------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SOUND (JOHN M. PERKINS BLUES) - Switchfoot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dan! Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) Here's all the main rhythm guitar parts, I'll get that weird solo and maybe the little later Main Riff for intro, verses, bridge, outro e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-00-12-0-0--0--0-0-10---------------------------------------------------| Palm mute the open ones During the parts of the verse where they sing "oh, oh, oh," don't palm mute Pre-Chorus ("Can you hear it rise up from the ground?") chords e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------| D|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------| A|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------| D|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Part I ("This is the sound!") e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------| II "From the discontented mouths" e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------| Repeat parts I + II again Repeat the verse again, and note that the guitar drops out at a couple parts Repeat pre-chorus At part II, another guitar part comes in. I believe Drew is using a Digitech Whammy here to one octave up and playing this e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-/55555555555555552222222222222222----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (I think the slide-up is simulated by the Whammy btw) If you don't own a Whammy (and I suggest buying one because they're loads of fun), you play this. It won't sound quite the same, though. e|-/88888888888888885555555555555555----------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play the main riff for the solo, with some variations on what's palm-muted Pre-chorus again Parts I+II, then I again The last time part II is played, Drew changes up the Whammy thing a little and plays e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-/5555555555555555b7777777777777777---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (if you stink at bending, just sliding up to the 7 is fine) And for you Whammy-not-havers e|-/8888888888888888b10101010101010101010101010101010-----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (these are 10's, NOT 1's and 0's!) Play through the riff a few more times without the palm mute, and end on that last note the 10th fret of the low E (or D, whatever you want to call it) I might the rest later, but you have all the parts that are actually worth knowing for now! l PM Palm-Mute l . staccato | / slide up ===============================================================================