He Wasn't Live tab by Avril Lavigne
Guitar Tab
Avril Lavigne He Wasn't Live Under My Skin Special Edition Track #15 in first disc length=3:14 2005 Arista/RCA Records tabbed by canuck_inbred@yahoo.com The Band Avril: Electric Guitar/Lead Vocals Craig: Electric Guitar/Backup Vocals Devin: Lead Guitar Charlie: Bass Matt: Drums Tuning: EADGBe all guitars ~-hold note p-pull off h-hammer x-palm mute
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Sequence: Avril-->Craig-->Devin
Chords that Avril used
D5- x-5-7-7-x-x-|
C5- x-3-5-5-x-x-|
G5- 3-5-5-x-x-x-|
Bb5- 6-8-8-x-x-x-|
A5- 5-7-7-x-x-x-|
F5- 1-3-3-2-1-1-|
E5- 0-2-2-0-0-0-|
C- x-3-2-0-1-0-|
G- 3-2-0-0-3-3-|
D- x-x-0-2-3-2-|
Chords that Craig used
D5- x-5-7-7-x-x but 10-12-12-x-x-x-| in the chorus
C5- x-3-5-5-x-x--------------------|
G5- x-10-12-12-x-x-----------------|
Bb5- 6-8-8-x-x-x--------------------|
A5- 5-7-7-x-x-x--------------------|
F5- x-8-10-10-x-x------------------|
E5- x-7-9-9-x-x--------------------|
Hey!!! This is one of my favorites, a fast-paced song then
It really rocks out the crowd when 3 feisty guitars had mixed.
Intro: (x4 for Avril and Craig)
Avril: (Her skills improved when I noticed her doing like this)
D5 C5
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--7-----7(x3)--7-7-----7(x3)--5|--5-----5(x3)--5-5-----5(x3)--7--|
D|--7p5h7-7(x3)--7-7p5h7-7(x3)--5|--5p3h5-5(x3)--5-5p3h5-5(x3)--7--|
A|--5-----5(x3)--5-5-----5(x3)--3|--3-----3(x3)--3-3-----3(x3)--5--|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Craig: (Slightly different from Avril)
D5 C5
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--7(x5)--7-7-----7(x3)--5|--5(x5)--5-5-----5(x3)--7---|
D|--7(x5)--7-7p5h7-7(x3)--5|--5(x5)--5-5p3h5-5(x3)--7---|
A|--5(x5)--5-5-----5(x3)--3|--3(x5)--3-3-----3(x3)--5---|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Devin: (Idle in the intro)
Verse 1: (Starts at 0:22)
Avril: (Still doing intro pattern above while singing)
D5 C5
There's not much going on today
Craig: (Same in his the intro part)
Devin: (at time 0:27 after Avril's "today")
e|--10~--p8h10p8h10~---|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Avril
D5 C5
I'm really bored it's getting late
Craig: (Same in his intro part)
Devin: (at time 0:32 after Avril's "late")
e|--10~--p8h10p8h10~---|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Avril
D5 C5
What happened to my saturday? oh-ho-hoh
Craig: (Same in his intro part)
Devin: (at time 0:37 after Avril's "saturday")
e|---10~--p8h10p8h10~---|
B|----------------------|
G|-7--------------------|
D|-7--------------------|
A|-5--------------------|
E|----------------------|
Avril
D5 Bb5 A5
Monday's commin' the day I hate-aate
e|----------------------------|---------|-----------|
B|----------------------------|---------|-----------|
G|--7-----7(x3)--7-7-----7(x3)|---------|-----------|
D|--7p5h7-7(x3)--7-7p5h7-7(x3)|--8-x(x3)|--7-x(x3)--|
A|--5-----5(x3)--5-5-----5(x3)|--8-x(x3)|--7-x(x3)--|
E|----------------------------|--6-x(x3)|--5-x(x3)--|
Craig: (Same as Avril above)
Devin: (at time 0:41 after Avril's "hate")
e|--10-10~----12-12~--|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Pre Chorus:
Avril
F Em
I sit on my bed alone
e|--1(x2)--0(x2)--|
B|--1(x2)--0(x2)--|
G|--2(x2)--0(x2)--|
D|--3(x2)--2(x2)--|
A|--3(x2)--2(x2)--|
E|--1(x2)--0(x2)--|
Craig
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--10(x2)--9(x2)--|
D|--10(x2)--9(x2)--|
A|--8(x2)---7(x2)--|
E|-----------------|
Devin: (He's Idle in this part)
Avril
F Em
Staring at the phone
e|--1(x2)--0-x-|
B|--1(x2)--0-x-|
G|--2(x2)--0-x-|
D|--3(x2)--2-x-|
A|--3(x2)--2-x-|
E|--1(x2)--0-x-|
Craig
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--10(x2)--9-x-|
D|--10(x2)--9-x-|
A|--8(x2)---7-x-|
E|--------------|
Devin: (at time 0:48 after Avril's "phone")
e|---10~--p8h10p8h10~---|
B|-8--------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Chorus: (While Craig Sings at backup)
Avril
D5
He wasn't what wanted what I thought, no!
