SMILING AT STRANGERS ON TRAINS

(standard tuning)


verse riff:

6E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7---------------------|
5B -5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-0-0-0---------------------|
4G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|
3D -5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--|
2A -3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-------0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-|


pre-chorus riff 1:

4G ----------0-|
3D -/9-9---9---|
2A ------0-----|


pre-chorus riff 2:

4G ------7---9--------7---9--------7---9-------9---9---7-|
3D -/9-9---9-----/9-9---9-----/9-9---9---9---9---9---9---|
2A --0------------0------------0-----------0-------------|


chorus riff:

5B ------------------7-8-7-0-------|
4G ----------7-9-7-0---------7-9-7-|
3D -/9-9---9-----------------------|
2A --0---0-------------------------|


chorus ending:

5B ------0-0-0-0-|
4G ------x-x-x-x-|
3D ------9-9-9-9-|
2A --------------|
1E -/8-8---------|


bridge riff

5B ------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0--0--0--0--|
4G ------x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x--x--x--x--|
3D ------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------10-12-10-10-|
2A ----------------------------------------------------------|
1E -/8-8---------8-8---------10-10---------12-12-------------|


outro riff:

6E -0-  -0--  -0--|
5B -0-  -0--  -0--|
4G -x-  -x--  -x--|
3D -9-  -9--  -10-|
2A -x-  -x--  -x--|
1E -8-  -10-  -12-|


song structure:

verse riff x4
pre-chorus riff 1 x4
pre-chorus riff 2
chorus riff x3, then chorus ending x2
chorus riff x3, then chorus ending x4
verse riff x4
chorus riff x3, then chorus ending x2
chorus riff x3
bridge riff x4, ending with a stop on the snare fill
outro riff, where you hammer the chords in the same pattern as the bridge riff x8
end
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