Sad Happy tab by Circa Waves

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

this is a tab for the rhythm/lead guitar.


Intro:

e|--5--------5-5----------------|
BB|----7-5--------7-5------------|
G+G|--------7----------7----------|  X8 if playing to video version (video has extended intro)
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

e|--5--------5-5----------------|
BB|----7-5--------7-5------------|
G+G|--------7----------7----------|  X4 if playing to official song audio version
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

Verse 1:
 (slowly strum up) (B minorBm) (at 0:38 and 0:54
e|----2---------------|
BB|----3---------------|
G+G|----4---------------|
D MajorD|----4---------------|
A augmentedA|----2---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
                  OR

alternatively - you can play the repeated synth melody in the background instead.
(comes in 0:50)
e|---14-12------------|
BB|---------15---------|
G+G|--------------------|  ends at 1:05 when going into bridge
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|


Pre-Chorus:
 (slowly strum up) (starts 1:05)
   A augmentedA     G+G     A augmentedA      G(X16)(strum quick up and down 16 times to transition to chorus)
e|----5---------3---------5---||------3---------|
BB|----5---------3---------5---||------3---------|
G+G|----6---------4---------6---||------4---------|
D MajorD|----7---------5---------7---||------5---------|
A augmentedA|----7---------5---------7---||------5---------|
E MajorE|----x---------x---------x---||------x---------|

Chorus:
e|--5--------5-5----------------|
BB|----7-5--------7-5------------|
G+G|--------7----------7----------|  X8
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


Verse 2:
(comes in 2:06 with drums and bass)
e|---14-12------------|
BB|---------15---------|
G+G|--------------------| repeat till 2:20
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|


Pre-Chorus:
 (slowly strum up) (starts 2:20)
   A augmentedA     G+G     A augmentedA      G(X16)(strum quick up and down 16 times to transition to chorus)
e|----5---------3---------5---||------3---------|
BB|----5---------3---------5---||------3---------|
G+G|----6---------4---------6---||------4---------|
D MajorD|----7---------5---------7---||------5---------|
A augmentedA|----7---------5---------7---||------5---------|
E MajorE|----x---------x---------x---||------x---------|


Chorus/outro:
e|--5--------5-5----------------|
BB|----7-5--------7-5------------| repeat till end of song
G+G|--------7----------7----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


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| x Dead note

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