Tears Tab

Can be played in either
Eb Standard - EbAbDbGbBbeb (all 1/2 step down)
or
Standard - EADGBe (Play all 1 fret lower than tab)
 
Tab is in Eb Standard
 
**Note, if played in standard, all Eb chords are played high (6th fret, A string power chord)
 
 
Link to video of cover:
https://www.facebook.com/ryan.t.evans.50/videos/vb.100000205551877/1375187479164757/?type=3&theater
 
 
[Intro]
 
Swell volume (clean + Echo effect)
 
Fm chord
 
eb|--9-----|
Bb|--10----|
Gb|--11----|
Db|--11----|
Ab|--9-----|
Eb|--------|
 
 
 
[Verse 1] 3 ways to play along to the verse:
 
 
        F#m              Bm
I tried hard to make you want me
          Bm              E
But we're not supposed to be
        F#m                C#
And the truth will always haunt me
                      E
Even though it set me free
       F#m                  Bm
And my tears fall like the ocean
                       Em
As they floated in the breeze
          F#m              D
They were falling in slow motion
         D                C#
And they brought me to my knees
 
 
Fingerpick along to the vocals
 
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------10~---------------------|
Gb|--------11---------------------9~-----|
Db|-----11----11------------9-----9~-----|
Ab|-9------------9~-------9----7--7~-----|
Eb|--------------------7-----------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------10~---------------------|
Gb|--------11----------------6-----9~----|
Db|-----11----11-----------6-------9~----|
Ab|-9------------9~------4-----/7--7~----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------10~---------------------|
Gb|--------11---------------------9~-----|
Db|-----11----11------------9-----9~-----|
Ab|-9------------9~-------9----7--7~-----|
Eb|--------------------7-----------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------10~---------------------|
Gb|--------11----------------7-----6~----|
Db|-----11----11-----------7-------6~----|
Ab|-9------------9~------5-----/4--4~----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
 
 
Volume swell the key notes -- Swell all of these notes in all 4 bars
 
eb|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb|--11--------9----|--11--6--(6)--9---|--11--------9---|--11--7--(7)--6---|
Db|-----9--(9)------|------------------|-----9--(9)-----|------------------|
Ab|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Eb|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Tempo picks up. Add light distortion, strum chords
Can play the high or low (makes for good harmony with 2 guitars)
 
 
       F#m                       E
You're haunting me, taunting me all in my brain
B                         B

Turn off the light and now all that remains
F#m                         E

Fills me with doubt and I'm shouting your
B          B
name out loud
F#m                   E
Why do you wanna put me through the pain?
  B                   B
I get the feeling I'll never escape
Db                                  C#
I can't hide away from the shame of you
 
 
[First Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------4------------------------------------------|
G|--2---4---1~------------------4--6-7--4----------|
D|--4---4---2~---7-7-7--6-6-6---x--x-x--x----------|
A|--4---2---2~---7-7-7--6-6-6---2--4-5--2----------|
E|--2-------0~---5-5-5--4-4-4----------------------|x1
PM               . . .  . . .
 
"and I'll get over you"
This break out part can be played two ways, whichever is easiest.
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9------------------|
D|--11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9------------------|
A|------------------------------------------12-12--11-------|
E|------------------------------------------12-12--11-------|x4
PM      ..           ..           ..        .  .   .
 
or
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9-11--xx--11-9--------------|
A|---9--xx---9-7--9--xx---9-7--7--xx---9-7--7-7--6------|
E|------------------------------------------5-5--4------|x4
PM      ..           ..           ..        . .  .
 
 
[Verse 2] Chug these chords
 
 
         F#m              B
When did you lose your emotion?
         A            C#
When did you become so cruel?
           F#m             B

And if you want to cut me open
       A                    C#
Says a thousands words 'bout you
       F#m                 B
And in time I know you'll leave me
       A           C#
Like a distant memory
       F#m             B
I know love can be so easy
    A              C#
If I start by loving me, oh
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
     F#m                       E
You're haunting me, taunting me all in my brain
B                          B

Turn off the light and now all that remains
F#m                         E               B         B

Fills me with doubt and I'm shouting your name out loud
F#m                   E
Why do you wanna put me through the pain?
  B                    B
I get the feeling I'll never escape
Db                                  C#
I can't hide away from the shame of you
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Play the Chorus twice as above.
 
 
Vocals:
 
eb|----------------10p9----------------------------10p9-----| Just mess around with the scale for the
Bb|-------------10------------------------------10----------| 'woah-ah-oh-' part.
Gb|--11-/----11------------------------------11-------------|
Db|--x--/--------------/-11-11-11-11p9----11----------------|
Ab|--9--/---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge] clean
 
Chords over the soft (I'll get over you) part are:
 
F#m B Db  C#  x2
 
 
2nd Part --- I don't need you to call me tonight (I'll get over you)
Chords are F#m, A and Em
 
the music though, is similar to the end of the chorus.
 
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-2-2-----------|
D|--11--xx--11-9-11--------2-2-2---2-2-2---|
A|---9--xx---9-7--9--------0-0-0---2-2-2---|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0---| x4
PM      ..                 . . .   . . .
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Repeat as before.
 
 
[Outro]
 
Same four chords as bridge.
Played Clean.
 
F#m B Db  C#  x2
 
 
Enjoy :)
 
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
 
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