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I Follow The Format Tab by Taking Back Sunday

I Follow The Format tab by Taking Back Sunday

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Song: I Follow The Format
Band/Artist: Taking Back Sunday
Album: Unknown
Tabbed by: Blinkman5


I made this tab because I believe that there are some
mistakes on the other tab. I'm not sure if I'm right,
but you may like this tab more, you may not. Also made
this tab coz I luv this song and I luv this band!


Standard Tuning - EADGBe

Key
 -----------------
| * - palm mute   |
| ~ - let ring    |
| / - slide up    |
|  - slide down  |
 -----------------
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Drums...
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

Verse:

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--9------6------------------|
D|---9-9----6-6---9------7----| 4x
A|----7---4--4-----9-9----7---|
E|-0-------------7--7---5--4--|

Verse:

Guitar 2 (Play after Guitar 1 has played twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9/11-13-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9-|
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-| 1x
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7/9--11-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-222222222222-444444444444-7~-|
A|-222222222222-444444444444-7~-|
E|-000000000000-222222222222-5~-|

   ************ ************

Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777--| 2x
A|-22222222-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777--|
E|-00000000-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--77777777-55555555--|

Verse 2:

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--9------6------------------|
D|---9-9----6-6---9------7----| 4x
A|----7---4--4-----9-9----7---|
E|-0-------------7--7---5--4--|

Verse 2:

Guitar 2 (Play at start of verse this time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9/11-13-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9/11-13--|
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---| 1x
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7/9--11-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7/9--11--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9/11-13-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-8-9-9-9-9-9--|
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--| 1x
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7/9--11-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (not sure about the last chord played, or which guitar it's played by)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------13~--13--|
D|-222222222222-444444444444-7~--------12~--12--|
A|-222222222222-444444444444-7~--------12~--12--|
E|-000000000000-222222222222-5~-------------------|

   ************ ************

Guitar 2 (high distortion, played over the F#5 chord)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------245-245-7/62-4h6p4-2--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Bridge:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------999999999999---------------|
D|-111111111111111111111111-777777777777-999999999999-999999999999--| 3x
A|-111111111111111111111111-777777777777-777777777777-999999999999--|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--555555555555--------------777777777777--|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--111111111111111111111111-777777777777--| 1x
A|--111111111111111111111111-777777777777--|
E|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--555555555555--|

		  	     ************

Continued Bridge:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999-1111111111111111/2222222222222222--|
D|-99999999-1111111111111111/2222222222222222--|
A|-77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/0000000000000000--|
E|---------------------------------------------|



This is played before the end chorus (not 100% sure how it's played):
Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---------666/9--|
D|-777-999-666/9--| 2x
A|-777-999-444/7--|
E|-555-777--------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7777777777777--| 2x
A|-7777777777777--|
E|-5555555555555--|


End Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-99999999-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777-22222222-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777--| 2x
A|-77777777-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777-22222222-1111111111111111-99999999-77777777--|
E|-00000000-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--77777777-55555555-00000000-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--77777777-55555555--|

Outro:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-2222222222222222222--|
A|-2222222222222222222--|
E|-0000000000000000000--|


Make a big scene
Make this glass house my coffin (You miss the big picture)
Well it's the words that you're coughin' out,
out on your sleeve
So forge my sins here in song
Well I'm telling you now what you've known all along

And it's tired, so true,
More subtle than you
There's a lull in the stereo
It's calling for you (calling for you)
It's calling for you

Well I'm a slave to my vices
It's true
They've all been renamed as a crutch
So drag my name and my face through the mud
You're better at confronting me
Showing just how vicious you can be
Do what you came here to do (do what you came here to do)
Trigger finger gets you pointed in the right direction
My new found discretion

It's not a lie if you believe it
It's no mistake if it's always repeated
It's not a lie if you believe it
It's no mistake if it's always repeated

Shall we call it quits or just wait? (It's not a lie If you believe it)
Even, even if my last name rhymes with your rescue of hear say
Do not say you know (It's no mistake if its repeated)
Call me out
It's not a lie (It's such a lie)
But I don't need to hear it from you
So what's another word for (I don't need to hear it from you)
What's another word for (I don't need to hear it from you)
What's another word for (I don't need to hear it from you)
What's another word for (I don't need to hear it from you)

It gets easier with doses of time (easier with dull sense of time)
Easier with doses of time (easier with dull sense of time)
Easier with doses of time (easier with dull sense of time)
Easier with doses of time (easier with dull sense of time)
Show us just how vicious you can be (be)


That'll Be All. DOn't know whether it is or not, but I like to think this Tab is 100% correct.

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