Tabs
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SAY THE WORD - Hillsong United
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Tabbed by:ndermawan
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Capo 5
One of my favourite on the new album!
Hope the tab does it justice.
Chords Used: 
C majorC 
A minorAm 
FF 
G+G
Intro/verse: (0.02-0.45)
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on 6th time go to prechorus
e|------------0---------------0---------------0-----|------------------------|
BB|------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5---|-----3------------------|
G+G|----0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0-|---5---5---5-4-2--------|
D MajorD|--2-------2-------3-------3-------5-------5-------|-5-------5--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x2 = intro
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x4 = verse -> prechorus
During prechorus you can also just play the C majorC chord a bunch of times.
There is a constant single note of 1st fret on BB string that comes in at 0.44 until chorus
Prechorus: (0.47-0.51)
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e|----------------------------------------|
BB|------5-------------5---5---5---5---5---|
G+G|----0---0---5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|--5-------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
Chorus: (0.52-1.23)
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e|---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------|
BB|-------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------6---6---6---6---|
G+G|-5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Post-chorus:
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For the 'every word that you sa-a-a-ay, it will remain' part (1.24-1.38)
just strum chords to the beat, or chill and play nothing/improvise.
Post-chorus synth/Ooohs: (1.39-1.53)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5---|
G+G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0---------|
D MajorD|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3---------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|LOW OCTAVE OR
e|-------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8-------8-------10-10-10/12-|
BB|-----8-------8---8----------8-------8---8----------8-------8---8---------8-------8---8---------|
G+G|9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10----------9h10----9h10---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|HIGH OCTAVE
Verse: (1.54-2.23)
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on 6th time go to prechorus
e|------------0---------------0---------------0-----|------------------------|
BB|------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5---|-----3------------------|
G+G|----0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0-|---5---5---5-4-2--------|
D MajorD|--2-------2-------3-------3-------5-------5-------|-5-------5--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x2 = intro
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x4 = verse -> prechorus
Prechorus: (2.24-2.29)
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e|----------------------------------------|
BB|------5-------------5---5---5---5---5---|
G+G|----0---0---5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|--5-------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
Chorus: (2.30-3.31)
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e|---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------|
BB|-------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------6---6---6---6---|
G+G|-5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
Post-chorus synth/Ooohs: (3.32-4.01)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5---|
G+G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0---------|
D MajorD|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3---------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|LOW OCTAVE OR
e|-------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8-------8-------10-10-10/12-|
BB|-----8-------8---8----------8-------8---8----------8-------8---8---------8-------8---8---------|
G+G|9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10----------9h10----9h10---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|HIGH OCTAVE
Outro: (4.02- end)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-------3---3-1--------0-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5---|
G+G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0---------|
D MajorD|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3---------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Feel free to email me if you have any questions and I'll try to get back to you. Hope it is clear enough!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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