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Adding To The Noise as Recorded from the Album

The Beautiful Letdown

Tabbed By David McCarthy

 

Tuning-standard (e,B,G,D,A,E)

 

Intro- clean

E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |----7--7----------------------7--7---------------------|
A |--7-5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-9-9-9--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E |--5------5--5-5-7-7--7-7-7-7-------5--5-5-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7----------------------7--7-----------------------|
A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7---|
E |-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5---|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7------------7s2p0---7--7-------------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9---------5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--------------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-----|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7----------------------7--7-----------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7--5--5-7-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-------5-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-----|

                                            

Verse- palm muted

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
A |--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--------------------------|
E |------------5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------------|

 

What's it gonna take
to slow us down
to let the silence spin us around?
What's it gonna take
to drop this town?
We've been spinning at the speed of sound.

 

E |-----------------------|

B |-----------------------|

G |-----------------------|
D |--7-7-7-7-7------------|
A |--5-5-5-5-5-7-5--------|
E |------------5-3--------|

 

 

Stepping out of those convenience stores
what could we want but more more more?
From the third world
to the corporate core

Pre-Chorus- Light Palm Mute

E |------------------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------|

D |----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
A |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

 

We are a symphony of modern humanity

 

E |-----------------------|

B |-----------------------|
G |-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|
A |--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7------|
E |--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5------|

  

Yeah!

 

Chorus- Clean

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7------------7s2p0---7--7-------------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9---------5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--------------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-----|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7----------------------7--7-----------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7--5--5-7-[8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3]---|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-------5-[6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1]-x2|

 

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, radio, video

 

Verse- Palm Mute

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
A |--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--------------------------|
E |------------5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------------|

 

I donâ~@~Yt know
what they're gonna think of next
genetic engineers of the most high tech
A couple new ways
to fall into debt
I'm a nervous wreck but I'll bet
that that T.V. set
tells us what we've wanted to hear
But none of these sound bites
are coming in clear
From the third world to the corporate ear

 

Pre-Chorus- Light Palm Mute
E |------------------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------|

D |----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
A |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

 

We are a symphony of modern humanity

 

E |-----------------------|

B |-----------------------|
G |-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|
A |--8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7------|
E |--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5------|

  

Yeah!

 

 

Chorus- Clean

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7--------------------7--7-------------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9---------5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--------------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-----|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7----------------------7--7-----------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7--5--5-7-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-------5-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-----|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7------------7s2p0---7--7-------------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9---------5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--------------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-----|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--7--7----------------------7--7-----------------------|

A |--5--5-7--7-7-9-9--9-7-9-7--5--5-7-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----|

E |-------5--5-5-7-7--7-5-7-5-------5-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-----|

 

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, radio, video

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, radio, video

Bridge- Palm Mute

E |---------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------------|

D |---------------------------------------|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--x3---|

 

 

E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

 

 

Bridge- Clean

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |--------------------------------------------7----------|
A |--5--5---------------------5--5---------------7s5------|
E |-------5--5-5-7-7b-7-5-7-5------5--5-5-7-7b------------|

 

 

E |-------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------------------------------|

A |--5--5---------------------5---------------------------|
E |-------5--5-5-7-7b-7-5-7-5-----------------------------|

 

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, radio, video

 

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