xNehemiah - Hope of the States Tabbed by Raajk. This is how I like to play this song when unaccompanied. Tuning: EADGBe INTRO: e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||--5-----5---5---||5-5---5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|| D ||0---0-0---0---0-||0---0-0---0---0-||--0---0-0---0---||0---0-0---0---0-|| A ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| this line X 2 e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| D ||--2---2-2---2---||4---4-5---5---12||--12--1212--12--||4---4-5---5---10|| A ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| D ||--10--1010--10--||12--1214--14--10||--10--1010--10--||1212121212121212|| A ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| VERSE: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ continue accents similarly e ||----------------||----------------||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------------|| B ||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| G ||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|| D ||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| A ||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|| E ||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-||----------------||2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|| e ||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| B ||1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| G ||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| D ||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| A ||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| these two lines X 2 PRE-CHORUS: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e ||3---3---3---3---||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| B ||3---3---3---3---||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| G ||0---0---0---0---||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| D ||0---0---0---0---||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| A ||2---2---2---2---||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| E ||3---3---3---3---||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| CHORUS: e ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||----------------||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| B ||5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| G ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| D ||5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| A ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| E ||----------------||----------------||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| this line X 2 2ND VERSE INTRO: e ---||----------------||----------------|| B ---||----------------||----------------|| G -0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| x 2 D -4-||--5---5-5---5---||9---9-10--10--4-|| A ---||----------------||----------------|| E ---||----------------||----------------|| Then VERSE, PRE-CHORUS, CHORUS followed by BRIDGE: e----||1---------------||1---------------||3---------------||3---------------|| B----||3---5-----------||3---5-----------||3---5-----------||3---5-----------|| G2-4-||---------2---4--||---------2---4--||---------2---4--||---------2---4--|| D----||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| A----||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| E----||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| e ||5---------------||5---------------||3---------------||3---------------|| B ||3---5-----------||3---5-----------||3---5-----------||3---5-----------|| G ||---------2---4--||---------2---4--||---------2---4--||---------2---4--|| D ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| A ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| these two lines X 2!! palm mute, get louder at the end of the repeat e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| D ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| A ||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| E ||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| D ||9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| A ||9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| E ||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| these two lines X 2 !! Then, CHORUS, CHOURus2, CHORUS, CHORUS, END. CHORUS2: e ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| B ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| G ||1010101010101010||1010101010101010||1212121212121212||1212121212121212|| D ||1010101010101010||1010101010101010||1212121212121212||1212121212121212|| A ||8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||1010101010101010||1010101010101010|| E ||----------------||----------------||----------------||----------------|| this line X 2 END: let ring e ||----5-----------||----3-----------||-----3----------||----------------|| B ||---6------------||---5------------||----0-----------||----------------|| G ||--5-------------||--5-------------||---0------------||----------------|| D ||-7--------------||-5--------------||--0-------------||----------------|| A ||5---------------||3---------------||-2--------------||----------------|| E ||----------------||----------------||3---------------||----------------|| So total song form is: INTRO VERSE PRE-CHORUS CHORUS 2ND VERSE INTRO VERSE PRE-CHORUS CHORUS BRIDGE CHORUS CHORUS2 CHORUS CHORUS2 END Notes: The INTRO and and the 2ND VERSE CHORUS are a lot easier to play with alternate picking. Also, make sure you take notice of the ( X 2 ) at the right hand side of the stave!!! That means play it twice.