Midtown - "Perfect" guitar tab
Cant tell you if this is right or not, but I just finished and it sounds
absolutely perfect. matter of fact this is my one of my ONLY tabs, but dont worry
i'm not a 14 year old starting out. Got a correction or comment or anything gimme
an email at killfurby@yahoo.com
the rhythm guitar is tuned down a half-step, the lead stays standard
s - staccato
. - palm mute
b - bend
r - release bend
Intro (lead) (all those last notes on this row are NOT hammered)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------\10----10/8----8/6---6--5-6-5-6-8-6-
d\10-------10-10h11p10------10----11-10--------11------10-----8----------------
a----11-11-------------11-13---13-------11-------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
s s s
still the lead's intro...
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------\10----10/8----8/6---6-5-6-5------
d--10-------10-10h11p10-------10----11-10--------11------10-----8--------------
a-----11-11-------------11-13----13-------11-----------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
s s s s s s
guitar 2 intro and verse riff (start intro w/ open chords, then leave 'em off)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------
a--2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5--------
e--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------
4th time around on the verse...(4th and 8th notes in the last note played on the upstroke)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-----
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-----
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------
s s s s
Bridge (play twice)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------9-9-9-9-9-x-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-----
a--4-4-4-4-4-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
e--2-2-2-2-2-x-x-5----------(x-x)------------------------------
s s s s
....should i have succumbed to your courtesy....
chorus (play the last chord on 2nd time through only)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7----7--------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------5--------
2nd verse
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7-------------------
a--2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-------------------
e--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------
s
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7--7-7-7--7-7-----------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5-5-5--5-5-----------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------
s s s s
Bridge 2x
Chorus 3x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/midtown/perfect_tab.html ]
then... the modified chorus line
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------7--6--------------------------6----6------------------
d------------9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x---9-9-9-9--9------7----7-4----4-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-
a7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--4---7-7-7-7--7-7--7-5----5--------5--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-
e5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------5--5--------------------------------
s s s
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---
d--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---------------------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------
after this
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
without skipping a beat go from the last line to the verse riff 2 times
(background rhythm for the solo)
solo (lead guitar w/ standard tuning)
didnt do the whole staccato and vibrato thing for time's sake, you figure that part out,
cuz the rest of it's good...
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------\10---------------------\10--------------------------------------
d\11-10-----------13-11-10-10h11p10-------13-11-10h11p10---11-13-11-10---------
a------11-13------------------------11-------------------11------------11-13---
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--\10---------------------\10---------------------------------
d------13-11-10-10h11p10-------13-11-10h11p10---------8--------
a------------------------11-------------------11p8-11---11-----
e--------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------11--------------11b13r11-----------------------------
b------9----9--11-11b13----13r11-----------------13-11h13p11-----------------
g--\10---10----------------------13--13----------------------13--------13-15-
d----------------------------------------------------------------13h15-------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------16----16b18r16-15-16-------------------
b-----14----13----16-------------------------------------------
g--13----13----13----13----13----------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
rhythm part after the verse riffs (still during the solo)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------7---6-------------------------------
d--------------------------x---x---9-9-9-9--9------------------
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---4---7-7-7-7--7------------------
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------
s
chorus riff 2x
then
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-6-------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------2-4-------------
into the chorus one more time but play this at the end...
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--7---------2-2-7---------------------------------------------
e--5---------0-0-5---------------------------------------------
I'd give you a song layout, but i just walked you through the whole damn song,
so if you dont get it, keep goin... (although this one won't keep you busy
for too long...)
