Still Alive tab by Portal
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Song: Still Alive Artist: Portal/GLaDOS Composer: Jonathan Coulton Tabbed By: Chargerfan96 This is the pattern to the acoustic guitar after GLaDOS says, "This was a triumph," and the song: (This was a triumph) (It's hard to overstate) e|--------2-----------2-----}------|----------0-----}------------| B|-----3-----3-----3-----3--}-x4---|-------2-----2--}-x4---------| G|--2-----------4-----------} -----|----2-----------}------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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And here's the part after the chorus: (This is actually played throughout the rest of song) e|-----2~-----3--2--0---| B|----------------------| G|--2------2------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| NOTE: At the second and third chorus (marked **), an electric guitar comes in. During chorus I've written an extra stanza below each phrase. This shows the notes of the chords the electric guitar. Also, I've also put each word where the chord is played in CAPS, to it easier to follow along. (x means palm-mute) [INTRO/VERSE 1] This was a tri-umph I'm mak-ing a note here: huge suc-cess e|--3----2--0--0---2---------------3---2--0--0----2-----------0-------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------3------------------| G|-----------------------------2----------------------------------2---------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's hard to ov-er state my sat-is-fac-tion e|-------0---2--3--0------------0----------2--------------------------------| B|----------------------2---3-----------------------------------------------| G|--2------------------------------2---2------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ap-er-ture Sci-ence We do what we must be-cause we can e|-3--2---0----0---2------------3---2---0---0-----2----------0--------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------| G|---------------------------2-----------------------------------2----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| For the good of all of us Ex-cept the ones who are dead e|--0---2---3---0---------0--------------0---1----0-------------------------| B|------------------2--3------------3-----------------3---1-----------------| G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [CHORUS] But there's no sense cry-ing ov-er ev-ry mis-take e|------------------1----0--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------1-------------3--3--1--3--1---1---1--------------------------| G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| You just keep on try-ing till you run out of cake e|---------------1---3---1---0------------0--1---1--------------------------| B|-----------1--------------------3---3-------------------------------------| G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the sci-ence gets done And you make a neat gun e|--3---5---6---6----5----3------1---3---5---5--3----1----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| For the peo-ple who are still a-live e|--------------1---1---0----0---2--2---------------------------------------| B|--3---1---3---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [VERSE 2] I'm not ev-en an-gry I'm be-ing so sin-cere right now e|------3--2--0--0---2--------------3--2---0--0---2---------0---------------| B|----------------------------------------------------3---------------------| G|--2------------------------------------------------------------2----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ev-en though you broke my heart and killed me e|-0--2----3-----0-------------0--------------2-----------------------------| B|--------------------2---3-------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------2----2----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| And tore me to pie-ces And threw ev-ry piece in-to a fire e|------3---2--0---0---2------------3---2--0----0-----2-------0-------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------3------------------| G|--2--------------------------2---------------------------------2----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| As they burned it hurt be-cause I was so hap-py for you e|-0---2-----3----0------------0---------------0---1--0---------------------| B|--------------------2---3-----------------3-------------3---1-------------| G|---------------------------------------2----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [CHORUS] **Now these POINTS of DA-ta make a BEAU-ti-ful LINE e|------------------1--0----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------1----------3---3---1--3---1---1---1--------------------------| G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-x-x---------3-x-x----------------------------------| D|-------------3-x-x---5-x-x---------3-x-x-------3-x-x----------------------| A|-------------3-x-x---3-x-x---------1-x-x-------3-x-x----------------------| E|-------------1-x-x-----------------------------1-x-x----------------------| And we're OUT of BE-ta we're re-LEAS-ing on TIME e|---------------1--3--1----0------------0--1---1---------------------------| B|------------1-----------------3--3----------------------------------------| G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------5-x-x-----------3-x-x-----------------------------------| D|-----------3-x-x--5-x-x-----------3-x-x-------3-x-x-----------------------| A|-----------3-x-x--3-x-x-----------1-x-x-------3-x-x-----------------------| E|-----------1-x-x------------------------------1-x-x-----------------------| So I'm GLAD I got BURNED Think of ALL the things we LEARNED e|-3---5---6---6--5----3----------1---3---5---5----3----1-----1-------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------3~---------5~-------------------------------------7~------------| D|----------3~---------5~-----------------3~------------------7~------------| A|----------1~---------3~-----------------3~------------------5~------------| E|----------------------------------------1~--------------------------------| For the PEO-ple who ARE still a-LIVE