Author/Artist: Less Than Jake Title: Is This Thing On? Album: Borders and Boundaries Transcribed by: Stuart Robinson Email: robinson_stuart@hotmail.com You have to listen to the song to work out the full order but after that its pretty easy. INTRO/INTERLUDE. ----10----10/11-10----13-10----11-10---10--------10----11-10----13-10---11-| -11----11----------11-------11-------13-------11----11-------11-------11---| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -10----10-------10----11-10----13-----------------------------------------| ----13---x4-11----11-------10----x1---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| |overlaps with 2nd guitar mutes| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------------------------------------| -8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------------------------------------| -6xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------------------------------------| |overlaps with lead intro| VERSE --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----888--------------88888-----1010101010------88888---------------------| -666-888-8xxxxxxx-666-88888-888-1010101010--666-88888---------------------| -666-666-8xxxxxxx-666-66666-888-8-8-8-8-8---666-66666---------------------| -444-----6xxxxxxx-444-------666-------------444---------------------------| both guitars verse CHORUS #1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---8--------------8888-----8888-------------------------------------------| -8-8-66666666-888-8888-666-8888-x2----------------------------------------| -8-6-66666666-888-6666-666-6666-------------------------------------------| -6---44444444-666------444------------------------------------------------| both guitars chorus CHORUS #2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---8--------------8888-----8888-------------------------------------------| -8-8-66666666-888-8888-666-8888-x2----------------------------------------| -8-6-66666666-888-6666-666-6666-------------------------------------------| -8---44444444-666------444------------------------------------------------| both guitars chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----8888-----8888-----8888-----------------------------------------------| -888-8888-666-8888-888-8888-6xxxxxxx6xxxxxxx------------------------------| -888-6666-666-6666-888-6666-6xxxxxxx6xxxxxxx------------------------------| -666------444------666------4xxxxxxx4xxxxxxx------------------------------| extended bit of 2nd chorus 2nd GUITAR OVER INTERLUDE BIT --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------8---8---8----------------------------| -8--repeat lots of times until:----8-8-6-8-8-8-6r-------------------------| -8---------------------------------8-6-6-6-8-6-6r-------------------------| -6---------------------------------6---4---6---4r-------------------------| CHORUS#3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----8888-----8888------8-------------------------------------------------| -888-8888-666-8888-x5-8-8-6666666-----------------------------------------| -888-6666-666-6666----8-6-6666666-----------------------------------------| -666------444---------6---4444444-----------------------------------------| VERSE #2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----8888-----10101010------8---10r-----8888-----10101010-----------------| -888-8888-666-10101010-x2-8-8-6-10r-888-8888-666-10101010-----------------| -888-6666-666-8-8-8-8-----8-6-6-8-r-888-6666-666-8-8-8-8------------------| -666------444-------------6---4-----666------444--------------------------| Race Against Time CHORUS#4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----8888-----8888---8---8---8--------------------------------------------| -888-8888-666-8888-8-8-6-8-8-8-6------------------------------------------| -888-6666-666-6666-8-6-6-6-8-6-6------------------------------------------| -666------444------6---4---6---4------------------------------------------| OUTRO --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----8888-----8888--------8-8-----8-8r------------------------------------| -888-8888-666-8888-x3-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-8r------------------------------------| -888-4444-666-6666----8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6r------------------------------------| -666------444---------6-6-----4-4-----------------------------------------| ORDER INTRO/INTERLUDE VERSE CHORUS#1 INTRO/INTERLUDE VERSE CHORUS#2 INTRO/INTERLUDE and 2nd GUITAR OVER INTERLUDE BIT CHORUS#3 VERSE#2 CHORUS#4 INTRO/INTEDERLUDE and OUTRO LYRICS "Is This Thing On?" When all the things that you've been thinking has you so confused and so unglued your head is spinning well we've all felt the same inside I've been on that ledge countless times and I know what that feels like your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? when all your friends don't have the answers and you're so convinced that inch by inch they've turned to strangers we've all seen the different sides no one hears even though you've talked all night and I know what you feel like your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at, this thing on at all? can we really measure if we're any better than that skyline that goes on and on forever on and on? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on and a race against time i know what that feels like but your on your own now is this thing on it's the countless times that you talked all night but your on your own now is this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone is this thing on at, this thing on at all? your on your own can't make it through this world all alone oh yeah, yeah. YEAH!