• Song:

    The Strength To Go On

  • Artist:

    Rise Against

  • Album:

    Appeal To Reason (Inter...

One of the best songs on the new album. Haven't seen a tab for it yet so I thought I 
tab it myself. My first tab by the way... I know it's not perfect but it sounds ok. I 
there is a third guitar on the last chorus but I didn't tab that part. so enjoy and pls comment.

Standard Tuning


GUITAR 1:


Intro (strumming pattern might be off)

-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-6-6-66-986--------------------|
-x-x-xx-xxx-7-7-77-9-9-9-------|
-4-4-44-444-x-x-xx-x-x-x-------|
------------5-5-55-7-7-7-------|

-----------------------|
-6-6-66-986------------|
-x-x-xx-xxx-7-7-77-9---|
-4-4-44-444-x-x-xx-x---|
------------5-5-55-7---|

Verse 1 (x2)

-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-6-6-66-986--------------------|
-x-x-xx-xxx-7-7-77-9-9-9-------|
-4-4-44-444-x-x-xx-x-x-x-------|
------------5-5-55-7-7-7-------|

-----------------------|
-6-6-66-986------------|
-x-x-xx-xxx-7-7-77-9---|
-4-4-44-444-x-x-xx-x---|
------------5-5-55-7---|

-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-6-6-66-986-----------------9999999-1111111111-|
-x-x-xx-xxx-7-7-77-9-9-9----xxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x--|
-4-4-44-444-x-x-xx-x-x-x----7777777-9-9-9-9-9--|
------------5-5-55-7-7-7-----------------------|

Pre-Chorus

-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-9------11---1313131313-1111111111-99999-1111111111--|
-x------x----x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--xxxxx-x-x-x-x-x---|
-7------9----1111111111-9-9-9-9-9--77777-9-9-9-9-9---|
-----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

------------------------------|
------------------------------|
-13131313-11111111-99999999---|
-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxxxxxx---|
-11111111-9-9-9-9--77777777---|
------------------------------|

------------------------------|
------------------------------|
-13131313-11111111-99999999---|
-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxxxxxx---|
-11111111-9-9-9-9--77777777---|
------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-13131313-11111111-99999999-1111111111111111-99999999-1111111111111111--14-|
-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--xxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--|
-11111111-9-9-9-9--77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Repeat Intro


Verse 2(x2, second time there are some notes in the backgroung but im not gonna tab those):

-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-6~---6~---99999999-1111111111111111-|
-x~---x~---xxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
-4~---4~---77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
-------------------------------------|

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus 1(instead of 12x14 as the last note, strum 7x9)

Bridge

----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-1111---1414----9999999999999999--|
-x-x----x-x-----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
-9-9----1212----7777777777777777--|
----------------------------------|

----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-1111---1414----9999999999999999--|
-x-x----x-x-----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
-9-9----1212----7777777777777777--|
----------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
-111111111111111-1313131313131313-9999999999999999-|
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-1111111111111111-7777777777777777-|
---------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
-111111111111111-1313131313131313-9-|
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-| strum a lot
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-1111111111111111-7-|
------------------------------------|

end bridge on

----
----
-11-
-x--
-9--
----

Chorus 3 (might be a little off but sounds ok)


-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----6------2------4-------4-|
---6------2------4---4-------|
-4------0------2--------2----|
-----------------------------|

-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----6------2------4-------4-|
---6------2------4---4-------|
-4------0------2--------2----|
-----------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----6------2------4-------4---------16----------------------------|
---6------2------4---4-----------16-----16----16--1414141414141414-|
-4------0------2--------2-----14-----------14-----1212121212121212-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|
-1616161616161616--14-|
-1414141414141414--12-|
----------------------|

Repeat Chorus 1


GUITAR 2:


Intro (only guitar 1)


Verse 1 (x2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-66666666------------66666666---------66666666-----------------------------|
-66666666-7777-9999--66666666-7777-9--66666666-7777-9999-22222222-44444444-|
-44444444-7777-9999--44444444-7777-9--44444444-7777-9999-22222222-44444444-|
----------5555-7777-----------5555-7-----------5555-7777-00000000-22222222-|


Pre-Chorus

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-2~---4~---66666---44444---22222222---444444-|
-2~---4~---66666---44444---22222222---444444-|
-0~---2~---44444---22222---00000000---222222-|
---------------------------------------------|


Chorus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6666---------------6666---------------6666----------------------------------------|
-6666-2222-77777777-6666-2222-77777777-6666-2222-77777777-99999999-7777-99999999-7-|
-4444-2222-77777777-4444-2222-77777777-4444-2222-77777777-99999999-7777-99999999-7-|
------0000-55555555------0000-55555555------0000-55555555-77777777-5555-77777777-5-|


Verse 2 (x2)

----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-6~----6~-------------------------|
-6~----6~----22222222----44444444-|
-4~----4~----22222222----44444444-|
-------------00000000----22222222-|


Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus (but this time strum the last note)

Bridge

-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-44--------------------------------------------|
-44-77-2222222222222222-44-77-2222222222222222-|
-22-77-2222222222222222-44-77-2222222222222222-|
----55-0000000000000000-22-55-0000000000000000-|

--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-44444444-66666666-2222222222222222---|
-44444444-66666666-2222222222222222---|
-22222222-44444444-0000000000000000---|

---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
-44444444-66666666-2-|
-44444444-66666666-2-|strum a lot
-22222222-44444444-0-|

end bridge on

----
----
-4--
-4--
-2--
----


"Quiet" Chorus (only guitar 1)


then Repeat Chorus again.
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