Standard Tuning Intro: Guitar 1 (play once, then Guitar 2 accompanies) |------------------------------------- |----------5-5-4-44----------5-5-4-44- |-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44- |-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx- |-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22- |------------------------------------- Guitar 2 |------------------------------------- |------------------------------------- |-6-6-66-6-9-9------6-6-66-6-9-9------ |-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99- |-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99- |--------------7-77--------------7-77- Verse: |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________| |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________| Chorus: Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- |-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- |-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- Guitar 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2----------------- |-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- |-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- |-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- Bridge: Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-----------------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9----------------- |-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Guitar 2 |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11- |-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-- |-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-- |------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----6-----6-----6-----6- |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-----x-----x-----x- |-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-----4-----4-----4-----4- |---------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--- Structure + Lyrics Intro Verse play your hand don't play it off don't play that game out of touch there is no pride in seconds lost Chorus Verse first cello suite i know i'm late what do you care stop dragging feet we can't go back for seconds lost Chorus drive by don't stop drive by don't stop hate wins don't stop hate wins don't stop Intro riff Verse (string scrapes) smooth the sheets no one was here and never will wind your watch for seconds gone Bridge Chorus drive by don't stop drive by don't stop hate wins don't stop hate wins don't stop Noise solo (bass plays intro) Intro (1x) dejackamo says "play"Note: Jimmy Eat World always tunes in Drop , not standard. e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-2-2--2-2-2---5-5--4-4-4-|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-1-1--1-1-1---4-4--3-3-3-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--8-8-8--|---x16---x16-----------| D|-0-0--0-0-0---2-2--1-1-1-|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--|-11-----7--------------| A|-4-4--4-4-4--------------|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--6-6-6--|-11-----7--------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-11-----7--------------| Intro octives Octive riff Verse (Palm-muted) e|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|-------------12-------------12-----------9---------9--|-12--9--5--5--------| G|----.pm.-----13----.pm.-----13----.pm.---9---.pm.--9--|-13--9--6--6--------| D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| A|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| Verse pt2 "Out of touch" Chorus Scraping Part: The way to do this part when he sing "Smooth the sheets", is you mute the fret board with you left hand around the 7th fret and with your right hand mute the strings and do up and down strokes along with the rythmn. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9\8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9\8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9/18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18---| 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|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Pt1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------6-------6--------6-------6-------------------------------------------| D|(pm.)-4-(pm.)-4-(pm.)--4-(pm.)-4-------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------| Bridge Pt2 e|-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10-(repeat a few more times)----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chaotic Riff (I think he uses a effect pedal for this but alot of distortion will still give you a close enough sound) Outline: Intro Octive x2 (Low Distortion) Octive x2 (Heavy Distortion kicks in) Verse Pt1 x2 Verse Pt2 x2 Chorus x4 Verse Pt1 x2 Verse Pt2 x2 Chorus x4 Octive x4 Scraping Part Bridge Pt1 x2 Bridge Pt2 x1 Bridge Pt1 x2 Bridge Pt2 x1 Chorus x4 Chaotic Riff Octive x1

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