New American Classic

tabbed by: Jonathan Osmark
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This is one of the greatest acoustic
 emo songs ever written! I think it 
proves that
the new TBS guitarist really has 
some great songwriting capabilities 
and shouldn't
be trashed as much as he has been. 
Shame on you... =P

NOTE: This song is being 
fingerpicked, so NO picks aight?

tuning: standard (EADGBe)

key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
Continúa después del anuncio
x = dead note

intro/verse riff: "you've got to ge
e|-------------------2------------
B|---0------3--------------3--5p0-
G|-------------0--------0---------
D|------0h4-------0--0------------
A|----------------------------3---
E|---3----------------------------

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


chorus: "just ask the question..."
e|--0---x-x---2(h3)---2(h3)---| 
B|--3---5/7---0-------3-------| 
G|--0---0-0---0-------0-------| 
D|--0---5/7---2-------0-------| 
A|--3---3/5---2-------x-------| 
E|------------0-------3-------| 


Chorus2: "and there's one thing...
e|---2---x---x---x---| 
B|---0---3---3---5---| 
G|---0---0---0---0---| 
D|---2---0---0---0---| 
A|---2---2---3---5---| 
E|---0---------------| 

verse
chorus
chorus2

bridge: instrumental (a little random note picking, play around with these notes!)
e|---0----------------------------
B|---3----5--3--5--7\3--3--0h3p0--
G|---0----0--0--0--0----0--0------
D|---0----0--0--0-------0--0------
A|---x----------------------------
E|---3----3--3--3-------3--3------

e|----------------------------------
B|5--0h3p0--0h3p0--5--5h7p5\3h5p--3-
G|0--0------0------0--0-----------0-
D|0--0------0------0--------------0-
A|----------------------------------
E|3--3------3------3--------------3-


bridge(continued): bass and strings join in! (+soft drumming)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------3------3------3-----3---|
G|-----0------0------0-----0-----|
D|---4------4------4-----4-------|
A|----------3--------------------|
E|---0-------------3-----3-------|

e|--3-3h5p3-3-3---3---|     
B|--3-3h5p3-3-3p0h3---|     
G|--------------------|tag! 
D|--------------------|     
A|--------------------|     
E|--------------------|     

 (these bass notes aren't necessary,
 but it sounds better I think)

bridge(continued):guitar solo riff (bass plays the bass notes here! Drums kick in)
e|--3---3p2-2-2----3/5/7--7h8-8-8-
B|--3---3---3-3----3/5/8--8---8-8-
G|--------------4-----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|8p7-7---|--8p7-7--|------10--| 
B|8---8---|--8---8--|--7h8-----| 
G|--------|---------|----------| 
D|--------|---(8x)--|---(8x)---| 
A|--------|---------|----------| 
E|--------|---------|----------| 

 (I believe there's a second guitar,
 but I can't be bothered, sorry)

chorus
chorus2

outro (same as intro, 'cept for the last time [below])
e|-------------------2------------
B|---0------3--------------3--5p0-
G|-------------0--------0---------
D|------0h4-------0--0------------
A|----------------------------3---
E|---3----------------------------

e|-------------|                
B|----3-----0--|                
G|-5-----5-----| (play a soft G 
D|-------------|                
A|-------------|                
E|-------------|                

e|        
B|        
G|chord)  
D|        
A|        
E|        

I'm sorry for the bridge section, 
but it's really tricky to type (and 
make out)
every single individual note that's 
being played, because of his 
fingerpicking
technique, but the important bits 
are there at least.  I think that 
it's pretty
accurate, but I may be wrong.  Just 
listen really carefully and please 
correct
my mistakes (if there are any =P).
thanks,
~Jonathan