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Ain't It Fun tab by Paramore

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: DADGBe (Drop D)
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                             AIN'T IT FUN - PARAMORE
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Tabbed by: Nico



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|-----------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|


Intro:

(Fade in)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------|
D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-----------------------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-|
D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------|
D|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------|
A|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7--------7-----4\------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------/-\-|


Pre-Chorus 1:

Pause during 2 bars
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------|
D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------7-----4\------|
D|--------------------------------------/-\-|

Pause during 2 bars

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------|
D|-6------x6-------6-----------------------|
A|---7-------7-------7---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus 1:

(8th notes)

   A5              C#5         E5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4)


 Keyboard part arranged for guitar(*)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-9---12-12-12-7---9-9-9-5---|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

Guitar 3: during this verse There's a sort of feedback (G# - 18th fret on 4th string) fading in
then stopping in the beginning of the pre-chorus.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-|
D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------4-----5/7-4--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------7-5--------|
G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6---------------|
D|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6---------------------|
A|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:

  Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-6---6-7-6-4--------6---6-7-4---6--|
A|---7----------7-4-----7--------7---|
D|-----------------------------------|

  Palm Mute------------------------


 | Guitar 1
 |
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6--|
D|-6------x6-------6-------x6--------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------7------|
D|-----------------------------------|
 |
 |
 |Guitar 3 (fig 1) w/ Octave up effect
 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

  Palm Mute------------------------

 | Guitar 1
 |
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6--------|
D|-6------x6-------6----------------|
A|---7-------7-------7--------------|
D|----------------------------------|
 |
 |
 |Guitar 3 (fig 2) w/ Octave up effect
 |
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

  w/ Keyboard (*)

   A5              C#5         E5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4)


   A5              E5      B5
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|(x2)


  w/ keyboard (*)

   A5              C#5         E5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x2)



Bridge:

(GOSPEL)
   E5                                 A5  E5  A5  E5
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|
A|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|
D|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---|

   x64                                x8  x8  x8  x8

Palm Mute ---------------------------------------------


A Capella Break:


Chorus 3:
(same as chorus 2)


Solo:

  Guitar 3
e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-12----|
B|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-|
G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                          |
                                                                          |(x2)
                                                                          |
e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-16----|
B|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-|
G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

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