Song: "Still Waiting"
Band: Sum 41
Album: "Does This Look Infected?"
Tabbed by: Braden
Comments: This is exactly how i play this song. Jay's tab needed corrections
and was a bit vague with "just strum" in parts.
pm..=palm mute
x=muted string
Gtr.1=Lead guitar/Dave "Brownsound" Baksh
Gtr.2=Rhythm guitar/Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley
INTRO (Gtr.1 only)
So am I.....still waiting.....for this........to stop hating
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
pm.......................................................................
Can't find a...good reason.....can't find........to believe in..
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
pm.......................................................................
LEAD UP (Gtr.1)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--11--12---12--11--12---12--11-12--14--12--11--9-|
D|-x---x---x----x---x---x----x---x--x---x---x---x---x-|
A|-10--9---10---10--9---10---10--9--10--12--10--9---7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
LEAD UP (Gtr.2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
Verse A (Gtr.1 only)
This is one of the more difficult punk verses I have ever encountered.
However, with a bit of practice and listening to the song you should
catch on quickly.
Drop...........a bullet........your words..gun in hand........
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
A|-2-----------------8-7-8-7-5-7--------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-3-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-3--5-5---0------|
pm.......... ........... .
Let the E5 chord serve as the beginning of Verse B, so don't repeat it.
Verse B (Gtr.1 only)
We can't.......state of the......we just need some motivation..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7----|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-2-2|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-2-2|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-6-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------0-0|
pm.......... .................................
Always let the last E5 chord serve as the begining of each verse.
Verse C (Gtr.1 only)
These eyes.....have seen no.......just lies....and more contradiction
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-5-7--------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-3-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-3--5-5---0------|
pm.......... ........... .
Verse D (Gtr.1 only)
So tell me...what would......I'd say it's time........too late
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-6-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
pm.......... .......................................
Keep pm'ing the last power chord while Gtr.2 pickscrapes.
Chorus (Gtrs.1&2)
So am I.....still waiting.....for this........to stop hating
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
Can't find a....good reason.....can't find hope....to believe in...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
Post Chorus A (Gtr.1)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--11--12---12--11--12---12--11-12--14--12--11--9-|
D|-x---x---x----x---x---x----x---x--x---x---x---x---x-|
A|-10--9---10---10--9---10---10--9--10--12--10--9---7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Post Chorus A (Gtr.2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
Verse E (Gtr.1 only)
Ingnorance and understanding...we're the......jump in line..
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
A|-2-----------------8-7-8-7-5-7--------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-3-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-3--5-5---0------|
pm.......... ........... .
Verse F (Gtr.1 only)
Out of step....for what.....but who's left to stop the bleeding....
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7----|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-2-2|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-2-2|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-6-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------0-0|
pm.......... .................................
Verse G (Gtr.1 only)
How far.......will we take this..it's not hard...to see through the..
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-5-7--------------------5---5--7-7---2------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-3-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-3--5-5---0------|
pm.......... ........... .
Verse D (Gtr.1 only)
So tell me...what would......I'd say it's time........too late
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|-------------------8-7-8-7-8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----6-5-6-5-6-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
pm.......... .......................................
Keep pm'ing the last power chord while Gtr.2 pickscrapes.
Chorus (Gtrs.1&2)
So am I.....still waiting.....for this........to stop hating
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
Can't find a....good reason.....can't find hope....to believe in...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
Post Chorus B (Gtr.1)
This............can't............last............for----ev--------er
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
Post Chorus B (Gtr.2)
last..for----ev---er
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-12----11---9---11|
D|-x-----x----x---x-|
A|-10----9----7---9-|
E|------------------|
(Gtr.1)
Time............won't............make things.....be------------tter
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
(Gtr.2)
make..things..better
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-12----11---9---11|
D|-x-----x----x---x-|
A|-10----9----7---9-|
E|------------------|
Post Chorus C (Gtr.1)
I.....feel.....so........a------lone...
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Can't.......help.....my------self..
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
But........no one......knows.....
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
That this is worthless to me..........
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Post Chorus C (Gtr.2 plays this the whole time)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude (Gtr.1 only)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo/Riff (Gtr.1)
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
D|----9------------|----9-----------|-----9-----------|--------------------- --|
A|-7-----10-9---9--|-7-----10-9---9-|-10-----10-9---9-|-10-9-9-10-12-10-9- 10--|
E|-----------10----|-----------10---|------------10---|--------------------- --|
Do that 2x as a solo and then when Deryck begins singing:
1.What have...........we done.......we're in a war that can't be won
2. this can't.......be real.....I don't know what to feel.........
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------- --|
D|----9------------|----9-----------|-----9-----------|--------------------- --|
A|-7-----10-9---9--|-7-----10-9---9-|-10-----10-9---9-|-10-9-9-10-12-10-9- 10--|
E|-----------10----|-----------10---|------------10---|--------------------- --|
(Gtr.2 does this first time thru the solo)
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------|-5--5--5--------|-----------------|-4--4--4---4--4--4-----|
D|-2--2--2---------|-5--5--5--------|-5--5--5---------|-4--4--4---4--4--4--2--|
A|-2--2--2---------|-3--3--3--------|-5--5--5---------|-2--2--2---2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0---------|----------------|-3--3--3---------|--------------------0--|
pm..
Then like this 1x before the singing, and then:
1.What have...........we done.......we're in a war that can't be won
2. this can't.......be real.....I don't know what to feel.........
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|
G|-----------------|-5--5--5--------|-----------------|-4--4--4---|
D|-2--2--2---------|-5--5--5--------|-5--5--5---------|-4--4--4---|
A|-2--2--2---------|-3--3--3--------|-5--5--5---------|-2--2--2---|
E|-0--0--0---------|----------------|-3--3--3---------|-----------|
Chorus (Gtrs.1&2,whole thing x2 this time)
So am I.....still waiting.....for this........to stop hating
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
Can't find a....good reason.....can't find hope....to believe in...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
End on (Gtrs.1&2)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|-------------------------------|
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