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If I Were You by Mayday Parade

If I Were You tab by Mayday Parade

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Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#C#

Drop C#/Db

Intro:

Main Riff Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Variation Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/--6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Harmony Riff Guitar 2 (00:09)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------|
C#C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro End Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-9-/-11---9-/-11---9---7~--------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-x----x---x----x---x---x---------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-7-/--9---7-/--9---7---5~--------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro End Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-12-/-14--12-/-14--12--11~-------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--x----x---x----x---x---x--------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-10-/-12--10-/-12--10---9~-------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:

Feedback Guitar 1 Feedback Guitar 2
eb|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|--7~----------| |-11~------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--x-----------| |--x-------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|--5~----------| |--9~------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|

Here we go again

Pack your bags and leave all caution to the wind

I've got a bad feeling that the roads you take

Will take longer than we plannedplanned


PreChorus:

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-x------9------7------7-x8:-5------9------7------x-------------------------|
G#G#|-x-x4:-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:-x-x4:--------------------|
C#C#|-x------9------7-------------5------9------7------x-------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|---------7----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----10----10-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---10-8-7---7-----------------------|
F#F#|-11----11----\-9---9---7---7---|-7---7------------7---7---------------------|
C#C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

We used to drive all night on the 319

Singing songs with our friends that you threw away

You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night


Chorus:

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2           (second time, end on)
eb|---------------------------------|  |-------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|  |-------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7----------|x2 |-7~----------------------------------|
G#G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:-----|  |-7~----------------------------------|
C#C#|--------5------9------7----------|  |-7~----------------------------------|

If I were you
I'd cancel every plan that I've made today

And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name

Main Riff Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely


Verse 2:

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7~-9-11--7~-/-12-11-\-4-6-7--7-/-11-9--------------------------------------|
C#C#|-x--x--x--x-----x--x---x-x-x--x----x-x--------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5~-7--9--5~-/-10--9-\-2-4-5--5-/--9-7--------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-9~-10-12--9~-/-14-12-\-5-7-9--9-/-12-10------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Here's the place I'm at now

At least you made me better with my goodbyes

Consider it a lesson to learn how to get through

Feeling hopeless for the first time


PreChorus:

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-9------7------7-x8:-5-------9------7--------------------------------------|
G#G#|-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:---------------------------------|
C#C#|-9------7-------------5-------9------7--------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|---------7----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----10----10-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---10-8-7---7-----------------------|
F#F#|-11----11----\-9---9---7---7---|-7---7------------7---7---------------------|
C#C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

We used to drive all night on the 319

Singing songs with our friends that you threw away

You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night

But we made it out alive

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7------9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-9-x8:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5------7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-9-x8:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pick slide


Chorus:

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------|

If I were you
I'd cancel every plan that I've made today

And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2
eb|---10---10------7----7----7-------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7----7----7-10---10---10---10----------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

If I were you
I'd take back everything I once claimed to be

I'd sing old songs that we used to sing

When it's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely


Post-Chorus:

Main Riff Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Riff Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------|
C#C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff End Guitar 1 & 2 (I think )
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-16-14-12-11-9-7~----------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--x--x--x--x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-14-12-10--9-7-5~----------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely

Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely


Interlude:

Interlude Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5-x8:-10-x8:-2-x8:-4-x8:-----------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Interlude Variation Guitar 2 (read $ as rest)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
G#G#|-5-x8:-10-x7:-$--2-x7:-$--4-x7:-$---------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(On the last repeat, skip last note)

We used to drive all night on the 319

Singing songs with our friends that you threw away

Interlude Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-/-12-\-11-\-4-/-6--------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-x----x----x---x---x--------------------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-/-10-\--9-\-2-/-4--------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo Guitar 2 (triplets)
eb|------------------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------7-8-10--10b-10b--7-8-10-10----8-7~--7br---------7br---------|
F#F#|---------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------9-7-9-7-----9-7-9-7-|
C#C#|--------5-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5-7-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo Guitar 2
eb|-------------------17----17br~--17-15-14------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-17b-17b--14-15-17----17------------------17-15-14--17-15-14----------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-16-14-12--16-14-12---------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------16-14-12--16-14-12-------------------------------------|
G#G#|-----------------------------------------16-14-12--16-14-12-----------------|
C#C#|-------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12~------|

Pre-Chorus:

We used to drive all night on the 319

Rhythm Guitar 1 (read $ as rest)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$--7-x8:-5-------9------7-------------------------------------|
G#G#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$--5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:--------------------------------|
C#C#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$---------5-------9------7-------------------------------------|

Harmony Guitar 2 (read $ as rest)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-11------$-11-/-14------$---------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--x-x6:-$--x----x-x6:-$---------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|--9------$--9-/-12------$---------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Singing songs with our friends that you threw away

You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-9------7------7-x8:-5-------9------7--------------------------------------|
G#G#|-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:---------------------------------|
C#C#|-9------7-------------5-------9------7--------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|-------------------|  |----------------------|
Bb majorBb|----10----10-----7---7---7---|---7---7---7---7---|  |-9--------------------|
F#F#|-11----11----\-9---9---9---9-|-7---7---9---9---9-|x2 |-7-x8:---------------|
C#C#|-----------------------------|-------------------|  |----------------------|
G#G#|-----------------------------|-------------------|  |----------------------|
C#C#|-----------------------------|-------------------|  |----------------------|

But we made it out alive

Rhythm Guitar 1 (clean)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|--x-x8:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

If I were you
I'd cancel every plan that I've made today

Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-0-x8:--5-x8:--9-x8:--7-x8:---------------------------------------------|


And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------|

If I were you
I'd take back everything I once claimed to be

I'd sing old songs that we used to sing

When it's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely

Rhythm Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2
eb|---10---10------7----7----7-------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7----7----7-10---10---10---10----------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Main Riff Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely

Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely


Main Riff Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------|
C#C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------|
G#G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Riff Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------|
C#C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------|
G#G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------|
C#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|-5~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lonely, lonely

It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely

************************************

| x  Dead note
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
|  Palm mute
| $  Rest

************************************

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