------|----------------------|
 E|------------------|----------------------|
 e|--6-----6-----6--6h8--|--4-----4--3-----|
 B|-----6-----6----------|-----6--------6--|
 G|----------------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------------|-----------------|
 

 
 This pattern repeats once more and scales off at the end into the rest of the
 solo, which is played over the verse progression.