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Skyscraper tab by Demi Lovato

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Skyscraper by Demi Lovato: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

Skyscraper is a ballad from Demi Lovato’s 2011 album “Unbroken”. It was the first single from that album. Demi has stated that the song represents the emotional journey she had been on the previous year with personal struggles and treatment. Skyscraper was originally recorded during a problematic period for her. It was later re-recorded after she had been to a treatment facility to deal with her personal problems, but in the end she kept the original recording for the album. The song has received very positive reviews thanks to the inspirational lyrics and Demi’s vocal performance. When playing these guitar tabs keep in mind that it is a passionate song where Demi/the singer gains more strength throughout the song. Try to reflect that in your guitar playing.

Demi Lovato’s “Skyscraper” was written by Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins and Kerli Koiv. The song is inspired by a picture of the apocalypse where the world is in ruins but in the middle of all the ruins and rubble there is one single skyscraper standing tall. Skyscraper and the accompanying music video has won several awards including Teen Choice Award and Youth Rock Awards.

Song: Skyscraper


Intro
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3---|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3----|
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 Verse
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3----|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------3----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------3----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E W        E
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--------3----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3--------3----|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--------4----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--------5----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2----------5----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0----------3----|


 Chorus
  +E  E E Q  E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q.   E E Q  E E
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3----3-3-3--3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0----0-0-0--0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E E
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E E Q  E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q.   E E Q  E E
|-----3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3----3-3-3--3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0----0-0-0--0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E W        E
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-------------|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-------------|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-------------|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-------------|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2---------------|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0---------------|


 Verse
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3----|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------3----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------3----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E W        E
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--------3----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3--------3----|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--------4----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--------5----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2----------5----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0----------3----|


 Chorus
  +E  E E Q  E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q.   E E Q  E E
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3----3-3-3--3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0----0-0-0--0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E E
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E E Q  E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q.   E E Q  E E
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-3----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3----3-3-3--3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2--2-4----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0----0-0-0--0-5----|
|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------5----|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0---------------3----|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E Q
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3----|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0----|
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0------------------|


 Bridge
  Q  Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E E
|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-2--3-2-0----|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0----|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-0----|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
|-2--2--2-2-2-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2--2-2-2--------------------|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3--------------------|


  Q  Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E Q  Q  E E E Q  E
|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-2--2----|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3----|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2----|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0----|
|-2--2--2-2-2-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2--2-2-2-------------------|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--3-3-3-------------------|


 Chorus
  +H.      +E  W        W        W        E
|-(2)------(2)-3--------3--------0--------2----|
|-(3)------(3)-3--------5--------0--------3----|
|-(2)------(2)-4--------5--------0--------2----|
|-(0)------(0)-5--------5--------2--------0----|
|--------------5--------3--------2-------------|
|--------------3-----------------0-------------|


  +H.      +E  Q  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E E
|-(2)------(2)-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2----|
|-(3)------(3)-3--3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3----|
|-(2)------(2)-4--4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2----|
|-(0)------(0)-5--5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0----|
|--------------5--5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2------|
|--------------3--3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0------|


  +E  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E Q  E E E Q  E E Q  E E Q.
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-2-----|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-----|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-2-----|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-----|
|----------------5--5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-------|
|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3---------------0--0-0-0--0-0-------|


  E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q.
|-2-2-2--2-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-----|
|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-----|
|-2-2-2--2-4--4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-----|
|-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-----|
|----------5--5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2-------|
|----------3--3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0-------|


  E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q.   E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E Q.
|-2-2-2--2-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3--3-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-----|
|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-----|
|-2-2-2--2-4--4-4--4-4-4-5----5-5-5--5-0--0-0--0-0-0-2-----|
|-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-----|
|----------5--5-5--5-5-5-3----3-3-3--3-2--2-2--2-2-2-------|
|----------3--3-3--3-3-3---------------0--0-0--0-0-0-------|


  E E Q  E Q  E Q  E E E W
|-2-2-2--2-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----|
|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3----|
|-2-2-2--2-4--4-4--4-4-4-4----|
|-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5----|
|----------5--5-5--5-5-5-5----|

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