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--7(x16)--|
D|--7(x16)--|
A|--5(x16)--|
E|----------|
Craig
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--12(x16)--|
A|--12(x16)--|
E|--10(x16)--|
Devin: (He's Idle in this part)
Avril
G5
He wouldn't even open up the door
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--5(x16)--|
A|--5(x16)--|
E|--3(x16)--|
Craig
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--12(x16)--|
D|--12(x16)--|
A|--10(x16)--|
E|-----------|
Devin: (at time 0:54 after Avril's "door")
e|--10~----------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Avril
D5
He never made me feel like I was special
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--7(x16)--|
D|--7(x16)--|
A|--5(x16)--|
E|----------|
Craig
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--12(x16)--|
D|--12(x16)--|
A|--10(x16)--|
E|-----------|
Devin: (He's Idle in this part too)
Avril
G5
He isn't really what I'm looking for
Craig
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--12(x16)--|
D|--12(x16)--|
A|--10(x16)--|
E|-----------|
Devin: (After Avril's "for")
e|--10~--p8h10p8h10~---|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Post Chorus:
Avril
uh uh
D5
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--x(x2)-7------------|
D|--x(x2)-7------------| (x8)
A|--x(x2)-5------------|
E|---------------------|
Craig: (Hey...Hey...Hey...Hey...)
D5
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--x(x2)-12-x---------| (x8)
A|--x(x2)-12-x---------|
E|--x(x2)-10-x---------|
Devin: (Tremolo Effects)
Verse 2:
Avril: (chordless until "nails" then the same intro pattern she did)
C5
This is when I start to bite my nails
Craig: (Same in his intro part)
Devin: (Idle)
Avril
D5 C5
Or clean my room when all else fails oh-ho-hoh
Craig: (Same in his intro part)
Devin
e|----10/14h15p14------|
B|----------------15---|
G|--0------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Avril
D5 C5
I think it's time for me to bail, time to bail
Craig: (Same in his intro part)
Devin
e|--14-------14-------14-14h15p14----------|
B|-----15-15----15-15-------------8-8-8p7~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
D5 Bb A
This point of view is getting stale-aale
e|----------------------------|---------|-----------|
B|----------------------------|---------|-----------|
G|--7-----7(x3)--7-7-----7(x3)|---------|-----------|
D|--7p5h7-7(x3)--7-7p5h7-7(x3)|--8-x(x3)|--7-x(x3)--|
A|--5-----5(x3)--5-5-----5(x3)|--8-x(x3)|--7-x(x3)--|
E|----------------------------|--6-x(x3)|--5-x(x3)--|
Craig: (Same as Avril above)
Devin
e|--14-------14-------14-14h15p14----------|
B|-----15-15----15-15-------------3---3----|
G|----------------------------------2------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
(Repeat Pre Chorus except Devin's last part there)
Devin (at time 1:31 after Avril's phone)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--x-12~---------------|
A|--x-12----------------|
E|--x-10----------------|
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude
Avril
D5 G5
Uh-uh uh-uh-uh uh-uh uh (2x)
e|----------|------------|
B|----------|------------|
G|--7(x16)--|------------|
D|--7(x16)--|--5(x16)----|
A|--5(x16)--|--5(x16)----|
E|----------|--3(x16)----|
Craig & Devin
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7(x13)-9(x3)--------------------9(x2)-7(x2)-| (x2)
D|--x(x13)-x(x3)--------------------x(x2)-x(x2)-|
A|--5(x13)-7(x3)-9(x2)-10(x3)-9(x8)-7(x2)-5(x2)-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Avril: (Slowly strumming)
C Em D G D
Nah nah nah-nah-nah we've all got choices
e|--0--0--0--0--2--2--3-2----|
B|--1--1--0--0--3--3--3-3----|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2--0-2----|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-0----|
A|--3--3--2--2--x--x--2-x----|
E|--x--x--0--0--x--x--3-x----|
Craig: (Slowly strumming too and singing in the backup)
C5 E5 D5 G5 D5
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
G|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-x----|
