This is an awesome song from Lifehouse that actually has a bunch of intricate
guitar parts comprising its sound. I tried to cover all of the important ones
and did my best to present as full an arrangement as possible. Though I'm
Admittedly uncertain of the chords in the pre-chorus, I think it still sounds
solid enough to work well.
Guitar 1 (Distorted Electric)
Guitar 2 (Distorted Electric)
Guitar 3 (Electric)
Guitar 4 (Acoustic)
Intro (0:00 - 0:28)
Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x
Guitar 2 Plays Riff 2 2x
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 3 1x (during second half of intro)
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 4 2x
Riff 1
D5 B5 A5
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
A5 E5(VII) G5(X)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| Eb | |
Riff 2
| eb | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Bb | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| Bb | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 3
| eb | 12 14 12 14 |
| Bb | 15 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 12 14 15 15 14 12 12 14 |
| Bb | 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 4
D Bm A
| eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
A Em G
| eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Pre-verse / Verse 1 (0:29 - 0:57)
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 5 4x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 5 4x
Riff 5
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 |
| Ab | 3h5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | |
Pre-Chorus 1 (0:57 - 1:25)
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 6 2x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 7 4x
Riff 6
| eb | 12 12 12 10 12 12 10 12/14 14 12 14 14 12 14/15 15 14 15 15\14 10 |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10h12 12 10 12 12 10 12/14 14 12 14 14 12 14/15 |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 14 15 15\14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 7
| eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Bb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | |
Chorus 1 (1:25 - 1:54)
Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x
Guitar 2 Plays Riff 2 2x
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 3 2x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 4 2x
Pre-Verse / Verse 2 (1:54 - 2:15)
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 5 3x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 5 3x
Pre-Chorus 2 (2:15 - 2:44)
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 6 2x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 7 4x
Chorus 2 (2:44 - 3:23)
Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1* 2x then Riff 1a 2x
Guitar 2 Plays Riff 2 2x
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 3 2x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 4* 2x then Riff 4a 2x
Riff 1a
E5(VII) F#(IX) G(X) A(XII)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| Db | 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| Eb | |
Riff 4a
Em F#m G A
| eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Solo (3:23 - 3:37)
Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1a 2x
Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1a 2x
Guitar 3 Plays Solo 1x
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 4a 2x
Solo
| eb | 12t 14t 15t 17t 19t 21t 22t 24t |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Bridge (3:37 - 4:05)
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 7 4x
Chorus 3 / Outro (4:06 - 4:59)
Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1* 2x then Riff 1a 4x
Guitar 2 Plays Riff 2 2x
Guitar 3 Plays Riff 3 2x then Solo 1x starting at 4:40
Guitar 4 Plays Riff 4* 2x then Riff 4a 4x
I had a hard time deciphering all of the different riffs so if you feel that
anything is off, chalk it up to creative license in my interpretation of the
song! I'll be doing an acoustic/chord version next so if you're looking for
that instead of the tab, be sure to scope it out.
Thanks!
Matt
Tab Legend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| t Trill pick
===============================================================================