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Avondale

Yellowcard
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Yellowcard - Avondale

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Yellowcard

Underdog E.P.

"Avondale"

Tabbed by : John Valte (J.V)

email: hanginwitastaple@hotmail.com

Gtr.1 - Dropped D

Gtr.2 - Dropped D

Gtr.3 - Standard(Violin and lead parts)

Gtr.1

Intro

16x then this end

e|---------------|---|------------------------------|-------|
B|---------------|---|------------------------------|-------|
G|--Drums--------|-4-|------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------|-4-|------------------------------|-------|
A|---------5-5-5-|-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--0-|-0-0-0-|
D|---------5-5-5-|---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--0-|-0-0-0-|

P.M. . . . . . .

Gtr.3

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

Gtr.2(comes in 3rd time) end

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|-11--12--11---9---7---(7)/11--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------|
D|--x---x---x---x---x---(x)/-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|-------|
A|--9--10---9---7---5---(5)/-9--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--0-|-0-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5--0-|-0-0-0-|

. . .

Bass plays Verse

Volume Swell

Gtr.1

("that scar")

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-4----5----|
D|-4----5----|

Gtr.2

Harm. * * * *

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

P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gtr.1

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

P.M...................................................

cont'd

Gtr.2

Harm. * * * *

e|------------------------------------|
B|------7-------7---------------------|
G|-----------------------7--------7---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5----5-5-5---5-------------------|
D|------------------9-9-----9-9-9---9-|

Gtr.1

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|

P.M........................................

Gtr.2

Harm. * * * *

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

P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gtr.1

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

P.M...................................................

Gtr.2

* *

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

. . . . . .

Gtr.1

e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
A|----------------------------
D|----------------------------

..............................

play "That scar"

Gtr.2

Harm. * * * *

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

P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gtr.1

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

P.M...................................................

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------9------\-------7-----------|Gtr. 1  plays this part(let ring)
D|----------------------------7---9--|Gtr. 2  plays this part(listen)
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Chorus

Gtr.1

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11-11-11-11---------11-11-12-11---------12-12-12-12-|
D|----------x--x--x--x----------x--x--x--x----------x--x--x--x-|
A|-0-0-0-0--9--9--9--9-0-0-0-0--9--9-10--9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-5-------------|

Gtr.2

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

cont'd

-------------------|
-------------------|
--------4--4-/7--7-|
--------x--x--x--x-|
5-5-5-5-2--2-/5--5-|
5-5-5-5------------|

Gtr.2

--------------------|
--------------------|
--------12-12-12-12-|
---------x--x--x--x-|
5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-|
5-5-5-5-------------|

cont/d

Gtr.1

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6--6-/7--7----------6--6-/7--7---------------------------------|
D|----------x--x--x--x----------x--x--x--x---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--4--4-/5--5--7-7-7-7-4--4-/5--5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-7------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Gtr.2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9--9-/11-11----------9--9-/11-11--------------------------------|
D|---------x--x---x--x----------x--x--x--x---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--7-/-9--9--7-7-7-7-7--7-/9--9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-7------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(last time)

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-|

. . . . . .

Gtr.3(play with Gtrs. 1 and 2..figure out timing)

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

Post Chorus (Gtr. 1 gives of some feedback)

(use some effects.)

Gtr.2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Pickscrapes

Gtr.1

Verse 2(Gtr. 2 plays Post Chorus without effects)

(use a wah pedal)

* * * *

e|-------------------------7-7-------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-----7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-----7-7---------------------|
G|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-------------7-7-----7-7-6-6-----6-6-----|
D|-----------------9-9---------------------------------7-7-----7-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

cont'd * * * * * * * *

e|-----------------7-7-----7-7-------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-----7-7---------7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7---------------------|
G|-----7-7-----7-7---------------------7-7-----7-7-6-6-----6-6-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-----7-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------9------\-------7-----------|Gtr. 1  plays this part(let ring)
D|----------------------------7---9--|Gtr. 2  plays this part(listen)
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

Play Chorus

Gtr. 2

Slow Part (repeat)

e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------7--------7---------7---------|
G|-7---7--------7-------7-----------7----|
D|-------4--------4--------4-----------4-|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|

Gtr.3

Violin part("Living like a fairy tale")

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12~----16/17\16\14/16\14\12/14\12~----16/17\16\14/16\14\12/14--14~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

cont'd

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-16/17\16\14/16\14\12/14-12/14-14/16-16/17-17/19-19\17-17\16-16\14-14\12---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus(violin plays with this)

16x 16x 16x 8x 8x

e|---|----|----|----|----|
B|---|----|----|----|----|
G|---|----|----|----|----|
D|---|----|----|----|----|
A|-0-|--5-|--7-|--0-|--5-|
D|-0-|--5-|--7-|--0-|--5-|

Play intro to end the song

Done, finally..I've only played for a year and I'm 14 so it wont be perfect

It'll be the best you find though..if you find anything else...unless

its from Yellowcard themselves of course...Comments, Requests, Questions,

Corrections? email me at hanginwitastaple@hotmail.com...

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