• Song:

    Hate To Say I Told You So

  • Artist:

    Hives

  • Album:

    Your New Favourite Band

For the first guitar i would play the chord with my first finger on the second lowest string and then barring the next three strings two frets up without pressing down on high e. Just a lil tip, but u can play it however you would like. Also, as for the amount of distortion, the way my amp works is that i have 2 gains, the second giving more distortion than the highest setting on the first. So for the first guitar, i set the first gain about 1/3 of the way and leave it there for the whole song. For the second, i set gain 1 like 3/4 of the way. When the distortion is kciked up on the second guitar, i kickt up to the second gain with my footpedal and set that abpout 3/4 of the way.You can play around with what sounds right Good Luck! Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Intro Guitar 1 
e--------------------------------------- 
B--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
G--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
D--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
A--5-5-3-3--3-3-8--8--8--1-1--11-1-1---- 
E--------------------------------------- 
Guitar 1 plays alone for 2 measures then guitar 2 strums this over guitar 1 Guitar 2 
e-------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------------------------------- 
G--7----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- 
D--7----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- 
A--5----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---- 
E-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------| 
Palm mute to be clear, during this guitar 2 riff, the single strum is held through 1 whole measure and then the palm mutes are during the next measure. Main riff - Verse (im going to call it the verse, but it is played without words at times) Guitar 1 
e----------------------------------------- 
B--7-7-5-5--5-5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
G--7-7-5-5--5-5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
D--7-7-5-5--5-5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
A--5-5-3-3--3-3-3-8--8--8--1-1--11-1-1---- 
E----------------------------------------- 
Guitar 2 
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B----------------------------------------- 
G--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3------ 
D--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3------ 
A--5-5-3-3--3-3-8--8--8--1-1--11-1-1------ 
E----------------------------------------- 
this main riff is repeated 4x, then guitar is stopped...maybe a harmpnic or something on the high e on the 3rd fret is played...i dunno the main riff is then played 8x starting with "Do what i want" Chorus "Hate TO Say I Told You So...Alright" Then after "ALRIGHT" The Main Riff is played but guitar 2 adds more distortion "Do believe i told you so" - the effect part is played again then the guitar stops for "Now its all on you know!" or w/e he says Verse 2 - Main Riff again there is one variation if verse 2 for guitar 2 Guitar 1 continues its part of the normal riff throguh the whole verse, but guitar 2 breaks from the traiditon twice: 





Guitar 2 






e--------------------- 
B--------------------- 
G--7-x-5-xx-10-xx-3--- 
D--7-x-5-xx-10-xx-3--- 
A--5-x-3-xx-8--xx-1--- 
E--------------------- 
this is played at 1:35 at "no Need For Me to Wait" (note is played on the capital letters) then is followed by the normal riff then is played again at 1:42 at "no Need To Three to Late" (or w.e thats wat it sounds like) then normal riff is continued Then the chorus is played (its played the same way even though he doesnt say "Now its all on you know!" Bridge (verse 3?) NOTE: i know they dont play this really but i think its a bass played here...but this is arranged for guitar so here ya r Guitar 1 (guitar 2 tacet (silent)) 
e--------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------- 
G--------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------- 8x 
A--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3--- 
E--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-8--8--8--1-1-1-1-1--- P.M.********************************** End Bridge Guitar 2 (guitar 1 silent) 
e--------------- 
B--------------- 
G--7--7--7--7--- 
D--7--7--7--7--- 
A--5--5--5--5--- 
E--------------- -then- 
Guitar 1 (guitar 2 silent) 
e--------------------------------------- 
B--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
G--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 1x 
D--7-7-5-5--5-5-10-10-10-3-3--33-3-3---- 
A--5-5-3-3--3-3-8--8--8--1-1--11-1-1---- 
E--------------------------------------- 
Then end with the main riff until end of song (guitar 2 add more distortion) end on Guitar 1 
e-------- 
B--7----- 
G--7----- 
D--7----- 
A--5----- 
E--------  play together Guitar 2 / 
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B-------- 
G—7----- 
D—7----- 
A--5----- 
E-------- 

THE HIVES LYRICS

"Hate To Say I Told You So"

Do what I want cause I can and if I don't
because I wanna be ignored by the stiff and the bored
because I'm gonna.
Spit and retrieve cause I give and receive
because I wanna gonna get through your head what the mystery man said
because I'm gonna.
Hate to say I told you so.
I do believe I told you so.
Now it's all out and you knew cause I wanted to.
Turn my back on the rot that's been planning the plot - because I'm gonna.
No need for me to wait - because I wanna.
No need two, three and too late - because I'm gonna.
Hate to say I told you so.
I do believe I told you so.
Do what I please gonna spread the disease
because I wanna gonna call all the shots for the "No"s and the "Not"s
because I wanna.
Ask me once I'll answer twice cause what I know I'll tell
because I wanna.
Sound device and lots of ice I'll spell my name out loud
because I wanna, oh yeah?
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