Meant To Live tab by Switchfoot

Name: Meant To Live
Channel: Switchfoot

Guitar Tab

Song:      Meant to Live
Artist:    Switchfoot
Album:     The Beautiful Letdown
Tabbed by: alanthing (leaded)

Note: The song is best played [and I tabbed it] in Drop-D tuning. Bridge B/Chorus 2 might be wrong and/or incomplete. Sorry...

Song Order: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Break (Intro Riff), Bridge A, Bridge B/Chorus 2

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Intro
   B           A           E           G         A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-5-5-5-x-7-----------
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-7-----------
D|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-7-----------

   B           A           E           G D       A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-0-0-0-0-7-----------
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-0-0-0-0-7-----------
D|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-0-0-0-0-7-----------

   B           A           E           F#              G
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-
D|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-

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Verse
   G
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------
A|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------
D|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-5-0--0-4-0--0-5-0--0-4-5-4-5-0--0-4-0--0-5-0--0-4-5-7-

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Chorus
   G              A              B              E
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-------------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)-
A|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-------------------------------2-2-2-------

   G              D            G              D
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)--5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
A|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--------5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--------5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-

   G              A              B              D
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-------------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)-
A|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-------------------------------2-2-2-------

   G              E
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
A|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
D|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-

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Break (Intro Riff)
   B           A           E           G         D
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------7-
D|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-5-5-5-x-7-
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-5-
D|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x---

   B           A           E           F#              D
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------7............
D|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7..(Go to)...
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5..(Bridge A)
D|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0............

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Bridge A
   D              D/G
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5- x3
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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

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Bridge B/Chorus 2
   D         D/G
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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