Blue October - Approaching Normal Tab

Blue October
Approaching Normal

Track 1 - Weight of the World

Verse 1: bass only

Chorus: guitar 1

E
B
G
D 7~ 2~ 9~
A 7~ 2~ 9~
E 5~ 0~ 7~
guitar 2
E
B
G 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11111111 9/111111
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x/ x x x
A 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 7/ 9 9 9
E

Verse 2: guitar 1

E
B 2 3~ 2 3~ 2 2~ 2 2~
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D
A
E
guitar 2
E
B
G 9 999 999 9997 6 4
D x xxx xxx xxxx x x
A 7 777 777 7775 4 2
E

Chorus

Break: 2nd time leave off last 7 & 9

E
B
G
D
A 7~~ 7 9~
E 5~~ 7~~ 7

Outro: guitar 1

E
B
G 9~
D 7~ 9~ 9~
A 7~ 7~ 9~
E 5~ 0~ 7~
guitar 2
E
B
G 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11111111 9/111111
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x/ x x x
A 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 7/ 9 9 9
E
E
B
G 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11111111
D x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9
E
E
B
G 999111111131313141414161616
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 777 9 9 9111111121212141414
E
E
B
G 9 999 999 999 7 6 4
D x xxx xxx xxx x x x
A 7 777 777 777 5 4 2
E

This riff to the end

Track 2 - Say It

Intro: guitar 1

E
B
G
D 3333333322222222777777777777777
A 3333333322222222777777777777777
E 1111111100000000555555555555555
guitar 2
E
B
G 9 9
D 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10h12 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 9 9 9
D 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10h12~ 10~ 10 10
A
E
E
B
G 9 9 9 7b~
D 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10h12 9 9 9 9 9 9
A
E

Verse 1: bass

Chorus: guitar 1

E
B
G
D 3333333322222222777777777777777
A 3333333322222222777777777777777
E 1111111100000000555555555555555
guitar 2
E
B
G 5 7 9 12 9
D x x x x x
A 3 5 7 10 7
E
3x then
E
B
G 5 4 5 4 2
D x x x x x
A 3 2 3 2 0
E

Post-Chorus:

E
B
G 9 9 9 9 7b~
D 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10h12 9 9 9 9 9 9
A
E

Verse 2:

E 3 0 0
B 1p0h1 1p0h1 0
G
D
A
E

Chorus

Post-Chorus

Break: guitar 1

E
B
G
D 333333335555555577777777
A 333333335555555577777777
E 111111113333333355555555
guitar 2
E
B
G 121212 10 10 9 7 9
D
A
E
E
B
G 5 7 9 10 9
D x x x x x
A 3 5 7 8 7
E

Chorus

Outro: guitar 1

E
B
G
D 3333333322222222777777777777777
A 3333333322222222777777777777777
E 1111111100000000555555555555555
guitar 2
E
B
G 5 7 9 12 9~ 5 4 5 4 2~ 2~ 4~ 2~
D x x x x x~ x x x x x x x x
A 3 5 7 10 7~ 3 2 3 2 0~ 0~ 2~ 0~
E
E
B
G 557799101210910121099 7799779977997799
D xxxxxx x x xx x x xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 335577 810 87 810 877 5577557755775577
E
E
B
G 55994455555555/4444499447b~
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxx
A 33772233333333/5222277225b~
E
Track 3 - Dirt Room

Intro/Verse: each section 2x

E
B
G 7 7 7
D 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7
A
E
E
B
G
D 6 6 6
A 7 7 7 7 7
E
E
B
G
D 7 7 7
A 9 9 9 9 9
E

Chorus: each chord 8x

E
B
G 4 6 13 11
D x x x x
A 2 4 11 9
E
E
B
G 4 4 6 6 13 13 11 11
D x x x x x x x x
A 2 2 4 4 11 11 9 9
E

Pre-Verse: each section 2x

E
B
G 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7
A
E
E
B
G
D 6 6 6
A 7 7 7 7 7
E
E
B
G
D 7 7 7
A 9 9 9 9 9
E

Verse:

E
B
G 7 7 7
D 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7
A
E
E
B
G
D 6 6 6
A 7 7 7 7 7
E
E
B
G
D 7 7 7
A 9 9 9 9 9
E

Chorus 2: each chord 8x

E
B
G 4 4 6 6 13 13 11 11
D x x x x x x x x
A 2 2 4 4 11 11 9 9
E
E
B
G 4 4 9 9 13 13 11 11
D x x x x x x x x
A 2 2 7 7 11 11 9 9
E

