Medicate - AFI
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
AFI - MEDICATE
Tuning half step down

Intro - For the first 8 or so seconds the intro is played in reverse. Then: (Might be
guitar playing an octave up on this):
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

play three times, then:
eb--------------------|
Bb--------------------|
Gb---------7h9-9-9----|
Db----7--7------------|
Ab--0--0--------------|
Eb--------------------|

...then go back to this, three more times...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...then...
eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

during the second repeat of the intro, the backing guitar goes a little like this:
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------7777777777777777-55555555----------------------|
-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-55555555-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-55555555-77777777-7\-|
-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-33333333-33333333-55555555-5\-|

verse:
"Could I..."
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
-------------8--8-8-8-8-----------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5--x--x-x-x-x---------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----------------7-7-7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--------------0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

"I've come to find..."
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-------0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

Pre-chorus:
"This...is..."
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7p5----7~----/ \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-------------5~--/ \---|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-------------5~-/ \--|

Chorus:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm (listen for strumming pattern):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

I also noticed on the last repeat of the chorus, right before Davey says "Medicate,"
1:11) the guitar does a slide thing like this:
---------------------------|
-10-10-10/13-13-13-13\-----|
-10-10-10/14-14-14-14\-----|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|

back to intro:
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------| THREE TIMES
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb--------7h9-9-9---9--|
Db------------------7--|
Ab--0--0----------0-0--|
Eb---------------------|

^
Here there's a second guitar doing this:
eb-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb--10-10-10----------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|

verse 2:
P.M.................................GRAD. RELEASE
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------7h9-9------9--|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------7-7--7--|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-------------0--|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-----------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------9--9-9-9-x-7h9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-x-5h7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
-------7--7-7-7-x-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x-|
-0-----0--0-0-0-x-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-x-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------5--5-|
-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---5--5-|
-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3---3--3-|
-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--1--1-1-1-1---3--3-|

pre-chorus 2:
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--5\----5h7-7--7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7--------7-7\-x-x-x-x--|
---7\-----------5\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|
---5\-----------3\----------3\-----------5-5\-x-x-x-x--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5h7-7-------5h7-7--------5h7p5----7~----/ \-----|
---7\--7--------5\--7-------5\--7-------7--7~---/ PICK SLIDE \----|
---7\-----------5\----------5\-------------5~--/ \---|
---5\-----------3\----------2\-------------5~-/ \--|

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|

---------|
---------|
---------|
-7--7-7\-|
-7--7-7\-|
-5--5-5\-|

bridge:
----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----|
------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13------------13-----13-----13---|
-14-----14-----14-----10-----10-----10------11----11-----11------10----10-----10-----10-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play four times, then play this four times...
"I feel nothing at all..."
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
------------1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--1010101010-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|
-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--|

then...
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db----7---10-9-7------------|
Ab--0---0--------10--10-10--|
Eb--------------------------|

...two times then...

Chorus 2x:
Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
----/9-7-------/9-7p5---7----/9-7--9--10-----/9--7-------/9-9-7-5-7-9----5-|
---------7-7---------------------------------------7-7-----------------7---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

before third repeat:
----------|
----------|
-7--9--10-|
-x--x--x--|
-5--7--8--|
----------|

then chorus one more time:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5-5-5------------7--7-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-10101010-|
-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
-5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5----5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

and the lead plays a slight variation on the usual (can't hear it exactly though, I'll tab
it as soon as I can)
UPDATE 10/9/09:
Figured it out, I think...
----------------------------------------------------------12p8----12p8-----|
-----------5---------------5-------5------------------/10------10------10--|
-----------7b9-5~---7-7b9~-7b9r7-5-7b9~------------------------------------|
-9b11-7~---------------------------------7--9--10--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
-7--0-5-5---------------------|
----------8-8--7-7--8-8---7/--|
------------------------------|


then...

SOLO (w/ wah):
--/17-1717171717----------/19-191919191919--------------13p0-12p0-----------------|
------------------10-12-13--------------------12-13-15-------------10-12-13-10----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Not so sure about this part...
tap harmonic tap harmonic
-10------------------------5th17-----------------------------8th20--------------------------------|
-13b15--------------------------5th17/----------------------------8th20/--------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------t12p7p3h7t12p7p3h7---------------t15p10p7h10t15p10p7h10----------10p7p0--10/14p0-10/12p7---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

((PICK SLIDE))

