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They Perch on Their Stilts and Dare Me to Break Custom

Saosin
Tab
★4.6(10)

2 versions

Tab2

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

Song

drop d tuning

/ : slide

~ : let ring

intro

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3p2p0-2-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7h5/3-5-5h7--------------------------|
a--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3p2p0-2-2h3-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7h5/3-5-5h7--------------------|
a--8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------|
d--8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0~---------------0-0--0~-------------------------------------------------------|
a-0~---------------0-0--0~-------------------------------------------------------|
d-0~---------------0-0--0~-------------------------------------------------------|

pm . .

Verse 2x

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-5--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3---6--6--6--6--6--------------------------------|
g--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
d---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus 2x

e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0~-----10~-----8~-----10~----------------------------------------------|
a-0~-----10~-----8~-----10~----------------------------------------------|
d-0~-----10~-----8~-----10~----------------------------------------------|

REPEAT INTRO 1X

PRE CHORUS 1X

then this

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0~-----10~-----10~-----8~------8~------10~------10~---------------|
a-0~-----10~-----10~-----8~------8~------10~------10~---------------|
d-0~-----10~-----10~-----8~------8~------10~------10~---------------|

kick ass bridge part

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D---3-3p2p0-2h3-0-3-3p2p0-2h3---3-3p2p0-2h3---3-3p2p0-2h3----|
A-----------------------------3-------------3----------------|
D-0----------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D---3-3p2p0-2h3---3-3p2p0-2h3---3-3p2p0-2h3---3-3p2p0-2h3-2--|
A-0-------------0-------------1-------------1----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7-7p5/3-7h9-0-7-7p5/3-5h7---7-7p5/3-5h7---7-7p5/3-5h7----|
A-----------------------------3-------------3----------------|
D-0----------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7-7p5/3-7h9---7-7p5/3-5h7---7-7p5/3-5h7---7-7p5/3-5h7-3--|
A-0-------------0--------------1-------------1---------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|

PLAY INTRO TILL SONG FADES OUT.

this sounds great when i play it

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