Break:

E
B
G 4 4 44 4 44 44449 9 99 9 99 9999
D x x xx x xx xxxxx x xx x xx xxxx
A 2 2 22 2 22 22227 7 77 7 77 7777
E
E
B
G 13 13 1313 13 1313 1313131311 11 1111 11 1111 11111111
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 11 11 1111 11 1111 11111111 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E

Chorus 3: each chord 8x

E
B
G 4 4 9 9 13 13 11 11
D x x x x x x x x
A 2 2 7 7 11 11 9 9
E
Track 4 - Been Down

Intro:

E
B
G 10p9 10p9
D 10
A 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~
E

Verse 1:

E
B
G
D 10
A 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~
E

Chorus:

E 1~ 3 0~ 3 1~ 3 0~ 3 1~ 3 0~
B 1~ 3 1~ 3 1~ 3 1~ 3 1~ 3 1~
G 2~ 0 2~ 0 2~ 0 2~ 0 2~ 0 2~
D 3~ 0 2~ 0 3~ 0 2~ 0 3~ 0 2~
A 3~ 2 0~ 2 3~ 2 0~ 2 3~ 2 0~
E 1~ 3 3 1~ 3 3 1~ 3
E 3~ 1~ 3~ 1~
B 3~ 1~ 3~ 1~
G 0~ 2~ 0~ 2~
D 0~ 3~ 0~ 3~
A 2~ 3~ 2~ 3~
E 3~ 1~ 3~ 1~

Verse 2:

E
B
G 10p9 10p9
D 10
A 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~ 10~ 12~
E

Chorus

Break:

E 1 3 0 0
B 1 3 1 1
G 2 4 2 2
D
A 0~ 0~
E 1~ 3~
3x then
E 1 3
B 1 3
G 2 4
D
A
E 1~ 3~
2x

Intro

Verse 2

Chorus 2x

Outro: 2x

E
B
G 12/141414141414141414 12/14141414141417161412
D x/ x x x x x x x x x x/ x x x x x x x x x x
A 10/121212121212121212 10/12121212121215141210
E
E
B
G 12/141414141414141414 12/14141414141414141414
D x/ x x x x x x x x x x/ x x x x x x x x x x
A 10/121212121212121212 10/12121212121212121212
E
E
B
G 12/141414141414141414 12/14141414141417161412
D x/ x x x x x x x x x x/ x x x x x x x x x x
A 10/121212121212121212 10/12121212121215141210
E
Then a continuous:
E
B
G 12
D x
A 10
E
Last notes:
E 1~ 3 0~
B 1~ 3 1~
G 2~ 0 2~
D 3~ 0 2~
A 3~ 2 0~
E 1~ 3
Track 5 - My Never
e
B
G 8
D 9 9 9 9 (x4)
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E
e
B
G
D 9 (x4) 9 (x4) 7 (x4) 6 (x3)
A 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 6 6
A 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 9 (x4) 9 (x4) 7 (x4) 6 (x3)
A 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 6 4
A 4 2
E
e
B
G
D 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 (x3) 0 2 2 2
A 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
E
e
B
G 8
D 9 9 9 9 (x2)
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E
e
B
G
D 9 (x4) 9 (x4) 7 (x4) 6 (x3)
A 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 6 6
A 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 9 (x4) 9 (x4) 7 (x4) 6 (x3)
A 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 6 4
A 4 2
E
e
B
G
D 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 (x3) 0 2 2 2 (x2)
A 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
E
e
B
G
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6
A 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
E
e
B
G
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 4
A 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 2
E
e
B
G
D 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 (x4)
A 0 0 0 2 2 2
E
e
B
G
D 0 2 2 2 2 4 (x3) 0 2 2 2
A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E
e
B
G 8
D 9 9 9 9 (x4) 9 [END]
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E
Track 6 - Should Be Loved

Intro:

E
B
G 9 9
D 12 12 10 10~ 10~ 10 10h12~ 10~ 10 10
A
E
2x
E
B
G 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
D 12 12 12 12
A
E
E
B
G 9 9
D 10~ 10~ 10 10h12~ 10~ 10 10 12 12 10 10~
A
E

Verse:

