• Song:

    This Could Be Love

  • Artist:

    Alkaline Trio

  • Album:

    Damnesia

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                             THIS COULD BE LOVE - Alkaline Trio
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Tabbed by: GirlsPLAYitBetR
Email: A_Freak_Inside@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

(Note: "*" stands for palm muting.)

   Intro: 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------13-13-14-14-13-13-------13-14-14-14-13-13------------------------.|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------.|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Verse 1 (Guitar One and Two):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
     *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * 

e|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------.|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--.|-11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9\5-5-5-5-5-|
   * * * * * * * *      *  *       *  *       *  *       *  *     * * * * * 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|
   * * * * * *   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *  * * * * 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------13-13-14-14-13-13-------13-14-14-14-13-13------------------------.|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------.|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Verse 2:  
   Guitar One and Two:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
     *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * 

e|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------.|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--.|-11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9\5-5-5-5-5-|
   * * * * * * * *      *  *       *  *       *  *       *  *     * * * * * 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|
   * * * * * *   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  

   Guitar One:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *     
   
   Guitar Two:  (1:07)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--6h7--4h6--2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Chorus (Guitar One and Two):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------.|
D|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------.|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|
E|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------------9-----------------------7----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--(hold)-------------9--(hold)---------------7--(hold)--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5---------------------7-----------------------5----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   "You took me hostage, you made your demands..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------13-13-14-14-13-13-------13-14-14-14-13-13------------------------.|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------.|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
   Verse 3: (Guitar One and Two) 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11------7--------4--------11---------7--------4--------------------------|
A|-11------7--------4--------11---------7--------4--------------------------|
E|---------5--------2---------9---------5--------2--------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
A|--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11--11-11--11\7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|---9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9---9\5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
     *  *       *  *       *  *       *  *     * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|
   * * * * * *   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  
  
   Guitar One:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * 

  Guitar Two: (2:05) 
e|--------------------------\\----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------\\---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------\\--------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--6h7--4h6--2------(Pick-\\-Slide)------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------\\------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------\\-----------------------------------------|

  Bridge:
  Guitar Two:
e|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar One: (Play open 1st & 2nd time. Play palm muted 3rd & 4th time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
                         
                       After 4th Time: 
e|-------------------|--------\\--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|---------\\-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------.|----------\\------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--.|-----(Pick-\\-Slide)----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------\\----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-------------\\---------------------------------------|
\
  Outro: 
  (Guitars One and Two)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------.|
D|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------.|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|
E|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

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


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