Tom: Am
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I Can't Think About It Now - Dawes
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Tabbed by:DawesTheTab
Hey guys, just heard this new tune by Dawes, and figured I would tab it out for you!
Most of it I learned from ear, but if you head over to this youtube video:
you can watch Taylor play it and get a better understanding.
This is my first tab so go easy,
Hope this helps! also a HUUUGE THANK YOU to William Heschl, for uploading him covering the
solo. That helped me so much in tabbing it for you guys. I will link his video here:
& Thank you for viewing!
Note: A lot of the verse he uses his thumb for bass roots of the chords.
I also gave up on the timing, just play along with the song and you will get it.
Tuning:Standard
Intro:
E|-8--7--5--|
B|-10-8--5--|
G|-9--7--5--| X2
D|-10-9--7--|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Riff/Chorus:
E|----------------3-0----------|
B|-2/-10---13-12------3--------|
G|-1/-9----12-12---------------| X2
D|-2/-10---14-12---------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 1:
E|------------------------------0----0-0----0-0---0--0--0--0---|
B|-(5)-----(1)----(3)----(0)----1----1-1----3-1---3--3--1--1---|
G|-(6)-----(2)----(4)----(0)----2----2-2----4-2---4--4--2--2---|
D|-(7)-x24-(3)-x8-(5)-x8-(2)-x8-2-x8-3-2----5-3---5--5--2--3---|
A|-(7)-----(3)----(5)----(2)----0----3-0----5-3---5--0--0--3---|
E|-(5)-----(1)----(3)----(0)----0----0-0----0-0---0--0--0--0---|
Riff/Chorus:
E|----------------3-0----------|
B|-2/-10---13-12------3--------|
G|-1/-9----12-12---------------| X2
D|-2/-10---14-12---------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 2:
E|-0----0---0--0--0--0---0--------------------------0-0-0--0----|
B|-1----1---3--0--1--1---1--1p0h1p0-----------------0-0-1--1----|
G|-2----2---4--0--2--2---2---------2p0--------------0-0-2--2----|
D|-2----3---5--2--2--3---2-------------2~----5-3--5-2---2--3----|
A|-0----3---0--2--0--3---0----------------0~-5-3--5-2---0--3----|
E|-0----0---3--0--0--0---0-------------------3-1--3-0---0--0----|
Riff/Chorus:
E|----------------3-0----------|
B|-2/-10---13-12------3--------|
G|-1/-9----12-12---------------| X2
D|-2/-10---14-12---------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 3:
E|-0x--1x--3x--0x--0x--0x--0----------3-0---0-0--0-0--0----|
B|-0x--1x--3x--0x--1x--1x--1-----8b---3-1---3-0--0-1--1----|
G|-5x--2x--4x--0x--2x--2x--2-------2--0-2---4-0--0-2--2----|
D|-7x--3x--5x--2x--2x--3x--2----------0-3---5-2--2-2--3----|
A|-7x--3x--5x--2x--0x--3x--0----------2-3---5-2--2-0--3----|
E|-5x--1x--3x--0x--0x--0x--0----------3-0---0-0--0-0--0----|
Bridge:
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-3-------5-3---------5-3------5-3-1~--------|
G|-------5-4-------5-4-2-------5-4------5-4-2~--------| X2
D|--7p5-------7p5------2--7p5------7p5----------------|
A|-----7---------7-----------7--------7---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0~-0~-3-0~--0~-------------------------------------|
B|-1~-3~-0-1~--3~-------------------------------------|
G|-2~-4~-0-2~--4~-------------------------------------|
D|-3~-5~-0-3~--5~-------------------------------------|
A|-------2-3~--5~-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-0~--0~-------------------------------------|
Solo
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-6----~----------------8-6---------------------------|
G|-----9-7-9-7~-5p4p5p4/7~-----9-7-9-7p5-------------7-9-|
D|--------------------------------------7-7p5/9-9-10-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-5-6-6-5--5/8-8~-5-6-6-5--5/10-10~-|
G|--------7---------------7----------| x2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|---------12----15------15------15--------------------------------|
B|-10-12-13---13----12-13---13-12--th| is repeats like so then goes.-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b-12--12---------------------12-15-15p13p12p10/13b-15b15-13-12-15-|
G|-------14--12---12h14p12h14p12---------------------------------------|
D|--------------14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------12h13p12h13p12----------13p12---------------15--------------------|
B|-15b15-13-15---------------15-13-12------15-13-12-13-15b(up)15(down)-13-15b15~|
G|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-15-15-15-12-12-13-13-----12------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15-15--13-13-15-12h13p12-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------14-12-14p12--12-14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------14------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-----12-15b-
B|---------------12h13p12---------------------------11/12-12p10--10-12-13-15-----15-15-------
G|---------12--12--------14-12--12-14-14p12--12-14-------------12----------------------------
D|-12-13-14--14---------------14-----------14------------------------------------------------
A|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
e|-15b-15p13p12-15b15-13-12------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------15-15b15-13-12--12-13-13~12---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------14-----------14-12----------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------14-13-12-12-12h14p12--------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-12h14-12---
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------15-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
B|----------------------------------12-15-15b-15b15-13-15b15-13-15b--15b-12h13p12-|
G|-------------------------12-13-14-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------12-14-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------11-12/14-15-17------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12--12-14----------6/7-7-7s5s-9--9----------------------|
D|------14-----12-10-12~-8/9-9-9s7s-10-10-9-12-12-10-14-14-12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------12-13-13~-|
B|-----------------------12-13-12-13----------|
G|------------12-14-12-14---------------------|
D|-12-14-12-14--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Final Riff/Chorus:
E|----------------3-0----------|
B|-2/-10---13-12------3--------|
G|-1/-9----12-12---------------| X4
D|-2/-10---14-12---------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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CHORDS & LYRICS
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Intro
Am G
(Riff)
Am G Fmaj7
Am
If you’re just asking for a reason
F
Reasons are everywhere you look
G Em
The only difference between them
Am F
Are which you gave and which you took
Am
Every smile with some dark anticipation
F
And dreams of back before it settled in their brows
G Em
I don’t remember when you first began to notice
Am F (Riff) Am G Fmaj7
But I can’t think about it now
(Riff) Am G Fmaj7
I can’t think about now
Am
The latest singer’s latest single’s got me listening
F
For the pact between the writer and the star
G Em
This is how mythology is written
Am F
This is where the lawless jungles are
Am
She’s just a singer living mostly after midnight
F
Pumping blood and money back into a town
G Em
And it eventually betrays her
Am F (Riff) Am G Fmaj7
But I can’t think about it now
(Riff) Am G Fmaj7
I can’t think about now
Am
So I guess it makes me wonder what I’m chasing
F
Like a dancer when she’s breaking in her shoes
G Em
Like sending men up to the moon just for the landing
Am F
Displaying power we don’t know how else to use
Am
Sometimes it’s more than I can handle
F
Sometimes it’s all the joy I’ve found
G Em
And it’ll all end up on one side or the other
Am F
But I can’t think about it now
Break
1st half
Am G F (repeated)
2nd half and solo
F G F G (repeated)
Am
The decades that are hidden in the sidewalks
F
The narrative that naturally occurs
G Em
The everlasting wisdom of a sports bar
Am F
The poison that’s mistaken for a cure
Am
All these backwards glances putting me in danger
F
Of forgetting how to put myself around
G Em
It’s just that time just keeps on slipping through my fingers
Am F (Riff) Am G Fmaj7
But I can’t think about it now
(Riff) Am G Fmaj7
I can’t think about now
(Riff) Am G Fmaj7
I can’t think about now
