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Song
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Giving Up - Silverstein
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Tabbed by: Andrew Penner
Email: penner_rocks@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop D
(note: strumming is not exact strumming, listen to song to find out how to play it)
April 6/05
-I changed the intro up a bit, added a bit to it
-I changed the verse, because it was wrong
July 10/05
-I changed intro lead guitar part
-I changed the chorus lead guitar part
-I changed the post chorus lead guitar part
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INTRO
"I used to make the light shine for you..."
GUITAR 1 x6
e|-------------0----------0--------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0----0----------0----------REPEAT-------------| D|-----10-------------10-----------------------------------| A|--8------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------8------8-------------------------------------| G|---------5----5------7----------REPEAT-------------------| D|-----7-----------7---------------------------------------| A|--0------0-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 x2 (on the third time of guitar 1's part)
e|----12~--10~--7/8~------------12~--15~--10/12~---------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
"Giving up on me..."
GUITAR 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------| A|-8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| D|--------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
GUITAR 2 x4
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|
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POST CHORUS x2
"I've laid myself to sleep tonight..."
GUITAR 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----| D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
GUITAR 2
e|---------------------------------(-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0---)-| B|---------------------------------(-----------------------------------x2)-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
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VERSE x3
"And now you throw it all away..."
BOTH GUITARS
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-----------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---9--9-----------------------------|
VERSE x1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
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CHORUS
"Giving up on me..."
GUITAR 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------| A|-8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| D|--------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
GUITAR 2 x4
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|
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POST CHORUS-2 x2
"I'VE LAID MYSELF TO SLEEP TONIGHT..."
GUITAR 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~---777777777777-------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~---777777777777-------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~---777777777777-------------------------------------|
pm . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 x1 (On second time play guitar 1's part)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16---| D|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---| A|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~--15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14---| D|--3-3-3-3~---5-5-5-5~----------------------------------------------------|
pm . . . . . .
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VERSE x3
"And now you throw it all away..."
BOTH GUITARS
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-----------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---9--9-----------------------------|
VERSE x1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-5~---------------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-5~---------------------------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-5~---------------------------------------------|
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INTRO
"I used to make the light shine for you..."
GUITAR 1 x6
e|-------------0----------0--------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0----0----------0----------REPEAT-------------| D|-----10-------------10-----------------------------------| A|--8------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------8------8-------------------------------------| G|---------5----5------7----------REPEAT-------------------| D|-----7-----------7---------------------------------------| A|--0------0-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 x2 (on the third time of guitar 1's part)
e|----12~--10~--7/8~------------12~--15~--10/12~---------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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BRIDGE
BOTH GUITARS x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-101010101010101010101010-777777-555555----------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777-555555----------------------------------| D|--------------------------777777-555555----------------------------------|
GUITAR 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-101010101010101010101010-777777-555555----------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777-555555----------------------------------| D|--------------------------777777-555555----------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 x2
e|---3-3h5p3-----3-3h5p3------3-3h5p3-----3-3h5p3--------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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VERSE x7
"And now you throw it all away..."
BOTH GUITARS
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-----------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---9--9-----------------------------|
VERSE x1
BOTH GUITARS
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10~--10~--7~----------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10---8~--10~--7~----------------------------------| D|--------------10-10-10-10-------10~--7~----------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . Palm Mute
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