Actions Speak Louder Than Words by Slash

Actions Speak Louder Than Words tab by Slash

Guitar tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: Eb

Intro:

  Guitar 1 with flanger - Second part doubles some of this
Eb|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------|-----3---3---3---3---3---------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----1---2---|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2-1-|-2---1---------------1---2---|
Db|-2-----------|-------------------------------|------------2----------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Bb|-------------3---2-----------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Gb|---------2-------------------1--|-----------------1------1---2---|
Db|-0---4-------------------2---2--|-----------------2--------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------0---0---0--------------|



Pre

Verse :

  both parts
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|-------------0------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1-------1----------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  Ending - Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15--14----------17~~|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----11--14----------14----------|-------------------------------|
Db|-12----------------------14------|-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------12\-----|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4---3---2-------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------5---3---2---0---|-----------0-----------12\-----|





Verse 1:

  both parts together
Eb|-----------------------------0---|
Bb|-----------------------------0---|
Gb|-----------------------------x---| play 4x
Db|-----------------------------2---|
Ab|-2-------4-----------2---4-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|


Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-0-------0-------0---0-------0---|----0-------2-------2-----------|
Db|-0-------0-------0---0-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------0---|
Ab|-2-------2-------2---2-------3---|----3-------0-------0-------0---|
Eb|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|--------------------------------|


Eb|-----------------------------0---|
Bb|-----------------------------0---|
Gb|-----------------------------x---| play 2x
Db|-----------------------------2---|
Ab|-2-------4-----------2---4-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|



Prechorus:

  Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2---2------2---2---2------|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2---2------2---2---2------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0---0------0---0---0------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Gutiar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------2---------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2---4b6____________r4p2---|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2-------------------------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0-------------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|

  both parts
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------5-|-----5------7------------1--2--|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------5-|-----5------7---------2--------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------3-|-----3------5------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|



Chorus:

  both parts
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|-------------0------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1-------1----------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  Ending - Guitar 1
Eb|----------------------------17b19|-17b19~~~--17br19p15-----------|
Bb|-------------15--14--------------|--------------------17-17~-----|
Gb|-----11--14----------14----------|-------------------------------|
Db|-12----------------------14------|-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|----------0-------0--0---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------0-------0--0---------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----------x-------x--x---------|
Db|---------------------------------|----------2-------2--2---------|
Ab|-5---4---3---2-------------------|----------2-------2--2---------|
Eb|-----------------5---3---2---0---|----------0----0--0--0---------|



Verse 2:

  both parts together
Eb|-----------------------------0---|
Bb|-----------------------------0---|
Gb|-----------------------------x---| play 4x
Db|-----------------------------2---|
Ab|-2-------4-----------2---4-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|

Guitar 2 Overdub
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------2br3p0---2p0---|
Db|------------------------2-------|
Ab|-2-------4----------------------|
Eb|-0-------0----------------------|


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0-------0-------0---0-------0---|----0-------2-------2------------|
Db|-0-------0-------0---0-------2---|----2-------2-------2------2--0--|
Ab|-2-------2-------2---2-------3---|----3-------0-------0---4--------|
Eb|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|


Eb|-----------------------------0---|
Bb|-----------------------------0---|
Gb|-----------------------------x---| play 2x
Db|-----------------------------2---|
Ab|-2-------4-----------2---4-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|



Prechorus 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2---4brb6__________r4p2---|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2-------------------------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0-------------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------5-|-----5------7------------1--2--|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------5-|-----5------7---------2--------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------3-|-----3------5------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------2-----------2-----------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------2-------------5-|-----5------7------------1--2--|
Db|-4-----------------------------5-|-----5------7---------2--------|
Ab|-4-----------------------------3-|-----3------5------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



Chorus 2:

  both parts
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|------------/5~~~---------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  Ending - Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|---------0---------------------|
Bb|-------------3---2---------------|---------0---------------------|
Gb|---------2-----------2-----------|---------1---------------------|
Db|-0---4-------------------0---2---|---------2------9---8---7---6--|
Ab|-----------------------------2---|-----2---2------7---6---5---4--|
Eb|-----------------------------0---|-----0---0---------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|----------------9---8---7---6--|
Ab|-5---4---3---2-------------------|----------------7---6---5---4--|
Eb|-----------------5---3---2---0---|-------------------------------|



