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Submitted by: Ooblar

This is Like their BESTSONGEVER

Drop D Tuning
(Low to High) D-A-D-G-B-E
        Intro
           Moderately Slow=76
E[----------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------2-2-]
D[-------4b-------4b-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-5-2-2-]
A[-2-2-2----0-0-0----2-2-2----5-5-5-5-0-0-]
D[-------------------2-2-2----5-5-5-5-----]

E[------------------------------------------]
B[------------------------------------------]
G[-4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------------2-2-]
D[-4-4-4-4b-2-2-2-4b-2-2-2-4b-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-]
A[-2-2-2----0-0-0----2-2-2----2-0-0-0-2-0-0-]
D[-------------------2-2-2----2-0-0-0-2-----]

E[---------------------]
B[---------------------]
G[---------------------]
D[-4b-4-----4-0--------]
A[------7-5-----4------]
D[----------------7-7b-]

E[------------------------]E[------------------------]
B[------------------------]B[------------------------]
G[------------------------]G[------------------------]
D[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-------]D[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
A[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-------]A[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
D[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-4h5-4-]D[-5----4-0-2-0-4-0-4h5-7-]

E[-----------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------]
G[-------------------7*-----------------7*-]
D[-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7*-7*-7*----]
A[-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-------------]
D[-5-5-5-5*-5*-5*-5*-----7-7-7-------------]
E[-----------------------------------------]

E[---------------------------]
B[-------7*-7*-7*------------]
G[----------7*---------------]
D[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2-4b-]
A[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2----]
D[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2----]

E[------------------------------]
B[------------------------------]
G[------------------------------]
D[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2-4b-]
A[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2----]
D[-5-5-5-5*-5*-5*-5*-0-2-2-2----]

E[--------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2--2-0-]
A[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2--2-0-]
D[-5-5-5-5*-5*-5*-5*-0-2-2-2--2-0-]

E[-----------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------]
G[-------------------7*-----------------7*-]
D[-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7*-7*-7*----]
A[-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-------------]
D[-5-5-5-5*-5*-5*-5*-----7-7-7-------------]

E[---------------------------]
B[-------7*-7*-7*------------]
G[----------7*---------------]
D[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2-4b-]
A[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2----]
D[-9-9-9----------0-2-2-2----]

E[----------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------]
D[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2--------------]
A[-5-5-5-------------0-2-2-2--------------]
D[-5-5-5-5*-5*-5*-5*-0-2-2-2-(2/17)-(17\)-]

E[-------------------]
B[-------------------]
G[-------------------]
D[-4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
A[-4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
D[-4-0-2-0-4-0-4-5-4-]

E[-------------------]
B[-------------------]
G[-------------------]
D[-4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
A[-4-0-2-0-4-0-------]
D[-4-0-2-0-4-0-4-5-7-]

E[----------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------3-]
G[-4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------------2-]
D[-4-4-4-4b-2-2-2-4b-2-2-2-4b-2-0-0-0-2-0-]
A[-2-2-2----0-0-0----2-2-2----2-0-0-0-2---]
D[-------------------2-2-2----2-0-0-0-2---]

E[--------------------]
B[-7b-(7)-5---7-------]
G[----------7---7-6---]
D[-4b-(4)-----4-----7-]
A[--------7-5---5-4---]
D[------------------7-]

E[--------------------------]
B[--------------------------]
G[--------------------------]
D[-2-2-2-4b-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-]
A[-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-]
D[-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-]

E[------]
B[------]
G[------]
D[-0----]
A[-0----]
D[-0----]

E[-C--0--0--0--0--x--]
B[-H--1--3--1--3--3--]
G[-O--0--1--0--1--0--]
D[-R--0--0--0--0--0--]
A[-D--x--0--x--0--x--]
D[-S--3--0--3--0--1--]

E[-3-3-3-3-]
B[-3-3-3-3-]
G[-0-0-0-0-]x4
D[-x-x-x-x-]
A[-3-3-3-3-]
D[---------]

E[---]
B[-3-]
G[-0-]x16
D[-0-]
A[-x-]
D[-5-]

E[---------]
B[---------]
G[-5-5-5-5-]x4
D[-5-5-5-5-]
A[-3-3-3-3-]
D[---------]

E[---------]
B[---------]
G[---------]x4
D[-5-5-5-5-]
A[-5-5-5-5-]
D[-5-5-5-5-]

E[------------------------------]
B[------------------------------]
G[------------------------------]
D[-4-------------------5--------]
A[------------------------------]
D[------------------------------]

or

E[--------------]
B[--------------]
G[---------[/7--]
D[-12\0----[-x--]x7
A[-12\0----[/5--]
D[-12\0----[-0--]

E[-------------]
B[-------------]
G[--------[/11-]
D[-12\0---[-x--]x7
A[-12\0---[/9--]
D[-12\0---[----]

Comments about this tab

Ooblar - 2007-04-02

I'm coming out with the two guitar version too. This is the best I could
do with one guitar. hope you like it :)


jacobmarshall - 2007-04-25

yo it's got to be d-tuned


jacobmarshall - 2007-04-25

yo it's got to be d-tuned


Ooblar - 2007-04-26

Um......... it is In DROP-D my friend. If U LOOK at The WHOLE TAB everything is in DROP-D. I EVEN SPECIFIED that at the BEGINING


Ooblar - 2007-04-27

At the end of the Intro when u go into the pre verse its this
E[------------]
B[------------]
G[------------]
D[-4-4-4-4-5~-]
A[-4-4-4-4-5~-]
D[-4-4-4-4-5~-]


WashburnGuitar9 - 2007-04-30

everyone whose tabbed this switchfoot song is wrong! (no offense) there is this thing called DROP D and basically thats the cheat way to play songs...its chords or power chords! and it just so happenend that i played power chords to get out the real version (but i dont mean it in a mean way) so here it is!( regular tuning)
INTRO part 1
E[
B[
G[
D[
A[--------9b-------9b--------9b--5-5-5-7-7]
E[-7-7-7-----5-5-5-----0-0-0-----3-3-3-5-5]

INTRO part 2
E[
B[
G[
D[
A[--9-9-9---9b--7-7-7--9b-2-2-2----9b--5-5-5-7-7-5hold]
E[--7-7-7-------5-5-5-----0-0-0--------3-3-3-5-5-3hold]

VERSE
E[
B[
G[
D[
A[--6-0--0-4-0--0-6-0--0-6-7-6--6-0--0-4-0--0-6-0--0-6-7-9]
E[--4-0--0-2-0--0-4-0--0-4-5-4--4-0--0-2-0--0-4-0--0-4-5-7]

CHORUS
E[
B[
G[
D[
A[-5-5-5-x-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-x-9-9-9-x-x-x-0-0-0-0--9b-]
E[-3-3-3-x-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-----]


A[5-5-5-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-9b]
E[3-3-3-x-x-x-0-2-2-2] repeat x2 then play chorus! thats it!


Ooblar - 2007-05-05

tell me then how do u get lower than open E (6th string,open)?

Please tell me...

and how do u know ur not wrong lol!

u listen to the song closly friend then play ur version it wont be right

dont mean to slam u

in christ Ooblar


Naragrath - 2007-05-07

Explain why DROP D is cheating. Reading tab is a lot easier and quicker than reading real music, so wouldn't that be considered cheating too?
Jdc


Ooblar - 2007-10-04

Dude if Drop-d is cheating then awful lot of bands must be wrong i mean look at UnderĜath

besides in an interview switchfoot gave out some of there playing info they play in drop-d


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