Sometimes You're The Hammer Sometimes You're The Nail Tab by A Day To Remember

Sometimes You're The Hammer Sometimes You're The Nail tab by A Day To Remember

Guitar Tab

SONG: Sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes you're the nail
BAND: A Day To Remember
ALBUM: Common Courtesy

NOTE: This is one of my first tabs which made tabbing the parts a
little difficult at times. And I was also a little biased with
guitar 1. I didn't spend a lot of time tabbing out guitar 2 but
 you can clearly hear the rhythm of it. Also, this is not a great
tab, but I love this song and really wanted to play it. I also
wouldn't mind somebody to building off this and maybe producing
a more accurate tablature.

Enjoy!


TUNING:
Guitar 1 Drop C (CGCFAD)
Guitar 2 Drop C (CGCFAD)

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

                           INTRO

Guitar 1 (0:02-0:12)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|  x2
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (0:02-0:12)
 --------------------------------5-------------------------------5---|
 ------6---5h6---------6---5h6---------6---5h6---------6---5h6-------|
 --7-7---7-----7-7-7-7---7-----7---7-7---7-----7-7-7-7---7-----7-----|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM * *   *     * * * *   *     *   * *   *     * * * *   *     *

"I Got It!"

Guitar 1 & 2 (0:13-0:25)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|

 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|


                           PRE-VERSE

Guitar 1 (0:26-0:28)
 ------------------------------|
 ------------------------------|
 ------------------------------|   "GO!"
 ------------------------------|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-|
PM *** *** *** * *** *** * ***

Guitar 1 & 2 (0:29-0:40) (You can hear the Rhythm of it easily)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------5*-|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------5*-|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-00000000-000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000----|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-00000000-000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000----|
PM *** *** *** * *** *** * *** ******** *** *** *** * *** *** * ***

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------10\\-|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-00000000-000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-10\\-|
 --000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-00000000-000-000-000-0-000-000-0-000-10\\-|
PM *** *** *** * *** *** * *** ******** *** *** *** * *** *** * ***


                            VERSE

Guitar 1 (0:41-0:53)
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------2h3p2-0h2p0-----------------------|
 ---5-0h5-5-5-1h5--------------5-0h5-5-5-1h5-1-1-0-0-|
 --0-0---0-0-0---0--------------0---0-0-0---0--------|
PM * *   * * *   *              *   * * *   *

 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------2h3p2-0h2p0------------33-3-3-22-2-2-2-2-|
 ---5-0h5-5-5-1h5--------------5-0h5-5-5--11-1-1-00-0-0-0-0-|
 --0-0---0-0-0---0--------------0---0-0---------------------|
PM * *   * * *   *              *   * * * **     **

Guitar 2 (0:41-0:53) (something like this. Hard to tab out)
 ------|------------------------|
 ------|------------------------|
 ------|------------------------|
 ------|------------------------| x4
 --0-0-|000-00000000-0-0-0000---|
 --0-0-|000-00000000-0-0-0000---|
PM * *  *** ******** *** ****


                           PRECHORUS

Guitar 1 & 2 (0:53-1:04)
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
 --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0----------0--0---------|
 --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0000--0--0--0-0000-|
 -----------------------------------0--0--0-0000--0--0--0-0000-|
PM                                        * ****        * ****

 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--5--5--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3--3--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--3--3--3--3--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|


                               CHROUS
Guitar 1 (1:04-1:27)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6---|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6---|  x2
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4---|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (1:04-1:27)
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|

 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|

 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --10-10----11-11-10-10-10-|     ---------------------|
 --------12----------------|     --10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-|
 --------------------------| x3  ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|

 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --10-10----11-11-10-10-10-|     ---------------------|
 --------12----------------|     --10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-|
 --------------------------| x3  ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|




                            VERSE 2
Guitar 1 (1:28-1:40)
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------1p0--1p0-----------------------|
 --------5-0-1---5-0-1---1p0--1p0---------5-0-1-1-1/3-3-|
 --0-000--0-0-000-0-0--00---00---0--0-000--0-0-0-0------|
PM * ***  * * *** * *  **   **   *  * ***  * * * *

 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------1p0--1p0-----------------3/5-5-5-5-5--|
 --------5-0-1--1p0--1p0---------5-0-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-3--|
 --0-000--0-0-00---00---0--0-000--0-0-0-0-------------|
PM * ***  * * **   **   *  * ***  * * * *

Guitar 2 (1:28-1:40)
NOTE! Im sure its just palm muting the top two string open. So listen
closely for the Rhythm.


Guitar 1 & 2 (1:41-1:52)
 ------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------3---3/5-5-5-5-|
 --0-000-0-000--000-0-00000000--0-000-0-000--0-1-0-1/3-3-3-3-|
 --0-000-0-000--000-0-00000000--0-000-0-000--0---0-----------|
PM * *** * ***  *** * ********  * *** * ***  *   *

 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------0---3-3-5-5--|
 --0-000-0-000--000-0-00000000--0-000-0-000--0-0-0-3-3-5-5--|
 --0-000-0-000--000-0-00000000--0-000-0-000--0-0-0-3-3-5-5--|
PM * *** * ***  *** * ********  * *** * ***  *   *


                        PRECHORUS 2

Guitar 1 & 2 (1:52-2:04)
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
 --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0----------0--0---------|
 --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0000--0--0--0-0000-|
 -----------------------------------0--0--0-0000--0--0--0-0000-|
PM                                        * ****        * ****

 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--5--5--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3--3--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--3--3--3--3--|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|



                             CHORUS 2


Guitar 1 (2:05-2:28)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6---|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6---|  x2
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4---|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 -------|
 -------|
 -------|
 --0~---|
 --0~---|
 --0~---|

Guitar 2 (2:05-2:28)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|

 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------|

 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --10-10----11-11-10-10-10-|     ---------------------|
 --------12----------------|     --10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-|
 --------------------------| x3  ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|

 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --10-10----11-11-10-10-10-|     ---------------------|
 --------12----------------|     --10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-|
 --------------------------| x3  ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|
 --------------------------|     ---------------------|


                          Breakdown (Slow Part)

Guitar 1 (2:31-3:23)
 --------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------|
 ----5-5-55-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-|
 ----3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-2-2-22-|  x 4
 --5-5-5-55-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-33-|
 --0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-3-2-2-22-|

Guitar 2 (2:42-3:23)
 NOTE! Starts with the Last note (the 5~) at the end of Guitar 1's first cycle
 -------------------------------------|
 --6~-----10~----11~-----10~-----5~//-|
 -------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------|  x 3
 -------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------|


                                OUTRO

Guitar 1 & 2 (3:23-3:48)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x2
 --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Guitar 1 (3:49-4:13)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-9-9-9----10-10-10-10------------|
 --00-------------00--------------------00--------------00--8------|
 --00-------------00--------------------00--------------00--8-(x7)-|
 --00-------------00--------------------00--------------00--8------|

 --------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------|
 -----10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-9-9-9------------|
 --00-------------00---------------------10--------|     x2
 --00-------------00---------------------10-(x16)--|
 --00-------------00---------------------10--------|

Guitar 2 (3:49-4:13)
 Im pretty sure its the same as Guitar 1 here. But without the higher notes.


Guitar 1 & 2 (4:14-4:17)
 -----------------------|
 -----------------------|
 ------10-10-10-10------|
 --00--x--x--x--x--00~~-|
 --00--8--8--8--8--00~~-|
 --00--------------00~~-|
PM                 **

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