• Song:

    Rooftops

  • Artist:

    Lostprophets

  • Album:

    Liberation Transmission

Lostprophets - Rooftops
Standard E tuning (E,A,D,G,B,e)
* - Harmonics
~ - Hold note
 - Slide (downwards)
/ - Slide (upwards)

Hey people! This is the first tab I've submitted so try not to be too harsh ;) this is such a great song and it's really fun to play. It's only the first single that they've released off the new album 'Liberation Transmisson', but if there are more songs on the record like this one, it'll be another brilliant one from Lostprophets.

Intro 
Guitar 1 - Clean
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------12--12--12--12-------------12--------12--------12-------12----------------12-----12------12-------12-----
D|----------------------x4--------------------------------------------x4--------------------------------------x4-
A|----10--10--10--10-------------10--------10--------10-------10----------------10-----10------10-------10-------
E|----------------------------------12--------12--------12-------12-----------8------8-------8--------8----------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-----11-----11-----11------------12--12--12--12------------11--11--11--11--------|
D|------------------------------x4------------------------x4-----------------------x4----|
A|--10-----10-----10-----10------------10--10--10--10------------10--10--10--10----------|
E|--10-----10-----10-----10--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
Guitar 2 is silent

Guitar 1 - Clean    "When our time is up..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12--12--12--12----------12--12--12--12------------12--12--12--12-----------11--11--11--11-------|
D|----------------------x4----------------------x4------------------------x4------------------------x4--|  x2
A|----10--10--10--10-----------9---9---9---9------------10--10--10--10-----------10--10--10--10---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus
Guitar 1 follows the same as Verse, so you can play that x4 where I put x2

Guitar 2 - Clean    "Will we make our mark, this time..."            Guitar 2 - Distorted    
e|----------------------------------------|                          e|--------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|                          B|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|     Just before Chorus:  G|--------------------|
D|-----5~-------7~-------9~--------12~----|  x2                      D|-----5*---5*---5*---|  x3
A|----3--------5--------7--------10-------|                          A|----3----3----3-----|
E|----3--------5--------7--------10-------|                          E|----3----3----3-----|

Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2 - Distorted   "Standing on the rooftops..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--5--5--5---5--5---------7--7--7--7--7/----9--9--9--9--9/------12--12--12--|  x4
A|----3--3--3--3---3--3---x2----5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7------10--10--10----|
E|----3--3--3--3---3--3---------5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7------10--10--10----|

Bridge
Guitar 2 follows the same chords as the Chorus, just listen out for the change in strumming pattern

Guitar 1 - Clean or light distortion (either sounds good)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------12--12--12--12-------11--11--11--11--------7--7--7--7-------4--4--4--4----9--9--9--9------
D|----------------------x2--------------------x2-----------------x3--------------------------------x3--
A|----10--10--10--10---------9---9---9---9----------5--5--5--5--------2--2--2--2-----7--7--7--7--------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----11--11--11--11-----7--7--7--7--------4--4--4--4-------12--12--12--12/---------14--14--14--14----
D|-------------------------------------x3----------------------------------------x2---------------------x2-
A|----9---9---9---9-------5--5--5--5---------2--2--2--2-------10--10--10--10----------12--12--12--12-------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  e|----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  B|----------------|
G|-----11--11--11-----9--9--9------7--7--7--7--7----4--4--4----9--9--9--9------|  G|----9---9---9~--|  x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------x4--|  D|---7---7---7----|
A|----9---9---9-------7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5-----2--2--2-----7--7--7--7-------|  A|---7---7---7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  E|----------------|

The Interlude follows the same chord pattern as the Chorus, again, it has another strumming pattern again.
Guitar 1 & 2 - Distortion   "Standing on the rooftops, waiting 'til the bomb drops!..."

The same applies for the second Breakdown part of the Interlude; the chords are the same, different strumming pattern!
Guitars 1 & 2 - Distortion    "Scream your heart out!..."

Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Bridge
Interlude
Breakdown Interlude
Chrous

That's it, the ending of the last chorus is a little different, you have to hold the last two chords; but this will sound easy once you listen to the song. Enjoy playing; just listen out for the strumming pattern changes in the last bars of the song!
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