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With Or Without You Tab

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With Or Without You (Boyce Avenue & Kina Grannis acoustic cover)                             
                                                                                             
Hey guys, here's the tab for the whole song, similar to the video on youtube.                
Hope you guys enjoy it! I've included the timings for each section so hopefully it           
helps someone.                                                                               
                                                                                             
Please rate! Suggestions are welcome :)                                                      
                                                                                             
And to boyce avenue, you guys are flippin' awesome!                                          
                                                                                             
Cheers!                                                                                      
Eugene                                                                                       
                                                                                             
Alejandro's Tuning, D-G-C-F-A-C  (Basically tune only the last string 1 more step down)      
                                                                                             
Kina's Tuning, D-G-C-F-A-D                                                                   
                                                                                             
Intro: (0:00 - 0:09)                                                                         
                                                                                             
Alejandro                                                                                    
C|--------------|--------------|----------4---|----------5---|----------|                    
A|-----------3--|-----------5--|-------3------|-------3------|--4/2--0--|                    
F|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--2\4---------|--5/4---------|----------|                    
C|-----4--------|-----4--------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Verse: (00:10 - 00:45)                                                                       
                                                                                             
                 See the stone set in your eye...                                            
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------| -- x4                         
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                               ^                                                             
                                                                                             
Alejandro's harmonic fill: ^ fill comes in at the beginning of the 3rd bar                   
                             fill is only played at the 2nd and 4th time.                    
1) 00:23  2) 00:42                                                                           
C|----------------------------------|                                                        
A|-------(7)------------------(12)--|                                                        
F|--(5)-------(7)-------(12)--------|                                                        
C|-----------------(7)--------------|                                                        
G|----------------------------------|                                                        
D|----------------------------------|                                                        
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
With or without you... (basically they sing and play the intro again together)               
(00:46 - 00:56)                                                                              
Alejandro                                                                                    
C|--------------|--------------|----------4---|----------5---|----------|                    
A|-----------3--|-----------5--|-------3------|-------3------|--4/2--0--|                    
F|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--2\4---------|--5/4---------|----------|                    
C|-----4--------|-----4--------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|                    
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Verse 2:                                                                                     
                                                                                             
                 Through the storm we reach the shore...                                     
(00:56 - 01:05)                                                                              
Alejandro                                                                                    
C|--------------|-----------|-----------2--|-----------|-----------4--|-----------|          
A|-----------3--|--3-----3--|--------3-----|--3-----3--|--------3-----|--3-----3--|          
F|--------0-----|-----0-----|-----2--------|-----2-----|-----0--------|-----0-----|          
C|-----0--------|-----------|--0-----------|-----------|--2-----------|-----------|          
G|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|          
D|--3-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|          
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
C|-----------5--|-----------|                                                                
A|--------3-----|--3-----3--|                                                                
F|-----0--------|-----0-----|                                                                
C|--------------|-----------|                                                                
G|--3-----------|-----------|                                                                
D|--------------|-----------|                                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
                 And i'm waitin for you...                                                   
(01:05 - 01:12)                                                                              
Alejandro                                                                                    
C|--------------|-----------2--|-----------4--|-----------5--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
With or without you...                                                                       
(01:13 - 01:31)                                                                              
Alejandro                                                                            _       
C|--------------|-----------|-----------2--|-----------|-----------4--|-----------|   |      
A|-----------3--|--3-----3--|--------3-----|--3-----3--|--------3-----|--3-----3--|   |      
F|--------0-----|-----0-----|-----2--------|-----2-----|-----0--------|-----0-----|   |      
C|-----0--------|-----------|--0-----------|-----------|--2-----------|-----------|   |      
G|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|   |      
D|--3-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|   |      
                                                                                      |      
                                                                                      |      
C|-----------5--|-----------|                                                         |      
A|--------3-----|--3-----3--|                                                         |      
F|-----0--------|-----0-----|                                                         |      
C|--------------|-----------|                                                         |      
G|--3-----------|-----------|                                                         |-- x2 
D|--------------|-----------|                                                         |      
                                                                                      |      
                                                                                      |      
Kina                                                                                  |      
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                        |      
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                        |      
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                        |      
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                        |      
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                        |      
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                       _|      
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
And you give yourself away...                                                                
(01:31 - 01:50)                                                                              
Alejandro                                                        _                           
C|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|    |                          
A|-----------3--|----------3---|-----------3--|-----------3--|    |                          
F|--------0-----|-----0--2-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|    |                          
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|-----4--------|-----2--------|    |                          
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|    |                          
D|--3-----------|--------------|--0-----------|--------------|    |                          
                                                                  |-- x2                     
Kina                                                              |                          
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|    |                          
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|    |                          
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|    |                          
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|    |                          
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|    |                          
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|   _|                          
                                                                                             
My hands are tied...                                                                         
(01:51 - 02:07)                                                                              
                                                                                             
