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Living Saints tab by Polar Bear Club

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by Polar Bear Club
from Chasing Hamburg (2009)

Transcribed by Jason Florentino
June 2011

Not sick this time! (I was staying home from school on account of being real ill when I
last made a
tab [Popular Science by Bayside]) I Just finished a couple summer classes and goddamn do
I wanna
play this song. Simply listening is no longer enough! I need to hear it move from my
fingers into my
loud, distorted electric guitar while I bang my head and (pretend) that I'm singing the
lyrics as
awesomely as Jimmy.

It's not entirely complete. They do a bunch of little lead stuff in the background, some
of which I
tried to get, but I'm too lazy and hungry to lift it all. I'll include them when I think
I've heard 'em
right off the bat.

Play kinda fast.

Intro riff:

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5                Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramD5D5                Chord diagramD MajorD
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   (tap your foot
on those MF'n X's!)

The lead that's played on top of it:

Chords:
e|--------------17------|-----------------------12--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------15------------|-----15----14----15-14-------14-15-14----15-14h15--|
Chord diagramG+G|-----14----14---------|--14----14-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x     x     x       x     x     x     x     x     x     x     x

Now for that awesome chorus riff:

Chords: Chord diagramG5G5                              Chord diagramG5G5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------X-------------------------------X-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------X-X-----------------------------X-X-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------5---5---5---X-X---------0-------5---5---5---X-X-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5---5---5---X-X-----------------5---5---5---X-X---------4h5p4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------3---3---3---X-----5-3h5-----5---3---3---3---X-----5-3h5-------5-|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x

Chords:     Chord diagramG5G5                          Chord diagramD5D5          Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------strum on--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------7-----7-----5-----5---that C----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------5-------5-------------------7-----7-----5-----5---a bit-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------5-------5---------------5---5-----5-----3-----3---more!-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----(5)--3-------3-----5-3h5/7---------------------------------------|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x
that (5) is held from the last measure

Now play that riff again but you don't have to staccato the G5's or strum dead strings.
Just strum the shit out of those G's!

Now for those quick chord changes (Watch out! They're triplets!):

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramG5G5  Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramF#5F#5  Chord diagramG5G5
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-----------5-----------4-----|-7-----------5-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-----5-----5-----5-----4---5-|-7-----5-----5-----2-----4---5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-----5-----3-----5-----2---5-|-5-----5-----3-----2-----4---5-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3-----------3---------3-|-------3-----------0-----2---3-|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramG5G5  Chord diagramE5E5          Chord diagramD5D5
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-----------5-----------4-----|-------------7-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-----5-----5-----5-----4---5-|-2-----2-----7-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-----5-----3-----5-----2---5-|-2-----2-----5-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3-----------3---------3-|-0-----0-----------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x
"Do you miss our broken reason..."

PALM MUTE:  x x   x     x x   x   x x       x x   x     x x   x
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----(0)---------(0)---------(0)----|(0)---------(0)---------(0)----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------0---5-5---5-0---5-5---5-0-5-5-|-0---5-5---5-0---5-5---5-0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x
There might be open D's in there...who knows! I'm not even sure I got this right in the
first place!

And now my favourite part!
"Troubles and normalcy..."

It's kinda hard to hear the individual strings but here's how I do.
There's also a lil hammer-on at the end...that I'm not including.
e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------0-----------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------4------------4----------4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------3-----------5------5------5---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x

I'm sure you'll figure out to play those last two riffs again.
But right before the second riff kicks-in for the second time,
there's a little octave riff that I think goes like this:

e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------11-11--9-9---7-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------X-X---X-X---X-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------9-9---7-7---5-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x

I'm pretty sure there's also some lead bit played
beneath the second riff but I'm not gonna bother :P


Chord diagramD5D5               Chord diagramA5A5     Chord diagramF#5F#5
Do you see me as your acquaintance

Chord diagramD5D5                       Chord diagramA5A5       Chord diagramC5C5
your death by time, age, and long distance


And now back to that sweet chorus riff!
There's another leady thing played
underneath the repeat, but again...
I ain't liftin' that right now!
(It's some octave sounding thing if you want to figure it out...)

e|------------------------------------|--|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|--|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-----|--| etc.
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-3h5-----5-|--|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x

Afterwards:

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramC5C5
e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-----------5-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-----2-----5-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-----2-----3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------0-----------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x


Now for this little bridge you keep playing that intro riff:

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5                Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramD5D5                Chord diagramD MajorD
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x
Feel free to arpeggiate that Chord diagramD MajorD triad!

There's a couple high notes before that lead lick:

e|-----17----------17------------------------------14--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------15------------------------------15----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------14--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x   x

Now for that nifty lead lick: (apply palm-mute where needed)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------15-p-14--------14-------------12-h-14-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-------------14-------------14-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x         x         x         x         x         x         x         x

e|---------------------------------------------12-h-14-p-12--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14-----------------------15-------------14---12-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x         x         x         x         x         x         x         x

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------15-p-14--------14-------------12-h-14-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-------------14-------------14-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x         x         x         x         x         x         x         x

e|---------------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------17b19---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:   x         x         x         x         x         x         x         x


NEVER BREAKING      TIES                          (watch for the stop)

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramG5G5  Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramF#5F#5  Chord diagramG5G5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-7-7-------5-5-5-------4-4-----7-7-7-------5-5-5---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-4-4-4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3-3-3-------3-3-3-----3-3-------3-3-3-------0-0-0-2-2-2---|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x

Chords: Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramG5G5  Chord diagramE5E5              Chord diagramD5D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------7-7-7-------5-5-5-------4-4---------------------7-------7---7---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-2-------2---2---7-------7---7---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-------2---2---5-------5---5---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3-3-3-------3-3-3-----3-3-0-------0---0-------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x

(There's a descending octave lead in there somewhere...)

Chords: Chord diagramE5E5              Chord diagramD5D5              Chord diagramE5E5              Chord diagramD5D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------7-------7---7-------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------2-------2---2---7-------7---7---2---2---2---2---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------2-------2---2---5-------5---5---2---2---2---2---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------0-------0---0-------------------0---0---0---0-------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x       x       x       x       x

        MOO   VING  ON!

Chords: Chord diagramE5E5          Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------5---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------2-----2-----5---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------2-----2-----3---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------0-----0---------------------|
Beat:   x       x       x       x


For the outro just play a stripped-down version
of the chorus riff. Almost as if you're playing open chords.

For the G's play something like |-3-x-0-0-3-x-|
For that Chord diagramD MajorD in the end, play     |-x-x-0-2-3(0)|
Hit an open high e on your upstroke before you...
End on a nice sustained Chord diagramC majorC       |-x-3-0-0-3-x-|


And that's it!
It's not perfect but it should suffice for those
who want to jam along as much as I do.
Much love, Polar Bear Club rules, Keep on loving music.
DFTBA,

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