Great Romances Of The 20th Century Tab by Taking Back Sunday

Great Romances Of The 20th Century tab by Taking Back Sunday

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Artist:Taking Back Sunday
Song:Great Romances Of The 20th Century

Submitted by: jonny78

Intro

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------4--------------------------4------------|
G|-----4---4----4-----4-----4---4----4---4----4--------------4----|
D|---4-------4------4---4-----4----4---4---4-------4---4-------4--|
A|-2-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0------0--------2----------2---4---------0------|

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Verse 1 (0.25)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Break part (0.51)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------4-------------------------|
G|---------4---------------4---------4------------|
D|------4-----4-------4------4-----4---4----------|
A|-------------------------------2--------2-------|
E|---4----------4---0-------------------------2---|

Verse 2 (0.56)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--4--3------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------
D|--4--3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
A|--2--1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
E|--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---



Verse 2 part 2 (1.10)

e|---11----7----7----9----7----7----|
B|-------7----7---------7----7------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

build up (cool high part) (1.22)

e|----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-------7---7---7---7---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

continued...

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

we'll call the next bit a chorus (1.46)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4-4-4--6-6-6--8-8-8--6-6-6---------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x---------------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4---------------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|

on the 4th time play the octaves twice.

Interlude (2.13)

e|---11--------7--------9---------7---|
B|--------7------------------7--------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Bridge (2.37)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8--6-6-6--8-8-8--6-6-6--8-8--6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|---x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

on 4th time hold the last E octave (x2x4xx) for longer

Breakdown (3.04) This bit is v. hard to hear as theres so much going on (slow speed)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End (3.28)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8--6-6-6--8-8-8--6-6-6--8-8--6--4---|
D|---x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x--x---|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2---|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Song order for Guitar 1

Intro x4
Verse x4
Break x1
Verse2 x2
Verse2 part 2 x4
Buildup x2
Chorus x4
Interlude x4
Bridge x4
Breakdown x2
End x1

Guitar 2

Intro (0.14)  violin sounding part

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----16--14--13--11------14--13--11--9-----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse (0.25)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

Verse 2 (0.56)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--3------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--4--3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2--1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|



Build up (1.22) listen for timing

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---66------44------22------22-------|
A|---66------44------22------22-------|
E|---44------22------00------00-------|

Build up2 (palm mute) (1.34)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------
A|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

Chorus (1.46)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
A|---6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|

4th time hold E for longer

Interlude (2.13)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--2~----9~----2~----9~----------|
A|--2~----9~----2~----9~----------|
E|--0~----7~----0~----7~----------|

Bridge (2.37)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

4th time hold E chord for longer.



Breakdown (3.04) I came up with two ways to play this. Both sound alright but because
there's so much going on im not sure which one it is.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

or

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

End (3.28)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2---|
A|--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6--4--2---|
E|--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4--2--0---|

Song order

Intro x2
Verse x4
Verse2 x4
Build up x2
Build up2 x2
Chorus x2
Interlude x2
Bridge x4
Breakdown x2
End x 1

ok there u go, its a great song, i didnt add all the little detals
and shit but u can figuer it out buy ur self. Questions Coments e-mail me at
SkeaminSkater@aol.com

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