'It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now' by Four Year Strong
From their 2010 album, 'Enemy of the World'
Tuning - D Standard / Whole Step Down (DGCFAd)
Tabbed by Tuscany
This tab has been worked into D Standard, and includes all of the guitar harmonies, line-by-line,
and was tabbed along with multiple footages of them live to figure out who's doing what where.
Yay! Enjoy!
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Guitar 1: Alan Day
Guitar 2: Dan O'Connor
INTRO
Guitar 1 Only
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-000000-12*-|
.... .. .... .. ......
Guitar 1
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-|
.... .. .... .. ....
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----12/---|
... . ... . .
Both Guitars
d-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------7------|
G----------------------------------------------9---11-7-|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000----------|
.... .. .... .. ....
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-|
.... .. .... .. ....
d-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------7------|
G----------------------------------------------9---11-7-|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000----------|
.... .. .... .. ....
Guitar 1
d-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
F-----------------------------|
C-----------------------------|
G--------------6--------------|
D-2-5-4-0-11-9-7--------------|
Guitar 2
d-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
F-----------------------------|
C-----------------------------|
G--------------6-----6-7-9*---|
D-2-5-4-0-11-9-7---9----------|
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VERSE 1
'I'm a mess such a wreck...'
Guitar 2/Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 does it the first time, Guitar 1 does the other 3)
d-0000-11h12-00--11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------------| x4
C--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d------------|
A------------|
F------------|
C-7-7-7-2----| Plays on 2nd and 3rd time
G-7-7-7-2----|
D-5-5-5-0----|
'...look down / I've got my name on a string...'
Guitar 1
d-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12---|
A------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------| x2
C------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------| x2
C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'I lay my life on the line...'
Guitar 1
d---------------------------------------------|
A-10-10-10-------14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-12---|
F----------9-9-9------------------------------| x2
C---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------|
C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slowly release on last time)
Then there's that interlude before the chorus...
Guitar 1 Only
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A-2-2-2-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9---|
F-----------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
'Don't fix it if it hasn't broken yet'
Guitar 1
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-----22222-----44444-66666666-44444444--------------|
C-222-22222-222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------|
G-222-00000-222-22222-44444444-22222222--------------|
D-000-------000--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d-------------------------------------------------------|
A-555/12-121212-555/10-101010-9999-12121212-7777-9999---|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
'Don't regret it if it hasn't happened yet'
Guitar 1
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-222-------222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------|
C-222-22222-222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------|
G-000-22222-000-22222-44444444-22222222--------------|
D-----00000------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-555/12-121212-555/10-101010-9999-17171717-16161616-12121212----|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
'So let's go...'
Guitar 1
d-----12-12--------------------9----------|---------12-12-12-9-9-9-9------|
A--10------12-10-12-----10-12---12-10-9---|--------------------------12\\\| This part I'm unsure
F9----------------------------------------|x3, then-----------------------| about... this appears
C-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| to be what Guitar 1 plays
G-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| live, but on the album
D-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| the synth did this
Guitar 2
d-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------|
F-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------|
C-77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-|-77-777-7-1111-11-99-9-|-77-777-7-1414-14-99-|-999999999\\\-|
G-77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-|-77-777-7-1111-11-99-9-|-77-777-7-1414-14-99-|-999999999\\\-|
D-55-555-5-1212-12-77-7-|-55-555-5-9-9--9--77-7-|-55-555-5-1212-12-77-|-777777777\\\-|
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VERSE 2
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/four-year-strong/323660.html ]
'..........Face the facts'
Guitar 1
d-------------12-0-12-00-12-0-12---|--00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12--|
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------|------------------------------------| Same as last verse, but
C----------------------------------|------------------------------------| comes in late 1st time
G----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--| x2
C-------2-2-2----------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'...Against you all the time...'
Guitar 1
d---------------------------------------------|
A-10-10-10-------14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-12---|
F----------9-9-9------------------------------| x2
C---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------|
C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slowly release on last time)
'Do you feel like...'
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
A-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5--------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-0-00-000---|
..... ..... .. .. . . .. ...
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-0-00-000---|
..... ..... .. .. . . .. ...
''Cause it looks like...'
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
A-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5--------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-12\\\\\\\\-| <--Pick this
..... ..... .. .. . ..........
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-12\\\\\\\\-| <--Pick this
..... ..... .. .. . ..........
And then the interlude is a little different this time around...
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
A-2-2-2-0-0-0-5-5-4-4-4------------|
F----------------------------------|
C----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
Staccato last 3
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-4-4-4------------|
C-------2-2-2-----4-4-4------------|
G-----------------2-2-2------------|
D----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
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CHORUS 2
Same as chorus 1, but on the last time Guitar 2's part changes to
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-6-6-6-6-1010101010101010--|
G----77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-6-6-6-6-1010101010101010--|
D----55-555-5-1212-12-77-7-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
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BREAKDOWN
Guitar 2 only the first two times, then both guitars the last 2.
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------| x4
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----------|
... . ... . .
'Don't look... DOWN'
Guitar 1
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------| x4
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-00000000---|
.... .. .... .. ........
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------| x4
C----------------------------------------------------| On the last time, make
G----------------------------------------------------| the notes more pronounced
D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----------|
... . ... . .
Then that last interlude/prechorus thing
'A tiny spark to set it off'
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------|
C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'Ignite the dark .......................and live it up'
Guitar 1
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-14-14-14-12-12-12-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-17-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2-------------------------|
C-------2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (slowly release entire line)
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FINAL CHORUS
Sam as the first chorus, up until
'The best advice I've found...'
Guitar 2
d------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
F----------6-------------------|
C-7--7--7--6--9----------------|
G-7--7--7--4--9----------------|
D-5--5--5-----7----------------|
Outro part
Guitar 1
d--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--2--0--5--4-4^5^4--|--2--0--5--4-4^5^4--|--2--0--5--4-4/7----|-------------------|
F--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
C--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------2----|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--000-0-000-0-0----|
... . ... .
Guitar 2
d--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
F--------6--4--4-4---|---------6--4--4-4--|---------6--4--4-4--|-------------------|
C--7--2--6--4--4-4---|---7--2--6--4--4-4--|---7--2--6--4--4-4--|-------------------|
G--7--2--4--2--2-2---|---7--2--4--2--2-2--|---7--2--4--2--2-2--|--------------2----|
D--5--0--------------|---5--0-------------|---5--0-------------|--000-0-000-0-0----|
... . ... .
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And that's it!
Key:
* Pinch Harmonic
/ \ Slide
\\\ Neck slide down
. Palm Mute
^ Bend or Release
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