I'm Above tab by Mad Season

>I'M ABOVE:
>
> E
>---------------------;-0-0---0---0-0--
>---------------------;-0-0---0---0-0-
>-2-----2-------------;-0-0---0---7-0-
>-2-----2---2---------;-2-2---5---7-7-
>-1--x--1---1-------5-;-2-----5---7-7--
>-0--x--0---0----5h7--;-0-----3---5-5----
>
>beginning
>
>
>This stuff after the semicolon is just the chords.  Listen to the rhythm
>and don't be afraid to hit the high strings to get the treble effect.  In
>the recorded song, there is an acoustic guitar that doubles the electric.
>

>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------9-9---9-9----------------7---------
>-9-9-9-9-9-----5--7---7--5-------9-9-9-9-9-----7--9-------7--------
>-7-7-7-7-7-----5--7---7--5-------7-7-7-7-7-----7--9---9---5---------
>---------------3--5---5--3---------------------5--7---7--------------
>
>A#         A       E
>-----6-6-----5-5---0-------
>-----6-6---5-5-5---0-------
>-7---7-7---6-6-6---1-------
>-8-8-8-8---7-7-7---2-------
>-8-8---8---7-7-----2-------
>-6-6---6---5-5-----0-------
>
>Give me some time to get the solo to you:  I haven't sat down to play
>with it yet.




Title: I'm Above

Artist: Mad Season

Album: Above

Transcribed by: Bill Durbin (durbin@wpi.edu)


Fig 1.  Distorted

e -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -------------------------|
D -2--2--X--2---------0----|
A -2--2--X--2-----0H2------|
E -0--0--X--0---0----------|

Fig 2. Acoustic or clean electric or both (just chords.. no rhythm)

    E  G  A  A(?) A
e --0--3--0---0---0--|
B --0--0--2---0---2--|
G --1--0--2---2---2--|
D --2--0--2---2---2--|
A --2--2--0---0---0--|
E --0--3-------------|

Fig 3. Distorted

e --------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------|
G --X-X-X-X-9------------X-X-X-X-9--------7---|
D --X-X-X-X-9---5-7--5---X-X-X-X-9---9-9--7---|
A --X-X-X-X-7---5-7--5---X-X-X-X-7---9-9--5---|
E --------------3-5--3---------------7-7------|
  How ..feelin' so uneasy...


Fig 4.  Slightly Distorted (again, no rhythm.. just the chords)

   A#  A  E  A#  A  E  A#  A  E   G  F#
e --6--5--0---6--5--0---6--5--0---3--2---|
B --6--5--0---6--5--0---6--5--0---3--2---|
G --7--6--1---7--6--1---7--6--1---4--3---|
D --8--7--2---8--7--2---8--7--2---5--4---|
A --8--7--2---8--7--2---8--7--2---5--4---|
E --6--5--0---6--5--0---6--5--0---3--2---|
   I'm Above..blahblahblah........A-bove..

Solo.  Clean Electric Guitar.. listen for rhythm in song..

e ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------7-8--8--8-7---8-7-------------------------------
G --9--9--9------------9-----9--7--9--7H9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9--
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------


e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9p7-----7--7-9-7-9-7-9p7---7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9p7-----|
A -------------------10---------------------------------------10--|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|

Here's how it goes with the words and all...

Fig 1. - 4X

Fig 2. - 4X with variations on basic rhythm
------
 E         G         A                A? A
For ..
 E        G       A                A? A
I've ..
 E       G     A                A? A
One ..
 E       G         A                   A? A
But ..
------

Fig 1. - 2X

Fig 2. - 4X with variations again
------
 E       G         A                 A? A
So ..
   E         G              A                   A? A
Or ..
    E      G         A                 A? A
You ..
   E          G         A --Pause--
And ..
------

Fig 3. - 4X
------
How ..
How ..?
Life ..
Circle ..
I've ..
Behind ..
Bite ..
Mouth ..
------

Fig 4. - 1X
------
A# 4X   A 3X   E
I'm     a-----bove
A#A# A#  A#  A   A    A E
Over ..
A#  A#   A# A# A A A    E
Claiming ..
G F#
Above
------

Fig 2. - 2X random picking/strumming thru chords  *With Solo*


Fig 2. - 4X with rhythm variations again...
------
 E      G         A                A?  A
Try ..
 E                G         A                 A? A
Never ..
 E             G       A                A? A
I ..
E   G      A --Pause--
I ..
------

Fig 3. - 4X w/same Fig 3. Lyrics, only last four lines are said first

Fig 4. - 3X w/same Fig 4. Lyrics


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That's it.. hope you enjoy... send all flames, modifications, comments,
additions, virgin sacrifices, large sums of money, etc etc......
to ME, Bill Durbin.  (durbin@wpi.edu)
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