Song - It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now
Artist - Four Year Strong
Tuning - Drop D (D A D G B e)
Yes, I know that Four Year Strong tune to standard D, before all you tuning nazis go
at me, but I worked it out in Drop D. I'm sure you can re-work it into D standard if it
that much.
Intro
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------<7>-|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-000000-----|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxxxx
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------| Under here, the second
G----------------------------------------------------| guitar plays the open
D----------------------------------------------------| notes, palm muted.
A----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------7---9---|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000---5---7-|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------7---9---|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000---5---7-|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-------------4----------<2>--|
A---------7-5-5------4h5------|
D-2-5-4-0-----4----0----------|
x x x x
Verse
Guitar 1
e------9h10---9h10-----9h10--9h10--------9h10-|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-7777------77-----7777----77-----7777777-----|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Starts second time, listen for variations in timing)
e----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D-5-5-5-0--|
A-5-5-5-0--|
D-5-5-5-0--|
Guitar 1
e---10--10---10--10----10--10---|
B-------------------------------|
G-77---7--77---7----77---7---7--|
D-------------------------------| x2
A-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------| x4
D-5-5-5-0-0-0-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-7--| (I think, although they may all just be
A-5-5-5-0-0-0-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-7--| power chords)
D-5-5-5-0-0-0-9-9-9-7-7-7----------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Guitar 1 (Changes to)
e-777-555-101010-9-9-9---9--1010-9--|
B-888-777-121212-101010--10-1010-10-|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 1
e--------------------------------------------|
B-333-222-000-22-3-2-3-2-3-222-333-555-7777--|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
Chorus
(I haven't managed to work out the lead yet, it's very low in the mix; it may even by
If anyone could lend a hand, that'd be great. You could just make some lead up, or whatever.)
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
A-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
D-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
-'Don't fix it if it hasn't broken yet..'
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
A-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
D-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
-'Don't regret it if it hasn't happened..'
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
A-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
-'So LET'S GO!...'
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--777777777------------|
A-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--777777777------------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--777777777------------|
-'Well, since your head's in the clouds, the best advice I've found is..'
Verse 2
Guitar 2
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------| And then the same as before, underneath the same
D-555-000--999-7777-99-7-| same guitar pattern as before;
A----------999-7777-99-7-|
D----------999-7777----7-|
xxx xxx xxx xxxx xx x
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/four-year-strong/249326.html ]
Guitar 1
e---10--10---10--10----10--10---|
B-------------------------------|
G-77---7--77---7----77---7---7--|
D-------------------------------| x2
A-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
e-777-555-101010-9-9-9---9--1010-9--|
B-888-777-121212-101010--10-1010-10-|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------| x2
A-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
Change in Verse
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-333-000-22---------------333-000-22--------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
D------------00000-00000----------------00-00-0-000-0000-| x2
xxxx xxxx xx xx x xxx xxxx -'Do you
like you're better without it?...'
Pre Verse 2
e----------------------|
B-222-000-33-----------|
G----------------------|
D-------------5-5-5-5/-|
A-------------5-5-5-5/-|
D-------------5-5-5-5/-|
x x x x
Play the chorus again, but the last bar changes to -
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------| There's a change in the bass
G------------------------------------------| under this, but I think this
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--4444---7777----------| is what's going on.
A-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--5555---8888----------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--4444---7777----------|
-'Well, since your head's in the clouds, the best advice I've found is..'
Bridge
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------| x8 (with some extra open notes on the 4th time)
D-000000-0-0000-00-00-|
xxxxxx x xxxx xx xx
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000000000-----| x3
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxxxxxxxx
On the fourth time:
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-------|
A-----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000--7-7-7-7-------|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx
Pre-Final Chorus
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D-555-000-999-777-7-99-7-|
A------------------------|
D------------------------| x2
xxx xxx xxx xxx x xx x
-'A tiny spark, to set it off...'
Then-
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-555-000-999-777-7-999-7--555-000-999-777-7-9-|
A-555-000-999-777-7-999-7--555-000-999-777-7-9-|
D------------------------------------9-777-7-9-|
xxx xxx xxx xxx x xxx x xxx xxx xx
-'Ignite the dark, and let it..'
Guitar 2
e-777-555-101010-9-9-9---9--1010-9--|
B-888-777-121212-101010--10-1010-10-|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
-'Ignite the dark...'
e-777-555-101010-9-9-9---9--10------|
B-888-777-121212-101010--10-10------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
-'and let it....'
Last chorus
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
A-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
D-000-55555-000-77777-99999999-77777777-|
-'Don't fix it if it hasn't broken yet..'
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
A-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
D-555-00000-555-77777-99999999-77777777-|
-'Don't regret it if it hasn't happened..'
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
A-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77--7-55-555-5-99-9-77-7--|
-'So LET'S GO!...'
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--|
A-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--|
D-55-555-5-00-0-77-7--|
-'Well, since your head's in the clouds..'
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D-5-5-55--9-----7-7/-|
A-5-5-55--9-----7-7/-|
D-5-5-55--9-999-7-7/-|
xxx
Outro
Guitar 1
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D---5~---0~---9~--7~--7~-|
A---5~---0~---9~--7~--7~-|
D---5~---0~---9~--7~--7~-| x3
Guitar 2
e-------------------|
B-------------------| Or something along these lines.
G-4--2-/7-6-6-6-7/--|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
D-------------------| x3
Both guitars
e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D------------------0~--|
A------------------0~--|
D-000000-0-0000-00-0~--|
xxxxxx x xxxx xx x
I think that's about it. I know it's probably got a few errors, but it sounds decent
when I attempt to play it.
Any suggestions for alterations and such would be appreciated.
Thanks =]
Also, get Four Year Strong's album 'Enemy Of The World.' It's fucking sick.