G (3x0033)                                                                                   
Dsus2 (xx0233)                                                                               
Em7 (022033)                                                                                 
Cadd9 (x3x033)                                                                               
                                                                                             
o - open string strum                                                                        
x - palm muted strum                                                                         
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
Sings and Strums alone... G, Dsus2, Em7, Cadd9   x2                                          
o xx o xx o x downstrokes all the way                                                        
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
And you give yourself...                                                                     
(02:08 - 02:44)                                                                              
                                                                                             
U - Up strum                                                                                 
D - Down strum                                                                               
                                                                                             
Alejandro                                                                            _       
C|-----------0--|--0--0--0--|-----------0--|--0--0--0--|-----------0--|--0--0--0--|   |      
A|-----------3--|--3--3--3--|--------3--3--|--3--3--3--|-----------3--|--3--3--3--|   |      
F|--------0-----|--0--0--0--|-----2--------|--0--0--0--|--------0-----|--0--0--0--|   |      
C|-----0--------|-----------|--0-----------|-----------|-----2--------|-----------|   |      
G|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--2-----------|-----------|   |      
D|--3-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|   |      
             U     U  D  U              U     U  D  U              U     U  D  U      |      
                                                                                      |-- x3 
C|-----------0--|--0--0--0--|                                                         |      
A|-----------3--|--3--3--3--|                                                         |      
F|--------0-----|--0--0--0--|                                                         |      
C|-----2--------|-----------|                                                         |      
G|--3-----------|-----------|                                                         |      
D|--------------|-----------|                                                         |      
             U     U  D  U                                                            |      
                                                                                      |      
Kina                                                                                  |      
Continue strumming same pattern                                                       |      
G, Dsus2, Em7, Cadd9                                                                  |      
                                                                                     _|      
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
ohhhh... ohhhh..                                                                             
(02:45 - 03:02)                                                                              
                                                                                             
Alejandro                                                                                    
This part has some guess work involved, but it sounds about right to me!                     
Also pretty soft but if you listen carefully its being played (I think)                      
    x8    x8    x8    x8                                                                     
C|-----|-----|-----|-----|                                                                   
A|--7--|--8--|--7--|--8--|                                                                   
F|--7--|--7--|--7--|--7--|                                                                   
C|-----|-----|-----|-----|                                                                   
G|-----|-----|-----|-----|                                                                   
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|                                                                   
                                                                                             
    x8    x8    x8    x8                                                                     
C|-----|-----|-----|------|                       |--------|                                 
A|--8--|--7--|--8--|--12--|                       |--8/12--|                                 
F|--7--|--7--|--7--|--12--|  *the last transition |--7/12--|                                 
C|-----|-----|-----|------|   is a slide up to 12 |--------|                                 
G|-----|-----|-----|------|                       |--------|                                 
D|-----|-----|-----|------|                       |--------|                                 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
Continue strumming same pattern                                                              
G, Dsus2, Em7, Cadd9                                                                         
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
With or without you...                                                                       
(03:03 - 03:38)                                                                              
                                                                                             
Alenjandro strums                                                                            
G (3x0030)          |  His chords differ on the last string,                                 
Dsus2 (xx0230)      |  which is open due to the different tuning.                            
Em7 (022030)        |  Listen out or watch the video for the strumming pattern               
Cadd9 (0320030)     |  (Mostly down strokes, with an upstroke between changing chords)       
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
Continue strumming same pattern                                                              
G, Dsus2, Em7, Cadd9                                                                         
                                                                                             
Outro                                                                                        
(03:39 - 03:58)                                                                              
                                                                                             
Alejandro                                                                                    
Strum once... G, Dsus2, Em7, Cadd9 then                                                      
                                                                                             
C|--------------|-----------4--|----------------------------------|                          
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|-------(7)------------------(12)--|                          
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|--(5)-------(7)-------(12)--------|                          
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|-----------------(7)--------------|                          
G|--------------|--------------|----------------------------------|                          
D|--3-----------|--------------|----------------------------------|                          
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Kina                                                                                         
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------3--|                               
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|                               
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|-----0--------|                               
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--------------|                               
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|                               
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|                               
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
D|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|--3--|                                        
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------3-----|--3--|                                        
F|--------0-----|-----2--------|-----0--------|--0--|                                        
C|-----0--------|--0-----------|--2-----------|-----|                                        
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3--|                                        
D|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|-----|                                        
2 comments total.
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teddy-365 wrote on August 22 2011, 07:49 pm

great tab, pretty much flawless except the 4/2--0 bit at the end of Alejandro's introduction should be one string down (so on what is now the F string) needs to be moved at every part where he plays this phrase :)

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gauthier02 wrote on January 23 2012, 05:20 pm

Hey hello guy hmm I think you have of making a typo in the beginning of the song at the end where alejandro do 4/2--0
I think this series of notes is a chord above:) if not you help me a lot by having scores released this thank you! :) Enjoy

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