Reach For The Sky Tab

by Social Distortion
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Song: Reach for the Sky
Band: Social Distortion
CD: Sex, Love, and Rock and Roll
 
Tunning Standard E A D G B e
 
Note: there are two guitars in this song.
 
[Intro]
Guitar 1 (its kind of faint, but I'm pretty sure this is what he plays):
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3---8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-----------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Intro Part 2]
 
Guitar 1
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--5--3-----6--5--3-----6--5--3--1--3--5--6--8--6--5-------------------|
D|-----------3-----------1-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
 
[Pre-Verse]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8//6-6//8~---------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8//6-6//8~---------------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6//4-4//6~---------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
 PM . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
 
Repeat Pre-verse
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Post-Chorus
Repeat Pre-verse
 
[Solo]
(Guitar 2 plays the Verse/Chorus riff in the background)
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--5--3-----6--5--3-----6--5--3--1--3--5--6--8--6--5---3* 33-3*-33-----|
D|-----------3-----------1-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Repeat Chorus
 
End on:
 
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--3~~--|
D|--3~~--|
A|--1~~--|
E|-------|
 
 
 
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| /   Slide up
| x   Dead note
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
| *   pinch harmonic
 
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14 comments
twistedLV
Watching the live video, it seems like he plays the main riff like this: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------8----------| D|11-10-8---11-10-8---11-10-8----8-10-11---11-10----| A|--------8---------6---------11--------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
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mcneelyman98
awesome man, only good tab of this yet, not sure bout the intro though
+1
Joostrevo
[tab] e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------4------------------| G|-6-5-3----6-5-3---6-5-3--3-4-6---6-5---------------------| D|-------3---------------6----------------------------| A|---------------6-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|[/tab] I consider this as much easier
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