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Im a Terrible Person

Rooney
Tab
★4.2(4)

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

Song

The song is is tuned in:

Eb

Bb

Gb

Db

Ab

Eb

(I left the b away in my tabs)

Intro:

    A|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----| etc.
    E|-----------------------|

Pre-chorus ("I'm the only one...")

    E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
    B|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
    G|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
    D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
    A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
    E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|

The second time:

    E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-|  "Oh..."
    B|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-|
    G|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---4-|
    D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-|
    A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-|
    E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-|

"I'm":

E|-2-|

B|-2-|

G|-3-|

D|-4-|

A|-4-|

E|-2-|

Chorus:

    G|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-------------------| 4X
    D|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
    A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
    E|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|

During guitarsolo:

G|-4-4-4-4-|  4X
D|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-|

Solo:

E|--------------------------------------5--4---5----------------------------------------|
B|---7^9--7----4----4--7--4----------------------------------4-----------------------6--|
G|------------------6---------------------------------------3^5----3---3-slide-5--7-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

second verse:

1st guitar:

    G|-4-4---4-|    4X   |---------| 4X
    D|-4-4---4-|         |-6-6---6-|
    A|-2-2---2-|         |-6-6---6-|
    E|---------|         |-4-4---4-|

2nd guitar:

D|---------7-7-7-9-|  3X    Vibrato D|----5~~~~~ |

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge (keys/guitar-solo)

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------|
A|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------|
E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|

solo:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------9----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-11------8--------8-----------------8-8-8--------------|
D|-------------8--9--11----------------------------11----9-9----------------9--11--|
A|-----9--11---------------------------------------------------------------11------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat

after "Was it all that special?" the rhythm guitar plays:

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------|
E|-------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|

The END

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