Lighten Up Kid Tab by Mayday Parade

Lighten Up Kid tab by Mayday Parade

Guitar Tab

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

Guitar 1 - Alex Garcia
Guitar 2 - Brooks Betts

Intro:

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-13~-11/13\11~-8~-8~-6/8\6~-6~-6~-4/6/9~-8~-8-6~-4~-13~-13~-11/13\11~-8~-8/9~-8~-6~-6-6~-8~-8-8-11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x16|
A|-11~-11~-9-/11\9~--6~-6~-4/6\4~-4~-4~-2/4/7~-6~-6-4~-2~-11~-11~-9-/11\9~--6~-6/7~-6~-4~-4-4~-6~-6-6-9-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----0~----0~-----0~------------------------------|
G|-8~----8~----6h8------3~-4~\---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4~-4--------------------------------4------------|
D|-2~\----4~-4--x6-4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----4--x8-4------|
A|-2~\----2~-2-----4--x9-/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2--x8-2-----4--x16-|
D|-2~\-------------4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----------4------|

Verse 1:

Guitar 1 (enters at 00:32)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4~----4~-----4~----7~-4~----7~-4~------0---0---0h4~------4~-----4~----7~-4~----7~-4~----7~-4~-|
G|----1~----4/6----4~-------4~-------4~-3---3---3--------1~----4/6----4~-------4~-------4~-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4--------------------------4---------------------------4---------------------------4------------xxx|
A|-2-----2--x6--6------4------2-----2--x6--4------4------2------2--x6--6------4------2------2--x8-4------xxx|
D|-2--x6--------6--x6--4--x6--2--x6--------4--x6--4--x6--2--x6---------6--x6--4--x6--2--x6--------4--x13-xxx|
   *     *      *      *      *     *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *     *gradually
Chorus:                                                                                       lift palm mute

Guitar 1 (brackets are guitar 3)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(16~--14~)---|
G|-16-----11-----6-----/16~--15-16-15-16~-161616161616-11111111/13~-11~-11111111-15--15--16~--15~----|
D|-----x8-----x8----x8------------------------------------------------------------------(13~--11~)---|
A|-14-----9------4-----/14~--13-14-13-14~-141414141414-9-9-9-9-/11~-9~--9-9-9-9--13--13--14~--13~----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-----11----8-----/16~--15~---4-----8-----6-----3-------------------------------------|
D|-----x8----x8----x8----------------x8----x8----x8----x8---------------------------------|
A|-14-----9-----6-----/14~--13~---2-----6-----4-----1-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4--------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----4--x8-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
A|-2--x8-2-----4--x9-/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2--x8-2-----4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
D|-2-----------4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----------4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----------------------------4------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-6-----4---4-4-4---2-----4--x8-4------|
A|-2--x8-2-----6--x8-4---4-4-4---2--x8-2-----4--x16-|
D|-2-----------6-----4---4-4-4---2-----------4------|

Preverse:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8~-8/9~-8~---6~--6-6~--8-8-8-8/11--------|
D|-6~-6~-4-6-4~-----------------------------------x16----|
A|--------------6~-6/7~-6~---4~--4-4~--6-6-6-6/9---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----------------------------------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-4-----------------------------------|
A|-2--x8-2-----4--x16-(silence)--------------------|
D|-2-----------4-----------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4~----4~-----4~----7~-4~----7~-4~------0---0---0h4~------4~-----4~----7~-4~----7~-4~----|
G|----1~----4/6----4~-------4~-------4~-3---3---3--------1~----4/6----4~-------4~-------4~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4--------------------------4---------------------------4--------------------------4----------------|
A|-2-----2--x6--6------4------2-----2--x6--4------4------2------2--x6--6------4------2-----2--x8-4---(pause)|
D|-2--x6--------6--x6--4--x6--2--x6--------4--x6--4--x6--2--x6---------6--x6--4--x6--2--x6-------4--x8------|
   *     *      *      *      *     *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *     *     *gradually
Chorus 2:                                                                                    lift palm mute

