Surprise Tab

Tuning (all guitars):
 
1: e
2: C
3: F
4: C
5: G
6: C
 
A slightly overdriven electric and an acoustic play most of the chords throughout the song.
The electric plays the riffs, while something else (keyboard, synthesizer, etc.) plays the melodic pieces
present during the chorus parts (tabbed here for guitar).  The chord tabs are shown, but not the frequency or
pattern of strumming.  This is easy to identify when listening to the recorded version.
 
**Be careful tuning the 2nd string up to a C; I've snapped strings doing it.  Best to tune up a bit, then go
 back
down a couple of times, letting the string stretch and release.
 
 
 
[Intro] - Arpeggiate the first chord.  Intro and verses consist of alternating between the same two chords.
The first of these chords can be played with or without an open 6th string (C) - your preference.
 
e|--0---|
C|--0---|
F|--11--|
C|--12--|
G|--9---|
C|--0---|
 
[Verse]
 
e|--0---0---|
C|--0---0---|
F|--11--11--|
C|--12--12--|
G|--10--9---|
C|--X---0---|
 
[All Choruses]
 
e|--0---0---0--X---|
C|--0---0---0--X---|
F|--11--11--7--X---|
C|--12--12--5--11--|
G|--9---9---5--7---|
C|--9---0---5--7---|
 
Chorus riffs (tabbed for guitar):
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------9-11-------9--------------9-11-------11-9---------9-11-------9---------------9-11-------|
C|-9-12-------9-12----------9-12--------9-12---------9-12-------9-12------------9-12------9-----|
G|-------------------12------------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge] Overdriven electric guitar, possibly with some reverb and filtering effects.  Acoustic
continues playing verse chords:
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------14--0-------------------14--12(H)------|
F|--11(b~)--14-----11------11(b~)--14-----------------|
C|-----------------12---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge chords] (Acoustic guitar)
 
e|-0---0---0--------0---0---0----|
C|-0---0---0--------0---0---0----|
F|-11--11--11-------11--11--7----|
C|-12--12--12-------12--12--5----|
C|-10--9---9--------9---9---5----|
G|-0---0---0--------9---0---5----|                   
 
...then the acoustic plays this chord many times while the OD electric strums muted strings quickly in a
build-up:
 
Acoustic:
 
e|-0-|
C|-0-|
F|-7-|
C|-5-|
G|-5-|
C|-5-|    
 
Electric:
 
e|-X-|
C|-X-|
F|-X-|
C|-X-|
G|-X-|
C|-X-|  
 
The progression then mirrors the choruses, with riffs played as well:
 
e|--0---0---0--X---|
C|--0---0---0--X---|
F|--11--11--7--X---|
C|--12--12--5--11--|
G|--9---9---5--7---|
C|--9---0---5--7---|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
F|------9-11-------9--------------9-11-------11-9--|
C|-9-12-------9-12----------9-12--------9-12-------|
G|-------------------12----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Last Chorus]
 
Riffs for last chorus of song:
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------9-11-------9--------------9-11-------11-9---------9-11-------9---------------9-11------11-9-----|
C|-9-12-------9-12----------9-12--------9-12---------9-12-------9-12------------9-12------9-12-------12-|
G|-------------------12------------------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Last chord of song:
 
e|--0--|
C|--0--|
F|--11-|
C|--12-|
G|--9--|
C|--0--|
 
Good luck and have fun!
 
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b = bend
~ = vibrato
H = harmonic
 
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