Drop D tuning
Tabbed by: Jordin Silver
Follow: @JordinSilver (IG)
(This is the 'main line' of the song. It switches from upstrokes to downstrokes. Listen
to the bass
to get the rhythm.)
[Intro/Verse/Bassline]
(D) (B)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
A|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
strokes u u u u u D D u u u u u u D D
(John Wayne)
[Pre-Chorus]
(B) (F#) (G) (A) (D) (B)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
A|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
D|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
Every John ...the same I'm sick ... games...I crave ... man..I'm strung out on John Wayne
[Chorus]
(D) (B)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
A|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
strokes u u u u u D D u u u u u u D D
(John Wayne)
[Verse/Bassline]
(D) (B)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
A|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
strokes u u u u u D D u u u u u u D D
(John Wayne)
[Pre-Chorus]
(B) (F#) (G) (A) (D) (B)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
A|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
D|---9----------------------4--------------------5----------------7-----------------12---9-----|
Every John ...the same I'm sick ... games...I crave ... man..I'm strung out on John Wayne
[Chorus]
(D) (B)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
A|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
strokes u u u u u D D u u u u u u D D
(John Wayne)
[Bridge]
(these are the upstroke guitar chords in the background. Each one is played 3-4 times)
(if you don't have crazy monster fingers to play this, just don't play the notes on the
D string)
e|---7-7-7-------9--9--9----10-10-10---9--9--9------------|
B|---7-7-7-------10-10-10---12-12-12---10-10-10-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
..I go ... the eye ..... the storm.... to feel..
your love me over here I go... into our love...
[Chorus/Outro]
(D) (B)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
A|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
D|-------------9-9-9-------7-7h9-7----2-2-2-2-2-2----0----9----|
strokes u u u u u D D u u u u u u D D
(John Wayne)
LEAD GUITAR OUT
There are so many effects going on, this is just basically what is played..you can also hear this
played in the background of the chorus
e|-7-7-10--------------0-0-2h-------------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7--|
B|--------7------7--5-----------------7-5 ----7-7----7------5--5/7---------------|
G|------------4-4-------------2---2/4- --------------------7---7-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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