E
B
G
D 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 55
A 3 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 33
E
E
B
G
D 2 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 22
A 0 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 00
E
E
B
G
D 7 777 777 777 777 777 777 777 77
A 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 55
E
E
B
G
D 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 55
A 3 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 33
E

Pre-Chorus: each section 2x

E
B 8 10 8 8 10 8 10 5 8 5 6 8 6 8
G
D
A
E
E
B 5 8 5 6 8 6 8
G
D
A
E
3x

Chorus:

E
B
G 55555555555555555555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 33333333333333333333333333333333
E
E
B
G 77777777777777775555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 55555555555555553333333333333333
E
E
B
G 55555555555555555555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 33333333333333333333333333333333
E
E
B
G 77777777777777776666666666666666
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 55555555555555554444444444444444
E

Verse 2: repeat as necessary

E
B 5 8 5 6 8 6 8
G
D
A
E

Same Pre-Chorus

Chorus 2:

E
B
G 55555555555555555555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 33333333333333333333333333333333
E
E
B
G 77777777777777775555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 55555555555555553333333333333333
E
E
B
G 55555555555555555555555555555555
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 33333333333333333333333333333333
E
E
B
G 77777777777777776666666666666666
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 55555555555555554444444444444444
E
E
B
G 5555555555555555444444444444444443~
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 3333333333333333222222222222222221~
E

Intro

Chorus 2

Track 7 - Kangaroo Cry

Verse: Losing my control...

guitar 1
E
B 1 1 0~
G 0 2 0~
D 2 2 2~
A 3~ 0 2~
E
guitar 2
E
B 13~ 13 12~
G
D
A
E

Chorus: I kissed her on the cheek...

guitar 1
E
B
G 5 5
D 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3
A 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3
E 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
each chord 8 times guitar 2
E
B
G 12~ 12~ 10 9 5~
D x x x x x
A 10~ 10~ 8 7 3~
E

Verse 2:

guitar 1
E
B 1 1 0~
G 0 2 0~
D 2 2 2~
A 3~ 0 2~
E
guitar 2 ()=first time only
E 10b12~ (10) 8 7
B 8
G
D
A
E
3x then
E
B 3b5~ 1 0
G 0~
D
A
E
2x

Break:

guitar 1
E
B
G 55555555
D 55555555 55555555 33333333 55555555
A 33333333 55555555 33333333 55555555
E 33333333 11111111 33333333
guitar 2
E 8
B 5 5 6 5
G 5 5 5 5 5
D
A
E

Outro:

guitar 1
E
B 1 1 0~
G 0 2 0~
D 2 2 2~
A 3~ 0 2~
E
guitar 2
E
B 13~ 13 12~
G
D
A
E
Track 8 - Picking Up Pieces

Intro: piano

Verse: bass

Pre-Chorus: it's quiet

E 2
B 3 3
G 4 3
D 4
A
E

Chorus:

E 14
B 11 1111 1112 1111 1111 111111 1111 1112 1111 11
G
D
A
E
2x

Post-Chorus:

E
B 12 11 14
G 11
D
A
E

Verse: each note 2x

E
B
G 3333333311111111
D 4444444444444444
A
E

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Break:

E
B 6 66 66 66 66 667 77 77 77 77 77
G
D
A
E
2x
E
B 6 66 67 66 66 667 77 79 77 77 77
G
D
A
E
2x
E
B 12 11 14~ 12 11
G 11 11 13
D 11~
A
E

Chorus

Outro:

E
B
G
D 11111111111111111111111111111111
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E
B
G 11111111111111111010101013131313
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 811111111
E
Track 9 - Jump Rope

Intro: 8x

E
B
G
D 3 3 3
A
E

Verse: bass only

Chorus:

E
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 3 2 0
A 3
E

Intro 2x

Chorus

Break:

E 5
B 3 5 3 3
G 3 3 5 5 2 5 5 5
D 3 5 x x x
A 3 3 3
E

Intro 8x

Chorus

Track 10 - Blue Skies

Intro:

E 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333
B 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333
G 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000
D 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000
A 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222
E 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333
E 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222
B 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333
G 4 4 444 4 4 444 4 4 444 4 4 444
D 4 4 444 4 4 444 4 4 444 4 4 444
A 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222
E
E 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000
B 1 1 111 1 1 111 1 1 111 1 1 111
G 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222
D 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222
A 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000
E
E 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2
B 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3 333 3 3
G 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2 222 2 2
D 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0
A
E

Verse 1: bass first half then

E
B
G 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
D 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
A 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3

