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Tuning: EADG NOTE: The bass is often difficult to make out on the recorded version so I opted instead to base this tab on the band's appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show, which features the clearest bass I could find. LEGEND: / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer on a = acciaccatura r = rest s = 16th note (will appear above bar) INTRO: (rest x5) G |-----------------||-----------------| D |-----------------||-----------------| A |-----------------||-------------12\-| E |-----------------||-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: s s s s G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------7--7-77-\-|-------7--7-77---|-----------------|-----------------| A |-0--00-----------|-0--00---------0-|-8--8-\3--3--3--/|-8--8-\3--3--3/5-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & s s s s G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------7--7-77-\-|-------7--7-77-\-|-----------------|-----------------| A |-0--00-----------|-0--00-----------|-8--8-\3--3--3--/|-8--8-\3--3--3-3-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: s s s s s ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-5--55-5--5-55---|-5--55-5--5-55-\-|-----------------|-----------------| E |---------------3-|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 1: ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & s s s G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-------------57--|-----------------| A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----| E |-1---1-------3---|-5-5-5-55-55---0-|-1---1-------3-/-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: a s s sssssss a ss s sssssss G |----5--5h7-7777777|----5--5h7-77777--|-----------------|-----------------| D |5h7---7-----------|5h7---7---------75|-----------------|-----------------| A |------------------|------------------|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-| E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2: sss ss sssssss sss sss sssssss G |----5--57-7777777|---5--57-77777--|-----------------|-----------------| D |-577--7----------|577--7--------75|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|----------------|-8--8-\3--3--3-3/|-8--8-\3--3-/12\-| E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & sss sss sssssss sss sss sssssss G |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-3--3------------| A |---3--35-5555555|---3--35-55553--|-------3--3--3-35|-------3--3--3-3-| E |355--5----------|355--5--------53|-1--1------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS 2: s sssss ss s s ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-5--55-5--5-55030|35--55-5--5-57-\-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2: ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & s s G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----|-----------------| E |-1---1-------3---|-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-|-1---1-------3-/-|-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------| D |-----------------| A |-------3---3-----| E |-1---1-------3-/-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GUITAR SOLO: ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss ssss s G |---5------------5|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------| D |-57-777777777757-|-777777777777-75-|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|----------------7|-8--8-\3--3--3035|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssss s G |---5---------5---|---------575-5---|-----------------|-----------------| D |-57-777777757-757|-77777777---7-75-|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|----------------7|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|-8--8-\3--3----r-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & BRIDGE: (rest x4) G |-----------------| D |-----------------| A |-----------------| E |-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 3: (rest x3) ss G |-----------------||-----------------| D |-----------------||-----------------| A |-----------------||-----------------| E |-----------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----|-----------------| E |-1---1-------3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-------3-3-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |-------3---3-----|-----------------| E |-1---1-------3-/-|-5---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Follow along with the song:
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