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		       How Long Is The Night - Thursday
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Tabbed by: Ryan
Email: ryanbryant123@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop D

Awesome song. E-mail me if you have any corrections.

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Guitar 1
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Intro: (0:00-0:31)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555--4444444444444444-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
A|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555------------+5------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
                                                     p.m .......
Chorus: 2x (0:32-0:59)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0000-0000--5555-5555--0000-0000--2222--5555---|
A|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|
D|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|

Fill 1: Clean (1:00-1:53) Start stop rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x--4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x------|
D|-7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x--7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7x------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Clean (1:54-1:56)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--15-15-17-17-14-14-15-15-17-14~---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Clean (1:57-2:17) Those are double digits not single!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--171717171717171717-15151515151515/202020202020202020-1818181818181818--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (2:18-2:20)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------5-----5-----|
D|--000-7-000-7-00--|
A|--000---000---00--|
D|--000---000---00--|

Awesome part: 4x (2:21-2:45) Guitar 2 does the palm mutes, but guitar 1 could also do 
them.
e|-----15------------15-----------------------15-----------15-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----12h13---14----12h13--------14h17-14-----14h17-14----------|
D|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|
A|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|
D|------------------------------00------------------------------00--|
                           p.m  ..                         p.m  ..
Intro: (2:46-3:17)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555--4444444444444444-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222222222222-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
A|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|
D|-0000000000000000--3333333333333333--2222222222222222--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--7777777777777777--5555555555555555------------+5------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
A|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
D|-7777777777777777--5555555555555555--3333333333333333--2222222-----------|
                                                    p.m  .......
Chorus: 2x (3:18-3:46)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0000-0000--5555-5555--0000-0000--2222--5555---|
A|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|
D|-0000-0000--3333-3333--0000-0000--2222--3333---|

Bridge: Clean (3:47-4:27)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-5------9-5----------------9-----------------9--------|
D|----------------------9h10--12-12---10--9h10--12-12---10-9---|
A|--8-8------8-8-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---9------9---9---------------9-12-9----------|
D|------9----------9---9-9h10--9h10----------10-9----|
A|--8-------8--8-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9h10----12-9-5-------9----------9----------9h10----------|
D|--9h10--------10----------------10-10------10-9h10--------9h10----|
A|----------------------------8----------8--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------------------9---------9h10-9----|
D|----10---9-10--9h10-------10----9-10-------------|
A|--8---------------------8------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro: Clean (4:27-end)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13131313131313131313131313131313--17171717171717171717171717171717-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:
e|------|
B|--10--|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
D|------|


========
Guitar 2
========

Intro: (0:00-0:31) It looks like a lot, but it all sounds good and it fits within the 31 
seconds.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999-101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999--5555--77777777--9999999999999999---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---|
A|-7777777777--3333--55555555--7777777777777777---|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212--14141414--1616161616161616---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212--1414141414141414---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9999999999-----------+5---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--2222222-------|
A|-7777777777--2222222-------|
D|-------------2222222-------|

Chorus: 2x (0:32-0:59)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------6---------------6-------|
G|-5~------5~-----------------5---------------5-----|
D|-3~------3~-------------------3---------------3---|
A|-------------------3-----------------3------------|
D|-----------------3---3-------------3---3----------|

Chorus continued: Fast strumming on this part
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999--77777777---9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10---|
D|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx---------------------------------------------|
A|-77777777--55555555---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1: Clean (1:06-1:53) This part is a little confusing. Wait until guitar 1 starts 
4 part before starting this:
                    7
e|--5------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5~-----------5~----------------------------------------------------|
G|----5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------After 9 times hit:--00--Then 3 more times hit:-0---|
A|------------------------------------------00-------------------------0---|
D|------------------------------------------00-------------------------0---|
After that last set of 0's play that 2 more times then start this:

Clean (1:54-1:56)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--15-15-17-17-14-14-15-15-17-14~---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Clean (1:57-2:17) Again, those are double digits not single!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--171717171717171717-15151515151515/202020202020202020-1818181818181818--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (2:18-2:20)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------5-----5-----|
D|--000-7-000-7-00--|
A|--000---000---00--|
D|--000---000---00--|

Awesome part: (2:21-2:45) Play the palm mutes when guitar 1 gets done with each group.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--00-------------------00----------------------|
A|--00-------------------00----------------------|
D|--00-------------------00----------------------|
p.m ..              p.m  ..

