• Song:

    Rock Star Land

  • Artist:

    Yellowcard

  • Album:

    Still Standing E.P.

DROP D TUNING

~ - let ring out
PM... - palm mute
h - hammer on
p - pull off
^ - bend
10x - mute after strumming
/ \ - slide
x
x - scratching
x
2x
2x - mute after strumming
2x


GUITAR 1'S PARTS:
------------------
Intro:  Guitar 1  (2x)(Turn volume up and down repeatedly while playing this)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--9--9--9--9--12--12--12---|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--10--10--10---|
A|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--10--10--10---|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--10--10--10---|

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------------------------------------------|
D|10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------|
A|10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------|
D|10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9~--7~--5~------9~--12~----------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~------7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|7~--5~--3~-7-8--7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~------7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
                           ...............................

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-------7-------5---4---5-------9---------12--------7---7---7----------|
D|7-7---7-5-5---5-3-3---3---3---3-7-7---7-10-10----10-5-5---5---5---5--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ...   .....   .....   .   .   .....   .......    ......   .   .   .

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-------7-------5---4---5-------9---------12----7~---------------------|
D|7-7---7-5-5---5-3-3---3---3---4-7-7---7-10-10----10-5~---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------5~---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5~---------------------|
  ...   .....   .....   .   .   .....   .......    ..

Verse:  Guitar 1  "Christmas break of..."  (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2|

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------|
D|2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
A|2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
D|2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1  "Carrying just me and Stepanie..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
                                                                    .....

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5/7-7\5-4----------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------|
A|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3/5-5\3-2----------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------|
        .....

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1  "Blazing down that highway..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------D----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-10-9-----R-12-10-9-----------12----------12----------12----12----12/|
D|2x----------10x-U---------10--10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10----10----|
A|2x--------------M----------------------------------------------------------|
D|2x--------------S----------------------------------------------------------|
                                .....    ........    ........    ..    ..

Pre Chorus:  Guitar 1  (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1---------0-----1---0--------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-------5-5-5--5-5------9-9-9--9/10\9-7-5-5~-------|
D|2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---5-5-5--5-5-2-3--x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x--------|
A|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-2-2-3--7-7-7--7/-8\7-5-3-3~-------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-3-----------------------------|
  ...   ...   .   ...   ...   .

Pre Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1  "California, a place..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|
A|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:  Guitar 1  "I wanna go there..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
D|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
A|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
D|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
                                          ...   .....   .....   .....   .

Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|

Little Fill:  Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|5-5---5-5-----------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A|3-2-5-3-2-5---------|
D|----5-----5---------|

2nd Verse:  Guitar 1  "Staring up at freeway signs..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2~--3~--2~-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2~--3~--2~-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2~--3~--2~-|

2nd Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------4h5-7^p5p4-5~----------------------------------------------|
D|3~--2~--3~--5h7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3~--2~--3~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3~--2~--3~-----------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
                                                                    .....

2nd Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5/7-7\5-4----------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------|
A|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3/5-5\3-2----------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------|
        .....

2nd Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2|
                                                                    .....

2nd Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
A|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
D|-2--3-3-3-3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
        .....

Repeat 2nd Part of Pre Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Repeat 2nd Part of Pre Chorus(straight thru strumming)

Repeat Chorus

Repeat 1st Part of Pre Chorus 2x then this at the end
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5---5-5----5-5x--------5~------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5x--5-5x--5~------------------------------------------------|
A|3-2-5-3-2-5--3-3x--5-5x--3~------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----5--------5-5x----------------------------------------------------|
               ....  ....

GUITAR 2'S PARTS:
------------------
Intro:  Guitar 2  (This is the violin part)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--12--9--5--9--7--12--5--4------------------------------------------------|
D|x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x------------------------------------------------|
A|7--10--7--3--7--5--10--3--2--5---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5---------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9~--7~--5~------9~--12~----------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~------7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|7~--5~--3~------7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~------7~--10~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
                           ...............................

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-------4-------4---4---4-----5-------7-------5---4---5----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-0---0-----------------------0-0---0-3-3---3------------------------------|
D|--------5-5---5-3-3---3---3-------------------5-5---5---5------------------|
  ...   .....   .....   .   .   ...   .....   .....   .   .

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-------4-------4---4---4-----5-------7--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5~---------------------------|
A|0-0---0-----------------------0-0---0-3-3---3-5~---------------------------|
D|--------5-5---5-3-3---3---3-------------------5~---------------------------|
  ...   .....   .....   .   .   ...   .....   .

Verse:  Guitar 2  "Christmas break..."  (Play same as guitar 1)

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 2  After he sings "Blazing down that highway..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------D--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------R--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2x-2-0------U-2-0-----------2-------2-------2---2---2----------------------|
A|2x-----3-0x-M-----3-0x--3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3------------------------|
D|2x----------S--------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus:  Guitar 2  (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5-5-5--5-5------5-5-5--5-5-----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--5-5-2-3--5-5-5--5-5-2-3-------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2-2-3--3-3-3--3-2-2-3-------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------2-3-------------2-3-------------|

Pre Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 2  "California, a place..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|
A|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|
D|7~--5~--3~----7~--5~--3~---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:  Guitar 2  "I wanna go there..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
D|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
A|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
D|x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----|
                                          ...   .....   .....   .....   .

Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------|

Little Fill:  Guitar 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|5/12-5-10-9-7----|
D|x--x-x--x-x-x----|
A|3/10-3--8-7-5----|
D|-----------------|

2nd Verse:  (Play same as guitar 1)

Repeat 2nd Part of Pre Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Repeat 2nd Part of Pre Chorus(straight thru strumming)

Repeat Chorus

Repeat 1st part of Pre Chorus then end with:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5/12-5-10-9-7--5-5x------5~------------------------------------------------|
D|x--x-x--x-x-x--5-5x-5-5x-5~------------------------------------------------|
A|3/10-3--8-7-5--3-3x-5-5x-3~------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------5-5x---------------------------------------------------|
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