30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge
Tabbed by: Oceanic_815
Tuning: Standard
This tab should be 99% accurate. Listen to the song carefully as some guitar parts are
very hard to hear.
I did a guitar cover and uploaded it on youtube, you can check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P23xDjdjRo4&feature=youtu.be
Intro:
Guitar 1 (This is basically the synth part. Instead of playing this you can play the
chords of the chorus palm-muted.)
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-4----4-----4---4-----4-----4--|-8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8--------|
A|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4-|---8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PM................................................................PM
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
G|-8-----8-----8---|-6-----6-----6---|-4----4-----4---4-----4-----4-----|
D|---8-8---8-8---8-|---6-6---6-6---6-|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
PM................................................................PM
Guitar 2 (I know you can barely hear this guitar, but there is definitely one. Check out
my video to figure out the rhythm.)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--4444444-(repeat 8 times)---------- ---------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM.......PM
Verse 1:
I don't remember one moment I tried to forget
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------4----4-----4---4-----4-----4--|
A|-------4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4-|
E|------------------------------------|
PM................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------------------------------|
D|------44444------4444444----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM........................PM
I lost myself is it better not said
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8--------|
A|---8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8------|
E|--------------------------------------|
PM................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------------------------------|
D|------44444------4444444----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM........................PM
Now I'm closer to the edge
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
G|------8-----8-----8---|-6-----6-----6---|-4----4-----4---4-----4-----4--|
D|--------8-8---8-8---8-|---6-6---6-6---6-|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4-|
A|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
PM.......................................................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------6---------6-------------|
D|------44444------44444-----44444----4444444---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM..........................................PM
Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------6-----------------|
B|------------------------7-9---7---------------|
G|---------------------6----------6-8~----------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
It was a thousand to one and a million to two
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----4----4-----4---4-----4-----4--|
A|------4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4-|
E|-----------------------------------|
PM................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------------------------------|
D|------44444------4444444----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM........................PM
Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------7-9~-------------------------------7-9~-|
G|----6----------------------------------6------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Time to go down in flames and I'm taking you
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8--------|
A|---8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8------|
E|--------------------------------------|
PM................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------------------------------|
D|------44444------4444444----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PM........................PM
Guitar 3:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------7-9~-|
G|--------------------------------------6-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Closer to the edge
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
G|------8-----8-----8---|-6-----6-----6---|-4----4-----4---4-----4-----4--|
D|--------8-8---8-8---8-|---6-6---6-6---6-|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4--4-|
A|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
PM.......................................................................PM
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------6---------6---6---666666666-------|
D|------44444------44444-----44444--44--44----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
PM....................................PM
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/numeric/30-seconds-to-mars/307346.html ]
Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------6-----------------|
B|---------------------7-9---7---------------|
G|------------------6----------6-8~----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
No I'm not saying I'm sorry
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------8-------------------------|
A|----------4-x16-----8-x16---------------------|
E|----------2---------6-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------99--------------66----------------|
B|---7--99-77--------7--99-77-------------------|
G|-6--6------------6--6-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
One day, maybe we'll meet again
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---8------6------4----------------------------|
D|---8-x8---6-x8---4-x16------------------------|
A|---6------4------2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------66--------------99----------------|
B|---7--99-77--------7--99-77-------------------|
G|-6--6------------6--6-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
No I'm not saying I'm sorry
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------8-------------------------|
A|----------4-x16-----8-x16---------------------|
E|----------2---------6-------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------99-----9------9----------99-----9-----9-|
B|--77-99----7-9----7-9------77-99----7-9---7-9---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
PM............................................PM
One day, maybe we'll meet again
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---8------6------4----------------------------|
D|---8-x8---6-x8---4-x16------------------------|
A|---6------4------2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------99-----9------9---9-(x8)-11-(x8)-13-(x8)--|
B|--77-99----7-9----7-9-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
PM.....................PM
Post-Chorus:
Guitar 1 (same as Intro)
Guitar 2 (same as Intro)
Guitar 3:
e|------------------------------------6---------|
B|----7-9~-----7-9~------7-9~-----7-9---7-------|
G|--6--------6---------6--------6---------6-8~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Guitar 1 (repeat 3x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11--------------11-11-11-11-------------11-11-11-11-|
D|--11-11-11-11-----11-11-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|--9--9--9--9------11-11-11-9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-9--9--9--9--|
E|------------------9--9--9-----------------9--9--9--------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9~--9-9-9-11-11-11-11~--11-11-11---|
A|--11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9~--9-9-9-11-11-11-11~--11-11-11---|
E|--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7~--7-7-7-9--9--9--9~---9--9--9----|
When Guitar 1 repeats the part above the third time, another guitar comes in:
Guitar 2 (listen to song for timing):
e|---6-7-9-6-7-9-6-7-(4x)|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Then (little Synth part):
e|--------6--------6----------------------|
B|--6-7-9----6-7-9------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
Final Chorus:
Cloooooooser to theeeeeee edge
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------8-------------------------|
A|----------4-x16-----8-x16---------------------|
E|----------2---------6-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--14-(x16)-13-(x8)-16-(x8)----14-(x16)-13-(x8)-16-(x8)-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Closer to the edge (no, no, no, no)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---8------6------4----------------------------|
D|---8-x8---6-x8---4-x16------------------------|
A|---6------4------2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----14-(x16)-13-(x16)----14-(x32)-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Cloooooooser to theeeeeee edge
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------8-------------------------|
A|----------4-x16-----8-x16---------------------|
E|----------2---------6-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--14-(x16)-13-(x8)-16-(x8)----14-(x16)-13-(x8)-16-(x8)-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Closer to the edge (no, no, no, no)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---8------6------4----------------------------|
D|---8-x8---6-x8---4-x16------------------------|
A|---6------4------2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----14-(x16)-13-(x16)----14-(x32)-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Closer to the edge
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---4~-------------------------------------------|
A|---4~-------------------------------------------|
E|---2~-------------------------------------------|
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PM = palm mute
~ = let ring
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