Chorus: guitar 1 - each section twice

E
B
G 4 4 4444 44 4444
D 5 5 5555 55 5555 4 4 4444 44 4444
A 5 5 5555 55 5555 2 2 2222 22 2222
E 3 3 3333 33 3333
E
B
G 2 2 2222 22 2222 7 7 7777 77 7777
D 2 2 2222 22 2222 7 7 7777 77 7777
A 0 0 0000 00 0000 5 5 5555 55 5555
E
guitar 2 - each section twice
E
B
G 12 12 12121212 1212 12121212 11 11 11111111 1111 11111111
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 10 10 10101010 1010 10101010 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E
E
B
G 9 9 9999 99 9999 11 11 11111111 1111 11111111
D x x xxxx xx xxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 7 7 7777 77 7777 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E

Verse 2: each section twice

E
B
G 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
D 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
A 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3
E
B
G 4 4xxx4x4xxxx
D 5 5xxx5x5xxxx 4 4xxx4x4xxxx
A 5 5xxx5x5xxxx 2 2xxx2x2xxxx
E 3 3xxx3x3xxxx
E
B
G 2 2xxx2x2xxxx 7 7xxx7x7xxxx
D 2 2xxx2x2xxxx 7 7xxx7x7xxxx
A 0 0xxx0x0xxxx 5 5xxx5x5xxxx
E

Chorus

Break: a little bit of silence then quietly

guitar 1 - each section twice except the 4th one
E
B
G
D 12 10 9 12 10 9
A 10101010 9999
E
E
B
G
D 10101010 9 12121212 12 12 12121212 10 9
A 12
E
guitar 2
E
B
G
D 12~ 12 10 9 12~ 12 10 9 10~ 12 10 9 10b~
A 10~ 9~ 10~
E
E
B
G 777799991111111112121212
D xxxxxxxx x x x x x x x x
A 55557777 9 9 9 910101010
E

Chorus

Outro:

E
B
G 777799991111111112121212
D xxxxxxxx x x x x x x x x
A 55557777 9 9 9 910101010
E
Track 12 - Blue Does

Intro: twice

E
B 1 1 1
G 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 2 2
A 3 3 3 3
E

Verse:

E
B 1 1 1 1 1 1
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 3 3 3 3 0 0
E

Pre-Chorus:

E
B 1 1 1 1
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 3 2 2
A 3 3
E 1 1
E
B 1 1 1
G 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 3 2
A 3 3
E 1 1

Chorus:

E
B 3 1
G 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 3 3
A
E 3 1

Intro

Verse

Chorus: 5 is a harmonic

E
B 3 1
G 0 0 0 0
D 0 5 3 3
A
E 3 1
E
B 1
G 0 0
D 2
A 3
E
E
B 3 1
G 0 0 0
D 0 0 3
A
E 3 1

Intro

Solo: verse twice, pre-chorus once

guitar 2:
E
B
G 5 7 9 9/12 5 7 7/9 5
D
A
E
3x
E
B
G 5 7 9 9/12 10 9 5
D
A
E
2x

Chorus:

E
B 3 1
G 0 0 0
D 0 0 3
A 3
E 3 1
guitar 2:
E 1 0
B 3 1
G
D
A
E
Track 12 - The End

Verse:

E
B
G
D 3 2~ 0 2 2~
A 0~ 3~
D 3~

Pre-Chorus:

E
B
G
D
A 11 10
D 10~ 8~ 10~

Chorus:

E
B
G
D 00000000333333335555555588888888
A 00000000333333335555555588888888
D 00000000333333335555555588888888
E
B
G
D 00000000333333335558888888888888
A 00000000333333335558888888888888
D 00000000333333335558888888888888
Track 12 - Graceful Dancing

Intro:

E
B 2 2 2 2
G 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 0 4 4
E
E
B 3 3 3
G 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2~
A 2 2
E

Verse:

E
B 2 2 2 2
G 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 0 4 4
E
E
B 3 3 3 3
G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 2
E

Chorus:

E
B 3 3 2 2
G 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1
D 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 0 4
E
3x then
E
B 3 3 3
G 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2~
A 2 2
E

Outro: repeat as necessary

E
B 2
G 2 2
D 2 2
A 0
E
Order:

Intro 1x

Verse 2x

Chorus 1x

Verse 2x

Chorus 1x

Verse 2x

Chorus 1x

Outro

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