The Scientist Tab

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                             Boyce Avenue ? The Scientist
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Tabbed by: Stefan Premovic
 
Tuning: D#A#D#G#CF
 
I tabbed Alejandro?s guitar, it?s more than enough in my opinion.
Enjoy, rate and comment. :)
 
 
[Intro]
 
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-0---------------1-----------1h3-0---------------0---------------|
G#|---0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-0h2-2p0-|
D#|-----2---------------2---------------0---------------0-----0-----|
A#|-----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D#|-2-------------------------------5---------------5-------4-------|
 
 
[Verse 1 and 2]
 
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------0---------------1---------------0---------------0---------|
G#|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0h2-2p0-|
D#|---2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0-----|
A#|-----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D#|-2-------------------------------5---------------5-------4-------|(x4)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-1---------------1-------1h3-1---0---------------0---------------|
G#|---0---0-----------0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-0h2-2p0-|
D#|-----2---------------2---------------0---------------0-----0-----|
A#|-3---------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------5---------------5-------4-------|
 
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-1---------------1-------1h3-1---0---------------0---------------|
G#|---0---0-----------0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-0h2-2---|
D#|-----2---------------2---------------0---------------0-----0---0-|
A#|-3---------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------5---------------5-------4-------|
 
F |---------------------------------|
C |-------------3-5-5/7-------------|
G#|---2---2---2---------------------|
D#|-----0---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
D#|-0---------------0---------------|
 
 
 
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----0---------------1-------1/3-----0-------0-------0---0-------|
G#|-------0-----4h5-------0---------------0-------0-------0-2-------|
D#|---0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----0-------|
A#|-----------------3-------3---------------------------------------|
D#|-5-------5-----------------------5-------5-------5-------4-------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
                                                            *
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------0---------------1---------------0---------------0---------|
G#|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0h2-2p0-|
D#|---2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0-----|
A#|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|(x2)
 
 
[Verse 4]
                                                            *
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------0-----0---------1-----1---------0-----0---------0---------|
G#|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0h2-2p0-|
D#|---2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0-----|
A#|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|(x2)
 
*NOTE: ?0h2? and other * marked hammer-on's have a 16th note length. Other notes are 8th.
       So you play G#|-0---| simultaneously, and ?h2? is heard between them.
                   D#|---0-|
                   A#|-----|
                   D#|-4-4-|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
                            *                               *
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-1---------------1-------1h3-1---0---------------0---------------|
G#|---0---0-----------0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-0h2-2p0-|
D#|-----2---------------2---------------0---------------0-----0-----|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|(x2)
 
F |---------------------------------|
C |-------------3-5-5h7-------------|
G#|---2---2---2/4-------------------|
D#|-----0---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
 
 
[Outro(Downstrokes)]
 
F |-----x---------x---------0-------0-------x---------x---------x---------x---|
C |-----0---0-----0---0-----1-1-----1-1-----0---0-----0---0-----0---------0---|
G#|-----4h5-4-----4h5-4-----0-0-----0-0-----4h5-4-----4h5-4-----4h5-------2---|
D#|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-2-2---2-2-2---2-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-x-x-----x-x-x-----x-3-3-----3-3-----x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x-x---x-|
D#|-5-5-------5-5-----------------------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----5-4-4---4-|
 
F |-----0-------0---------0-----------0---------x---------x---------x---------x---|
C |-----0-------0---------0-----------0---------0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
G#|-----0-------0---------0-----------0---------4h5-4-----4h5-4-----4h5-4-----2---|
D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2---2-2-2---2/10-10----10-10-10----10\x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x-x---x-|
D#|-2-2---2-2-2---2/10-10----10-10-10----10\5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------4-4---4-|(x3)
 
F |-0---------------0-----------------------x-------------------------------|
C |-0---------------0-----------------------0-------------------------------|
G#|-0---------------0-----------------------4-------------------------------|
D#|-2--------------/10----------------------0-------------------------------|
A#|-2--------------/10----------------------x-------------------------------|
D#|-2--------------/10----------------------5-------------------------------|
 
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| x   Mute note
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[Verse 1]
 
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I'll set you apart
 
[Verse 2]
 
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in tails
Heads on a science apart
 
[Chorus]
 
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start.
 
[Verse 3]
 
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling your puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
 
[Verse 4]
 
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
 
[Chorus]
 
Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
 
[Outro]
 
Ooooohhhhhhh [4x]
 
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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The Scientist – Boyce Avenue
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Nice tab man ;) Right now, I'm trying to write a tab of the electric guitar part of Hannah and your acoustic part tab helped me a lot! So if you want to take a look at it, just check out my profile in a few days :) Keep on with the great work and bye :D
Oh okay, cheers. This is an excellent tab, and such a good song
Best tab i've seen from someone who didn't write the song though. GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!