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Wish I Could Forget You

Silverstein
Tab
4.3(4)

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

Song

silverstein - wish I could forget you

tabbed by: Jonathan Osmark

email: osmark86@hotmail.com

NOTE!: This band only has 2 guitarists, but in this song there are 3 guitar parts in various places.

Just beware of that fact!

tuning: standard (EADGBe)

key:

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h = hammer on

p = pull off

. = palm mute

#x = number or repeats

* = harmonics

^ = bend/release

Guitar 1

Intro/Verse: "you won't repeat this..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9-------------10----------------9--9-10-12-10-9------|
A|-----10-10---10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----------------10---|
E|---8------------8------------------7----------------------------|

Pre-chorus: "I know they will miss..."

3x 1x

e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10--9--9--9-10-12-10-9------|--10-10-10-10--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12---|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10---------------10---|--10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------|
E|---8--8--8--8--7--7--------------------|---8--8--8--8--7--7---------------------|

(played during the second "but you'll still feel proud")

14x 1x

e|---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---9-10-12-10-9------|---9-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-9---|
A|----------------10---|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------------|

Chorus: "Say it's gold say it's fine..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9------------|
D|--10-10---9--9--12-12---9--9--10-10---9--9--12-12--9------------|
A|--10-10--10-10--12-12--10-10--10-10--10-10--12-12--7--9-9-9-9---|
E|---8--8---7--7--10-10---7--7---8--8---7--7--10-10-----7-7-7-7---|

. . . .

Breakdown: (1:25, starts over screaming!)

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---12--11--14--11--12--11--14--11/12---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10---9--12---9--10---9--12---9/10---|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---12--11--14--11--12--11--14--14/16---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10---9--12---9--10---9--12--12/14---|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---16--14--11--12--16--14--11--12------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---14--12---9--10--14--12---9--10--9-9-9-9---|
E|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---|

. . . .

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---16--14--11--12\7--9--7--5-7-4------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---14--12---9--10\5--7--5--3-5-2--9-9-9-9---|
E|----------------------------------7-7-7-7---|

. . . .

Chorus

Bridge: (instrumental first, then "the television radiates...")

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------12-----------------------------------------|
G|---------12------------0-------------------0----------0---|
D|---10-10----12-----9-9---10-12--------9-----------0-------|
A|--------------------------------10-10---10----9-9---9-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

* * *

Breakdown 2: "It's getting too late and it's time to move on"

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---2--2-----7---|
D|---2--2--5--7---|
A|---0--0--5--5---|
E|---------3------|

Outro: (3:04, over screaming again!) END!

e|------------------------------------|-------|
B|------------------------------------|-------|
G|------------------------------------|-------|
D|---5--5--5--7--5--5------5------7---|---5---|
A|------------------------------------|-------|
E|---3--3--3--5--3--3--3-3-3--5-5-5---|---3---|

. . . .

_____________________________________________________________________

Guitar 2

Intro/Verse: NO GUITAR

Pre-chorus:

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10--9--9---|stop playing over the individual
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10---|notes played by Guitar 1
E|---8--8--8--8--7--7---|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9---|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E|---8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7---|

Chorus: SAME AS GUITAR 1

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9------------|
D|--10-10---9--9--12-12---9--9--10-10---9--9--12-12--9------------|
A|--10-10--10-10--12-12--10-10--10-10--10-10--12-12--7--9-9-9-9---|
E|---8--8---7--7--10-10---7--7---8--8---7--7--10-10-----7-7-7-7---|

. . . .

Breakdown: 2x

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9--7--11--7--9--7--11--12---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7--5---9--5--7--5---9--10---|
E|-------------------------------|

2x

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---9--7--11--7--9--7--11--12------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---7--5---9--5--7--5---9--10--9-9-9-9---|
E|------------------------------7-7-7-7---|

. . . .

Chorus

Bridge: (2:14 for Guitar 2) stops at "on and on..."

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---12--14--17--17-16-17---12--14--17--16-16^---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---10--12--15--15-14-15---10--12--15--14-14^---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Breakdown 2:

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5-5--5--4-4-5-7p5p4---4--4-4------------|
D|-------------------------------------5--5-5---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Outro: END!

e|------------------------------------|-------|
B|------------------------------------|-------|
G|---5--5--4--7--5--5------4------2---|---5---|
D|------------------------------------|-------|
A|---3--3--2--5--3--3--2-2-2--0-0-0---|---3---|
E|------------------------------------|-------|

. . . .

________________________________________________________________________

Guitar 3 (extra guitar parts in the song)

Breakdown 2: (2:49 - 3:04)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---9-10-12-10-9------|
A|----------------10---|
E|---------------------|

Outro: (3:04 - end)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5-5--5--4-4-5-7p5p4---4--4-4------------|
D|-------------------------------------5--5-5---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---5--5-5--5--4-4-5-7p5p4---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5-5--5--4-4-5-7p5p4---4--4-4------------|
D|-------------------------------------5--5-5---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---5--5-5--5--4-4-5-7p5p4---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

That's it! I hope you enjoy it, and keep in mind to drink responsibly while jamming.

Or something like that. Thanks,

~Jonathan

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