• Song:

    Staples

  • Artist:

    Relient K

  • Album:

    The 1st Three Gears

This is my first tab, and i noticed there weren't any 6-string guitar tabs for this 
so i decided to try and write a tab for it myself.

Tuning: Standard (EADgbe)

Intro Lead:
e----------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------8-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8--| Not sure about the diddy on
g-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| the b and g strings, feel
D-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7----------------------| free to improvise.
A-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Intro Rythm:
e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------| Play this about 4 times
g-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7----------------------| then continue on to Intro 2
D-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--|
A-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|

Intro 2:
e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------| Let up on the Palm Mute
g-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------| and play this 2 times. Lead
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--| guitar keeps going on (I
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--| think), but i can't make it
E-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--| out, sorry.

Pre-Chorus:
e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------| Play this once.
g----------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|

Chorus:
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------| Play 4 times.
g-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------|
D-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-|
E---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-3-3-|

Interlude Rythm
e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------| Come in with this rythm and
g-------------------x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---| the lead below at 0:46
D-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---|
A-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---| Play 4x
E-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|

Interlude Lead
e----------10-10-10-10-10--9h10----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----|
b-7-8-7------------------------10------10-------10-------10---|
g---------7---------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------| Play 4x
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Calm Part
e----------------------------------------------------------|-4--------|th time
b----------------------------------------------------------|-end on---|
g----------------------------------------------------------|-7--------|
D------7-----7---------------------7-----7-----------------|-7--------|
A--5-5---5-5--------5------5---5-5---5-5--------9--------7-|-5--------|
E---------------3-3----3-3------------------7-7-----5-5----|----------|

Clean Outro
e-2-2--x--2--2-x---2-2--x--2--2-2-2-2-2--x--2--2-x---2-2--x--2--2-2-2-|
b-3-3--x--3--3-x---3-3--x--3--3-3-3-3-3--x--3--3-x---3-3--x--3--3-3-3-|
g-2-2--x--2--2-x---2-2--x--2--2-2-2-0-0--x--0--0-x---0-0--x--0--0-0-0-|
D-0-0--x--0--0-x---0-0--x--0--0-0-0-0-0--x--0--0-x---0-0--x--0--0-0-0-|
A-x-x--x--x--x-x---x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x---x-x--x--x--x-x-x-|
E-x-x--x--x--x-x---x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x---x-x--x--x--x-x-x-|

I apologize for the ending, it's a little messy. The two chords you use are
 xx0232 and xx0032. Just let up on the g string when you change. Timing is unexact. It's 
played with some kind of woodwind instrument and at the end there's the sound of waves. 
know why you'd need to know that.


Layout
......
......
Intro Lead and Rythm 4x
Intro 2              2x
Pre-chorus           1x
Chorus               4x
Interlude            4x
Chorus               4x
Calm Part            4x
Clean Outro         (Many times)


Thank you.
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