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Submitted by: Ablaze2822

Song: Meant To Live (Intro)
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: The Beautiful Letdown
Tabbed By: Josh
Tuning: Drop D
E
B
G
D
A
D
Extras:
b Bend the string up

You should add my guitar tab of the Meant To Live (Intro) in your
archives because I included both guitar parts.  Plus, other
guitarist's tab of this song miss the correct notes and bends.  I
am certain that my guitar tab is 100% accurate and playable.

Intro:
Guitar 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-------0-------0-------0-----------------0-------0-------0-
D-------4b------4b------4b--5555-77-------4b------4b------4b
A---222-----000-------------5555-77---222-----000-----------
D-------------------222-----5555-77-------------------222---

E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G------------------0-------0--------0-----------------------
D--020-0-454-------4b------4b-------4b---5555555-5~~~~~~~~~~
A--020-0-454---222-----000---------------5555555-5~~~~~~~~~~
D--020-0-454--------------------222------5555555-5~~~~~~~~~~

Guitar 2
E-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D---5-4-----4-----------
A-------7-5---5-4-0-2~~~
D-----------------------

That's it for the intro guys.  If you think it's good
then let me know if I should add more and create the
whole song.  Have Fun and God Bless.

Comments about this tab

jordantreyes - 2006-06-05

First of all . It's in drop D. And it's played like this.

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------0-------------0--------------0---------------------------|
G|-----------4b------------4b-------------4b---------------------------|
D|--4--4--4------2--2--2-------2--2--2---------5--5--5--5----7--7--7--|
A|--4--4--4------2--2--2-------2--2--2---------5--5--5--5----7--7--7--|
D|--2--2--2------0--0--0-------2--2--2---------5--5--5--5----7--7--7--|


Ablaze2822 - 2006-06-27

Alright buddy!
Meant to live is played by 3 guitars. The intro is played using some single notes along with a couple bends, and not with chords and a couple bends. There is a third guitar that fills in the notes with some chords, but I thought that it wasn't necessary to put in. SORRY I DIDN"T MAKE IT THAT SPECIFIC BECAUSE THE THIRD GUITAR ISN'T THAT NECESSARY!!!!!!


Longo042 - 2006-07-01

i for one think it sounds right.good job buddy,keep up the good work.


Longo042 - 2006-07-01

does anybody have the chords to the song this way?


Relient Kenny - 2006-07-08

Actually, I think it sounds better if instead of bending the 4th fret, you play the fifth fret, then just slide it to the fourth. On the same string, that is. Sorry for any confusion. But, instead of bending, play fret 5, then slide to 4. ^_^ God bless, and I hope that helps. That's how I learned this song, anyway. May or may not be correct.


SLAMPLANET1 - 2006-07-11

yea, i was just wonderin if you could play the guitar 2 part

A|5-4-2-0-4- -
D|- - - - -5-4-0-2

i think it sounds the same, but a lil easier.


stratlover123 - 2006-09-04

actually bending is the way to go. me and my friend made this. its 100% for sure.
Intro (Gtr. 1) - Part I - 0:00-0:06
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4b--4r-----------------5--5-5-5-7-----|
A|-2-2-2----------------------------------------5--5-5-5-7-----|
D|-------------------------------2-2-2----------5--5-5-5-7-----|

Intro (Gtr. 2) - Part I - 0:00-0:06
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4b--4r------------------------4b--4r--5--5-5-5-7-----|
A|----------------0-0-0-------------------------5--5-5-5-7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------5--5-5-5-7-----|


Intro (Gtr. 1) - Part II - 0:07-0:12
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4b--4r--2-2-2--4b--4r---------4b--4r--0-2-0-0-0-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2----------0-0-0----------2-2-2----------0-2-0-0-0-2-0--|
D|-------------------------------2-2-2----------0-2-0-0-0-2----|

Intro (Gtr. 2) - Part II - 0:07-0:12
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4b--4r--2-2-2--4b--4r---------4b--4r--0-2-0-0-0-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2----------0-0-0----------2-2-2----------0-2-0-0-0-2-0--|
D|-------------------------------2-2-2----------0-2-0-0-0-2----|


Intro (Gtr. 1) - Part III - 0:13-0:20
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4b--4r--2-2-2--4b--4r---------4b--4r--4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----| Note:Let the 5 ring.
A|-2-2-2----------0-0-0----------2-2-2----------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|
D|-------------------------------2-2-2----------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|

Intro (Gtr. 1) - Part III - 0:13-0:20
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4h5--4--2--0--4--0---------------------------------------5-----| Note:Let the 5 ring.
A|----------------------4---0-------------------------------5-----|
D|-----------------------------7b *Full bend slowly* -------5-----|


AnberlinFan - 2006-12-18

AWESOME. If the whole song could be this accurate in 1 tab...


legolos13 - 2008-10-02

Relient Kenny, what you said sounds good, but its the same as bending, cause the effect of a bend is to bring the note higher a half or whole step, so technically when you slide from 5th to 4th its the same as bending 4th just sounds slightly diff... in the recording i think they use the bend :D

hope this helps :D


legols13


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