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(16~--14~)---|
G|-16-----11-----6-----/16~--15-16-15-16~-161616161616-11111111/13~-11~-11111111-15--15--16~--15~----|
D|-----x8-----x8----x8------------------------------------------------------------------(13~--11~)---|
A|-14-----9------4-----/14~--13-14-13-14~-141414141414-9-9-9-9-/11~-9~--9-9-9-9--13--13--14~--13~----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-----11----15-----/16~--15~---4-----8-----6-----3-------------------------------------|
D|-----x8----x8-----x8----------------x8----x8----x8----x8---------------------------------|
A|-14-----9-----13-----/14~--13~---2-----6-----4-----1-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4--------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----4--x8-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
A|-2--x8-2-----4--x9-/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2--x8-2-----4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
D|-2-----------4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----------4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----------------------------4------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-6-----4---4-4-4---2-----4--x8-4------|
A|-2--x8-2-----6--x8-4---4-4-4---2--x8-2-----4--x16-|
D|-2-----------6-----4---4-4-4---2-----------4------|

Bridge:

Guitar 1
e|-0~------0---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-------0--------------------0~-----------------0~-|
B|-------0-----0---0---4-----4---2-4-----0-----0---0---4---4---4-----------2~-----0~------------2~---0~-|
G|-----8-----8---6-------4-----4-------8-----8---6-------4-------6-4~------3~-----1~-------4~---3~---1~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4~-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|----------------------1.-|---------------------------------------------2.-||
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------4-4~-4~-4-4--|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
D|---2-2~-2~-2-2---4-4~-4~-4-4--|-4-4~-4~-x-4--4-4~-4~-4~-|-4-4~-4~-4-4-4/5~--6~---4~---2~---------4~---2~-||
A|---2-2~-2~-2-2---2-2~-2~-2-2--|-4-4~-4~-x-4--4-4~-4~-4~-|-4-4~-4~-4-4-4/6~--6~---4~---2~---------4~---2~-||
D|-=-2-2~-2~-2-2----------------|-4-4~-4~-x-4--4-4~-4~-4~-|-4-4~-4~-4-4-4/5~--6~---4~---2~----6~---4~---2~-||

Prechorus:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-13~-11/13\11~-8~-8~-6/8\6~-6~-6/8~-8/11-----|
D|---------------------------------------------x13-|
A|-11~-11~-9-/11\9~--6~-6~-4/6\4~-4~-4/6~-6/9------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------4~-----------------------------------------|
D|-2~---4~---4~--------xxx-------------------------|
A|-2~---2~---4~-4------xxx-------------------------|
D|-2~--------4~-4--x13-xxx-------------------------|
                *
Final Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(16~--14~)---|
G|-16-----11-----6-----/16~--15-16-15-16~-161616161616-11111111/13~-11~-11111111-15--15--16~--15~----|
D|-----x8-----x8----x8------------------------------------------------------------------(13~--11~)---|
A|-14-----9------4-----/14~--13-14-13-14~-141414141414-9-9-9-9-/11~-9~--9-9-9-9--13--13--14~--13~----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-----11----15-----/16~--15~---4-----8-----6-----3-------------------------------------|
D|-----x8----x8-----x8----------------x8----x8----x8----x8---------------------------------|
A|-14-----9-----13-----/14~--13~---2-----6-----4-----1-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4--------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----4--x8-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
A|-2--x8-2-----4--x9-/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2--x8-2-----4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|
D|-2-----------4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-2-----------4-4-4-4--4--4--4--xxx-|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----------------------------4----------------|
D|-2-----4--x8-6-----4---4-4-4---2-----4--x8-4------5-5-|
A|-2--x8-2-----6--x8-4---4-4-4---2--x8-2-----4--x14-6-6-|
D|-2-----------6-----4---4-4-4---2-----------4------5-5-|

Outro:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-13~-11/13\11~-8~-8~-6/8\6~-6~-6~-4/6/9~-8~-8~-6~--|-13~-13~-11/13\11~-8~-8/9~-8~-6~-6-6~-8~-8-8-11-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------x16-|
A|-11~-11~-9-/11\9~--6~-6~-4/6\4~-4~-4~-2/4/7~-6~-6~-4~--|-11~-11~-9-/11\9~--6~-6/7~-6~-4~-4-4~-6~-6-6-9------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-0------0---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2~----|
B|------------0---0---4-----4---2-4-----0-----0---0-------|
G|---8~-----8---6-------4-----4-------8-----8---6---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------2x-||
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G|-------4----------------------------|------4~---------4~---4~---6~---||
D|-2-----4--x8-4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-4-|-4~---4~---4~----2~---4~---4~---||
A|-2--x8-2-----4--x8-/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-4-|-2~---2~---4~----2~---2~---4~---||
D|-2-----------4-----/6-6-6-6\4-4-4-4-|-2~--------4~----2~--------4~---||
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - let note ring
x - mute note
t - tremolo pick

Last updated: October 17, 2020

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