• Song:

    Avondale Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Yellowcard

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                    AVONDALE (ACOUSTIC VERSION)- Yellowcard
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Tabbed by: Kevin Hawkins (goldfeesh)
Email:kheckihawk@yahoo.com

Tuning:DADGBe (drop D)

-this is the violin riff heard throughout the song...
|--------2-3-2---------|
|--3---3-------3-------|
|----4-----------4-2---|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|

[INTRO/OUTRO] 1X
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--5-5-5-----|
A|--5-5-5-----|
D|--5-5-5-----|
  pm. . .

[INTRO CONT.] 3X
e|----------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3------------------|
B|o---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3----------------o-|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------x-x-x-x------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-0~----|
A|o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-0~--o-|
D|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-0~----|

[INTRO CONT.] 1X
e|------------2-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------|
B|------------2-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|
D|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|
                                                        . . .
[VERSE]  "If you're gonna rip my heart out..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-o|
D|o-X-X-X-X-4-4-X-4-X-X-X-X-5-5-X-5-X-X-X-X-2-2-X-2-X-X-X-X-7-7-X-7-o|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  pm................................................................
*look closely at the 4th string

                   "That scar..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-4---4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--------------------4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
    . . . . . . . .

   "and if i get a little blood on you..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
D|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|

    "guilty..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
D|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

                      "no heart..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--------------------4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

[PRE-CHORUS] (or you can just strum the 555 chord)... or just play the little riff on the G string...
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------0-0h2/4-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-----|

[CHORUS] "Mighty King of Avondale..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9----|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-11-11--9--9---|
A|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7---|
D|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7---|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
D|-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9---|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-11-11--9--9-|
A|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
                               pm. . .

[BREAK] (listen closely for timing.. this part isnt perfect ... you can also just pm the 
progression 1X)
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--7h8p7---8---7-------------7h8p7---7----7-8-7-8-10-10p8-7-5-5h7---------|
--------9---7---9--7--7-5-5-------9---7----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------^---------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-------------------------------------------------------------- |---------|
                    by here, strumming and singing are what you mainly hear

[VERSE 2] "When you're finished..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
D|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

[PRE-CHORUS]
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------0-0h2/4-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x---x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x---x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x---x-|

[CHORUS] "Mighty King of Avondale..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9----|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-11-11--9--9---|
A|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7---|
D|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7---|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-5-5/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
D|-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

  "Real life ain't no fairytale..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9---|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-11-11--9--9-|
A|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---|


[BRIDGE]
|--------2-----2-----2--------|
|---3------3-----3-----3---3--|
|-0---0------0-----0-----0----|2X
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

"Livin like a fairy tale..."
|--------2-----2-----2---------|
|----3-----3-----3-----3---3---|
|o--0---0-----0-----0-----0----|
|o-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

|--------2-----2-----2---------|
|----3-----3-----3-----3---3---|
|--2---2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

|-------2-----3-----2--------|
|---3-----3-----3-----3---3--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-2---2-----2-----2-----2----|
|----------------------------|

|----------2----3----5---2-----2---------|
|----3---------------------3----3----3---|
|---------------------------------2-----o|
|----------------------------0----------o|
|-0-----0----0----0----0-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|


Thats about it... its the the chorus and intro/outro now until the end....
 .       __________
=|\    -           -
=| \ _-         0   \
=|  =_     __      o/    <---- its a goldfish!... and its smiling at you!
=| /  -    |=/  \__/
=|/    -___|/_____/
 .


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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