Hands Down Dashboard Confessional
Hands Down (Electric version)
Tabbed By: Victor Van Dam
This version is played in the MTV instead of the original acoustic versions.
Intro:
E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------1------------1--2-------------| D-------4-----2------4------------4/6----| A----2-------------2-----------2---------| E--0-------------0-----------0-----------| X3
Riff ends with:
E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G----------1------------------| D-------4-----2-------4--1#---| A----2-------------2--4--2#---| E--0-------------0------------|
Verse:
E--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G--1-----------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT D--2(x8)------2(x8)-----1(x8)-----4(x8)------7--------6--------| A--2(PM)------4(PM)-----0(PM)-----2(PM)------5(x3)----5(x1)----| E--------------------------------------------5--------5--------|
breathe... luck... deep... blessed... share with me...
-Chris does a few stops here and there but it's all the same chords
Chorus:
"My hopes are so high..."
E Abm A/D Abm Repeat chorus:
E-----0-------4------0-------4-------------------| B-----0-------4------2-------4-------------------| G-----1-------4------1-------4-------------------| D-----2-------4------2-------4--------6-7-6------| A-----2-------6------0-------6-------4-----4-----| E---0-0-------4--------------4------5--------5---|
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dashboard_confessional/hands_down_tab_ver_6.html )
The second time through the chorus he ends it differently:
[E] [Abm] [A/D] [Abm]
E-----0-------4------0-------4------4-4----| B-----0-------4------2-------4------4-4----| G-----1-------4------1-------4------6-5----| D-----2-------4------2-------4------6-8----| To Verse: A-----2-------6------0-------6------4-6----| E---0-0-------4--------------4------4-4----|
The second verse is exactly the same, except the second guitar plays this during the verse.
E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D-------4--6---------4--6--7---| A----0--------7----0-----------| E--0-------------0-------------|
After the second chorus he breaks into the bridge/outro section:
Bridge/outro: These are the chords being played, a second guitar is picking
through some other stuff which is at the bottom:
*Note:
When Chris hits "and the time on the clock..." there is a difference in the Dbm
chord playing style. Damn, I love that part!!!
"Hands down this is the..." End On:
[C#m] [A] [E] [B] [E]
E---4----------5--------0--------0----- E--0---| B---5----------5--------0--------0----- B--0---| G---6----------6--------9--------8----- G--1---| D---6----------7--------9--------9----- D--2---| A---4----------7--------7--------9----- A--2---| E--------------5-----------------7----- E--0---|
Guitar 2 is playing this during bridge:
E------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G-9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9-11-| D---------------6---------------7---------------9------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------|
-over and over and over with slight variation at the end.
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