Artist: Flickerstick Title: "Smile" Album: Welcoming Home the Astronauts Transcribed by: Dillon McGilberry Email: GUitarFReak4@aol.com "Smile" by Flickerstick Standard Tuning - E A D G B E This tab is correct and was based on watching the band play live at numerous occasions Chords Used G (320033) Cadd9 (x32033) Verse Progression played on acoustic throughout entire song - strumming pattern varies ----- G Your ship is high Cadd9 G Cadd9 And I don't know if it'll make it down G Cadd9 But I'm gonna try to slip inside G Cadd9 The mind of a clown G Follow me Cadd9 G Cadd9 Thinking I can save them G Follow me Cadd9 G Cadd9 (hold and let ring) Thinking I can turn a frown...into a smile Pre-chorus (Rex plays this riff over the same chord progression) E-----------------12-12-12-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B--15-15-15-15-15----------|--13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-|--12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-| G--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| D--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| A--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| E--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| G Cadd9 G E--------------------------| B-----------------12-12-12-| G--14-14-14-14-14----------| D--------------------------| A--------------------------| E--------------------------| Repeat 4 times Cadd9 Into a smile Who-oh Who-oh... Into a smile (Guitar progression strumed more aggresivly into chorus) Chorus (Guitar progession more aggresive. Rex joins brandin with chords. Cory plays riff/solo) E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B--12-----------12-----------12-15-12-|--12-----------12-----------12-15-12-| G------14-12-14-----14-12-14----------|------14-12-14-----14-12-14----------| D-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G Cadd9 E-----------------------------------|----12-15-12------------------------------------| B-12-----------12-----------12-15-12|-15----------15-12-15-12-13-12-------12-13-12---| G-----14-12-14-----14-12-14---------|-------------------------------14-12----------14| D-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G Cadd9 (Progression continues throughout whole song. Cory's solo is mainly improvised when played live so it changes show to show. However use the same scale and solo throughout rest of the song) G Your ship is high Cadd9 G Cadd9 And I don't know if it'll make it down G Cadd9 But I'm gonna try to slip inside G Cadd9 The mind of a clown G Cadd9 Into a smile G Cadd9 Into a smile G Cadd9 Into a smile G Cadd9 Into a smile G Cadd9 Yeah, yeah.... (repeat until end - quick cutoff ending the song) Questions, comments, corrections