• Song:

    The First Single

  • Artist:

    The Format

  • Album:

    EP

The Format
The First Single

I heard this song last summer and it's pretty easily to play.  I finally decided to write
it down.  E-Mail me for any corrections or questions at jbturnbull3@hotmail.com.  Thanks, 

Jerry.

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Standard Tuning

Intro:
Listen to the track to find the rhythm, every few notes are held twice the length.
               

First Guitar
|------0---0---0--------0---0---0----------3-----3---0-----0---2-0---0--------------
|----4---4---5---0--4-4---4---5---0-0--2-2-----2--------0----0-----3----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Second Guitar

|-----------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------1--1-1-1-1--------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2--------------------  1x
|-----------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2--------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------------------
                                                 Follow the rhythm of
						     first guitar

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Verse:
(I can't stand to think about...)

|------------0----------------
|---5--------0----------------
|---6--------1----------------  2x First Rhythm / 3x Second Rhythm
|---6---7----2----------------
|---4---7----2----------------
|-------5----0----------------

Lead into Chorus:
(and I could if you can try to fix...)

|-----------------------------
|---5---4---------------------
|---6---4----7----------------  1x
|---6---4----7----------------
|---4---2----7----------------
|------------5----------------

Chorus:
(You know me, are you thinking...)
|---0-------------------------
|---0---4-------5---4---------
|---1---4---7---6---4---------  2x
|---2---4---7---6---4---------
|---2---2---7---4---2---------
|---0-------5-----------------

First Guitar Intro   3x / 5x (plays notes from E scale afterwards)
Second Guitar Verse  3x / 5x

Chorus 2x

Lead out to Bridge:
(and I hate what I've become...)
|---------0-------------------
|---------0-------------------
|---------1-------------------
|----7----2-------------------
|----7----2-------------------
|----5----0-------------------
        Let Ring

Bridge:
First Guitar
|-------------------     |----7--------------   
|-----12------------     |-------5--7--5----- 
|--------9--11--9---  or |-------------------  
|-------------------     |------------------- 
|-------------------     |------------------- 
|-------------------     |------------------- 

Second Guitar:
|---0-------------------------
|---0---4---------------------
|---1---4--------------------- 4x
|---2---4---7-----------------
|---2---2---7-----------------
|---0-------5-----------------



Lead out of Bridge
|------------------- 
|---4--------------- 

|---4--------------- 
|---4---------------
|---2---------------
|------------------- 

 

Chorus 4x

|-------------------
|---5---4-----------
|---6---4-----------  2x
|---6---4-----------
|---4---2-----------
|-------------------

|---0--------------- 
|---0--------------- 

|---1--------------- 
|---2---------------  Fades Out
|---2---------------
|---0--------------- 
 

Use the scale of E to solo over the song, which is used at the ending.
|------------------------------0-2-4-5--
|--------------------------2-4----------
|--------------------1-2-0--------------
|--------------1-2-4--------------------
|--------0-2-4--------------------------
|--0-2-4--------------------------------

Have fun.
Jerry
(jbturnbull3@hotmail.com)

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