---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Richard Contreras E-mail: hobokoala51@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Intro: (Elevens not ones, very light distortion, bridge pickup) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------------------------------| G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)--------------------------------------------------| D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: (Play progression twice) e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------| B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------| G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----| D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------| A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------| B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------| G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----| D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------| A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: First Part (let chords ring out) e|-6~-------2~-------4~-------9~----4~--------------------------------------| B|-7~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--------------------------------------| G|-8~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--(x2)--------------------------------| D|-8~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--------------------------------------| A|-6~-------2~-------4~-------9~----4~--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Second Part (same rhythm as verse but without mutes in between) e|-6--------2--------4--------9-----4---------------------------------------| B|-7--------4--------6--------11----6----------Don't play last chord--------| G|-8--------4--------6--------11----6-(x2)---------second time--------------| D|-8--------4--------6--------11----6---------------------------------------| A|-6--------2--------4--------9-----4---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Third Part (with heavy overdrive, neck pickup, listen for rhythms) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8--------4--------6--------------6---------------------------------------| D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x2)---------------------------------| A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Verse: (Play progression twice) e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------| B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------| G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----| D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------| A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------| B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------| G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----| D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------| A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8--------4--------6--------------6---------------------------------------| D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x6)---------------------------------| A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Bridge: (no guitar here, but these are the chords) e|-2~------6~------2~------4------------------------------------------------| B|-4~------7~------4~------6------------------------------------------------| G|-4~------8~------4~------6------------------------------------------------| D|-4~------8~------4~------6------------------------------------------------| A|-2~------6~------2~------4------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------Don't play last chord-------| G|-8--------4--------6--------------6-----------------last time-------------| D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x8)---------------------------------| A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************