MY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE #1
                          As recorded by After Forever
                         (From the 2001 Album DECIPHER)

Words by M. Jansen
Music by S. Gommans, M. Jansen, F. Jansen, After Forever

Tabbed by: Jochen Bilderbeek (jbilderbeek@hotmail.com)
Thanx to:  After Forever (Sander & Luuk), Edward, Judge M.
Version 1.2 (19-09-2002)

Tuning: Normal (E A D G B E).


-INTRO (Citar)

-RIFF 1A (GTR 1)
GTR 1 and keyboard
e|--------------------| 3x then	----> |------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|--------------------|	              |------------------| A B C B A G F#
G|-------9~-8h9p8-----|	Keyboard:     |------------------| 
D|---------------10-9-| E E E	      |-7-9-10-9-7-------|
A|--------------------|	E D# E D# C B |------------10-9~-|
E|-0-0-0--------------|		      |------------------|


-RIFF 1B (GTR 2)
GTR 1 and 2 and keyboard
Play 3x together with RIFF 1A

e|--------------------| 3X then	|-------------------|
B|--------------------|		|-------------------|
G|--------------------|		|-2-4-5--4-2--------|
D|-------2~-1h2p1-----|		|------------5-4~---|
A|----------------3-2-|		|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0--------------|		|-------------------|


-RIFF 2
Listen very carefully to the rhythm!!
Play 3x 

  PM--------------------------------------------|
  E                G     F#    A     G     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-|

then

  PM-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3---3---3----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2--1---1---1----|


-RIFF 3A
Listen very carefully to the rhythm again!!!
Play 3x

  PM-----------------------|   PM----------|       PM|   PM|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------3-----3--|
A|-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0----1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|

-RIFF 3B
Play 1x

 PM-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--6-6--6-6-6--6--3-3--3-3-3----|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--4-4--4-4-4--4--1-1--1-1-1----|


-RIFF 3C
Play the riff only at the soprano parts.

Grunt: [She kept her beauty] 

Soprano: [She kept her beauty concealed] 
 PM-------|   PM|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|------------3-----3----|
A|-2-2--2-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-0-0--0-1-1-1-1-1-1----|

Grunt:		[concealed behind a curtain]
Soprano:	[behind a curtain of suspense]
Grunt:		[and endures her fate]
Soprano:	[and endures her fate]

-RIFF 3B
Both:		[molded by an ancient culture]


-RIFF 4A
Play 3x then RIFF 4B

Guitar 1 plays riff, guitar 2 strums chords.

  E (PM) 	
e|-------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|-------------------------------------------| B C A - B G B E
G|-------------------------------------------| B C A B G# F G D E
D|-9-10-7~-9----9-----9-10-7-9---------------|
A|-----------10---7~-----------11-8-10-5-7/--|
E|-------------------------------------------|

-RIFF 4B
Play 1x

  G(let ring)        A (let ring)
e|--------------------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|--------------------------------------------------------| B C A - B G B E
G|-----------------------------------9---------7----------| B C A C B C E C B C D C B C
D|-9-10-7~-9----9-----9-10-7-10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10--|
A|-----------10---7~--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


-RIFF 3A and 3B
Same as earlier, but now play the entire RIFF (3A and B, and not only 3C)
Now with these lyrics:

[The honour wasn’t allowed
[to be injured]
[She is going to live as her community expects her to]


-RIFF 4A and 4B
With some soprano screamings.


-RIFF 5

[...........I find myself.............]  

  PM-(slight)---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-4----|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-2-2-2----|
E|-------------------------------------|	Play 2x
  

[...................confined.......................]
  PM-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2----|
E|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0----|


[......between furtive desires.......] 

  PM-(slight)---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-4----|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-2-2-2----|
E|-------------------------------------|	Play 2x 


[...........and........................feel.....................]

  PM------------------------|  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------------------------|


[.....ings ....................of guilt................................]

  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|   PM--|      Start RIFF 6 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------5-------5-------5-------5-|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2--|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|


-RIFF 6
Only violins here, play 6x.

Keyboard notes:
B E B E B E B C B E

After 2x sing:
[These are my last words, I’m gonna leave you
I can’t stand your narrow mindedness any longer
Forgive me...]


-RIFF 1A
Play 1x


-RIFF 1B
Play 1x


-RIFF 2
Same as before.


-RIFF 4A and 4B
With some soprano screamings.


-RIFF 5
Same as before.


-RIFF 4A
Play 2x (only keyboard)
Guitar 2 plays E5 (same rhythm as snare drum)
End song with E5 (let ring)


-END SONG


That's all for this song. I think it's pretty correct! If you have suggestions, comments or 
corrections please contact me! 
(jbilderbeek@hotmail.com) 


Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 /\  - slide 
 ~   - vibrato
 PM  - palm muting
 [..]- lyrics are between these brackets.