The Walkmen - Don't Hold Your Breath
Album: Calla [Split CD] (2002) - Third song.
INTRO AND VERSES:
1.If You want to play it on your own, it'll be more attractive to play intro like that:
G D Bm Bm G D Bm
e|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------3-| |------------------------------------3-|
G|--2---2--0----2---2--0--4-| |------------------------------------4-|
D|-------------0---0--0---4-| |---------------4--4--5--4--4--4--2--4-|
A|--------------------------| |-----------------------5--5--5--------|
E|-3---3--3-----------------| x2 |-0--2---0--3--3--3--3-----------------| x2
2.But if You Have a band, or another guy to play rhythmic:
G D Bm G D Bm
e|---------------------| |------------------| Of course, You can play
B|---------------------| |------------------| it on string D (frets
G|---------------------| |------------------| 4 to 7 and 2 to 5), but
D|---------------------| |------------------| it sounds worse than on
A|-12-12-10-12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-9-9-7-9-| string A.
E|---------------------| x2 |------------------| x2
Rhythmic guitar (it's on power chords!):
Chords used in whole song:
G D Bm
e|----------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A C
B|----------------------------------| e|-3-2-2--2---0--1--0-0-|
G|--------------7---------4-----4---| B|-0-3-3--2---0--3--2-1-|
D|-----5----------7---------4-----4-| G|-0-2-4--2---0--3--2-0-|
A|-------5--5-5------2-2------2-----| D|-0-0-4--4---2--3--2-2-|
E|-3-3------------------------------| A|-2---2--4---2--1--0-3-|
E|-3---2--2---0--1------|
Bassline:
And as power chords:
G D Bm
G|--------------------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A C
D|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------|
A|------------5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| B|----------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3---------------------------------| G|---7-4---------3----5-|
D|-5-7-4--4---2--3--7-5-|
BRIDGE: A|-5-5-2--4---2--1--7-3-|
E|-3------2---0-----5---|
Lead guitar:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/walkmen/187384.html ]
G D Bb B F# B G D Bb B F# B
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----2------2---3---3---4---------|-----2------3---3---4---------|
D|------4--4---4---4---4---4--2--0-|-2-4---4--4---4---4---4--2--0-|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-3-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bassline:
G D Bb B F# B
G|-------------------------------------------| Lyrics:
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------5-5-5-5-5--1--1--1--1-2----2-2-| This day is dead
E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------2------| This day is dead
Catch him by the tongue
CHORUS: Until he says:
"I've wasted it."
Rhythmic guitar chords:
If I could tell You, I would
G F#m Em Bm A G
All I know is I thought I saw
Bass: You crawl back for more
G F#m Em Bm A G
G|---------------------------| It's like You said
D|---------------------------| Just like You said
A|-----------------22220000--| I'll hold my breath
E|-3333333322220000--------3-| For You instead
But don't count on it
OUTRO (distortion!):
If I could tell You, I would
Rhythmic guitar plays that chords: If I could hold You, I would
I should have told You I could
G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm A
All I know is I thought I saw
End on G. You crawl back for more
Lead guitar:
A G Bm G Bm F#m Bm
e|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
G|-----------4------------|-----4-----|-------------------|
D|-x-5-x-5-5---5-4--4-4-5-|-5-5---5-4-|-4-2-4--4-4--4-5-4-|
A|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| x2
C F#m Bm A
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------| Note:
D|-4-5--5-5-5-5-4--4-2-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------| I hope that everything in that
E|-----------------------------------------| tab is allright. Have a nice
sessions, using it and greets
End On D|-0-| from Poland (:
Bass:
G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm A
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2222----2222----2222----22223333----22220000-|
E|-3333----3333----2222----2222--------2222---------| End on E|-3-|
