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First Train Tab by Mayday Parade

First Train tab by Mayday Parade

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Guitar 1 - Brooks Betts
Guitar 2 - Alex Garcia

Intro Pt. 1:

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------2x-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3-xx-|
            ***           ***


Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------13~---------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------(silence)----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

Intro Pt. 2 (both guitars):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3-xx-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3--|
D|-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3-xx-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3--|
            ***           ***                     ***           ***
Verse 1:

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3~--(pause)--5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3-xx-|
D|--------12\-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3~-----------5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3-xx-|

Guitar 2, 2x
e|-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3-----3---2-3---3-2---2p0-3p0---0-3---3---2-3---3-2-----3-|
D|-1---1-----1-----3-------------------------------3-------------3---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3---3---2-3---3-2---2-3-0-3---0-3---3-0-2-3---3-2---2-|
D|-1-----1-------3-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5~---1~---8~---7~---5~---1~---8~-8~---3~-----|
A|-5~---1~---8~---8~---5~---1~---8~-8~---3~-----|
D|-5~---1~---8~---7~---5~---1~---8~-8~---3~-----|

Guitar 2
e|-------1---1-------1---1---------1-----1---1---------------------------1---1-------1---1---------1---------|
B|-3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----------------3/4---1h3-1---1---3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----3~-3~---|
G|---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3---2-3---3---3-----3-------3---3---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3---------2~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0~-0~---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Re-intro Pt. 2 (both guitars):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3-xx-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3~-|
D|-12\-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3-xx-5-1-1-1~-111~-5-1-1-1~-111~-3-xx-3~-|
                ***           ***                     ***           ***
Verse 2:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1~----------------------5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3~-1--x8-3--x8-5--x8-8--x8-1--x8-3--x6-|
D|-1~---3~---/5~-------12\-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3~-1-----3-----5-----7-----1-----3-----|
                                                               *     *     *     *     *     *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3-xx-|
D|-12\-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-5-5-xx-3-xx-3-xx-|

Guitar 2
e|-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3-----3---2-3---3-2---2p0-3p0---0-3---3---2-3---3-2-----3---3---3-3---3---2-3---3-2---2-3-0-3---|
D|-1---1-----1-----3-------------------------------3-------------3---1-------------3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----1---------1-----1---|-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-3---3-0-2-3---3-2---2-|---3-----3-----3---2-3---3-2---2-0-3-0---3-3---3---2-3---3-2-----3---3---0-3---|
D|-------------------------|-1---1-----1-----3-------------------------------3-------------3---1-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-3---2-3---3-2---2-3-0-3---0-3---3-0-2-3---3-2---2-|
D|---3-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * *
Chorus 2:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----1------8-----7------5-----1------8-----7------|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----3-----|
A|-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-8--x12-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-8--x12-|-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-3--x12-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-3--x12|
D|-5-----1------8-----7------5-----1------8-----7------|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----3-----|

Guitar 2
e|-------1---1-------1---1---------1-----1---1---------------------------1---1-------1---1---------------|
B|-3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----------------3/4---1h3-1---1---3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----3---|
G|---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3---2-3---3---3-----3-------3---3---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3-2---3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11-11-13-15\-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-15-15-15-13-13-13-|
G|-----3-----2-----2-----2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-10-10-10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------13-----|------10~-13-----15-----------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/11-11----11-|-13-11------11-11--11-11-10~--|-11-11-10-10-10-10-11----------------------------|
G|-----------10---|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2x-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

Guitar 1                 V 2:20
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------4x-|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-1~------1~------------|----------------------------------|-1~--1~--1~--------1~--1~--1~------------------|
A|-1~------1~------------|-111~-111~-5-1-x-1~-1-111~-3p1-3~-|-1~--1~--1~--------1~--1~--1~--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1~------1~------------|-111~-111~-5-1-x-1~-1-111~-3p1-3~-|-1~--1~--1~--------1~--1~--1~--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
                           ***  ***             ***                                         * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2                                                             V slow bend
e|-----------------------------------------4x-|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3~-2~------3~-2~-5~---3~-2~------3~-2~-5~--|-3~-2~----------3~-2~-5b7~-----|
D|-------3~--------------------3~-------------|-------3~----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Final Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----7------|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----3-----|
A|-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-3--x12-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-8--x12-|-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-3--x12-5--x4-1--x12-8--x4-3--x12|
D|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----7------|-5-----1------8-----3------5-----1------8-----3-----|

Guitar 2
e|-------1---1-------1---1---------1-----1---1---------------------------1---1-------1---1---------------|
B|-3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----------------3/4---1h3-1---1---3---3---------3/4---------3/4-----3---|
G|---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3---2-3---3---3-----3-------3---3---3-----3---3-------3---3-----3-2---3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-|---------13-----|------10---|---------13-------------13-----------10-|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----|-10/11-11----11-|-13-11--11-|-10/11-11----11-10/11-10----11--11-13---|
G|-----3-----2-----2-----2---|-----------10---|-----------|-----------10-------------10--12--------|
D|---------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------2x-|-----------|----------------------------------------|

e|---------13-----|------10~--13-----15----------------------------|
B|-10/11-11----11-|-13-11--------------11-11-10/11-11-11-11-10--x8-|
G|-----------10---|-------------10-10------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2x-|------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-1~--1~--1~--------------------------------------|
A|-1~--1~--1~--------------------------------------|
D|-1~--1~--1~--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~-10~-----------------------------------------|
G|---------10~-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - let note ring
x - mute note

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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