Mayday Parade - If You Wanted A Song Written About You All You Had To Do Was Ask Chords & Tabs

 

If You Wanted A Song Written About You All You Had To Do Was Ask Chords & Tabs

Mayday Parade Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

If You Wanted A Song Written About You All You Had To Do Was Ask Tab

the other tab was good, but it was just the chords.
so i'm going to try and do the other parts.
questions/comments/compliments - heyskateboarder@aol.com


GUITAR 1

Verse:
[come in when he says "well it's 3'o'clock..]
e|-----------------|      e|--------------|
B|------------10~--|      B|-----10-8-----|
G|---------9-------|      G|----------11--|
D|--11h12----------|  3x  D|--11----------|  All THAT 2x
A|-----------------|      A|--------------|
E|-----------------|      E|--------------|

Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--14--------12--------11--------14--------|
D|---x-(16x)---x-(16x)---x-(16x)---x-(16x)--|
A|--12--------10---------9--------12--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse:
e|-----------------|      
B|------------10~--|     
G|---------9-------|      
D|--11h12----------|  2x 
A|-----------------|      
E|-----------------|  

Verse:
e|-----------------|      e|---------------------|
B|------------10~--|      B|---------------------|
G|---------9-------|      G|--9--------------9~--|
D|--11h12----------|  2x  D|----12---------------|
A|-----------------|      A|-------12~----12-----|
E|-----------------|      E|---------------------|

e|----------------|      e|-------------|
B|----------------|      B|-------------|
G|----------------|      G|-------------|
D|--11h12p11------|  3x  D|-------------|  ALL THAT 2x
A|-----------12~--|      A|--12-9-------|
E|----------------|      E|-------12-9--|

Chorus

Interlude:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--16--------12--------19--------14--------|
D|---x-(16x)---x-(16x)---x-(16x)---x-(16x)--|
A|--14--------10--------17--------12--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--16~--|
D|---x---|
A|--14~--|
E|-------|

Bridge:
no GUITAR 1

Chorus

Outro:
e|-----------------------|
B|----------------12-----|
G|-----------11~-----11--|
D|--11h12p11-------------|  3x
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------11---------9------------|
D|--11h12p11h12----12---12---12-12p11b--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|



GUITAR 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mayday_parade/if_you_wanted_a_song_written_about_you_all_you_had_to_do_was_ask_tab_ver_2.html ]
Verse:
[come in when he says "well it's 3'o'clock...]
e|---------------------|      e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|      B|---------------------------|
G|--9h11p9-------------|      G|--9h11p9----------9--------|
D|----------11-11h12~--|  2x  D|---------12----12---11-12--|  ALL THAT 2x
A|---------------------|      A|------------12-------------|
E|---------------------|      E|---------------------------|

Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-----------------------------------|
D|--7-(16x)--5--------4--------7--------|
A|--5--------5-(16x)--4-(16x)--7-(16x)--|
E|-----------3--------2--------5--------|

Pre-Verse:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--11~--11-9----------|
D|--12~--------12------|
A|----------------12~--|
E|---------------------|

Verse:
[listen for it]
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--6h7~--------11-9-7-9~-----6-7-----|
D|--------------------------------7~--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10~---------------10--------|
G|--9h11p9------9h11p9-------9h11p9----------12-11--|
D|---------12~----------------------12--------------| 2x
A|-------------------------------------12-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Interlude:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10-10~---------------------|
G|--7-6~----7/9-9/11-11---------7/9-9/11-11/9------|
D|--------------------------------------------12~--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------10-10~-----------------------------|
G|--7/9-9/11-11-----------6h7p6h7p6h7-6h7p6h7p6h7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--6h7p6h7-7~--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Bridge:
[starts when he says "take me home..." second time]
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|--6h7p6--|
D|---------| just do that as many times as needed
A|---------|
E|---------|

Then
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-----------------|
D|--7-(16x)--7--------|
A|--5--------7-(16x)--|
E|-----------5--------|

Chorus

Outro:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------9-----|
D|--9p7--------9-7---11--| 3x
A|------9h10p9-----------|
E|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-7-6-7p6b--|
D|--9p7---------9-7----------------|
A|-------9h10p9--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

If you listen, you can figure out when to play each part.
It's not hard.
ENJOY!