Reckless tab by You Me At Six

Tabs

Think i got it right!

Dropped D MajorD tuning
tabbed by SkiaMaree

Intro:

Guitar 1
use an echo effect for the first part
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--| X1
A augmentedA|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
D MajorD|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|

then without echo:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----| X2
A augmentedA|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|

Guitar 2
(do this on the 2nd time of the riff)
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------8-8--11-11-11-11-9-9-8--|
D MajorD|--8h9-11-8-9-11-8-9-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|


Verse:

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2------2------6------4------|
A augmentedA|--2--X4--2--X4--6--X4--4--X4--|
D MajorD|--2------2------6------4------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------11--------11--------8----------8----|
G+G|--9-9----9--9-9----9--9-9---9--11-11---9--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------| X4
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|

I can't quite hear the other guitar in the verse properly, if i work it out, i shall
update this, but above is an 'interpretation' of it that fits nicely!

Chorus:

with echo again once ...

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------| X1
D MajorD|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
A augmentedA|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
D MajorD|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|

then without twice

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----| X2
A augmentedA|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|


Interlude:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2------2------6------4~~---|
A augmentedA|--2--X4--2--X4--6--X4--4~~---|
D MajorD|--2------2------6------4~~---|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------11--------11--------8----------8~---|
G+G|--9-9----9--9-9----9--9-9---9--11-11------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------| X4
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|


Verse 2 same as Verse 1.
Then the chorus again.


"you never had the best" part

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|
A augmentedA|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|

e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6~~---2~--|
A augmentedA|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4--2~--|
D MajorD|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6~~---2~--|


"I'm the devil on your shoulder...."

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---| X2
A augmentedA|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
D MajorD|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D MajorD|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| X2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(that's 16 times, times 2 ... just listen and it's easy to pick it up!)


"You loose lips let..."

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---| X4
A augmentedA|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
D MajorD|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
(do the 3rd & 4th times louder or with distortion)

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--16--16--16--16-|
G+G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


then...

Guitar 1
...figure out the strumming pattern... it's just a little different...
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|--2------6------4------| X4
A augmentedA|--2-X12--6--X6--4-X6---|
D MajorD|--2------6------4------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--16--16--16--16-|
G+G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Then the chorus followed by the "you never had the best" part once...

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