song title: IF YOU DON'T, DON'T
artist: JIMMY EAT WORLD
transcribed by: BEN WILKINSON
email: the_angry_sheepherder@hotmail.com
** 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-----------------------------------------
B --4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------
G --5--5--5--5----------------------------------------
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A ----------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
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VERSE
DISTORTION OFF
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes
"What's wrong..." -----------.
e ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G --6--6--6--6---------------------------------------- |
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-- |
A --4--4--4--4---------------------------------------- |
D ---------------------------------------------------- |
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - repeat this chord
change ONCE MORE
e ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G --6--6--6--6---------------------------------------- |
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-- |
A --4--4--4--4---------------------------------------- |
D --4--4--4--4---------------------------------------- |
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
-----------'
BRIDGE
semiquaver rhythm, all downstrokes
"Walked out on the beach..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --8--8--8--8---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
D --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
"Almost touched your hand..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
"Dreamed to finally say such things..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
"Only to pretend..."
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
D --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 ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
D --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 ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------- |
D --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------- |
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------- |
D ---------------------------------------------------- |
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - repeat this chord
change TWICE MORE
e ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------- |
D --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------- |
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------- |
D --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------- |
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
-----------'
** then after that, play the following ONCE... **
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------
D --6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------
D ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
e --------------------------4-------------------------
B --------------------------4-------------------------
G --5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------------
D --6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------------- Let the final chord
ring
A --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------------------
D --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----------------------------------------
B --x--x--x--x----------------------------------------
G --6--6--6--6---------------------------------------- strum these octaves for
D --x--x--x--x---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-- EIGHT BARS
A --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
D --x--x--x--x----------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
then..
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --8--8--8--8---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
D --8--8--8--8----------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G --6--6--6--6----------------------------------------
D --6--6--6--6---etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc-etc--
A --4--4--4--4----------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --6--------------------4---------------------------- Let these two chordsring
A --6--------------------4----------------------------
D --6--------------------4----------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
e ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G --6-------------------------------------------------
D --6------------------------------------------------- Let this chord ring
A --4-------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---- |
D --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 ---------------------------------------------------- |
B ---------------------------------------------------- |
G ---------------------------------------------------- |
D --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---- |
D --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 ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------
D --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
A --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----
D --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 ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G --6-----------------------6-------------------------
D --6-----------------------6------------------------- Let these two chords
ring
A --4-----------------------4-------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
"If you don't know... honey.. honey, then you don't."
e ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G --6-----------------------6-----------------------6-------
D --6-----------------------6-----------------------6------- Letfinalchordsring
A --4-----------------------4-----------------------4-------
D --------------------------4-------------------------------
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 -
THE END
B.
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