Artist: Billy Talent
Song: This is How it Goes
Album: Billy Talent*
Tabber: poon_58@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop D [D-A-D-G-B-e]

Extra Notes: Great song for various picking/strumming patterns. 

^ = Pickstroke down
v = Pickstroke up

I included a beat duration guide... hopefully it helps. 



INTRO (0:28)
Sequence 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2---2---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-2-2---2-3-3---3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------0-0-0---0-3-3---3-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0---------3-3---3-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^

Sequence 2
   x2
   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------3-0---|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-5-6-7-----5-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------5-6-7-------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------8-7-5-|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


Verse 1 (0:44)
Part A - x3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

Part B
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2---2---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-2-2---2-3-3---3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------0-0-0---0-3-3---3-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0---------3-3---3-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^


Chorus 1 (1:01)
   x2
   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------3-0---|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-5-6-7-----5-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------5-6-7-------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------8-7-5-|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


Break (1:10)
   x2
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v



Verse 2 (1:26)
Part A - x3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

Part B
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-2---2---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-2-2---2-3-3---3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------0-0-0---0-3-3---3-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0---------3-3---3-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^


Chorus 2 (2:00)
Part A - x3
   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------3-0---|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-5-6-7-----5-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------5-6-7-------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------8-7-5-|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Part B
   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------3-0---|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-5-6-7-----5-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6------------(10)-------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-------------9-9-------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7---7-7-------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7---7-7-------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7---7-7-------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


Interlude (2:50)

Part A - x3
   Dm                                Gadd9
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   A#7M                              Fadd9
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-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-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Part B - x2
   Dm                                Gadd9
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   A#7M                              Fadd9
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-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-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


Chorus 2 (3:09)
Part A - x2
   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------3-0---|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-5-6-7-----5-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   D5      F       A#5     Dm        F#5     F
e|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
B|---------6---------------10------|---------6-----------------------|
G|---------5---------------10------|---------5-----------------------|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------5-6-7-------|
A|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3-------------8-7-5-|
D|-0-0---0-----0---8-8---8-----8---|-3-3---3-----3---7-7-------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

End on: 
   D5
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|-0---0----------|----------------|
A|-0---0----------|----------------|
D|-0---0----------|----------------|