Intro
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MEANT TO LIVE - Switchfoot
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Tabbed by: BlackSG
Tuning: Drop D: D-A-D-G-B-e
This may look a bit strange, but if you listen to the recording you can figure it out
I know this tab is correct, I have the tab book
INTRODUCTION
Guitar 1 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4b5r4-2-2-2-4b5r4-------4b5r4-----------2-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-2-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-0-0-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------2-2-2-------2-------2---------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distorted)
e|-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-2-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-0-0-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------2-2-2-------2-------2---------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Distorted) - I know it's a bit of a waste having a guitar in here just for this one note, but it's the way Switchfoot play it, so it's not up to me to change it...
e|-------------------------------------------------4-----------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4b5r4-2-2-2-4b5r4-------4b5r4-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distorted)
e|-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
Guitar 3 (Distorted) Now is when guitar 3 is really needed:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------4p0---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4b5-4-7p5---------4-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------7bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb8-----------------------------------|
VERSE
Guitar 1 (Distorted)
Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Distorted)
... by
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-4h5-4-4--0--2--0--4--0--4h5/7----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-4h5-4-4--0--2--0--4--0--4h5/7----------------------|
| b bend to
| r release from bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Thanks! I'll have the whole song online shortly
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