Impossible - Lacey Sturm
Tuning: Drop C#
Difficulty: Medium
Tabbed by: notgonnadie
I have seen the guitarist Josh play this song and I'm pretty sure this is how he plays it. He uses a Whammy
pedal at one octave in the solo, but if you don't have one, I have included the non-Whammy tab as well.
[Intro]
D#|-----------------|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------7---------|
A#|-----8-------8---|-----8-------7---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------7-------|
F#|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-----|
C#|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---------|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9-------------|
G#|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-----------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D#|-----------------|-----------7-----|-----------------|----------7----------|
A#|-----8-------8---|-----8-------7---|-----8-------8---|-----8----7----------|
F#|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|----------7----------|
C#|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---------|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9--7----------|
G#|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|-7--------7----------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
[Verse]
D#|------------|----------|---------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|------------|----------|---------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|------------|----------|---------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-2--0--2--0-|-2--------|-2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-5-5-7-7-|
G#|-2--0--2--0-|-2--2-0---|-2-0-2-0-|-2--2-0---0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-2--0--2--0-|-2------0-|-2-0-2-0-|-2------5---|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-5-5-7-7-|
D#|-----------------|------|---------|------------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------------|------|-5---5---|-5--3-3-3-5-|-5---5---5--3-3-3-5--------|
F#|-----------------|------|---------|------------|---------------------------|
C#|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|------|-2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-----------------|
G#|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|------|-2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-----------------|
C#|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-14\2-|-2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-----------------|
Guitar drops out until:
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
C#|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---------------|
G#|-------5-------5-|-------5---------|-------5-------5-|-------5--3-2--------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------5-4----|
[Pre-Chorus]
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
C#|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-10--10--10--9-------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
[Chorus]
D#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|----------|
A#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|----------|
F#|-5-5--5-5--|--------|--------|--------|-5-5--5-5-|---------|---------|----------|
C#|-5-5--5-5--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-5-5--5-5-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0--0--|
G#|-3-3--3-3--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-3-3--3-3-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0--0--|
C#|-----------|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|----------|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0--0--|
[Post-Chorus]
D#|----------|------------|
A#|--5---5---|-5--3-3-3-5-|
F#|----------|------------|
C#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------| x2
G#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------|
C#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------|
[Verse]
D#|------|--------|--------|--------|------------|---------|-----------|---------|------------|
A#|--17b-|--(17b)-|--(17b)-|--(17b)-|------------|---------|-----------|---------|------------|
F#|------|--------|--------|--------|------------|---------|-----------|---------|------------|
C#|------|--------|--------|--------|-pickscrape-|-2-0-2-0-|-2---------|-2-0-2-0-|-2----------|
G#|------|--------|--------|--------|-pickscrape-|-2-0-2-0-|-2-----5---|-2-0-2-0-|-2--3-2-----|
C#|------|--------|--------|--------|-pickscrape-|-2-0-2-0-|-2-5-0---5-|-2-0-2-0-|-2------5-4-|
[Pre-Chorus]
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
C#|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-10--10--10--9-------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
[Chorus]
D#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
A#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
F#|-5-5--5-5--|--------|--------|--------|-5-5--5-5-|---------|---------|------------------|
C#|-5-5--5-5--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-5-5--5-5-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-3-3--3-3--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-3-3--3-3-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-----------|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|----------|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C#|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
[Solo]
(Whammy one octave version (Notes played with Whammy on are in square brackets))
D#|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|
A#|---------|---------[3-5/8\5]-|-------------|-12--12-10-12-10-----|
F#|-8b9-8b9-|-8b9--[4]----------|-9-[9]-9-[9]-|-----------------12--|
C#|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|
G#|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|
C#|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|
(Non-Whammy version)
D#|---------|----------------------|---12----12--|---------------------|
A#|---------|---------15- 17/19\17-|-------------|-12--12-10-12-10-----|
F#|-8b9-8b9-|-8b9--16--------------|-9----9------|-----------------12--|
C#|---------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------|
G#|---------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------|
C#|---------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------|
{Bridge]
D#|---------|---------|----------|---------|
A#|---------|---------|----------|---------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|----------|---------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-| x2
G#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
C#|---------|---------|--5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-|
D#|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A#|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|
C#|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-4-------|
D#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
A#|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
F#|-5-5--5-5--|--------|--------|--------|-5-5--5-5-|---------|---------|------------------|
C#|-5-5--5-5--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-5-5--5-5-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-3-3--3-3--|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|-3-3--3-3-|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-----------|-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-|-0-0--0-|----------|--2-2--2-|--5-5--5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Chorus]
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C#|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C#|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
{Outro]
D#|----------|------------|-----------|---------|
A#|--5---5---|-5--3-3-3-5-|-5---5---5-|-3-3-3-5-|
F#|----------|------------|-----------|---------|
C#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-|---------|
G#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-|---------|
C#|--2-0-2-0-|-2----------|-2-0-2-0-2-|---------|
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| () ghost note
| x Mute note
| b Bend
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