Solitude Is Bliss

    D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D  D    D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D

E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--

E|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
B|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
G|9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x6 
D|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
A|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
E|8--------------------------------10--|    

After the first time the intro riff 
is played this is played
underneath it by a second guitar 
until the drums kick in:

E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|---------------12-------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|12-------------12-------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 


[Verse]

"Cracks in the pavement underneath 
my shoe,
I care less and less about and less 
about you"

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 

E|   
B|   
G|x4 
D|   
A|   
E|   


"no one else around to look at me,
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 
E|-----------------------------| 
   so I can..."
E|   
B|   
G|x2 
D|   
A|   
E|   


"...look at my shadow as much as I
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 
   please, all the..."
E|   
B|   
G|x2 
D|   
A|   
E|   


[Pre-Chorus]

"...kicks that I can't compare to,
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|


"...friends like you're all su..."
E|--6--6--6--6-6--| 
B|--6--6--6--6-6--| 
G|--7--7--7--7-7--| 
D|--8--8--8--8-8--| 
A|--8--8--8--8-8--| 
E|--6--6--6--6-6--| 


"...pposed to, but..."
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--| 
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--| 
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--| 
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 


[Chorus]

"...you will never come close to how
 I feel,
you will never come close to how I 
feel"
   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   
D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D

E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--

E|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
B|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
G|9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4 
D|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
A|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
E|8--------------------------------10--|    


[Verse]

"Space all 'round me where my soul 
can breathe,
off-guard body that my mind can 
leave"

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 

E|   
B|   
G|x4 
D|   
A|   
E|   


A second guitar plays this just after "soul can breathe":

E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|-------12--14~~~| 
D|--/14-----------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 


"nothing else matters I don't care what I miss"

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 
E|-----------------------------| 

E|   
B|   
G|x2 
D|   
A|   
E|   

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"company's okay, solitude is bliss"

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 

E|   
B|   
G|x2 
D|   
A|   
E|   


Another guitar plays this on the words "solitude is bliss"

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-14--14--14-14--14--14-------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 


[Pre-Chorus]

"there's a party in my head, and..
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|


"...no one is in..."
E|--6--6--6--6-6--| 
B|--6--6--6--6-6--| 
G|--7--7--7--7-7--| 
D|--8--8--8--8-8--| 
A|--8--8--8--8-8--| 
E|--6--6--6--6-6--| 


"...vited, and..."
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--| 
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--| 
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--| 
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--| 


[Chorus]

"...you will never come close to how
 I feel,
you will never come close to how I 
feel"
   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   
D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D

E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--

E|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
B|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
G|9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4 
D|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
A|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
E|8--------------------------------10--|    


[Pre-solo]

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-| 

E|   
B|   
G|x4 
D|   
A|   
E|   

A second guitar plays this on the
third repeat of the riff above:

E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|-------12--14~~~| 
D|--/14-----------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 


[Solo]

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-12---12-12---10-12-10----8-10--
D|-----------------------10-------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-8-10-8---7-8---7-8-7-5-3h5--5--
D|--------8-----------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------| 
B|------| 
G|5p3-1-| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 


This is played underneath the solo:

E|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
B|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
G|--9--9---7---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
D|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
A|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
E|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|

E|    
B|    
G| x4 
D|    
A|    
E|    

"Movement doesn't flow,
quite like it does when I'm alone"

E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--

E|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|    
B|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|    
G|2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| x2 
D|3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|    
A|3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|    
E|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|    


A second guitar plays these small fills:

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-10-\8\5---\3------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|----------------------8~~~~~-3-

E|--------------| 
B|--------------| 
G|--------------| 
D|--------------| 
A|--------------| 
E|/5-/6--/8~~~~~| 


                                        "I'll be the one who's free"

E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--

E|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----| 
B|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----| 
G|2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7-----5----| 
D|3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----| 
A|3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----| 
E|1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----| 


"You and all your friends can watc
E|--------------------------------
B|-8------------------------------
G|-8------------------------------
D|-8------------------------------
A|-6------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


[Bridge 2]

E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9-
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9-
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------

E|----| 
B|-9--| 
G|-9--| 
D|-7--| 
A|-7--| 
E|----| 


                    "...today"
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9-
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9-
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------

E|------------| 
B|-11.-11-11--| 
G|-11.-11-11--| 
D|--9.--9--9--| 
A|--9.--9--9--| 
E|------------| 


E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9-
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9-
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7-
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------

E|----| 
B|-9--| 
G|-9--| 
D|-7--| 
A|-7--| 
E|----| 

A second guitar plays this riff 
throughout
the chord progression above:

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---------------9--9--11--11--11-
A|----------9h11------------------
E|--9--9--9-----------------------

E|--------|    
B|--------|    
G|--------| x3 
D|11--11--|    
A|--------|    
E|--------|    


[Pre-Chorus]

"Don't ask me how you're supposed 
to, 'cause..."
   D  D  D  D  U         U

E|-5--5--5--5--5---------5------| 
B|-5--5--5--5---5---------5-----| 
G|-6--6--6--6----6---------6----| 
D|-7--7--7--7-----7-------------| 
A|-7--7--7--7------7------------| 
E|-5--5--5--5-------5-----------| 

E|                    
B|                    
G|arpeggiate the last 
D|part of the chord   
A|                    
E|                    

"...you will never come close to how
 I feel,
you will never come close to how I 
feel,
you will never come close to how I 
feel,
you will never come close to how I 
feel"

   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D

E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--

E|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
B|8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|    
G|9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x8 
D|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
A|10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|    
E|8--------------------------------10--|    

Fade out.


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| D   Downstroke
| U   Upstroke
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato