21st Century Living Chords & Tabs
This tab is 100%, if you watch the live version on youtube you will see it sounds
like this (the guitars are easier to hear thna the recording) and they play it exactly like
It's an easy song to play you just may have trouble linking it to the recording 'cause
lack of guitar volume and techy effects.
TUNING: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Guitar 1: ?
Verse 1 (Part 1) - 0:00 ("Do you want the supersize?")
Clean with some quick delays, let notes ring
Hold this chord (don't play it):
|-10---|
|-12---|
|-12---|
|-10---|
|-10---|
|-10---|
Holding that chord, play these notes:
|----------|
|-12-------|
|-----12---| play 8 times (play 16 times in live version)
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|------------|
|-----12-----|
|---12--12---| play 8 times (play 16 times in live version)
|-10---------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-----10-------|
|-------12-----|
|---12----12---| play about 8 times (this is only in the live version)
|-10-----------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
Verse 1 (Part 2) - 0:41 ("Have a little backup jingle")
|-------10-------|
|-----12--12-----|
|---12------12---| play about 8 times (play 16 times in live version)
|-10-------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Chorus 1 - 0:57 ("Fake lightning flashes")
|------|
|-12---|
|-12---| play variations of notes from this chord throughout the chorus
|-10---| then play the chord on "gun it" and after "take what your given"
|-10---| and on "21st century living"
|------|
Verse 2 (Part 1) - 1:33 ("Ambition's a tricky thing")
|----------|
|-12-------|
|-----12---| play 8 times (don't play in live version)
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|------------|
|-----12-----|
|---12--12---| play about 8 times (play 16 times in live version)
|-10---------|
|------------|
|------------|
Verse 2 (Part 2) - 2:06 ("Ambition will televise the revolution")
|-------10-------|
|-----12--12-----|
|---12------12---| play about 8 times (play 16 times in live version)
|-10-------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Chorus 2 - 2:23 ("Fake lightning flashes")
|------|
|-12---|
|-12---| play variations of notes from this chord throughout the chorus
|-10---| then play the chord on "gun it" and after "take what your given"
|-10---| and on "21st century living"
|------|
Guitar 2: Matt
Verse 1 (Part 1) - 0:00 ("Do you want the supersize?")
(No guitar)
Verse 1 (Part 2) - 0:41 ("Have a little backup jingle")
Play this whole thing 4 times
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-11-11-11-1111-1111---| x2
|-9--9--9--9-9--9-9----|
|-9--9--9--9-9--9-9----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-14-14-14-1414-1414---| x2 (only in live version)
|-12-12-12-1212-1212---|
|-12-12-12-1212-1212---|
|----------------------|
Chorus 1 - 0:57 ("Fake lightning flashes")
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matthew_good/21st_century_living_tab.html ]
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-----------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-3333-3333-3333-3333-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|---------------------3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555----------------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-22-22-22-22-22---|
|-3333-3333-3333-3333-5555-5555-22-22-22-22-22---|
|---------------------3333-3333-00-00-00-00-00---|
Verse 2 (Part 1) - 1:33 ("Ambition's a tricky thing")
(No guitar)
Verse 2 (Part 2) - 2:06 ("Ambition will televise the revolution")
Play this whole thing 4 times
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-11-11-11-1111-1111---| x2
|-9--9--9--9-9--9-9----|
|-9--9--9--9-9--9-9----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-14-14-14-1414-1414---| x2 (only in live version)
|-12-12-12-1212-1212---|
|-12-12-12-1212-1212---|
|----------------------|
Chorus 2 - 2:23 ("Fake lightning flashes")
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-----------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-3333-3333-3333-3333-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|---------------------3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-5555-5555-5555-5555---|
|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3333-3333-3333-3333---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5555-5555-5555-5555----------------------------| x2
|-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-22-22-22-22-22---|
|-3333-3333-3333-3333-5555-5555-22-22-22-22-22---|
|---------------------3333-3333-00-00-00-00-00---|
