Dance Gavin Dance- Shark Dad Intro: play these three chords: E|--7--3--3-- B|--8--5--3-- G|--9--5--4-- D|--9--5--5-- A|--7--3--5-- E|--------3-- (you can also play the c at the 8th fret based on an e chord if you perfer) pick them single notes at a time, i do something like this: E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------5-------------------- G|-----------9--------------------9-----------9-----9--------------5-----5-----------4----- D|-----9--------9-----9-----9--------9-----9-----9-----9--------5-----------------5-----5-- A|--7-----7--------7-----7-----7--------7--------------------3-----------------5----------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------- then he plays this em chord and vibratos down with a tremelo bar or by bending the neck a little ( only bend the neck on bolt on guiars! you can snap a les paul style neck like that) then plucks some notes and stums the am E|--0--------------------0-----0-- B|--0--------------0--------0--1-- G|--0--------------------------2-- D|--2--------2-----------------2-- A|--2-----2-----2--------------0-- E|--0--0--------------0--------0-- a little bluesy solo is being played in the background during this (listen for timing, its not exact but its ok) E|--------------------------------17--19------17--19--12--17--19--14--15--14------22b23----------- B|--12\0-------12--15--10--8--12----------12----------------------------------12------------------ G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--5--4-- D|--------9\0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|--15--19--------------------------------------------------------------15--19-- B|------------------------------------------------------------------17---------- G|----------17--16--14p16--16--14b16r14--12h14--14--12--17--15--19-------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ then the distorted riff kicks in: (you can play these normal or as pinch harmonics) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--------------2--1-------------- A|--2--1--------------2--1-------- E|--------3--2--------------3--2-- then play these dissonat chords and tremelo pick while sliding: E|------10------10--------- B|--9---14--9---14--1/12\1- G|--12------12------------- D|------------------------- A|------------------------- E|------------------------- "she said i was..." , rhythym guitar plays these powerchords E|---------- B|---------- G|---------- D|--9--7--5-- A|--9--7--5-- E|--7--5--3-- and the lead plays this tapping riff; E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--14--10--12--14--10--14--10--12--x2 -14p10- 14p7h10-14p7-14p7h10-14p7-14p7-14p5h7-14p5-14p5h7 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at the end this is played: E|----------- B|----------- G|--14\7--7-- D|----------- A|----------- E|----------- while the other guitar plays this palm muted (amount of notes arent exact, listen and get the feel): E|------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------- G|------------11----------------------------------------- D|--------11--------------------------------------------- A|--9--9----------9--9--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--2--2--2-- E|------------------------------------------------------- strum these: E|---------- B|---------- G|--11--12-- D|---------- A|--9---10-- E|---------- a little tap: E|------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------ A|--7h9h10h14p10p9--7h9h10h14/15\14p10p9p7-- E|------------------------------------------ some powerchords: E|-------------- B|-------------- G|-------------- D|--2--5--2--5-- A|--2--5--2--5-- E|--0--3--0--3-- a bunch lead playing over that (not sure about this): E|------------------------------4--5--------------------- B|--12--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--7--8--13p8p5--12p8p5h12-- repeat that last part alot G|------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------- clean guitars:- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-----15--13--12h13p12--9--------------7--12------------12--15--13--12h13p12--13--9-----12--------12- G|-----14--12---------------9/-7--5--4-----11--11h12p11--11--14--12----------------------------11--11- D|--9--12--10------------------------------9---9---------9---12--10-------------------9------9-----9-- A|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9--------------- E|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--------------- E|-------------------- B|-------------------- G|--7--7--12--7--5--4-- D|--7--7--12--7--5--4-- A|--5--5--10--5--3--2-- E|-------------------- tremelo pick this during that: E|------------------19--15--14--12----- B|------13--12--19------------------0-- G|--12--------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------- twice distortion kicks back in with a killer riff: E|-----------2--------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------2-- B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------4-----5--4--2--0--5--4--2--0--4--------4-----5--4--2--0--7-9--7----7-9--7------------4----- D|-----4--------------------------------------4---------------------------9---------9-------4-------- A|--2--------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|--5--4--2--0--5--4--2--0--4--- D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|---------------------- B|----------------15/17- G|--9--11--11/14-------- D|---------------------- A|--7--9---------------- E|---------------------- E|-----------2--------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------2- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------4-----5--4--2--0--5--4--2--0--4--------4-----5--4--2--0--7-9--7----7-9--7------------4---- D|-----4--------------------------------------4---------------------------9---------9-------4------- A|--2--------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------2---------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|--5--4--2--0--5--4--2--0--4--- D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|----------------------- B|--5--7-----------15/17- G|--8--10----11/14------- D|-----------------------9pm A|-----------------------7pm E|----------------------- back to main riff: E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-----------------------------------------------------------2--1-------------- A|--2--1--------2--1--------2--1-----2--1--------2--1--------------2--1-------- E|--------3--2--------3--2--------2--------3--2--------3--2--------------3--2-- and continue

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