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THE SOUND (JOHN M. PERKINS BLUES) - Switchfoot
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Tabbed by: Dan!
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
Here's all the main rhythm guitar parts, I'll get that weird solo and maybe the little
later
Main Riff for intro, verses, bridge, outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-00-12-0-0--0--0-0-10---------------------------------------------------|
Palm mute the open ones
During the parts of the verse where they sing "oh, oh, oh," don't palm mute
Pre-Chorus ("Can you hear it rise up from the ground?") chords
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Part I ("This is the sound!")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
II "From the discontented mouths"
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------|
Repeat parts I + II again
Repeat the verse again, and note that the guitar drops out at a couple parts
Repeat pre-chorus
At part II, another guitar part comes in. I believe Drew is using a Digitech Whammy here
to one octave up and playing this
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/55555555555555552222222222222222----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(I think the slide-up is simulated by the Whammy btw)
If you don't own a Whammy (and I suggest buying one because they're loads of fun), you
play this. It won't sound quite the same, though.
e|-/88888888888888885555555555555555----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the main riff for the solo, with some variations on what's palm-muted
Pre-chorus again
Parts I+II, then I again
The last time part II is played, Drew changes up the Whammy thing a little and plays
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5555555555555555b7777777777777777---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(if you stink at bending, just sliding up to the 7 is fine)
And for you Whammy-not-havers
e|-/8888888888888888b10101010101010101010101010101010-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(these are 10's, NOT 1's and 0's!)
Play through the riff a few more times without the palm mute, and end on that last note
the 10th fret of the low E (or D, whatever you want to call it)
I might the rest later, but you have all the parts that are actually worth knowing for now!
l PM Palm-Mute
l . staccato
| / slide up
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