If I Fail Tab

by Cartel
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Bhammertime [a] 35. Last edit on Apr 4, 2015
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                             If I Fail - Cartel
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Tabbed by: Brett Hampson
Website: grenadejumpermusic.com
 
 
Tuning: Drop D - (I believe Cartel uses Db tuning for this album, but this version of the tab is in Drop D)
 
Rhythm only!
 
Legend:
 
/    down strum
^    up strum
x    mute string
.    palm mute
 
 
Verse:
-Strummed as 16th notes-
 
"Time to go..."        "...doesn't ever..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
 
 "And, kiss the..." "...I can't kiss you..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
 
 "And I, I would..."    "...love you now..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
 
 "But I would..."       "...let you down."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------|
 
 
Pre Chorus:
 
"ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,    I have the hardest time resisting you"
 
strum:  / ^ ^   / ^ ^   / ^ ^   / ^ ^
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------|
A|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------|
D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------|
 
 
"oh ooo oh oh oh,                 If you, If you feel the..."
 
strum:  / ^ ^   / ^ ^   / ^ ^   / ^ ^                / ^ / ^
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------|
A|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------|
D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------|
 
 
 
Chorus:
 
 "...same way, then how can we be friends"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 "He's right, you know, we can't go on like this"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 "And oh, I try to give you everything"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 "And if I fail, well then I fail, but at least I gave you something"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
Repeat Verse      x1
Repeat Pre-Chorus x1
Repeat Chorus     x1
 
 
Bridge:
 
 "It's better than silence"              "Give me one good reason"
strum:                                                            / ^ /
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------|
A|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------|
D|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------|
 
 
 "It's better than silence"   ["you know"]   "Give me one good reason"
strum:/ / / / / / / /  / / / / / / / /  / / / / / / / /  / / / /  / ^  / ^
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---|
A|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---|
D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---|
 
 
 "To leave this in silence"   ["ooooooohhhhh"]   "No, You don't have a good reason"
strum:/ / / / / / / /  / / / / / / / /  / / / / / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
A|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
 
 
 
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                      [drums]
strum:/                                       . . . . . . . . /   /^/^
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---xxxx-------|
D|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---xxxx-------|
A|----4~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---xxxx-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Repeat Chorus    x1
 
 
Outtro (Chorus with alternate ending):
 
  "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"                         "It's better than silence"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 
  "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"                         "It's better than silence"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 
  "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
 
strum:/ /             / /              /   / ^ / ^ /
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-6-------------6-6--------------8---x-x-x-x-4-----------------------------|
A|----4-4-------------6-6--------------8---x-x-x-x-4-----------------------------|
D|--------------------6-6--------------8---x-x-x-x-4-----------------------------|
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