Artist: Jimmy Eat World Song Title: "Softer" Album: Jimmy Eat World - EP (1998) Tabbed by: Chris McGowan E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) KEY: / = Slide up \ = Slide down ^ = Bend string ~ = Ring note = Natural harmonic x = Muted string NOTE: I have only tabbed one guitar for this song, but it should be enough to get the song quite enjoyably. If you're a solo player, this should be perfect for you. Plus, and Tom pretty much play the same riffs anyway, so you can hardly tell the difference. Enjoy! Intro [x2]: (0:00) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| Verse 1 [x2]: (0:16) On the recording, only the bass and drums play through the verse I saw a live video of this song and Tom plays this riff through the first half of the If you like how it sounds, go for it. E|---6---6---6---6----8---8---8---8----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----| B|-6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 (cont'd) [x2]: (0:32) This is basically the riff the piano plays through the half of the first verse. E|-10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13-----13-12-13-------| B|-----------------------------------------------------10----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----13-12-13-----13-12-13-----13-12-13---------------------------------| B|-10-----------10-----------10------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus [x2]: (0:48) Kick in the distortion. E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------| B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------| G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------| D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| Post-Chorus [x2]: (1:00) The first guitar plays the intro while the second guitar plays riff. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10-10-10-10-10---12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14-14---9-9-9-9-9/10-------| D|--x--x--x--x--x--x----x---x--x--x------x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x-x--------| A|--8--8--8--8--8--8---10--10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12---7-7-7-7-7/8--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9--9-9\7--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| A|-x--x-x----x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7-7\5--5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: (1:16) Repeat the same riffs as the first verse. Chorus 2: (1:48) Kick in the distortion. E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------| B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------| G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------| D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------| D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------| B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------| G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------| D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| Post-Chorus 2 [x2]: (2:15) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| Interlude [x6]: (2:31) Kick in distortion. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--5-5/10-10-10---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--10-10/12-12-12---| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------------| Chorus 3 [x2]: (3:19) Kick in the distortion. E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------| B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------| E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------| G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------| D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------| D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------| Outro [x4]: (3:50) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------| End with: E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7\--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8\--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-8\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
