This song has two basic picking patterns that you can mess around with while using the
chord progression.
1st pattern:
Ring -0------------0----|
Middle-----0-------------|
Index --------0--------0-|
-------------------|
-------------------|
Thumb -0---------0-------|
2nd pattern:
Ring ---------------------0-----------------|
Ring -------------0--------------------0----|
Middle----0--------------------0-------------|
Index -------0--------0-----------0--------0-|
---------------------------------------|
Thumb -0--------0----------0---------0-------|
So this is what it looks like throughout the song. Try not to get overwhelmed by the
picking pattern. Practice it while listening to the song, and in no time, you'll get the
pattern down. Now here's the actual tab.
Intro:
-0------------0-------2------------2-------|
-----0--------------------0----------------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2p1--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0----------| x4
Verse:
E
-0------------0-------2------------2-------|
-----0--------------------0----------------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2p1--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0----------| x4
A
-0------------0-------2------------2------4------------4-------0-----------|
-----0--------------------0-------------------0--------------------0-------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2----------2--------2-----------2----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0---------0---------0----------0---------0-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-----|
--------|
-----2--|
--------|
--------|
--------|
E
-0------------0-------2------------2-------|
-----0--------------------0----------------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2p1--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0----------| x4
Bridge:
C#m A
---------------------0-----------------------------------------0-----------|
-------------5--------------------5--------------------3-------------------|
----6--------------------6-------------------3---------------------3-------|
-------6--------6-----------6--------6----------3---------3-----------3----|
-4--------4----------4---------4----------0---------0----------0---------0-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----
-3---
-----
----3
-----
-----
E
-0------------0-------2------------2-------|
-----0--------------------0----------------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2p1--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0----------| x4
C#m F#
---------------------0-----------------------------------------2-----------|
-------------5--------------------5--------------------2-------------------|
----6--------------------6-------------------3---------------------3-------|
-------6--------6-----------6--------6----------4---------4-----------4----|
-4--------4----------4---------4-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------2---------2----------2---------2-|
A
-----------------------------0-------------------2-----|
-2-------------------3--------------------3------------|
-----------3---------------------3---------------------|
----4---------3---------3-----------3--------3---------|
--------0---------0----------0---------0---------0-----|
-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/b-reith/321109.html ]
E F#m
---------------------0-----------------------------------------2-----------|
-------------0--------------------0--------------------2-------------------|
----1--------------------1-------------------2---------------------2-------|
-------2--------2-----------2--------2----------4---------4-----------4----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0--------0----------0---------0----------2---------2----------2---------2-|
C#m A
-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------0-----|
-2-------------------5--------------------5--------------------3-------------|
-----------6---------------------6-------------------3---------------------3-|
----4---------6---------6-----------6--------6----------3---------3----------|
--------4---------4----------4---------4----------0---------0----------0-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|
--------3----|
-------------|
-3---------3-|
-----0-------|
-------------|
E F#m
---------------------0-----------------------------------------2-----------|
-------------0--------------------0--------------------2-------------------|
----1--------------------1-------------------2---------------------2-------|
-------2--------2-----------2--------2----------4---------4-----------4----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0--------0----------0---------0----------2---------2----------2---------2-|
C#m F#
-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------2----|
-2-------------------5--------------------5--------------------2------------|
-----------6---------------------6-------------------3----------------------|
----4---------6---------6-----------6--------6----------4---------4---------|
--------4---------4----------4---------4------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------2---------2----------2----|
C#m Am
---------------------0-----------------------------------------0-----------|
-------------5--------------------5--------------------2-------------------|
----6--------------------6-------------------3---------------------3-------|
-------6--------6-----------6--------6----------3---------3-----------3----|
-4--------4----------4---------4----------0---------0----------0---------0-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#
--------------------------0-----------------------------------------2------|
-2----------------0--------------------0--------------------2--------------|
---------1--------------------1-------------------3------------------------|
----3-------2--------2-----------2--------2----------4---------4-----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------0--------0----------0---------0----------2---------2----------2------|
A
----------------------0-------------------2-----|
--------------3--------------------3------------|
----3---------------------3---------------------|
-------3---------3-----------3--------3---------|
-0---------0----------0---------0---------0-----|
------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Intro
Repeat Verse
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental: Go through the verse and use the 2nd pattern in this sequence-
C#m, A, C#m, F#, A
Repeat Chorus
Outro:
E
-0------------0-------2------------2-------|
-----0--------------------0----------------|
--------1--------1h2---------2--------2p1--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-0---------0----------0---------0----------| x3
E
--0--
--0--
--1--
--2--
--2--
--0--
