band - Halifax
song - Sydney
album - A writer's reference
tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Halifax is a new band that recently got signed to Drive-Thru Records. Their debut EP A
Writer's Reference is in stores now. This is their purevolume site:
http://www.purevolume.com/halifax . Their myspace is: http://myspace.com/halifax
Hope you guys like them.
INTRO guitar one 2X
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|-2--------------2-2-------------|
a|-2--------------2-2-------------|
E|-0--------------0-0-------------|
INTRO guitar two 2X
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------88888888888-|
g|---99999999999------99999999999-|
d|--------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Both guitars in unison 2X
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|-55-44-22-44----55-44-77-55-----|
a|-33-33-33-33----55-55-55-55-----|
E|--------------------------------|
VERSE guitar 1 only
e|----------------------|
b|----------------------|
g|--------------9999999-|
d|-2--xxx--22---xxxxxxx-|
a|-2--xxx--22---7777777-|
E|-0--xxx--00-----------|
guitar 2 after guitar one is done
e|-------------------------|
b|-------------------------|
g|-555555--777777----------|
d|-555555--777777--555555--|
a|-333333--555555--555555--|
E|-----------------333333--|
***** ***** *****
PRECHORUS guitar 2
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|------777--555--4~--|
d|-222--777--555--2~--|
a|-222--555--333--0~--|
E|-000----------------|
CHORUS both guitars in unison
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|--------77777--55555---------|
d|-22222--55555--55555--22222--|
a|-22222--55555--33333--22222--|
E|-00000----------------00000--|
e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|--------77777--55555-----------|
d|-22222--55555--55555--22--2-xx-|
a|-22222--55555--33333--22--2-xx-|
E|-00000----------------00--0-xx-|
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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bigl Wanna Be |
#1 by bigl shattuck at Sep 26, 2007 at 11:21 PM EST |
| ok i'm not catching the blatant "GD" lyric can someone explain this? | |
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#2 by In Memory of Syd 1946-2006 at Sep 27, 2007 at 12:44 PM EST |
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| "call me pathetic, call me what you will" is a lyrics from Green day's 'longvie' | |
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Rebecca Average |
#3 by Rebecca Lira at Sep 27, 2007 at 2:51 PM EST |
| the music the the beginning reminds me of some other song... what is it..? its driving me nuts.. | |
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Chris Average |
#4 by Chris H... at Sep 27, 2007 at 4:22 PM EST |
| This song is definitely about a loved one dying. It's kind of morbid, but beautiful. My favorite Halifax song. | |
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sidvic Average |
#5 by sidvic at Sep 28, 2007 at 6:05 AM EST |
| what the hell is up with my writing today? "call me pathetic, call me what you will" is a LYRIC from Green Day's 'LONGVIEW'. | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#6 by Justin Neafsey at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:46 PM EST |
| This song makes me cry. No one can argue the meaning. It's depressing, but really beautiful at the same time. 1 | |
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Mike Average |
#7 by Mike Murphy at Sep 28, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST |
| yeah, good point. Mind you, early november did the same thing with a get up kids, and look what happened! | |
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cliff Average |
#8 by cliff burton at Sep 29, 2007 at 2:52 AM EST |
| I saw them live 2.5 years ago, before the CD with this song came out, and they played it. But right before performing it, he mentioned that his grandfather just passed away and this song is about him. | |
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luke Average |
#9 by luke walden at Sep 29, 2007 at 3:35 AM EST |
| this song is awesome. i saw then live like two days ago and they said it was going to be their last time playing it live. after the concert i talked to them and they said its about his grandfather and he is still getting over it and doesn't want to play it any longer. but they rock and i can't wait to see them again | |
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Jon Average |
#10 by Jon D at Sep 30, 2007 at 2:32 AM EST |
| welcome to drive thru records. | |
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mark Badass |
#11 by mark at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:06 PM EST |
| Halifax is great | |
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Cicely aka Icic Badass |
#12 by Cicely aka Icicles and CSkank Shankle (if u stalk me i will shoot you.) at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:08 AM EST |
| i was just looking online for some Saosin (awsome band) stuff and i spoted this band..i listened..i liked, this band kicks ass, i think this song is about a guy who is going through some tough times with a girl and he doesn't care what is good for him he only wants to help her---"If I could be anything, I would be medication for you" Halifax thank you | |
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sam Wanna Be |
#13 by sam smith at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:42 PM EST |
| i think maybe it's supposed to be blatant, sort of paying homage to them. | |
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Paul Average |
#14 by Paul Givlin at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:26 AM EST |
| its weird cause halifax is a place in nova scotia. and so is sydney. thats pretty cool | |
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kostas Rhythm Player |
#15 by kostas kouveliotis at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:53 AM EST |
| green day rips off an ataris lyric in one of their new songs on the radio, from the ataris song "road signs and rock songs" actually, the rip off is in the title of the song. | |
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Alex Professional |
#16 by Alex Moser at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:54 AM EST |
| halifax rocks my freakin socks mann! | |
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† james † Average |
#17 by † james † at Oct 3, 2007 at 6:07 PM EST |
| Seen these guys a few times and they rock, he said the song was about his grandfather.. | |
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Zac Wanna Be |
#18 by Zac Fielder at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:45 PM EST |
| Ahhh im 4th, shoulda wrote something last week......dont got much to say except check them out at purevolume.com | |
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Sarah Average |
#19 by Sarah Bates at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:47 AM EST |
| i have no clue what it's actually about, but i see it as something I would say to my Boyfriend. ^_^ | |
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d Wanna Be |
#20 by d g at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:28 PM EST |
| woo, im the first ever person to comment on how great halifax are.. i love this song. Despite the blatant gd lyric.. lol | |
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Zack Wanna Be |
#21 by Zack Callahan at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:49 PM EST |
| Okay...I'm prettty sure the song is about Mike Hunau's grandfather when he was sick/dying and all the pain that Mike felt. I might be wrong about who it was that died but like oh doctor doctor said, it is definately about a loved one. | |
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Taylor Average |
#22 by Taylor Enokson at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:35 AM EST |
| drive thru records kicks ass, all their bands are good | |
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Zoe Wanna Be |
#23 by Zoe that thing at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:38 AM EST |
| "i saw then live like two days ago and they said it was going to be their last time playing it live. " Really, now? That's funny, because I saw them about 5 times this month and they played it every single time. And MySensesHavFailed35 hit it right on the nose with the Mike quote. | |
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Glenn Average |
#24 by Glenn Campbell at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:59 AM EST |
| "The song 'Sydney' is about how, in May of 2003, my grandfather Sydney Marcus died after a battle with Parkinson disease and a related condition, dementia, which causes memory loss. For me, this was a lot different than writing about a normal death in the family, because for the last year of his, my grandfather couldn't even recognize me. So I tried to use lines such as 'You're so medicated, you don't even remember my name,' to try to put people in my shoes and show them how hard it was. So the message is, take advantage of the time you have with loved ones, because unlike these songs, they won't be around forever" ---Mike Hunau this is my favorite song off their EP along with broken glass syndrome | |
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