e|--------------1---1---0----0---2--2---------------------------------------| B|--3---1---3---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|-------------------------------------------------2------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------3---2--------------------| G|----------3~----------2~----------7~-------------2---2---4----------------| D|----------3~----------2~----------7~-----------------2---4---5~~----------| A|----------1~----------0~----------5~---------------------2---5~~----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3~~----------| [VERSE 3] Go 'head and leave me I think I'd pre-fer to stay in-side e|-3----2----0----0---2---------3----2---0---0----2---------0---------------| B|----------------------------------------------------3---------------------| G|--------------------------2-----------------------------------2-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| May-be you'll find some-one else to help you e|--0--2----3-----0-------------0------------2------------------------------| B|---------------------2----3-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------2---2-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| May-be Black Me-sa That was a joke ha-ha fat chance. e|--3--2----0---0--2------3----2--0--0-----2---------0----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------3-----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------2-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-ny-way this cake is great It's so de-li-cious and moist e|-0-2---3---0-------------0---------------0--1----0------------------------| B|----------------2---3-----------------3---------------3----1--------------| G|----------------------------------2---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [CHORUS] **Look at ME still TALK-ing when there's SCI-ence to DO e|--------------1----0------------------------------------------------------| B|---------1--------------3---3------1-----3---1---1--1---------------------| G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5-x-x-----------------3-x-x----------------------------| D|---------3-x-x-----5-x-x-----------------3-x-x------3-x-x-----------------| A|---------3-x-x-----3-x-x-----------------1-x-x------3-x-x-----------------| E|---------1-x-x--------------------------------------1-x-x-----------------| When I LOOK out THERE it makes me GLAD I'm not YOU e|--------------1----3---1----0------------0---1---1------------------------| B|---------1----------------------3---3-------------------------------------| G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5-x-x------------3-x-x---------------------------------| D|---------3-x-x-----5-x-x------------3-x-x--------3-x-x--------------------| A|---------3-x-x-----3-x-x------------1-x-x--------3-x-x--------------------| E|---------1-x-x-----------------------------------1-x-x--------------------| I've ex-PER-i-ments to RUN There is RE-search to be DONE e|--3---5---6--6---5---3---3--------1---3--5----5----3--1---1---------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------3~-------------5~-------------------------------7~--------------| D|----------3~-------------5~--------------3~---------------7~--------------| A|----------1~-------------3~--------------3~---------------5~--------------| E|-----------------------------------------1~-------------------------------| On the PEO-ple who ARE still a-LIVE e|-------------1---1---0----0---2--2----------------------------------------| B|-3---1---3----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------3~----------2~----------7~---------------------------------------| D|---------3~----------2~----------7~---------------------------------------| A|---------1~----------0~----------5~---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [OUTRO] And be-lieve me I am still a-live e|--5--5----7---5-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------7--3----5---7--7-----------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|-----------------------2--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------3---2----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------2---2---4------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3~~------------------------------------| I'm do-ing sci-ence and I'm still a-live e|--5--5---5---7---5--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------7---3----5---7--7-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|-----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------3---2----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2---2---4------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3~~------------------------------| I feel fan-tas-tic and I'm still a-live e|-5--5----5---7---5--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------7---3----5---7--7------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------3---2-----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------2---2---4-------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------2---4---5~~-------------------------------| A|------------------------------------2---5~~-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------3~~-------------------------------| While you're dy-ing I'll be still a-live e|---5-----5----7---5-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------7---3----5---7--7-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|-----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------3---2----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2---2---4------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3~~------------------------------| And when you're dead I will be still a-live e|--5---5-----5-----7---5---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7---3----5---7--7--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2: e|--------------------------------2-----------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------3---2-------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------2---2---4---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------2---4---5~~---------------------------| A|----------------------------------------2---5~~---------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------3~~---------------------------| Still a-live STILL A-LIVE e|---3---5--5--------------------------3---2--2-----------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| tf_artist = "Portal"; tf_song = "Still Alive";
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