Sympathy Billy Talent
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Tuning ... Drop D Tuning (DADGBe)
UPDATE - Thanks to bakuryu399 for noticing a mistake in the SOLO!
UPDATE - Thanks to ThaRu for suggesting a great alternate INTRO/CHORUS!
(see the bottom of the tab for suggestion)
**** Some people are still confused about the INTRO/CHORUS chords, so for
instructions on how to play them, see the bottom of the tab.
INTRO:
e|-------|----------------------------6-6-6-6--|-----------------------6--6\--| B|-------|--8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10----8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8----10-10-10----8--8\--| G|-------|--8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8----12-12-12----7--7\--| D|--10\--|--8-8-8-8----13-13-13-13----5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8----13-13-13----5--5\--| A|--10\--|--6-6-6-6----10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6----10-10-10----5--5\--| D|--10\--|-------------10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|-----------10-10-10----5--5\--|
[B] [B]
e|--5----------------1-----3--------------------------------------------------| B|--6-------3--3-----3-----4--------------------------------------------------| G|--5-------3--3-----2-----3--------------------------------------------------| D|--3-------3--3-----0-----1--------------------------------------------------| A|--3-------1--1-----0-----1--------------------------------------------------| D|--3----------------0-----1--------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------1-----------0-----------| A|-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---------1-----------0--------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------5--1--------4--0--|
Played on top of VERSE the 2nd time:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--| G|--3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5------3-3-3-3-3-3------7-7-7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5------1-1-1-1-1-1------3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| G|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[B]
e|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-------| B|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1/-------| G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
CHORUS:
e|----------------------------6-6-6-6--|-----------------------6--6\-------| B|--8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10----8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8----10-10-10----8--8\-------| G|--8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8----12-12-12----7--7\-------| D|--8-8-8-8----13-13-13-13----5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8----13-13-13----5--5\-------| A|--6-6-6-6----10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6----10-10-10----5--5\-------| D|-------------10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|-----------10-10-10----5--5\-------| e|----------------------------6-6-6-6--|-----------------------6--6-6-6-6--| B|--8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10----8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8----10-10-10----8--8-8-8-8--| G|--8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8----12-12-12----7--7-7-7-7--| D|--8-8-8-8----13-13-13-13----5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8----13-13-13----5--5-5-5-5--| A|--6-6-6-6----10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6----10-10-10----5--5-5-5-5--| D|-------------10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|-----------10-10-10----5--5-5-5-5--| e|----------------------------6-6-6-6--|-----------------------6--6\-------| B|--8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10----8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8----10-10-10----8--8\-------| G|--8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8----12-12-12----7--7\-------| D|--8-8-8-8----13-13-13-13----5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8----13-13-13----5--5\-------| A|--6-6-6-6----10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6----10-10-10----5--5\-------| D|-------------10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5--|-----------10-10-10----5--5\-------|
[B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
e|--5----------------1-----3-----3-----3-----3/----------------------------| B|--6-------3--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4/----------------------------| G|--5-------3--3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3/----------------------------| D|--3-------3--3-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------| A|--3-------1--1--0--0-----1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------| D|--3----0--------0--0--0--1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------|
VERSE: (Same as above)
PRE-CHORUS: (Same as above)
CHORUS: (Same as above, but played x2)
Played again before the SOLO, without the slide up at the end:
[B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
e|--5----------------1-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------| B|--6-------3--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------------------------| G|--5-------3--3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------| D|--3-------3--3-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------| A|--3-------1--1--0--0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------| D|--3----0--------0--0--0--1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------|
SOLO:
** Compressor is on with very high attack and sustain. Let notes ring
whenever possible.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------5--------5--7--8--------8--7-5-7--------7-/8-/10----------------| A|--/5--------5--------5-----5---------3-----3----/5-/6-----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------10--------| B|-------8--------8--11--10-----7---8--10--11--------11--10-8-10--------| G|---0---8-----8---------7------7---7--7---7------7--7---7--7-7---------| D|--/10-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-------------8-----6-------------6--8--/10---------------10--/11--/13----------------13\| G|--/7------7------7------------7------7--------------10-------10----------------12-------12--0--| D|-------------8-------------------8----------------------10-------------------------13----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8------8------8--11--10------10------8--10--11--11--11--11--11--11--| G|--8---8------8---------7----7-------7--7--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------------| B|--8--8--8---8---8---8---7---7-----------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7---7---7---7---7---7-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------10\-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------10\-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------10\-----------------------------------|
CHORUS: (Same as last time, played x2)
Played again twice after the CHORUS:
[B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
e|--5----------------1-----3-----3-----3-----3/----------------------------| B|--6-------3--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4/----------------------------| G|--5-------3--3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3/----------------------------| D|--3-------3--3-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------| A|--3-------1--1--0--0-----1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------| D|--3----0--------0--0--0--1-----1-----1-----1/----------------------------|
[B] [B]
e|--5----------------1-----3-----------------------------------------------| B|--6-------3--3-----3-----4-----------------------------------------------| G|--5-------3--3-----2-----3-----------------------------------------------| D|--3-------3--3-----0-----1-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-------1--1--0--0-----1-----------------------------------------------| D|--3----0--------0--0--0--1-----------------------------------------------|
| H hold chord/note until another chord/note is played
| / slide up
| \ slide down
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ThaRu's suggestion for the INTRO/CHORUS:
e|-------|-------------5-5-5-5----6-6-6-6--|-----------5-5-5-5----6--6\--| B|-------|--8-8-8-8----4-4-4-4----8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8----4-4-4-4----8--8\--| G|-------|--8-8-8-8----5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8----5-5-5-5----7--7\--| D|--10\--|--8-8-8-8----x-x-x-x----5-5-5-5--|--8-8-8----x-x-x-x----5--5\--| A|--10\--|--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6----3-3-3-3----5--5\--| D|--10\--|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
** Just to clear things up, when Ian plays live, he uses ThaRu's tab. I think my
version of it sounds better, but it does have pretty weird fingering (it took
me a couple months to learn to play it smoothly)... Anyway, I know some people
will want to learn to play it the "correct" way, so I've included it. Choose
whichever one suits you better.
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INTRO/CHORUS CHORDS EXPLANATION
e|-----------| This is just a regular barre chord, which is D# major. You should be B|--8-8-8-8--| familiar with these, but if you're not, go to the following webpage G|--8-8-8-8--| for a great lesson on barre chords. D|--8-8-8-8--| D|-----------| e|---------------| This one is probably causing problems for most people. I think it B|--10-10-10-10--| is a C6 minor, but correct me if I'm wrong. There are two ways to G|--12-12-12-12--| play this, both of which are very similar: D|--13-13-13-13--| A|--10-10-10-10--| 1: Use your index finger bar across the 10th fret, muting the D|--10-10-10-10--| high E string. Use your pinky to hit the 13th fret, and use
your ring finger to hit the 12th fret. This is the way that I
use, but it is very difficult to get all five strings to ring
clearly this way.
2: Use your index finger, pinky, and ring finger as directed
before. However, use your middle finger to hit the 10th fret
on the B string. This method helps ensure that all five
strings will ring clearly, but it makes it more difficult to
switch to.
Choose whichever method suits you, and if you still have any
I'm not going to write out instructions for the rest of the chords, because I think
it was the second one everyone was having trouble with. If you have a question about
Remember to rate, because this tab was a lot of work :P
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