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Promise Less Or Do More - The Whitest Boy Alive
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Tabbed by: Jake Whitehead
E-mail: [email protected]
First ever tab I've attempted, to a pretty simple song. Love the chorus riff and I was sad I couldn't find
a tab--luckily after some time listening to it over and over I've figured out what seems to be the way
Erland plays it. Enjoy!
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Guitar doesn't start until chorus, here is the beginning section:
e|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
B|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
G|-----5----------------------------------6----------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Am A
e|-----5--------------3---------3---------10---------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------5---------3---------10---------------------------------|
G|-----5--------------5---------4---------10---------------------------------|
D|-----7--------------5---------5---------12---------------------------------|
A|-----7--------------3---------5---------12---------------------------------|
E|-----5--------------3---------3---------10---------------------------------|
Am C G Dm
e|----10--------------------------------|
B|----10----------8---------------------|
G|-------9-----------------7---9--------| x3
D|------------7--------9----------------|
A|---------10-------10------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----------8----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-----------------7-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7--------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10-------10---------9\-----7------------------9\-----7------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
B|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
G|----5-----------5---2--------------2---5-----------------------------------|
D|----7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----------------------------------|
A|----7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----------------------------------|
E|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
Am F Am
e|----5---------------1------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5---------------1------------------0-----------------------------------|
G|----5---------------2------------------5-----------------------------------|
D|----7---------------3------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|----7---------------3------------------7-----------------------------------|
E|----5---------------1------------------------------------------------------|
Am F Am (hit open b and let it ring)
Guitar stops for a bit again until the next chorus, as noted here:
e|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
B|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
G|-----5----------------------------------6----------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-----5----------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Am A
e|-----5--------------3---------3---------10---------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------5---------3---------10---------------------------------|
G|-----5--------------5---------4---------10---------------------------------|
D|-----7--------------5---------5---------12---------------------------------|
A|-----7--------------3---------5---------12---------------------------------|
E|-----5--------------3---------3---------10---------------------------------|
Am C G Dm
e|----10--------------------------------|
B|----10----------8---------------------|
G|-------9-----------------7---9--------| x3
D|------------7--------9----------------|
A|---------10-------10------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----------8----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-----------------7-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7--------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10-------10---------9\-----7------------------9\-----7------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10--------------------------------|
B|----10----------8---------------------|
G|-------9-----------------7---9--------| x3
D|------------7--------9----------------|
A|---------10-------10------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----10-10-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10-10---------8-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9----------------7--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7--------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------10------10---------9\-----7------------------9\-----7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The timing on the notes here are slightly different than the previous way it's played.
Have a listen and you'll see what I mean.
e|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
B|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
G|----5-----------5---2--------------2---5-----------------------------------|
D|----7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----------------------------------|
A|----7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----------------------------------|
E|----5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----------------------------------|
Am F Am
e|----5---------------1--------1-3-1-1----5----------------------------------|
B|----5---------------1--------1-1-1-1----5----------------------------------|
G|----5---------------2--------2-2-2-2----5----------------------------------|
D|----7---------------3----------------0--7----------------------------------|
A|----7---------------3----------------0--7----------------------------------|
E|----5---------------1-------------------5----------------------------------|
Am F Am
e|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------3----------------|
B|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------5----------------|
G|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------5----------------|
D|----7---------------12-----------------14-----------------5----------------|
A|----7---------------12-----------------14-----------------3----------------|
E|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------3----------------|
Am Dm Em C
e|----5---------------1------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5---------------1------------------0-----------------------------------|
G|----5---------------2------------------5-----------------------------------|
D|----7---------------3------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|----7---------------3------------------7-----------------------------------|
E|----5---------------1------------------------------------------------------|
Am F Am (hit open b and let it ring)
e|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------3-----------------|
B|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------5-----------------|
G|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------5-----------------|
D|----7---------------12-----------------14-----------------5-----------------|
A|----7---------------12-----------------14-----------------3-----------------|
E|----5---------------10-----------------12-----------------3-----------------|
Am Dm Em C
e|----5---------------1------------------10----10----10--------10----10-------|
B|----5---------------1------------------10----10----10--------10----10-------|
G|----5---------------2------------------11----11----11--------11----11-------|
D|----7---------------3------------------12----12----12--------12----12----0--|
A|----7---------------3------------------12----12----12--------12----12----0--|
E|----5---------------1------------------10----10----10--------10----10-------|
Am F D
e|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---3-----------------|
B|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---5-----------------|
G|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---5-----------------|
D|----7-7-7-------7---12------------12---14------------14---5-----------------|
A|----7-7-7-------7---12------------12---14------------14---3-----------------|
E|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---3-----------------|
Am Dm Em C
e|3---5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----5----5----5----5---3-----------|
B|5---5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----5----5----5----5---3-----------|
G|5---5-----------5---2--------------2---6-----6----6----6----6---4-----------|
D|5---7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----7----7----7----7---5-----------|
A|3---7-----------7---3--------------3---7-----7----7----7----7---5-----------|
E|3---5-----------5---1--------------1---5-----5----5----5----5---3-----------|
Am F A G
e|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---3-----------------|
B|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---5-----------------|
G|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---5-----------------|
D|----7-7-7-------7---12------------12---14------------14---5-----------------|
A|----7-7-7-------7---12------------12---14------------14---3-----------------|
E|----5-5-5-------5---10------------10---12------------12---3-----------------|
Am Dm Em C
e|----10-10-10-----10-----10----10----10-10--------14-14-14-------------------|
B|----10-10-10-----10-----10----10----10-10--------14-14-14-------------------|
G|----11-11-11---11-----11-----11----11------------14-14-14-------------------|
D|----12-12-12-12-----12-----12----12------12------16-16-16-------------------|
A|----12-12-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----10-10-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
D F#
Erland diddles on the D chord here quietly
in what sounds like this.
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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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