• Song:

    Compete

  • Artist:

    Stanford Prison Experiment

  • Album:

    Wrecreation

Notes on notation:
#(1u) - signifies a full-step bend up at # fret
#(l) - signifies a let down of the bend
/ - signifies a strike of the note previously listed
(x) - signifies palm muting of chord x
A - signifies a root 6 chord
a - signifies a root 5 chord
\ - signifies a slide up
x - signifies a dead stroke

Opening

e | ----------14///---------15///- | 
B | -12----///------12---///------ |  
G | -14(1u)///------14(l)///------ |       x2
D | ------------------------------ | 
A | ------------------------------ | 
E | ------------------------------ | 

( B5 )      ( F#5 )   ( A5 )        ( G5 )              B5 F#5 A5 G5
First you get up     then you get knocked down 
( B5 )      ( F#5 )   ( A5 )        ( G5 )        B5 F#5 A5 G5
Wipe the spit up     as you're going down

B5       D5      A5   E5\F#5 e5\F#5
What are we here for?
B5       D5      A5   E5\F#5 e5\F#5
What are we here for?
B5  D5           A5      E5
     To make the same mistakes?
B5    D5            A5               e5xxe5xx
   To fight for the crumbs off their plates?

B5 F#5 A5 G5 x4
Yeah...  to bend... to break...

Bass line interlude

e | -------------------------x-3-x-3- | 
B | -------------------------x-3-x-3- |  
G | -------------------------x-4-x-4- | 
D | -------------------------x-5-x-5- | 
A | --------------------------------- | 
E | -7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--------- | 

( B5 )      ( F#5 )    ( A5 )        ( G5 )         B5  F#5  A5  G5  
Thirst is built up     made to knock us down
( B5 )      ( F#5 )    ( A5 )            ( G5 )      B5  F#5  A5  G5
Keep your head on      know what's going down

B5       D5      A5   E5\F#5 e5\F#5
What are we here for?
B5       D5      A5   E5\F#5 e5\F#5
What are we here for?
B5  D5           A5      E5
     To make the same mistakes?
B5    D5            A5               e5xxe5xx
   To fight for the crumbs off their plates?

B5 F#5 A5 G5 x4
Yeah...  to bend... to break... Yeah...

B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete say the dogs at your feet
B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete or they kick in your teeth
B5   F#5           A5          G5
  Compete like the dogs in the street
B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete or they kick in your teeth

Intro Riff x 2

( B5 ) ( F#5 ) ( A5 )    ( G5 )
 Com-pete       Com-p-ete   x2  


B5 F#5 A5 G5 x4
Yeah...  to bend... to break... Yeah...

B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete say the dogs at your feet
B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete or they kick in your teeth
B5   F#5           A5          G5
  Compete like the dogs in the street
B5   F#5          A5           G5
  Compete or they kick in your teeth

B5 F#5 A5 G5 x4
Yeah...
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