Bullet Soul tab by Switchfoot

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Switchfoot                             Page 1 of 6

Bullet Soul – guitar tab

Album: Hello Hurricane

Tuning – Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Drew)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|2x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|
Guitar 2 (Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|1x
A augmentedA|------------------12b12=12=12=12-12---|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|

Riff 2 Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---7\6\5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-8--|1x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7---7\6\5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7\6\5-5-5-5-------------|

Riff 3 Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9/12-9-0-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-(8)-|1x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7/10-7-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-(6)-|
D MajorD|---------------0-5-5-5-5--------------|

Guitar 1 (Drew)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|4x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|

(Jon,Tim,and Jerome singing)
Ooh! I want to sing one for all the dreamers
Ooh! I’m singing this one for sparks

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)                           Page 2 of 6
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|3x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|

Oooooh! Here’s one for the friction makers
Oooooh! We are the bleeding hearts

(don’t play guitar for this part they sing)

Don’t care whoever you are

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon) Page 2 of 6
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---7\6\5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-8--|3x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7---7\6\5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7\6\5-5-5-5-------------|

We rise and fall together
Our hearts still beat below
You can’t stand by forever

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|1x
A augmentedA|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|

You’re a kid with a bullet soul

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9/12-9-0-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-(8)-|2x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7/10-7-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-(6)-|
D MajorD|---------------0-5-5-5-5--------------|

Are you ready to go!

(play guitar after “go”)

Are you ready to go










Guitar 1 (Drew)                                Page 3 of 6
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|2x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|

Guitar 2 (Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-----------|2x
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|

Oooooh! I want to turn up the radiation

Guitar 1 (Drew)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|2x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|

Guitar 2 (Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9-0-0-0-0-----------|2x
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|

Oooooh! I want to glow in the dark  yeah

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|3x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7----------------5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7-6-5-5-5-5-------------|

Oooooh! Love is the one true innovation
Oooooh! Love is the only art

(don’t play guitar for this part)

Don’t let ‘em blow it apart

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---7\6\5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-8--|3x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7---7\6\5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7\6\5-5-5-5-------------|

We rise and fall together
Our hearts still beat below
You can’t stand by forever

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)                           Page 4 of 6
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|1x
A augmentedA|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|

You’re a kid with a bullet soul

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9/12-9-0-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-(8)-|3x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7/10-7-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-(6)-|
D MajorD|---------------0-5-5-5-5--------------|

Are you ready to go!

(play guitar after “go”)

Are you ready to go!
Oh! yeah you ready to go!
Are you ready to go!

Guitar 1 (Drew)
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---2-1-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-8-|3x
A augmentedA|--9-9-9-9-9---2-1-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-8-|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---2-1-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-8-|

Guitar Solo Guitar 2 (Jon)
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|-15-b17-b18-r15-12---------------------|
G+G|------------------14-14-b16—16-r14-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------12--|1x
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---12-b14-=14=14=14--11-9--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------12--12-12-11-------|1x
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------12/14-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12-14-b16—14-b16-r14-12----12-14-b16-14-12----|1x
A augmentedA|------------------------14---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|






Guitar 1 (Drew)                                Page 5 of 6
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--12------14------15------17--------12------14------15------18---|
G+G|-b16-----b18-----b19-----b21-------b16-----b18-----b19-----b22---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1x
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Jon)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------6--6----7--7----9--9--------------6--6----7--7----10---|
D MajorD|--9--9-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--7--7-x----9--9-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--8----|1x
A augmentedA|--5--5-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--7--7-x----5--5-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--8----|
D MajorD|--5--5-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--7--7-x----5--5-x--5--5-x--5--5-x--8----|

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
 Measure 1:     Measure 2:    Measure 3:
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E MajorE|----------------  ---------------  -----------------|
BB|----------------  ---------------  -----------------|
G+G|----------------  ---------------  -----------------|
D MajorD|----------------  ---------------  ----------7-6-5--|1x
A augmentedA|--7---7---------  ------5---5---6  --7---7---7-6-5--|
D MajorD|----------7---5-  --5------------  ----------7-6-5--|

Oooooh! we are the children of the scared

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
 Measure 2:    Measure 3:
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E MajorE|---------------  -----------------|
BB|---------------  -----------------|
G+G|---------------  -----------------|
D MajorD|---------------  ----------7-6-5--|2x
A augmentedA|------5---5---6  --7---7---7-6-5--|
D MajorD|--5------------  ----------7-6-5--|

Oooooh! I want to start from the start, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---7\6\5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---|2x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7---7\6\5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---|
D MajorD|--------------7\6\5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0---|

We rise and fall together
Our hearts still beat below

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9---7\6\5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-8--|1x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7---7\6\5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6--|
D MajorD|--------------7\6\5-5-5-5-------------|

Oh! You can’t stand by forever



Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)                           Page 6 of 6
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|1x
A augmentedA|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-|

You’re a kid with a bullet soul

Guitar 1,2 (Drew and Jon)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9/12-9-0-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-(8)-|4x
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7/10-7-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-(6)-|
D MajorD|---------------0-5-5-5-5--------------|

(for(8)&(6)you can use the whammy bar if you want to)

Are you ready to go!

(play guitar after “go”)

Are you ready to go!
Oh, yeah are you ready to go!
Are you ready to go!

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| x mute
| * palm mute
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| # whammy bar
| = keep bent

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