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PARACHUTES – Balance and Composure
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Tabbed by: Jake Carling
E-mail: [email protected]
Threw this tab together b/c there isn't any on the site yet.
This is my favourite song of all time which is extremely ironic as I’m not really into B&C.
I'm sure there’s mistakes in there as I'm not the greatest at guitar, so just let me
know when/if you find any plz.
Tuning: Drop D
(0:00) Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12----12-------------9----9------------4---4pbr--------9---9---------| x6
D|---14----14----14-------10---10---10-------5---5-----------7---7---7-------|
A|-0--------------------0------------------0---------------0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:30) Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Play this a few times)
(0:50) Pre-chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8-5-5brb---5brb-------8/10-5—5brb---5brb5-------------------------------|
G|------------5------5-5/7-------------5--------5-5/7—x2---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Let the final 7 ring out during second playing)
(1:10)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----7----10-----2-------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-3-x8--7-x3-10-x2--3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----7----10-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
(1:33) Play the riff from 0:30 for a little
(1:50) Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Figure out the strumming pattern)
(2:15) Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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