D|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-12---|
A|--3--3--7--7--5--5--10-12---|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--10---|
Devin: (Tremolo Effects)
Avril
C Em D G D
Nah nah nah-nah-nah we've all got voices
e|--0--0--0--0--2--2--3-2----|
B|--1--1--0--0--3--3--3-3----|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2--0-2----|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-0----|
A|--3--3--2--2--x--x--2-x----|
E|--x--x--0--0--x--x--3-x----|
Craig
C5 E5 D5 G5 D5
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
G|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-x----|
D|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-12---|
A|--3--3--7--7--5--5--10-12---|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--10---|
Devin: (Tremolo Effects)
Avril
C Em D G D
Nah nah nah-nah-nah stand up make some noise
e|--0--0--0--0--2--2--3-2----|
B|--1--1--0--0--3--3--3-3----|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2--0-2----|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-0----|
A|--3--3--2--2--x--x--2-x----|
E|--x--x--0--0--x--x--3-x----|
Craig
C5 E5 D5 G5 D5
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
G|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-x----|
D|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-12---|
A|--3--3--7--7--5--5--10-12---|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--10---|
Devin: (Tremolo Effects)
Avril
C Em D G D
Nah nah nah-nah stand up make some noise
e|--0--0--0--0--2--2--3-2----|
B|--1--1--0--0--3--3--3-3----|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2--0-2----|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-0----|
A|--3--3--2--2--x--x--2-x----|
E|--x--x--0--0--x--x--3-x----|
Craig
C5 E5 D5 G5 D5
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
G|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-x----|
D|--5--5--9--9--7--7--12-12---|
A|--3--3--7--7--5--5--10-12---|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--10---|
Devin: (Tremolo Effects)
Pre Chorus 2: (Craig only)
Avril: (Now she's idle here and singing only)
I sit on my bed alone staring at the phone
Craig (More on palm mute)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--x(x32)-7~-----------|
D|--x(x32)-7~-----------|
A|--x(x32)-5~-----------|
E|----------------------|
Avril (will just start strumming again at word "no!" at 2:24)
He wasn't what I wanted what I thought no!
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-idle---x(x3)-7-------|
D|-idle---x(x3)-7-------|
A|-idle---x(x3)-5-------|
E|----------------------|
Craig & Devin
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--x(x32)-7~-----------|
D|--x(x32)-7~-----------|
A|--x(x32)-5~-----------|
E|----------------------|
(Repeat chorus but proceed to 2nd line "he wouldn't even...)
(Repeat chorus normally except last line)
Avril
G5
Like I was special 'cause I was fucking special
(Repeat Interlude except for Devin he's doing this way below)
Devin
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--7-x-7-x-7/9\7--12-7-7---|
D|--7-x-7-x-7/9\7--x--x-7---| (x2)
A|--5-x-5-x-5/7\7--10-9-5---|
E|--------------------------|
Coda:
Avril
C Em D
Nah nah nah-nah-nah
e|--0--0--0--0--2~------|
B|--1--1--0--0--3~------|
G|--0--0--0--0--2~------|
D|--2--2--2--2--0~------|
A|--3--3--2--2--x-------|
E|--x--x--0--0--x-------|
Craig:
C5 E5 D5
e|--x--x--x--x--x-------|
B|--x--x--x--x--x-------|
G|--5--5--9--9--7~------|
D|--5--5--9--9--7~------|
A|--3--3--7--7--5~------|
E|--x--x--x--x--x-------|
Devin: (his killer rock & roll riff at 3:01)
(but I'm not sure in this part)
e|--10~--p8h10p8h10~-------------10~-10\2~---|
B|------------------10p8h10p8h10~------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12~------p10h12-----------|
A|----------5h8p7-----------------12---------|
E|-----------------------------------5--2----|
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D5
e|---x-----|
B|---x-----|
G|---7~----|
D|---7~----|
A|---5~----|
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