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Slowdance on the Inside

Taking Back Sunday
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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

Tuning:

Guitars 1&2 Drop D

Violin (tabbed for guitar) Standard

Piano (tabbed for guitar) Standard

INTRO

Guitar 1

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1x
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1x
E|-----------------------------2-5~~~~~~~--------------------------|

Guitar 1

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|1x
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Violin (tabbed for guitar)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------4~~~~~~-------4~~~~~~6~~~~~~7~~~~~~~|
D|---------------4~~~~~~7~~~~~~-------7~~~~~~----------------------|
A|-5~~~~~~7~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|1x
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1

Guitar 1

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|4x
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|4x
E|-----------------------------2-5~~~~~~~--------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS

Guitar 1

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7~~~~~~~7~~~~~7-7-|
D|-7~~~~~~~7~~~~~x-x-|
A|-5~~~~~~~5~~~~~5-5-|1x
E|-0~~~~~~~0~~~~~0-0-|

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Guitar 2

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|1x
E|-------------X\\\\\|

CHORUS

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
     E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|---------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
     B|-7-------7-------8-------7-------x-----------x---8-------7-------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------2-----------2---x-------x-------|
     D|-4-------4-------5-------4-------0-----------0---5-------4-------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|>
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2x
     E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-8-------8-------7-------5-------3---------------3---------------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x---------------x---------------|
     D|-5-------5-------4-------2-------0---------------0---------------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|2x
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2

Guitar 1

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--7---|
D|-4b~~~~~~~-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-4b~~~~~~2---0-2/4-0-4-4-4-4-4-4---7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|>
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm...............

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Guitar 2

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------77777777-5~~~~~4~~~~~---------------77777777-5~~~~~4~~~~~--|
A|-5~~~~7~~~~--------------------------5~~~~7~~~~-----------------------|>
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(cont.)

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7~~\3-------------------7~~\3---|
G|-4-------6---7---------------6-------7-----------|
D|-----4h5-----------------4h5-----4h5-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|1x
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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(cont.)

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~--------|1x
E|-----------------5~~~~~~~----------------5~~~~~~~|

PRE-CHORUS

Guitar 1

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7~~~~~~~7~~~~~7-7-|
D|-7~~~~~~~7~~~~~x-x-|
A|-5~~~~~~~5~~~~~5-5-|1x
E|-0~~~~~~~0~~~~~0-0-|

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Guitar 2

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|1x
E|-------------X\\\\\|

CHORUS

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
     E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|---------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
     B|-7-------7-------8-------7-------x-----------x---8-------7-------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------2-----------2---x-------x-------|
     D|-4-------4-------5-------4-------0-----------0---5-------4-------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|>
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

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

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-8-------8-------7-------5-------3---------------3---------------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x---------------x---------------|
     D|-5-------5-------4-------2-------0---------------0---------------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|3x
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
     E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|---------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
     B|-7-------7-------8-------7-------x-----------x---8-------7-------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------2-----------2---x-------x-------|
     D|-4-------4-------5-------4-------0-----------0---5-------4-------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|>
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
     A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|1x
     E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-8-------8-------7-------5-------3-------------------------------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------------------------------|
     D|-5-------5-------4-------2-------0-------------------------------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1x
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
     E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|---------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
     B|-7-------7-------8-------7-------x-----------x---8-------7-------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------2-----------2---x-------x-------|
     D|-4-------4-------5-------4-------0-----------0---5-------4-------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|>
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1x
     E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-8-------8-------7-------5-------3---------------3---------------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x---------------x---------------|
     D|-5-------5-------4-------2-------0---------------0---------------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1x
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
     E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|---------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
     B|-7-------7-------8-------7-------x-----------x---8-------7-------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------2-----------2---x-------x-------|
     D|-4-------4-------5-------4-------0-----------0---5-------4-------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|>
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
     A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|1x
     E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|

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Piano (tabbed for guitar)

     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     B|-8-------8-------7-------5-------3-------------------------------|
     G|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------------------------------|
     D|-5-------5-------4-------2-------0-------------------------------|
     A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1x
     E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTTRO

Guitar 1

E|---------
B|---------

G|-7~~~~~~~

D|-7~~~~~~~

A|-5~~~~~~~fade

E|-0~~~~~~~

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