Hard Times Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author WolfbainFox [a] 297.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 21, 2017
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Hard Times - Paramore
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Tabbed by: WolfbainFox
Email: thomasgreene101@yahoo.com
 
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
 
Intro
        Xylophone [0:15]
e|-----11---13--------13---11------------11---13--------13---15----------|
B|---11---13------------13---11--------11---13------------13---16--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Guitar Riff [0:23]
e|---------------8----------------8----------------8----------------8----|
B|---------------9----------------8----------------9----------------8----|
G|------8---10---10---10----8-----8-------8---10---10---10---12-----8----|
D|----8---10-----10-----10----8---10----8---10-----10-----10---13---10---|
A|---------------8----------------10---------------8----------------10---|
E|--------------------------------8---------------------------------8----|
                *rake pick through chords
 
Verse 1
        Guitar [0:31]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---10--------10----8-------------8---10--------10---12----------|x2
D|----8---10------------10----8---------8---10------------10---13--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-Chorus
        Guitar [0:47]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------8\----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8\----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6---8---10---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                *not really a guitar part but still fun to play
 
Chorus 1
        Guitar [0:49]
e|---8--8--xx-8--x-8--8----3-3-xx-3-x-3-3------------------------------------------|
B|---9--9--xx-9--x-9--9----4-4-xx-4-x-4-4---8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h9--9--xx-9--x-9--9---|
G|---10-10-xx-10-x-10-10---5-5-xx-5-x-5-5---8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8----8--xx-8--x-8--8---|x2
D|---10-10-xx-10-x-10-10---5-5-xx-5-x-5-5---8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--|
A|---8--8--xx-8--x-8--8----3-3-xx-3-x-3-3------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                *Optional to leave out Bass note on first two chords
 
        Guitar Riff [1:07]
e|---------------8----------------8----------------8----------------8----|
B|---------------9----------------8----------------9----------------8----|
G|------8---10---10---10----8-----8-------8---10---10---10---12-----8----|
D|----8---10-----10-----10----8---10----8---10-----10-----10---13---10---|
A|---------------8----------------10---------------8----------------10---|
E|--------------------------------8---------------------------------8----|
 
Verse 2
        Guitar [1:15]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---10--------10----8-------------8---10--------10---12----------|x2
D|----8---10------------10----8---------8---10------------10---13--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-Chorus
        Guitar [1:31]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------8\----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8\----------------------------------------------------|
D|----6---8---10---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus 2
        Guitar [1:33]
e|--8--8--xx-8--x-8--8---3-3-xx-3-x-3-3-----------------------------------------|
B|--9--9--xx-9--x-9--9---4-4-xx-4-x-4-4--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h9--9--xx-9--x-9--9---|
G|--10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--5-5-xx-5-x-5-5--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8----8--xx-8--x-8--8---|x2
D|--10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--5-5-xx-5-x-5-5--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--|
A|--8--8--xx-8--x-8--8---3-3-xx-3-x-3-3-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge
        Guitar [1:51]
e|---8--------3---8------------8----3-----8----4-------------------------|
B|---9-------4----9--------9---9----4-4---9----4-------------------------|
G|---10-----5-----10------8----10---5-5---10---5-------------------------|
D|---10----5------10----10-----10---5-5---10---6-------------------------|
A|---8----3-------8----11------8----3-----8----6---8888888888------------|
E|---------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
                *spacy hits through this section, listen for timing
 
Chorus 3
        Guitar [2:25]
e|--8--8--xx-8--x-8--8---3-3-xx-3-x-3-3-----------------------------------------|
B|--9--9--xx-9--x-9--9---4-4-xx-4-x-4-4--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h9--9--xx-9--x-9--9---|
G|--10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--5-5-xx-5-x-5-5--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8----8--xx-8--x-8--8---|x4
D|--10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--5-5-xx-5-x-5-5--8-8-xx-8-x-8-8--8h10-10-xx-10-x-10-10--|
A|--8--8--xx-8--x-8--8---3-3-xx-3-x-3-3-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro
        Guitar/Keyboard Riff [2:57]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9------9----------4-------4----------8-------8----------9---9--8------|
G|------10-10--10-10------5---5---5---5------8---8---8---8------8---8-8--8------|
D|----10-----10-----10--5-------5-------5--8-------8-------8--10------10-8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9------9----------4-------4----------8-------8----------9-------9-8/----|
G|------10-10--10-10------5---5---5---5------8---8---8---8------8---8---8---8/----|
D|----10-----10-----10--5-------5-------5--8-------8-------8--10------10----8/-5--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
                        Hard Times Lyrics
            Lyrics from YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEB6ibtdPZc)
(Verse 1)
All that I want
Is to wake up fine
Tell me that I’m alright
That I Ain’t gonna die
All that I want
Is a hole in the ground
You can tell me when it’s alright
For me to come out
 
(Chorus 1)
HARD TIMES
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
HARD TIMES
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
THESE LIVES
And I still don't know how I even survive
HARD TIMES
HARD TIMES
and i gotta get to rock bottom
(Verse 2)
Walking around
With my little raincloud
Hanging over my head
And it ain’t coming down
Where do I go?
Gimme some sort of sign
Hit me with lightning!
Maybe I’ll come alive
 
(Chorus 2)
HARD TIMES
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
HARD TIMES
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
THESE LIVES
And I still don't know how I even survive
HARD TIMES
HARD TIMES
and i gotta get to rock bottom
 
(Bridge)
Tell my friends I’m coming down
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
Tell my friends I’m coming down
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
when I hit the ground, when I hit the ground
when I hit the ground, when I hit the ground
 
(Chorus 3) x2
HARD TIMES
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
HARD TIMES
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
THESE LIVES
And I still don't know how I even survive
HARD TIMES
HARD TIMES
 
and i gotta get to rock bottom
 
 
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12 comments
This is great. Good work!
Anyone know the strum pattern for the chorus. Having problems with it. I'm not the best at fret hand muting. Besides that, love the tab. Will be covering this once I get the chorus down
What effects are they using