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Firefly- The 4th years
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Tabbed by: Renzo Arrogante
Lyrics by: Cassey Chavez, Lalaine Cordovez, Victoria San Gabriel
Drums: Played by none other than John Flores
Email: Ain’t giving it!
Tuning: E Standard
Chord Progression: Verse: G, D, E min, C
Chorus: G, C, E/C min, G/C min
Note: Listen to the song before playing this because for sure you will be lost by the
and timing. I am not an orthodox guitar player so therefore if you find some chords wrong,
do tell me.
Verse 1
Riff A Clean
G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
D|-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E min
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Down strokes until ending chord of riff A which is an alternate strumming
End Of Riff A
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5--4--5--5--5-prelong------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus with Distortion
Basic down down up down strumming G, C, E min, C
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------4-5-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
D|----5-4-5-4---5-5-5-5---5---5---------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2---3---------------------------------------|
E|----3-3-3-3-------------0---3---------------------------------------|
Repeat x2 then hold last note
Repeat: Riff A
Chorus x2
Breakdown Riff
X2 |
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12|------------12-----------15-12-11------------------|
D|--------------x-|-------------x------------x--x-x-------------------|
A|--------------10|--33333333--10--5555555--12-10-9-------------------|
E|-000000000000---|---------------------------------------------------|
************ ********
X2 |
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12|------------12-------------------------------------|
D|--------------x-|-------------x---7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
A|--------------10|--33333333--10---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
E|-000000000000---|---------------------------------------------------|
************ ******** * * * * * *
After the breakdown you play the first chord of the chorus (clean) then distortion until
drum kicks in
Then chorus x2
But at the second time, do down strokes (listen to song)
and just play plain power chords without the chord spices (it’s a joke you will never get)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------4-5-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
D|----5-4-5-4---5-5-5-5---5---5---------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2---3---------------------------------------|
E|----3-3-3-3-------------0---3---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5~-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
END
