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Self Help Tab by Good Charlotte

Self Help tab by Good Charlotte

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Guitar 1 - Benji Madden
Guitar 2 & 3 - Billy Martin


Intro:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--x8-2--x8-0--x12-2-2-2-2-4--x8-2--x8-0--x12-(pause)-|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------1.-|---------------------------2.-||
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||
A|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||

Guitar 2
e|-----------||---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------||
B|-----------||-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-10~-9-10-9-10-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-|-10~-9-10-9---|-10~------||
G|-(silence)-||---------------------------------------------------------------|------------9-|----------||
D|-----------||---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------||
A|-----------||---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------||
D|-----------||---------------------------------------------------------------|-----1./3./4.-|-------2.-||

Verse 1:

Guitar 1           V clean                           V distortion
e|----------------------------------------------4x-|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------9~---------9~--------9~-------9~-----9~---|--------------------------------------------|
D|---7----------9----------7~--------7------7------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---------|
A|-9---9------7---7------5---------5------7--------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---2~----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---2~----|
                                                                                          *
Guitar 2 (clean, enters at 00:33)                                         V distortion
e|----------12--12--------------12------------12--12-------------------||------------|--------|--------||
B|-----12~----10--10-9h10p9---9----9-----12~----10--10-9h10---12-9-12~-||-9-----1010-|-10-----|-10-----||
G|-9~-----------------------9--------9~---------------------9----------||-9--x6-9-9--|-9---x8-|-9---x5-||
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|--------|--------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|--------|--------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------2x-||------------|-----1.-|-----2.-||

Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2------------------|-------2-----------------|
D|-0-----2--x8-2-----/4-----|-0-----2--x8-2-----4-----|
A|-0--x8-0-----2--x9-/4--x7-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4--x8-|
D|-0-----------2-----/4-----|-0-----------2-----4-----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2---------------------------------|-------2-----------------|
D|-0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----2--x8-2-----4-----|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-x-x-0-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4--x8-|
D|-0-0---0-0-----------------x-x---2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----------2-----4-----|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~-9h10p9-----------------------10~-9h10p9--------------------------------------------|
G|------------9~-9-----4-----/6----------------9~-9------9-9-9-111111-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-|
D|------------------x8----x9-----x7-------------------x8----------------------------------|
A|---------------7-----2-----/4-------------------7------7-7-7-9-9-9--2-2-2-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       ===3===
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9h10p9-----10p9---------9h10p9-----9h10p9~---9h10-----9h10p9-----10p9-------------------|
G|--------9~-------9~-------------9~-----------------9~---------9~-------9~---4-----/6-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x9-----x7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----/4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      ===3===
Preverse:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------1.-|---------------------------2.-||
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||
A|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-||

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-10~-9-10-9-10-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-10~-9-10-9----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------9~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------2x-|

Guitar 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~---13~---9-9-9-9-9---11~11111111---7~---6~---9~-/11111111~--9~---9~---11~11111111---7~---6~---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12~---11~---7-7-7-7-7---9~-9-9-9-9----5~---4~---7~-/9-9-9-9~---7~---7~---9~-9-9-9-9----5~---4~---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Guitar 1           V clean                           V distortion
e|----------------------------------------------4x-|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------9~---------9~--------9~-------9~-----9~---|--------------------------------------------|
D|---7----------9----------7~--------7------7------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---------|
A|-9---9------7---7------5---------5------7--------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---2~----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-0-0----0-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0----0-0---2~----|
                                                                                          *
Guitar 2 (clean, enters at 1:33)                                               V distortion
e|------12~----12----------12---12---12p0---12--12--12-----------------------||-----------|--------|--------||
B|----12-----10--10-9h10p9----9----9------12--12--10--10-9h10p9h10p9-12-9-12~||9-----1010-|-10-----|-10-----||
G|-9~------------------------------------------------------------------------||9--x6-9-9--|-9---x8-|-9---x5-||
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----------|--------|--------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----------|--------|--------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------2x-||-----------|-----1.-|-----2.-||

Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2------------------|-------2-----------------|
D|-0-----2--x8-2-----/4-----|-0-----2--x8-2-----4-----|
A|-0--x8-0-----2--x9-/4--x7-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4--x8-|
D|-0-----------2-----/4-----|-0-----------2-----4-----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2---------------------------------|-------2-----------------|
D|-0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----2--x8-2-----4-----|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-x-x-0-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4--x8-|
D|-0-0---0-0-----------------x-x---2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----------2-----4-----|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~-9h10p9-----------------------10~-9h10p9--------------------------------------------|
G|------------9~-9-----4-----/6----------------9~-9------9-9-9-111111-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-|
D|------------------x8----x9-----x7-------------------x8----------------------------------|
A|---------------7-----2-----/4-------------------7------7-7-7-9-9-9--2-2-2-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       ===3===
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9h10p9-----10p9---------9h10p9-----9h10p9~---9h10-----9h10p9-----10p9-------------------|
G|--------9~-------9~-------------9~-----------------9~---------9~-------9~---4-----/6-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x9-----x7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----/4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      ===3===
Bridge:

Guitar 1 (clean)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------2x-|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7~------------7~------------6~----------4~------6~-----|--------------------------------------------|
A|---4------4~-----7------7~-----2------2~-----0-------2--------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---------7---7---------2---2---------0-------2----------|-4~--2~--0~----4~--2~--0~----2~--4~--2~--0~-|

Guitar 2 (clean)
e|-12~--------------12~-----------12~------14~----12~-----------12~-------------|
B|-------9~--------------9~-------10~--9~--------------9~------------9~----10~--|
G|-9~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Breakdown:

Guitar 1 (distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---6----------------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7----------------------7-----------7--------7-------------7--------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------2~-0-------------------------------------2-----|
D|---4---4~-0-4---4~--0~--0-4---4~-0-4---4~-2~-0-4---4~-0-4---4~--0~--0-4---4~-0-4---2--x8-|
                                                                                     *
Guitar 2 (PLAY ALL AS NATURAL HARMONICS, enters at 2:43)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------(silence)------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7----7-----7~-------7---7~--7-7-7---------7--|
A|---------------------------------------------7-7---9~---9-9------------9-------------x-9-9----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------9~-----------------------------|

Final Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------9-----4------------------------|-------2------------------|-------2-----------------|
D|-0-----7-----2--------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0-----2--x8-2-----/4-----|-0-----2--x8-2-----4-----|
A|-0--x8-7--x8-2--x6----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0--x8-0-----2--x9-/4--x7-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4--x8-|
D|-0-----7-----2--------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0-----------2-----/4-----|-0-----------2-----4-----|
   ^ lo-fi
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2---------------------------------|-------2----------------|
D|-0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-x-x-2-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----2--x8-2-----4----|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-x-x-0-2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0--x8-0-----2--x8-4-x8-|
D|-0-0---0-0-----------------x-x---2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4---x-x-x-x-|-0-----------2-----4----|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10~-9h10p9--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9~-9------9-9-9-111111-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-|
D|---7~---7---------------------------x8-----------------------------------|
A|-9-------------------------------7------7-7-7-9-9-9--2-2-2-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-|
D|----------9~-------------------------------------------------------------|
 ^NATURAL HARMONICS^      ===3===
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9h10p9-------------------9h10p9---------------9h10p9-------------9h10p9------------------|
G|--------9~--\6~---6h7p6~---------9~--4-4-6------------9~---\6~-----------9~-4-4-4-4/6-----|
D|--------------------------------------------x8-----------------------------------------x7-|
A|-------------------------------------2-2-4----------------------------------2-2-2-2/4-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 ===3===
Outro:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------1.-|---------------------------------2.-||
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-------||
A|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-x-4~\-||
D|-4~-4-4---4-4---4~-4---4-4-4-|--0~-0-0---0-0---2~-2---2-2--x-|-x-7-7-7-7-7--x-2-2-2---2-2-2-x-4~\-||
                                                                                                *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-10~-9-10-9-10-101010-9-10-9~-9-10-12~-10~-9-10-9----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------9~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------2x-|

Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~---13~---9-9-9-9-9---11~11111111---7~---6~---9~-/11111111~--9~---9~--11~11111111---7~---6~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12~---11~---7-7-7-7-7---9~-9-9-9-9----5~---4~---7~-/9-9-9-9~---7~---7~--9~-9-9-9-9----5~---4~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - let note ring
==3== - triplet
x - mute note
t - tremolo pick

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