Bridge:
  play through this 2x

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------7-------5---5---7-------|-5-------7-------5---6---7---8---|
Ab|-3-------3-------3---3---3---3---|-3-------3-------3---4---5---6---|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7~------6~------5---5---4---3---|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-7~------6~------5---5---3---0---|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
Db|---------5---------------5-------|---------5---------------5-------|
Ab|-7-------7-------x---x---7-------|-7-------7-------x---x---7-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  Bridge Ending - Like Prechorus
  Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2---2------2---2---2------|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2---2------2---2---2------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0---0------0---0---0------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------2---------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2---4brb6__________r4p2---|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2-------------------------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0-------------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|

                             begin solo
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------2-|-----2------4-------------4----|
Db|-4-------4-------4---4---------2-|-----2------4-------4/6--------|
Ab|-4-------4-------4---4---------0-|-----0------2------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0---2---2-----------|-------------------------------|



Solo:
  Rhythm chords shown above

  Cm                Ab
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------4-7-6-5-4h5p4---4g|
Bb|-5---5---5---5---5---5-------5---|-----5---5---------5---------------7---|
Gb|-6---6---6---6---6---6-------6---|---------6-------6---------------------|
Db|-------------------------6-------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

  Cm                Ab
Eb|-----7_____----------------------|-------------------x/------------------|
Bb|-7b9____-b9_____r7p5-----7b9-----|-----5br7----------x/--------9---12p9--|
Gb|-----------------------------6~--|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

  Cm                Bb
Eb|-9b11------------11b12----12pb14-|------- 12--11--9h11p9--9-----9----------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------12-12b14-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------11br12-9-|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

  Ab                Bb
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------12---14br16---12-|
Bb|-------------9-12-12~------------|------------12---14--------------------|
Gb|-11p9---11b13-----11brb13~----11-|-p9---/13------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

  Cm                Ab
Eb|-14b16--14b16--14br16p12---------|-17pb19~--------19b21~-------18-----|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  Cm                Ab
Eb|-19~-----------------17-16----16-|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------19----|-17----------14-13-12-10-----10\9-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----16pb18~~------------12b14------11br13-9-|
Db|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

  Cm                Bb
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------9----9------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-11b13----pb13---13r11---9-11b13-|-----9--11----9----11p9------9-----|
Db|---------------------------------|------------------------11---------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Ab                Bb
Eb|-11b12--11--9--11--11h12p11p9-12b|_b14~~~~~~------------------11br12-|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------12br14~~~|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Last Chorus:

Eb|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|-------------------------------|
Gb|--------1--2--|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2--|
Db|------2-------|--------------------------------|-------------2------2----------|
Ab|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Eb|-----4-------4-------4----------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4-------4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Bb|-------------3---2-----------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Gb|---------2-------------------1--|-----------------1------1---2---|
Db|-0---4-------------------2---2--|-----------------2--------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------0---0---0--------------|

  both parts:
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|-------------0------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1-------1----------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------2------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
Bb|-----3---3---3---3---3----------|--------------------------------|
Gb|/4---4---4---4---4---4---4\2--1-|-2---1------------------1---2---|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Bb|-------------3---2-----------0--|-----------------0--------------|
Gb|---------2-------------------1--|-----------------1------1---2---|
Db|-0---4-------------------2---2--|-----------------2--------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------0---0---0--------------|



Outro Solo:

Eb|------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|------------|-------15-----15-----15----------|------------------------------|
Gb|-----13--14-|-14b16___-b16___-b16____16r14p13-|-14--13----------------13--14-|
Db|-14---------|---------------------------------|-----------14-------14--------|
Ab|------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

Eb|------------12------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------15------15--------------|-15-----15-----15~~--------------|
Gb|-14b16___-----------16pbr14p13--|-14-----13-----13~~--------------|
Db|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|--------12------12------------|------------------------12-14-|
Bb|-15---------15------15--------|------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16------------------14p13-|-14--13~----------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------14~------------|
Ab|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Eb|-14br15--12---------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
Bb|---------------14br15--12-------|----------------------------------|---------|
Gb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--9\-----|
Db|---------------------------14~~-|----------------------------------|--9\-----|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--7\-----|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words tab

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