Continental Chords by Alkaline Trio

Continental chords by Alkaline Trio

Guitar chords with lyrics

Band: Alkaline Trio
Album: Good Mourning
Song: "Continental"
Tab by: T.J. Roberts (tj_roberts@poormail.com)


"Continental" is a fast-tempo rock tune (164bpm for 8-beat)
It's about losing a pal to addiction...


Intro/Pre-Verse

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----6-----4-----7-----4----4-6--2-2-6-----4---2-1-1---2----(4--)---------
A-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-----0-0---0-0---0---2-2-2--2-2-(--2)---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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     Play this again, but substitute (1--) at end the second time
             (--2)


Verse

"I got a dying urge..."

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------
D--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------
A--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Play 3X, then




"You made one last stop..."

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------
D--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------
A--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------
E-----------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------


Play beginning verse part 2 more times, then







"I got your picture..."

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
D--6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
A--4-4-4-4---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------



Chorus

"You had 9 lives..."

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4------
D--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--777-
A--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--777-
E--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------444-



E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9
A--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--777-6-6-6-777-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9
E--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-------------------444-4-4-4-444-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7


Back to Intro part
Verse part again
Bridge


The bridge basically is the same chord progression as the intro part
Just add a second guitarist and play single notes from the chords

Repeat chorus, just sing an octave higher, and end with:   E---------
                B---------
                G----9----
Have fun, kids. D----9----
                A----7----
                E----0----

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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