Tuning: Standard
(This info-tab is for standard tuning. If you want to play it exactly as he does,
tune it half step down and place a
Capo on the 1st fret. Tabs will be relative to position.)
INTRO
(Pattern explained as best as I can. (v = strum down ^= up )
e|--------------x--0-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-------0-0-------0-0---|R
B|--------------x--0-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-------0-0-------0-0---|E
G|--------------x--1-------1-1--------1-1--------1-1-------1-------1-1-------1-1---|P
D|-----2-2-2-2--x--4---4---4-4---4----4-4---4----4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4-4---|E
A|-2-4----------x--2---2---2-2---2----2-2---2----2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2-2---|A
E|--------------x--0---0---0-0---0----0-0---0----0-0---0---0---0---0-0---0---0-0---|T
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v^ v ^ v^ v ^ v^ v v^v ^ v^ v ^ v^ v ^
(Now incorporate this time signature and pattern to the verse.)
VERSE
e|----0---x---0---x---x---x----| It's 3 am and I'm not tired...
B|----0---4---0---x---3---4----|
G|----1---4---2---2---2---4----|
D|----4---2---2---1---4---2----|
A|----2---4---x---2---3---4----|
E|----0---0---2---x---x---0----|
Pre-Chorus
e|----x---x---x---x------------| Something,
B|----5---5---5---2------------| Someone,
G|----4---4---4---2------------| like you to come along.
D|----6---4---6---2------------|
A|----4---6---7---2------------|
E|----x---x---x---x------------|
Chorus
e|----0---x---0---x---x---x----| Now I know why everything that I've tried...
B|----0---4---0---x---2---4----|
G|----1---4---2---2---4---4----|
D|----4---2---2---1---2---2----|
A|----2---4---x---2---3---4----|
E|----0---0---2---x---x---0----|
VERSE
e|----0---x---0---x---x---x----| From what you're telling me I'm thinking...
B|----0---4---0---x---3---4----|
G|----1---4---2---2---2---4----|
D|----4---2---2---1---4---2----|
A|----2---4---x---2---3---4----|
E|----0---0---2---x---x---0----|
Pre-Chorus
e|----x---x---x---x------------| Something,
B|----5---5---5---2------------| Someone,
G|----4---4---4---2------------| like you to come along.
D|----6---4---6---2------------|
A|----4---6---7---2------------|
E|----x---x---x---x------------|
Chorus
e|----0---x---0---x---x---x----| Now I know why everything that I've tried...
B|----0---4---0---x---2---4----|
G|----1---4---2---2---4---4----|
D|----4---2---2---1---2---2----|
A|----2---4---x---2---3---4----|
E|----0---0---2---x---x---0----|
BRIDGE
e|----x---x---x----------------| Now I know why stars...
B|----2---4---5----------------|
G|----2---4---6----------------|
D|----2---4---6----------------|
A|----x---x---x----------------|
E|----2---4---5----------------|
(transitioning chord to outro)
e|----8------------------------| Now I know why stars...
B|----6------------------------|
G|----7------------------------|
D|----8------------------------|
A|----8------------------------|
E|----8------------------------|
Chorus/OUTRO (Key change)
e|----x---x---x---x---x---x----| Now I know why everything that I've tried...
B|----1---5---5---3---3---3----|
G|----2---3---5---3---4---3----|
D|----3---5---3---3---3---3----|
A|----x---4---5---x---4---3----|
E|----1---x---x---3---x---x----|
FADE to END
(Just play the verse's chord progression.)
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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
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