Intro: (2:46-3:17) When you play this intro again, there is a slite variation to it.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999-101010101010101010101010--12121212--101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999--5555--77777777--9999999999999999---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---|
A|-7777777777--3333--55555555--7777777777777777---|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212--14141414141414141414141414141414---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9999999999999999--10101010101010101010101010101010---|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-7777777777777777---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|

Intro continued:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212------------+5---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---2222222-------|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010---2222222-------|
D|------------------------------------2222222-------|

Chorus: 2x (3:18-3:46)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------6---------------6-------|
G|-5~------5~-----------------5---------------5-----|
D|-3~------3~-------------------3---------------3---|
A|-------------------3-----------------3------------|
D|-----------------3---3-------------3---3----------|

Chorus continued: Fast strumming on this part
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999--77777777---9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10---|
D|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx---------------------------------------------|
A|-77777777--55555555---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (3:47-4:27) Their might be 2 guitars on this part but it's so difficult to hear 
I only tabbed it for 1 guitar.

Outro: Clean (4:28-end)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13131313131313131313131313131313--17171717171717171717171717171717-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10101010101010101010101010101010--12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:
e|------|
B|--10--|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
D|------|

| .  palm mute
| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  let ring
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rich Average	#1 by Rich Frazer at Oct 6, 1971 at 6:27 AM EST
	this song takes my breath away. its amazing, simply amazing.

No Picture austin Lead Player	#2 by austin at Feb 26, 1983 at 2:16 PM EST
	maybe he didn't like the book "Night", because it was too long ("night" is a book about the holocaust) yes, i'm joking... i love this song

No Picture marvin Lead Player	#3 by marvin at Aug 1, 1983 at 1:27 AM EST
	this song is about insomnia. geoff says that in an interview i saw from the victory records website, he's had it before i guess. Thursday is fucking amazing, I saw them on Feb 28th at the fireside so i was right up close, it was really intense, if you haven't seen them live, get to a thursday show because it'll be amazing.

No Picture micheal Lead Player	#4 by micheal mceachern at Oct 8, 1986 at 11:59 AM EST
	this is easily my favorite, or one of my favorite Thursday songs, i love the end of it. which seems like it means losing someone and theres no one to catch you whenever you're down.

No Picture Joey Wanna Be	#5 by Joey at Jun 13, 1995 at 9:34 PM EST
	this is so beautiful. i love full collapse even more everytime i listen to it

No Picture zoe Wanna Be	#6 by zoe cherrie at Dec 20, 1996 at 9:42 PM EST
	Maybe this song is about losing sleep over losing a girl.

No Picture I fought the la Average	#7 by I fought the law and the law kicked my ass I never learn do i...?? at Nov 5, 1997 at 4:38 AM EST
	this is my favorite thursday song (along w/ 'i am the killer') its so amazing...its takes my breath away...the first time i heard this song, man, i could relate w/ it so well...i love it....i've never heard a better band!!!!! i think my favorite part when the "back up sing" is screaming "behind" geoffs singing and it sounds like he's about to butsr into tears he's so into it...i love bands that get into their music!!!!

No Picture Gabe Professional	#8 by Gabe Hawkins at Sep 18, 2001 at 7:34 AM EST
	i think this song is about pain, mentally and emotionally, which alot of people can relate to. thusday is so fucking amazing.

No Picture Rob Average	#9 by Rob Jones at Jul 22, 2002 at 1:33 PM EST
	I think Thursday is an amazing band and they hooked me the first time i heard them. This song is perhaps one of my favorite songs....like all their other songs it is filled with raw emotion that is yet to be rivaled by any other band i have heard.