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After The War Tab 
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                             After the war - Gary Moore
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Tabbed by: JaLe
E-mail: [email protected]



Intro (open D strings are played palm muted)

e|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
B|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
G|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
D|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|
A|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|
E|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
   w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)



e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------6-----6----------|-6--------8~-------|
G|-------5-----5--7-------|-5--------7~-------|
D|-0--0-----0-----7--0--0-|----0--0-----------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e    h



e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------6-----6----------|-13-13-13-13-13-15-----|
G|-------5-----5--7-------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-----|
D|-0--0-----0-----7--0--0-|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  q



Verse 1 (play palm mutes)

So many came before you

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

the prisoners of fate

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

a history of bloodshed

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

a legacy of hate

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



Prechorus

And where will you be standing when the battles have been won

e|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-5-------------------|-5-------------|-3---------------|-3--------------------|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------|-1---------------|-1--------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   w                     w(hold)         w                 w(hold)

inside your lonely fortress the battle's just begun

e|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--------------|-5----------|-7------------|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|
E|-3--------------|-3----------|-5------------|-6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--|
   w                w(hold)      w              e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



Chorus (the single notes are palm muted, the powerchords not)

After the war                    who would you be fighting for

e|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-5----------------|-------3--------3----|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1----|
E|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w                  e  e  e  e  e  e  q



After the war                   is over

e|-------|---------------------|----|-----|
B|-------|---------------------|----|-----|
G|-------|---------------------|----|-----|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-3--|-5---|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-1--|-3---|
E|-------|---------------------|----|-----|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w    w



After the fire                 is burning to its  dying embers

e|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-5----------------|-------3--------3----|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1----|
E|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w                  e  e  e  e  e  e  q

after the war

e|------------------------|-------------|-----|--------|---|-------------|
B|------------------------|-------------|-----|--------|---|-------------|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----|--------|---|-------------|
D|------------------------|-------------|-7---|-7------|-7-|-7-----------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7-----------|-5---|-5------|-5-|-5-----------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5-----------|-----|--------|---|-------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e q h      w     w(hold)  w   w(hold)



Verse 2 (The Ds you play on the A string should be palm muted except for the ones with 
vibrato. Try to figure out some of the

pinch harmonics he plays.)

A letter from the draft board               put pain to all your dreams

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------7~|------------------------|----------------5-------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--8-------|-------5--5--5--8-----5~|-------5--5--5--------5~|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------5-------|
A|-------5--5--5--------5~|
E|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



you're just another number                    in military schemes

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------7~|------------------------|----------------5-------|
A|-------5--5--5--8-------|-------5--5--5--8-----5~|-------5--5--5--------5~|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------5-------|
A|-------5--5--5----------|
E|------------------------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



Prechorus
Same chords but different text:

They marched you in a uniform
You wore against your will.
With lies of hope and glory,
They taught you how to kill.





Chorus



Bridge (without guitar, guitar starts in with the F powerchord. The F,G and the first 
bar of A are palm muted, the last one

not.)

Bb
After the war,

Bb                Dm     Dm
You thought you'd be a hero.

Bb       Bb          Dm       Dm
After all that you survived.

Bb      Bb            Dm        Dm
If hell was meant for heroes,



Then you'd              surely           have arrived.

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e



e|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
B|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
G|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
D|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|-7--|-7------|
A|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|-5--|-5------|
E|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|----|--------|
   w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)  w    w(hold)

Use your whammy bar over the last two bars!

Guitar solo
Slow it down(e.g. with SlowMp3) to get the timing!

The hammer ons noted here are played faster!! (This is just how I try to play it)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3p0h3p0h3p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h3p0h3p0---h5p0h5p0h5p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h5p0h5p0--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-h7p0h7p0h7p0h8p0h8p0h8p0h7p0h7p0---h5p0h5p0h5p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h2p0h2p0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------11-------11-13-s18~------------|
G|----------------3---2--5--3---s8------12-------12--------------------------|
D|----------3--1---------------------------13--------------------------------|
A|-3--1--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5p0h5p0h5p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h9p0h9p0---5p0h5p0h5p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h9p0h9p0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------22---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-h7p0h7p0h7p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h10p0h10p0----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Use whammy bar on the last note! and don't play it on the high e string. He plays that d
but as a pinch harmonic. You could try to get it on the D string between the eight and ninth
or between the second and third fret or on the G string right above the third fret.

e|----------------------------------5------6-----10--12--10--9--10--12-------|
B|-------------------------5--6--8------------8------------------------------|
G|-------------------5--7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--7--8----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--7--8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Alternative fingering for this passage:

e|----------------------------------------------------12----------12---------|
B|-------------------------------------------------15----15-14-15------------|
G|----------------------------10-12-14----15-14-12---------------------------|
D|-------------------10-12-14------------------------------------------------|
A|----------10-12-13---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-12-13------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|-15--13--12--18--17--15--20--18--17--20b22---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you can do fast picking on those last notes.

Hold the last bend, then play a bit with pinch harmonics on the fifth fret on the
D string and then on the G string (and use whammy bar of course).

Then it goes back to the chorus (which is slightly changed):

e|------------------------|-------------|
B|------------------------|-------------|
G|------------------------|-------------|
D|------------------------|-------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7-----------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5-----------|
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e q h

After the war                    who would you be fighting for

e|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-5----------------|-------3--------3----|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1----|
E|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w                  e  e  e  e  e  e  q

After the war                    who would you be fighting for

e|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-5----------------|-3-------------------|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3----------------|-1-------------------|
E|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w                  w



After the fire                 is burning to its  dying embers

e|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-----|-------10-------10---|-5----------------|-------3--------3----|
A|-5-----|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1----|
E|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
   w       e  e  e  e  e  e  q   w                  e  e  e  e  e  e  q





Guitar 1(rythm)
I'm not sure about the end as it is "hidden" behind the singing. e3 = eighth triplet

e|----------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------|---------------------|------------------|-7--5--------------------|
D|-7--------------|-------10-------10---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-------7--5--------------|
A|-5--------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------8--7--5--3--|
E|----------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
   w                e  e  e  e  e  e  q   e e e e e e e e    e3 e3 e3 e3 e3 e3 q  q

Guitar 2(solo)

e|-(22)b25-b24-22-|--(22)b25--b24--22---|-b24--22--20------|-22--------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then there is that small rythm part. I couldn't figure out what to play over that.
It ends with one guitar playing a D powerchord and a second doing something like a
D minor arpeggio in the 10 fret.

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w = whole note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e = eighth note

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| /   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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About the artist behind After The War Tab:

Gary Moore (born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish guitarist. In a career dating back to the 1960s, he has played with artists including Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Greg Lake and the blues-rock band Skid Row as well as having a successful solo career. Among many cameo appearances over the years, he performed the lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby" from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3.

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