• Song:

    Stronger Than Mine

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Sugar

Band: Tonic
Song: Stronger Than Mine
Album: Sugar
Tuning: Standard, capo First Fret,  Let all notes ring except palm mutes.

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Intro/Chorus - 
 f|---------||-0---0---0---0-0-----------|-3---3---3---3-3---------|
 C|---------||-1---1---1---1-1-----------|-0---0---0---0-0---------|
Ab|-------0-||-0---0---0---0-0-----0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-------0-|
Eb|-----0---||-2---2---2---2-2---2-------|-0---0---0---0-0-----0---|
Bb|-1h2-----||-3---3---3---3-3-------1b2-|-2---2---2---2-2-1h2-----|
 F|---------||-----------------3---------|-3---3---3---3-3---------|

 f|-0---0---0---0-0-----------|
 C|-1---1---1---1-1-----------|
Ab|-0---0---0---0-0-----0-----|
Eb|-2---2---2---2-2---2-------|
Bb|-3---3---3---3-3-------1b2-|
 F|-----------------3---------|

Verse Bar 1:                         Bar 2 - accent chords
 f|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------3---5-----|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------3---3-----|
 F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---------|
  Slight PM on notes

play bar 1 2x

Verse Bar 5 - play 2x
 f|---------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|
Eb|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 F|---------------------------------|
   Slight PM on notes

Play Verse Bar 1 & 2 to finish the 8 bar pattern.


When repeat happens, play these bars in order: 1,2,1,1,5,5,2,1


Prechorus - play 2x
  Rhythm (Emerson)
 f|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|
 F|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |
 | Lead (Jeff)
 f|-----------------3---------------|-----------------2-------3p2-----|
 C|-------------1-------3-----------|---------0-----------3-------3---|
Ab|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----2---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|



 f|---------------------------------|---------------|
 C|---------------------------------|---------------|
Ab|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|---------------|
Eb|---------5---------5---5---5---5-|---------5-----|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5-----|
 F|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
  |
  | Lead (Jeff)
 f|-----------------3---------------|---------------|
 C|-------------1-------3-----------|---------0-----|
Ab|---------0-----------------------|---------------|
Eb|-----2---------------------------|-----0---------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|---------------|
 F|---------------------------------|-3-------------|



 Both Guitars (Lead only is noted by *)
 f|-0-------*0---------|-(0)------------------------|
 C|-1---------*1---*1--|-(1)------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------*2-----|-(2)---------------------0--|
Eb|-2-----*2-----------|-(2)-------------------0----|
Bb|-0---*0-------------|-(0)---------------1h2------|
 F|--------------------|----------------------------|


Chorus - Play Intro 3x without the pick-up notes

End Chorus (Lead only is noted by *) 
 f|-0----0--0--0----0--0--|-0------------*0---------|----
 C|-1----1--1--1----1--1--|-3---------*3------------|----
Ab|-2----2--2--0----0--0--|-0-----*0--------*0------|----
Eb|-2----2--2--2----2--2--|-4--*4-------------------|----
Bb|-0----0--0--3----3--3--|-5-----------------------|----
 F|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3--

AFter Chorus, Lead plays the last note shown for 8 beats 
while Rhythm plays Verse bars 1 & 2



Play verse as before

Lead plays (at 1:38) 
 f|-0----------------|---------0------------|--------------------|----|
 C|-----1------------|-----1-------1--------|---------0----------|----|
Ab|---------0--------|----------------0-----|-----4------2h0-----|----|
Eb|-------------2----|-3--------------------|-5------------------|----|
Bb|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|rest|
 F|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----|


Play prechorus
Play Chorus

then, play:

Break, play 3x:
 f|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------|-----------------------1--1-1-|
Ab|-------------------------------|-----------------------0--0-0-|
Eb|-----------------------5--5-5--|-----------------------2--2-2-|
Bb|-2/3---2/3---2/3---2/3-5--5-5--|-2/3---2/3---2/3---3\2-3--3-3-|
 F|-0h1---0h1---0h1---0h1-3--3-3--|-0h1---0h1---0h1---1p0-3--3-3-|

then:
 f|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|------------------------0-|
Eb|-----------------------5--5-5--|----------------------0---|
Bb|-2/3---2/3---2/3---2/3-5--5-5--|-2/3---2/3---2/3--1h2-----|
 F|-0h1---0h1---0h1---0h1-3--3-3--|-0h1---0h1---0h1----------|


Solo
 f|-------------------|------5-------3---|----------------------------|
 C|-------------------|------------------|------6----8----6----8----6~|
Ab|--------------3----|---/5-----5\3-----|--/7-----7----7----7----7---|
Eb|---5-5----3h5---5--|------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
 F|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|

 f|-----------------------|-3---3-------------------------|
 C|-5--8p6----6h8--8____\-|-3---3-------------------------|
Ab|-7------7--------------|-5b7-----5b7-5b7~~-7r5p3-5p3---|
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------5~-|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
 F|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

 f|--------------------------|-----0-------------|----------|
 C|----5--5-----3------------|-----0---0---------|----------|
Ab|----5--5-3---3------------|-2/4---4---4-5-5p0-|-7~-------|
Eb|-5---------5-----5--3h5-5-|-------------------|----------|
Bb|--------------------------|-------------------|----------|
 F|--------------------------|-------------------|----------|


At 3:03, Rhythm plays Intro Riff until a fade out

Lead plays (3:03):
 f|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
 C|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|----5-5---5-3h5-5-3h5p3----|----3-5--5--5p3-5-5p3-5-3----|
Bb|-----------------------5p3-|-3h5----------------------5--|
 F|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

then,

Lead repeat this line with slight changes until fade out
 f|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 C|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----5-5---5-3h5-5-3h5p3----|----3-5--5--5p3-5-5p3-5-3----|
Bb|------------------------5p3-|-3h5----------------------5--|
 F|-6b7------------------------|-----------------------------|


key
h  = hammer-on
p  = pull-off
b  = bend
r  = release bend
/  = slide (also \)
__ = hold note
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