Running Across The Tracks

Billy Talent

Main Riff: It's played as the Intro as well as being variated in the Verses. For the intro, play it twice. |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-5-77---------2^0-----5/7-| x2 |-5-77-3^0-5^0-----3^0-----| |-5-77---------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-2-33-----------------------| x2 |-2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| |-2-33-----------------------| Verse 1: |------------| |------------| |------------| |-0----------| |-0----5^3^0-| |-0----------| |------| |------| |------| |-5-77-| x2 |-5-77-| |-5-77-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-2-33----2-33-----------------------| |-2-33----2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| |-2-33----2-33-----------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-5-77---------2^0-----5/7-| x2 |-5-77-3^0-5^0-----3^0-----| |-5-77---------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-2-33-----------------------| |-2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| |-2-33-----------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-2-33---------------------| |-2-33-3^0-5^0-2^3^2^0-----| |-2-33-----------------3^2-| Bridge: |-------| |-----------------------------| |-6-666-| |-----------------------------| |-X-XXX-| |-----------------------------| |-7-777-| x2 |-----------------------------| together x2 |-5-555-| |-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-----| |-0-000-| |-------------------------3^2-| |-------| |--------------------------------------------| |-6-666-| |--------------------------------------------| |-X-XXX-| |--------------------------------------------| |-7-777-| x2 |-----------------------------2----3----33333| |-5-555-| |-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2^3-5^3-2^0-2----3----33333| |-0-000-| |-----------------------------2----3----33333| Chorus 1: |-------------------------------| |8---8--8---8--8---13-13--12-12-| |X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X--| |10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-| x2 |0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| |-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-14--14-14-14-14-14---12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| |-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| |-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| |----------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| |-X---X--X--X--X--X----X---X--X--X--X--X--| |-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| |-8---8--8--8--8--8----8---8--8--8--8--8--| |-----------------------------------------| all of that x2 an add the last time: |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-5-3-0-| |-------| Verse 2: same as Verse 1 Bridge Chorus 2: same as Chorus 1 Breakdown: play just like chorus, but strum evenly (up & down) and let ring. Just listen to the song to get the strumming perfectly. last bit: |----------------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| |-X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-| |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| |-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |----------------------------------------------------| Solo: Backing |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| and so forth... |-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| |-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| |------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------8---10\-| |-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-----| |---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10-------------| |-------3^0-5^0-----3^0--------------------------------| |-5-777------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------8---10~-8--| |-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-------9| |---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10----------------| |-------3^0-5^0-----3^0-----------------------------------| |-5-777---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------8---10~10-| |-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-------| |---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10---------------| |-------3^0-5^0-----3^0----------------------------------| |-5-777--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------3---5~5-7b8r7-5\3---| |----------------------------------345---5---------------5-| |-----------------------2^0---5~5~-------------------------| |---------------2^0---------2------------------------------| |-------3^0-5^0-----3^0------------------------------------| |-5-777----------------------------------------------------| Interlude: In the background one guitar steadily plays: |-555555-| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |-----------------------| |-------------10-10-10~-| |-------------X--X--X---| |-333~--------10-10-10~-| x2 |-333~--------0--0--0~--| |-333~------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------6------10-----| |---------------------------------------X------X------| |-------3----10-10-10-7--7----10-10-10--7-x16--10-x16-| |-23532-3x36-10-10-10-7--7x32-10-10-10--5------8------| |-------3----10-10-10-7--7----10-10-10----------------| (In the background you can hear a part of the solo again) |--------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |-X---X--X--X--X--X--| |-10--10-10-10-10-10-| x2 |-0---0--0--0--0--0--| |--------------------| |---------------------------| |10-10--9--9---10-10--10-10-| |X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X--| |10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-| |0--0---X--X---X--X---7--7--| |-------9--9---10-10--------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |8---8--8---8--8---13-13--12-12--8---8--8---8--8---13-| |X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X---X--X---X--X---X--| |10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10-10--10-| |0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0---0--| |-----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 3: Play like any other Chorus plus the Breakdown part. End with: |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-----------5-77-| |-5-6-5-3-0-5-77-| |-----------5-77-|

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