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If You Don't Don't by Jimmy Eat World

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song title: IF YOU DON'T, DON'T
artist: JIMMY EAT WORLD
transcribed by: BEN WILKINSON
email: [email protected]

** DROPPED 'D' TUNING **

NOTE: This is just one of the guitar parts. There is another,
but i haven't tabbed that yet. This is the basic idea though.

INTRO

e --4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --5--5--5--5----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
VERSE

DISTORTION OFF
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes

"What's wrong..."				   -----------.
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		repeat this chord
								change ONCE MORE
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		|
						   -----------'


BRIDGE

semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes

"Walked out on the beach..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --8--8--8--8---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

"Almost touched your hand..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

"Dreamed to finally say such things..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

"Only to pretend..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
** repeat VERSE and BRIDGE then.. **


CHORUS ONE

DISTORTION ON, PALM MUTING
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes

"If you don't, don't know..."			   -----------.
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		repeat these chord
								changes TWICE MORE
"Would you mean this please if it happens..."			|
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		|
						   -----------'

** then after that, play the following ONCE MORE... **

"If you don't, well honey, then you don't..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

straight into..

** repeat VERSE and BRIDGE (DISTORTION OFF) then jump back here for CHORUS
TWO **


CHORUS TWO

DISTORTION ON, PALM MUTING
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes

"If you don't, don't know..."			   -----------.
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		repeat these chord
								changes TWICE MORE
"Would you mean this please if it happens..."			|
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		|
						   -----------'

** then after that, play the following TWICE MORE... **

"If you don't, well honey, then you don't..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

then..


MIDDLE 8 and SOLO (DISTORTION OFF)

quaver rhythm, all downstrokes
						   -----------.
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		repeat this chord
								change TWICE MORE
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		|
						   -----------'

** then after that, play the following ONCE... **

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

e --------------------------4-------------------------
Chord diagramBB --------------------------4-------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------------- Let the final chord
ring
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -


** then DISTORTION ON... OCTAVES, normal strumming rhythm **

e --x--x--x--x----------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --x--x--x--x----------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------	strum these octaves for
Chord diagramD MajorD --x--x--x--x---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--	EIGHT BARS
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --x--x--x--x----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

then..

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --8--8--8--8---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--------------------4----------------------------	Let these two chordsring
Chord diagramA augmentedA --6--------------------4----------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--------------------4----------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6-------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-------------------------------------------------	Let this chord ring
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -


** DISTORTION OFF - just sing the next VERSE ("Here we are now... etc.) **

then..

** repeat BRIDGE then jump back here for thye FINAL CHORUS **

then..


FINAL CHORUS

DISTORTION ON, PALM MUTING
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes

"If you don't, don't know..."			   -----------.
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		repeat these chord
								changes TWICE MORE
"Would you mean this please if it happens..."			|
e ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----		|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -		|
						   -----------'

** then after that, play the following THREE TIMES MORE... **

"If you don't, well honey, then you don't..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

then..


ENDING

e ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6-----------------------6-------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----------------------6-------------------------	Let these two chords
ring
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----------------------4-------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

"If you don't know...    honey.. honey, then you don't."
e ----------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --6-----------------------6-----------------------6-------
Chord diagramD MajorD --6-----------------------6-----------------------6------- Letfinalchordsring
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4-----------------------4-----------------------4-------
Chord diagramD MajorD --------------------------4-------------------------------
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 -


THE END

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