---t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12p8p5h8t12-t15p8p5h8-t17~--|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
---t9p5p2h5t9p5p2h5-t7p5p2h5t7p5p2~-|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5-7(bend up one step, tap 10th fret while releasing bend)h10p7h10p7/5------|
----5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~---|
--/7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

outro:
"You don't even know my name..."
--------------------------------------------|
----6---------------6~----------------------|
-5--7--7-9-10-5-----7~----------------------|
-5--7--x-x-x--5--5--7~----------------------|
-3--5--5-7-8--3--5--5~----------------------|
-3--5---------3--3--5~----------------------|
"Med-i-cate."
--------------|
--------------|
-5 / 7--------|
-5 / 7--7~\---|
-3 / 5--7~\---|
-3 / 5--5~\---|

enjoy,
-AGiantRobot (MalleusRocker)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The song Medicate by AFI, off their new album titled Crash Love. The following piece of
will show you how to play each part then at the end, it will put it all together and
you when to play each part. Good luck!!! :D


INTRO:

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
b|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------4-4-4-4-|
g|--------4p3--------|-------4p3--------|-------4p3--------|-------------------------|
d|--6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---------|
a|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
b|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------4-4-4-----4-|
g|--------4p3--------|-------4p3--------|-------4p3--------|-------------------|
d|--6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6------6-4-4-|-6-6-6-------6-6---|
a|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

VERSE:
*There is a strumming pattern...figure it out ;)*
e|----------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------4-4-4-----4-|
g|--------6-----4-------------------------------|
d|--6-----6-x9--4-x5---4------------------6-6---|
a|--6-x9--4-----2------4-x5---------------------|
E|--4------------------2------------------------|


e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|--------6-----4-------------------|
d|--6-----6-x9--4-x5---4------------|
a|--6-x9--4-----2------4-x5---------|
E|--4------------------2------------|

e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|---------------|
d|--3-----2-2-4-4|
a|--3-x5--2-2-4-4|
E|--1-----0-0-2-2|

PRE-CHORUS:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------4h6------4h6------4h6------4h6------4h6------4h6------6p4-----|
d|----6--------6--------6--------6--------6--------6--------6-----6p4-|
a|--------------------2-----------------------------------2-----------|
E|--4--------2-----------------1--------4--------2--------------------|


CHORUS:

LEAD PART:

e|---------|
b|--4------|
g|----6p4--|
d|---------| Repeat this throughout the chorus
a|---------|
E|---------|

RHYTHM PART:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------4-4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6-6---------------------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-11--11--11--|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-11--11--11--|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7--9---9---9--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|

BREAKDOWN:

Clean part:

e|-----11-------11-------11----11-------11-------11----11-------11-------11----11-|
b|--------12-------12-------------12-------12-------------12-------12-------------|
g|--13-------13-------13----------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------14-------14-------14----15-------15-------15----14----|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----11-------11-------11-|
b|--------12-------12-------|
g|--------------------------|
d|--14-------14-------14----|
a|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Keep repeating this until the distortion part comes in.

Distortion Part:

e|--------------|------------------|----------------|----------------------|
b|--------------|------------------|----------------|----------------------|
g|--------------|------------------|------6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-----------------|
d|--6-6-6-6-6---|--6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
a|--6-6-6-6-6---|--6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
E|--4-4-4-4-4---|--4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-----------|------0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|

Keep Repeating until the breakdown is over...you'll know when its over.


SOLO:

e|--16-16-16----------18-18-18------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------17-14-16-14--------------12-----|
g|-----------13-15-16----------15-16-18-------------15-16-15-----14b15--|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------18---------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------16---------------19---|
b|-----------------16---------------19-|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|--16p14-16p14-------16p14-16p14------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------4/11-|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|--16----------------------------|
a|-----16-14-16-16b17--14---------|
E|------------------------16------|

e|--11p7----11p7----11p7-----16~--|-------------------------------------|
b|--------9-------9-------9-------|-------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|--16p14-----16p14-----16p14-----16~--|
E|--------------------------------|---------16--------16--------16------|

e|----------------------------------|
b|-----------------7------7---------|
g|----------4-6b8----6b8----6-4-----|
d|------4-6---------------------6~--|
a|--4-6-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

OUTRO:

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-8~--9~--6---------------|
|--11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-8---9---6--------6~~~~--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-6---7---4--------6------|
|--------------------------------------------4------|


-INTRO x1
-VERSE x1
-PRE-CHORUS x1
-CHORUS x1
-INTRO x .5 (only the beginning part)
-VERSE x1
-PRE-CHORUS
-CHORUS x2
-BREAKDOWN x1
-INTRO x .5
-CHORUS x3
-SOLO x1
-OUTRO x1
-
Song info
Medicate
AFI
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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