Desperate chords by Kurt Travis

Chords with lyrics

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              Desperate - Kurt Travis
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Tabbed by: Jonny

I have a video on youtube too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDjcpQd48cY

I play it differently than Zach Garren but I think it's close


Tuning: Standard

Both the opening and verses played like this on clean, let each chord ring out

e|-------4------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
BB|-------5------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------6------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------7------6------4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (listen for the playing rhythm) The whole thing played twice with distortion

e|------7h9-----------------------------------------------------|   |--7h9----------|
BB|---------7/9---7-9--------------7-9---------------------------|   |-----7/9-------|
G+G|----------------------/6-9------------------------------------|   |---------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------| x3 |---------------| x4
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------|

Solo
e|----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0--------------------------|
BB|---------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------7h9p0------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0----------------------|
BB|------------5h7p0------5h7p0-----5h7p0-----5h7p0---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0--------------------------|
BB|---------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----7-9-----7-9-----7-9--/12-11------------12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14---/17-----12\----------------|
BB|--------7-9-----7-9-------------12--9------------------------------------------14---------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This part can be kinda iffy but when I play it sounds right

e|-----9---7---4-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--12---9---7---5-7-5-7b-------7b---5---5----5---------7b---5---5----5------|
G+G|-------------------------------------6---4-------------------6----4--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------7----------------------7----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------4---------4------2-----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------4h5-------4------2-----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------4h6-------4------2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|------6b--4----6b---4-------4h7-------6------4-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               ^back to clean right here


The ending and last chorus is the opening chords played in a different rhythm


e|--44--444--444--444--4\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
BB|--55--555--555--555--5\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
G+G|--66--666--666--666--6\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
D MajorD|--77--777--777--777--7\66--666--666--666--6\44--444--444--444--444--444--444--444----| x8
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


The end

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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend