Tabs
Symposium
Jim
The Answer To Why I Hate You single
Standard tuning
Tabbed by Philip Tweedie
Another hidden gem :) Listen to the song for timings
To make tabbing easier see below
*1 F5F5 can also be played on A augmentedA string at 8th Fret
*2 can also be played on BB string 10th Fret
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Intro
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-9-9-9-----------|-7---9---7---9---|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-9-9-9-----------|-7---9---7---9---|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-5---7---5---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
*1
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| x2
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
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Verse 1
"I've been obsessing over you for 2 years now,"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
D MajorD|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"I'm an obsessive type of guy"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-5-5-------------|
A augmentedA|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-5-5-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Wrote your name 6000 times on my wall,"
*2
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Still haven't got a reply."
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Pre-chorus 1
"I don't mean to scare you, But I got nothing better to do,"
PM ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|
E MajorE|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|
"I don't want you to love me, I just like, I just like,"
PM ____ ____ ____ ____
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
E MajorE|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|
"Obsessing over"
e|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Chorus 1
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8---7-7-7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-8br-br-10br--br-|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 PM___ ____ |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3---5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8---7-7-7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-8br-br-10br--br-|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 PM___ ____ |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3---5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----6-----------|-----------------|
G+G|-----5---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7---------|
D MajorD|-7---3---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7----5----| x4
A augmentedA|-7-------3-3-----|-3-3-3-5----5----|
E MajorE|-5---------------|------------3----|
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Verse 2
"When I see you I turn into a moron,"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
D MajorD|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Talk more shit than usual,"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
D MajorD|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------------|
A augmentedA|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|-(0)-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"What the hell! I like it that way,"
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Still not funny, whatta say, Guess you think I'm pretty sick huh!"
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Pre-Chorus 2
"I don't mean to scare you, But I got nothing better to do,"
PM ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|
E MajorE|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|
"I don't want you to love me, I just like, I just like,"
PM ____ ____ ____ ____
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|
D MajorD|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5-5-x---5-5-x---|-5-5-x---5-5-x---|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-8--8-8---|-7--7-7-4--4-4---|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
E MajorE|-3--3-3-6--6-6---|-5--5-5-2--2-2---|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----|
"Obsessing over"
e|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Outro Chorus
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8---7-7-7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-8br-br-10br--br-|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 PM___ ____ |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3---5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8---7-7-7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"You"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-8br-br-10br--br-|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 PM___ ____ |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3---5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
"Oh Jim"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|
G+G|-----5---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7---------|-----5---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7---------|
D MajorD|-7---3---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7----5----|-7---3---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7----5----|
A augmentedA|-7-------3-3-----|-3-3-3-5----5----|-7-------3-3-----|-3-3-3-5----5----|
E MajorE|-5---------------|------------3----|-5---------------|------------3----|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|
G+G|-----5---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7---------|-----5---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7---------|
D MajorD|-7---3---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7----5----|-7---3---5-5-----|-5-5-5-7----5----|
A augmentedA|-7-------3-3-----|-3-3-3-5----5----|-7-------3-3-----|-3-3-3-5----5----|
E MajorE|-5---------------|------------3----|-5---------------|------------3----|
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8---7-7-7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---4---5---4---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3---2---5---4---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------3---2---|
"Oh"
Guitar 1
e|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-4h5-5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---4---5---4---|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---2---5---4---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3---2---|
|
Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---4---5---4---|
A augmentedA|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3---2---5---4---|
E MajorE|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------3---2---|
"Jim"
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-7---------------|
A augmentedA|-7---------------|
E MajorE|-5---------------|
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Enjoy
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