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Mad World Tab by Young Guns

Mad World tab by Young Guns

Guitar Tab

Drop D tuning

Intro:
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-12-12-12-0-0-0-10-10-10-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------8-8-8--|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------| (4x)

Verse 1:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
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(The rest of the first verse is bass with drums.)

Pre-Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9h10p9h10p9h10--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|

e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--------|

Post-Chorus:
P.M. (Palm Mute)
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|

Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------14----14-----------12----12--|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12----12-----12-12-12----12-----|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15--|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(In the following box, only the last two notes are different)
e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------14----14-----------12----12--|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12----12-----12-12-12----12-----|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-12-12--|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| (both sections 3x)

(The last time they play this)
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------14----14-----------12----12---|------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12----12-----12-12-12----12------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15--|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------14----14-----------12----12---|--------------------9h10p9h10p9h10--|
D|-12-12-12----12-----12-12-12----12------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|

e|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|

Bridge:
P.M.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

P.M.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------| (both sections 2x)

Solo:
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------10----------------|-------------------12p10----14p12----|
D|--10h12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-------12-------12-|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------10-|---------------------------|
D|--10h12-12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12-12---11~------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------12~--|
D|-----------------------|---------------------------|

e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-10-9-------12-9-|-10-9--------------|
D|------12-10------|------12-10--------|
A|-----------------|------------12-10--|
D|-----------------|-------------------| (2x)

e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------15*--|-----------12b14-----|
D|--------12-----------|------14-------------|
A|-12/13-----12--------|-12------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|

Solo Rythm Guitar:
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-0-0--0-0-0--------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

Outro:
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|
D|-0-0--0-0-0--------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|

e|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10---|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10---|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10---|

Outro lead:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-----------17-17-17----------15-15-15-|----------13-13-13----------13-13-13-|
B|--15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|-15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------17-17-17----------15-15-15-|----------13-13-13----------20-20-20-|
B|--15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|-15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------17-17-17----------15-15-15-|----------13-13-13----------13-13-13-|
B|--15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|-15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------17-17-17----------15-15-15-|----------13-13-13----------22-22-22-|
B|--15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|-15-15-15----------15-15-15----------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(Then they end with)
P.M. (Palm Mute)
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| b  Bend
| *  Natural harmonic
| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note

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