• Song:

    Lonely Day

  • Artist:

    Phantom Planet

  • Album:

    Live

Tabbed By Alex
Song: Lonely Day
Artist: Phantom Planet
Album: The Guest

I looked at the other tabs of this song and I thought this was more accurate.  This is a 
song! So enjoy.

/  slide up
\  slide down
b  bend

A-002220
D-XX423X is strictly correct but X00232 can also be used.

Guitar 1. (no distortion)

A         D           A              D
I could tell from the minute I woke up
                     A
It was going to be a lonely lonely
D             A     D
lonely lonely day.     (***1)
A         D             A               D
Rise and shine rub the sleep out of my eyes
           A             D
And try to tell myself I can't
           A
go back to bed.        (***2)

                Bm            E             A
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day.  (***3)

(***1) Guitar 2
plays this here.

E¦-----0-------|
B¦-0/2---2\0---|
G¦-----------2-|
D¦-------------|
A¦-------------|
E¦-------------|

(***2) Guitar 2
plays this here.

E¦-10--9---7--|
B¦-12—10---7--|
G¦------------|
D¦------------|
A¦------------|
E¦------------|


(***3) Guitar 2
plays this here.
E¦-5----7---10--10—10--9—7---5----7---10--10—10--9—7---|
B¦-X----X----X---X--X--X-X---X----X----X---X--X--X-X---|
G¦-6----7---11--11-11--9-7---6----7---11--11-11--9-7---|
D¦-----------------------------------------------------|
A¦-----------------------------------------------------|
E¦-----------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1 actually stops playing here and its just the bass and guitar 2 but guitar 1 
keep playing if you want.  If so guitar 1 just keeps playing the same as above.)

Even though the sun is shining down on me and I should feel
about as happy as can
  be
E¦-5----7---10--10—10--9—7---5----|
B¦-X----X----X---X--X--X-X---X----|
G¦-6----7---11--11-11--9-7---6----|
D¦--------------------------------|
A¦--------------------------------|
E¦--------------------------------|


I just got here and I already want to leave It's gonna be a
lonely lonely lonely lonely day
E¦-5----------10-----10—-----9—---|
B¦-X-----------X------X------X----|
G¦-6----------11-----11------9----|
D¦--------------------------------|
A¦--------------------------------|
E¦--------------------------------|

It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
E¦--------------7-------------12------------9------|
B¦--------------X--------------X------------X------|
G¦--------------7-------------13------------9------|
D¦-------------------------------------------------|
A¦-------------------------------------------------|
E¦-------------------------------------------------|

It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
E¦10--9—7---5-----------------12------------9----|
B¦-X--X-X---X------------------X------------X----|
G¦11--9-7---6-----------------13------------9----|
D¦-----------------------------------------------|
A¦-----------------------------------------------|
E¦-----------------------------------------------|


(These is the basic notes but listen to the track to get the pattern and how is goes.)

Guitar 1. (with distortion)

 Everybody knows that something's wrong
 But nobody knows what's going on

E¦--—-----------------------------------------------|
B¦--------------------------------------------------|
G¦--------------------------------------------------|
D¦----4--4------7--7------9--9----9--9-9-9-9-9------|
A¦----4--4------7--7------9--9----9--9-9-9-9-9------|
E¦----2--2------5--5------7--7----7--7-7-7-7-7------|


  We all sing the same old song
E¦--------------------------------------------------------|
B¦---------------------------------------—----------------|
G¦---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
D¦---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------|
A¦---5---5---5-5--5--5-5-5---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------|
E¦---------------------------5---5---5-5--5--5-5-5--------|

When you want it all to go away it's shaping up to be a lonely day
E¦--------------------------------------------------|
B¦---------------------------------------—----------|
G¦--------------------------------------------------|
D¦---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2----|
A¦---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2----|
E¦---0--0---0-0--0--0-0-0---0--0---0-0--0--0-0-0----|

  Guitar 2.
E¦-5----7---10--10—10--9—7---5----7---10--10—10--9—7---|
B¦-X----X----X---X--X--X-X---X----X----X---X--X--X-X---|
G¦-6----7---11--11-11--9-7---6----7---11--11-11--9-7---| x2
D¦-----------------------------------------------------|
A¦-----------------------------------------------------|
E¦-----------------------------------------------------|

(Very quietly in the background you can just about here guitar 1 playing this)

Guitar 1.

E¦----5---4------------|
B¦------------7---5----|
G¦---------------------| x4
D¦---------------------|
A¦---------------------|
E¦---------------------|


(Then guitar 1 can switch back to playing the chords like in the beginning)

I could tell from the minute I woke up it was going to be a
lonely lonely lonely lonely day.

It's gonna be a
lonely lonely lonely lonely day            (switches to distortion)
E¦-5----------10-----10—-----9—------------9---12---9—9----------------|
B¦-X-----------X------X------X----------------------------12----10—11--|
G¦-6----------11-----11------9-----------------------------------------|
D¦---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A¦---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E¦---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Everybody knows that something's wrong
 But nobody knows what's going on

E¦--—-----------------------------------------------|
B¦--------------------------------------------------|
G¦--------------------------------------------------|
D¦----4--4------7--7------9--9----9--9-9-9-9-9------|
A¦----4--4------7--7------9--9----9--9-9-9-9-9------|
E¦----2--2------5--5------7--7----7--7-7-7-7-7------|

  We all sing the same old song
E¦--------------------------------------------------------|
B¦---------------------------------------—----------------|
G¦---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
D¦---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------|
A¦---5---5---5-5--5--5-5-5---7---7---7-7--7--7-7-7--------|
E¦---------------------------5---5---5-5--5--5-5-5--------|

When you want it all to go away it's shaping up to be a lonely day
E¦--------------------------------------------------|
B¦---------------------------------------—----------|
G¦--------------------------------------------------|
D¦---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2----|
A¦---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2---2--2---2-2--2--2-2-2----|
E¦---0--0---0-0--0--0-0-0---0--0---0-0--0--0-0-0----|

guitar 2. (towards the end of the phrase)
E¦--------------12-----------9b----|
B¦---5/7---------------------------|
G¦---------------------------------|
D¦---------------------------------|
A¦---------------------------------|
E¦---------------------------------|

Guitar 1. (no distortion)

A D A D (play until voice comes back in then scratch while he sings)


(scratch)
I could tell from the minute I woke up
                     A (guitar 2 just plays open A until drum fill)
It was going to be a lonely lonely
D             A     D
lonely lonely day.


guitar 1. (with distortion)

E¦-------------------------------------------|
B¦-------------------------------------------|
G¦---------9-9-9------------4-4-4------------| x5
D¦---9--9--9-9-9------4--4--4-4-4------------|
A¦---9--9--7-7-7------4--4--2-2-2------------|
E¦---7--7-------------2--2-------------------|


guitar 2.

E¦-5----7---10--10—10--9—7---5----|
B¦-X----X----X---X--X--X-X---X----|
G¦-6----7---11--11-11--9-7---6----| x4
D¦--------------------------------|
A¦--------------------------------|
E¦--------------------------------|


guitar 1. (still with distortion keeps playing these notes until the end of the song 
with a pattern.  just listen to the track and you'll be able to pick up all the power chord patterns.)

guitar 1. (with distortion)

E¦----------------------|
B¦----------------------|
G¦----------------------|
D¦-----5--5--5--5-------|
A¦-----5--5--5--5-------|
E¦-----3--3--3--3-------|

guitar 1 end on one strum.


There you go! Its kinda bity at times but its accurate.  Enjoy.  Remember to listen to 
track for the patterns with the power chords.
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