Tabs
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AIN'T IT FUN - PARAMORE
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Tabbed by: Nico
Tuning:DADGBe (Drop 
D MajorD)
This is the tuning used by Paramore but you can play this song in standard tuning : just play 2 frets lower
on the 6th string.
Note: During the choruses We can hear guitar 3 in the background playing this kind of pattern in 16th note:
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
Intro:
(Fade in)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7---------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------|
D MajorD|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------|
A augmentedA|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7--------7-----4\------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------/-\-|
Pre-Chorus 1:
Pause during 2 bars
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------7-----4\------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------/-\-|
Pause during 2 bars
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
(8th notes)
A5A5 
C#5C#5 
E5E5
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4)
Keyboard part arranged for guitar(*)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-12-12-12-9---12-12-12-7---9-9-9-5---|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 3: during this verse There's a sort of feedback (
G#G# - 18th fret on 4th string) fading in
then stopping in the beginning of the pre-chorus.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------4-----5/7-4--|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------7-5--------|
G+G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6---------------|
D MajorD|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6---------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6-7-6-4--------6---6-7-4---6--|
A augmentedA|---7----------7-4-----7--------7---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
Palm Mute------------------------
| Guitar 1
|
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6--|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6-------x6--------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------7------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
|
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|Guitar 3 (fig 1) w/ Octave up effect
|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11-x-x-9--9--9--9--9--9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 1
|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------7-6-4---------------------|
A augmentedA|-11\-/--------7-4~\---------------|
D MajorD|-11\-/---------------/-\----------|
|
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| Guitar 2
|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6-7-6-4-------6---6-7-4---6--|
A augmentedA|---7----------7-4----7-------7----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
Palm Mute------------------------
| Guitar 1
|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6--------|
D MajorD|-6------x6-------6----------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------7-------7--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
|
|
|Guitar 3 (fig 2) w/ Octave up effect
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-14-14-14-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--11-11-11-9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11---------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
w/ Keyboard (*)
A5A5 C#5C#5 E5E5
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4)
A5A5 E5E5 
B5B5
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
w/ keyboard (*)
A5A5 C#5C#5 E5E5
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x2)
Bridge:
(GOSPEL)
E5E5 A5A5 E5E5 A5A5 E5E5
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|
A augmentedA|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|
x64 x8 x8 x8 x8
Palm Mute ---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA Capella Break:
Chorus 3:
(same as chorus 2)
Solo:
Guitar 3
e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-12----|
BB|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-|
G+G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|(x2)
|
e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-16----|
BB|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-|
G+G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out w/ guitars 1,2 and 3 as played in PRE CHORUS 2.
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
Other versions of Ain't It Fun
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