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For Me This is Heaven

Jimmy Eat World
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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FOR ME THIS IS HEAVEN - Jimmy Eat World

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Tabbed by: Nick (NcNick869@aol.com)

Guitar 1 - Drop D tuning (D A D G B E), capo on 4th fret (F# C# F# B D# G#)

Guitar 2 - Standard tuning (E A D G B E)

one dash = one sixteenth note

~ = let ring

In 3/4 time

Pre-Intro

Guitar 1

Counting:

1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & etc...

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------| 4x
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C#|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|
F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4---4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-|

Guitar 2 (During 3rd and 4th time of guitar pre-intro, quiet and slightly

muted)

 e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-|
 G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|
 D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Intro

Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff)

Guitar 2 (unmuted, louder)

 e|------------|--------2-1-|------------|------------|
 B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-|
 G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|
 D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Verse

Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff 4x)

Guitar 2 (Rest during first and second time of guitar 1 riff, play 3rd and

4th time)

 e|4-----------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|----------7-|6---7---6---|4---2-------|------------|
 G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Chorus ("When the time we have now ends...")

Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff)

Guitar 2 (unmuted, louder)

 e|------------|--------2-1-|------------|------------|
 B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-|
 G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|
 D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Break (no drums or bass)

Guitar 1

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C#|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|
F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4---4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-|

(con't)

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C#|----0---0---|------------|----0---0---|----0---0---|
F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4-2-4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-|

Guitar 2

 e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 G|----6---6---|----6---6---|----6---6---|----6---6---| 2x
 D|6-6---6---6-|8-8---8---8-|4-4---4---4-|4-4---4---4-|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Verse (same)

Chorus (same)

Guitar soli

Guitar 1

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|--2-3-2-0-2-|------------|--2-3-2-0-2-|------------|
 B|------------|2-----------|------------|2-----------| 4x
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Guitar 2

 e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 G|------------|------------|------------|------------| 4x
 D|------------|--3-4-3-1-3-|------------|--3-4-3-1-3-|
 A|------------|------------|4-----------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Piano solo

Guitar 1

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------|------------|------------| 2x
F#|2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|
F#|------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Guitar 2

 e|444444444444|666666666666|999999999999|------------|

B|xxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx|777777777777|

G|111111111111|333333333333|666666666666|xxxxxxxxxxxx| 2x

 D|------------|------------|------------|444444444444|
 A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Bridge ("I close my eyes and believe...")

Guitar 1

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------| 2x
F#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Guitar 2

 e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 G|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|------------| 2x
 D|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 A|1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 E|------------|------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Chorus (same)

Ending

Guitar 1

G#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|--------3-2-|------------|------------|
 B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-|
F#|2-----2-----|4-----4-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|
C#|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F#|------------|------------|------------|------------|

(con't) (slow down...)

G#|------------|------------|------------|
D#|------------|--------3-2-|------------|
 B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|2-----------|
F#|2-----2-----|4-----4-----|--2-0~------|
C#|------------|------------|----0~------|
F#|------------|------------|----0~------|

Structure:

Pre-Intro

Intro

Verse 1

Chorus

Break - no drums or bass

Verse 2

Chorus

Guitar soli

Piano solo

Bridge

Chorus

Ending

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