Arranged for acoustic by Tim Martin
standard tuning
note: I'm pretty proud of this acoustic version I figured out. I
wanted a version I
could sing to for intentional acoustic romanticism, so here it is. Its
in the same key
as the recordings. Use a capo and just play the same shapes if it's
too high or too low
for you. Many an unsuspecting female has succumbed to the sheer beauty
and sonic wonder
accompanying a skillful performance of this, even though I have to sing
it at the full
octave below what Anthony or Cove belts out. Oral pleasure is sure to
follow. Just
kidding. But not really. If you feel like complaining or criticizing
this because
you're not very good at guitar or if you'd like to chat about this sort
of thing in any
follow like it or not.
Intro (in expanded measure to show 16th notes)
Technique here is fast alternate sweep picking
4/4 Count:
One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and
AmCmaj
|--------0---------------3-------|--------0---------------3-------|
|----1-----1---3---3---1---1---1-|----1-----1---3---3---1---1---1-|
|------2-----2---2---2-2-----2---|------0-----0---0---0-0-----2---|
|--2-------------2-----2---------|--2-------------2-----2---------|
|0-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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Fmaj7G5
|--------1-----1---1-----0-------|--------3-----0-----------------|
|----1-----1---------1-----1---1-|----3-----3-------3---3-3-1-0-1-|
|--2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---|------0-----0---0---0-----------|
|3-------------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Verse
"Betray!..." ..."I'm following..."
AmCmajFmaj7G5
|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|3---------------|
|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|3---------------|
|2---------------|0---------------|2---------------|0---------------|
|2---------------|2---------------|3---------------|0---------------|
|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|x---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
Prechorus:
"If only I... "You'd be..."
FGFG
|0---------------|x---------------|----------------|----------------|
|1---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|x---------------|x---------------|----------------|----------------|
|1---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus: (here you can use the same chord suspensions as in the intro,
while strumming
this time, in order to capture the song's sweet intro/chorus guitar
melody)
Bridge: same progression as intro/verse/chorus. Get creative. If
you're capable of
playing the intro at speed, you're good enough to figure out
something cool for yourself here. Here's how you can play the riff in
an open position,
so integrate it while picking or strumming the chords.
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|--------3---------------3-------|
|0-1-0-1---1-0-1-0-1-0-1---1-0-1-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
prechorus
Chorus
Outro: In my opinion, there's no good way to make the outro work on
acoustic without
rewriting the song. It is very dissonant, stepping out of key and
creating a lot of
tension for the end. If you want to play it that way, get it from a
different tab. I
always end it with the chorus or maybe the intro.
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