Gin Blossoms "Follow You Down" From the album "Congratulations I'm Sorry" Tabbed by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu) Note: The other tab of this song isn't necessarily wrong, but it's not complete at all. This one is. And this song is great. Tuning: Standard Symbols Used: h = hammer-on / = slide up = slide down * = let note ring 7b(9) = bend 7th fret to pitch of 9th fret r = release bend v = vibrato Intro: Guitar 1: (Rythym, with light distortion) Riff 1: Let chords ring G Em C e|---3-----------0----------------0--------------| B|---3-----------0----------------1--------------| G|---0-----------0----------------0--------------| D|---0-----------2----------------2--------------| A|---2-----------2----------------3--------------| E|---3-----------0-------------------------------| Guitar 2: (Lead) Fill 1: Ending: e|---------------------------|-------------------| B|---5-3-0-1-3---5-3-0-1-3---|-------------------| G|---------------------------|----0*-------------| D|---------------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------------|-------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------| Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 3x, strumming each chord. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern. Guitar 2: Play Fill 1 about 11x, then let the last G note ring. Verse: Guitar 1: Riff 2: D5 E5 C5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|--/7-----/9-----5------*| D|--/7-----/9-----5------*| A|--/5-----/7-----3-------| E|-------------------------| D5 E5 Did you see the sky C5 I think it means that we've been lost D5 E5 C5 Maybe one less time is all we need D5 E5 C5 I can't really help it if my tongue's all tied in knots D5 E5 Jumping off a bridge C5 It's just the farthest that I've ever been Guitar 2: Fill 2: Starts at 0:37 D e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--7-------7-------*| D|----7-------7-----*| A|------5-------5----| E|-------------------| P.M.. . . . . . *Gradually let off the palm-mute, and play notes louder. Chorus: Riff 3: (Can be played by both guitars, strumming pattern not shown) G Em C e|---3--------------0-----------0-----------3-2-0----| B|---3--------------0-----------1-----------------3--| G|---0--------------0-----------0--------------------| D|---0--------------2-----------2--------------------| A|---2--------------2-----------3--------------------| E|---3--------------0--------------------------------| "Anywhere you go I'll follow you down D Em C e|---2-------------0----------------0-----------------| B|---3-------------0----------------1-----------------| G|---2-------------0----------------0-------0-2-4-5---| D|---0-------------2----------------2-----------------| A|-----------------2----------------3-----------------| E|-----------------0----------------------------------| Anyplace but those I know by heart" Interlude: Guitar 1: Play Riff 1, 1x Guitar 2: Play Fill 1, 4x Then repeat Verse and Chorus. Solo: Guitar 2: (2x) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|---7b(9)-7b(9)-----------------------------*| D|---7b(9)-7b(9)----7-5-------5--------5-----*| A|----------------------7-5h7---7-5--7---7-5--| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---14b(16)v--14b(16)r14-12-------12-----------12--------| D|---------------------------14-14----14-12--14----14-12--| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------| G|--14b(16)v--14b(16)r14-12v---14/16-16-14-12-12--/14/16-16-14-12-12---|--14*-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------| A|-----------------------------12/14-14-12-10-10--/12/14-14-12-10-10---|--12*-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------| Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 under the solo. 3rd verse: 1st half is just feedback from Guitar 2 2nd Part: e|--------0-------------0--------0----0----0------| B|------3---3-------------3--------3----3----3----| G|----2-------2-----------------------------------| D|--0----------------2--------2-------------------| A|-----------------2----------3-------------------| E|---------------0--------------------------------| e|--------0---------------------------------------| B|------3---3-------------------------------------| G|----2-------2---9-----------5-------------------| D|--0-------------9-----------5-------------------| A|----------------7-----------3-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Then play the 3rd chorus. Guitar 2: Fill 3 (at 3:23): Plays a couple of times at the end of each chorus. e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|--2h4--4--2--0-2-4-5-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| The song ends with Riff 1 and Fill 1 being played till fade out. And that's it. -Joe