5 Seconds of Summer – Try Hard (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Lucas Goldson (standbysunset on YouTube)
Guitar 1 - Luke Hemmings
Guitar 2 - Michael Clifford
(THIS TAB IS THE RE-RECORDED VERSION FROM THEIR DON'T STOP EP (2014). THE 2012 VERSION IS AT THE BOTTOM)
Check out my guitar cover for the 2014 version on YouTube!: https://youtu.be/aHwzvZbvL2w
[Intro]
Guitar 1, 2x e|----------------------------------| B|-***------------------------------| G|-(0)--4---------------------------| D|-(0)--4--x16-4------6------2------| A|-(0)--2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-| E|-(0)---------2------4------0------| Guitar 1, 2x e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4---2-------------1-----------4---2---------------2-1~-| A|--2-2---------4~-4--2-4---4~---2~----------x-4~--4--2-4------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------#------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--x16------------------------4--x16-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16---2------4--x16-6--x8-8888-9999-2--x16-6--x8-8--x8-2--x8-|
E|--------2------4------0---------------2------4-----6666-7777-0------4-----6-----0-----|
* * * * * * * **** **** * * * *Gradually lift PM
[Guitar 2 (comes in at the # above)]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4~---4~---4~---44--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(silence)---4~---4~---4~---44---4~---4~---4~---44---6~---8~---2~---2~---2~---2~--(silence)-|
A|-----------222~-222~-222~-2222---4~---4~---4~---44---6~---8~---2~---2~---2~---2~------------|
E|-------------------------------222~-222~-222~-2222-444~-666~-000~-000~-000~-000~------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-4~-------------------4----------------------|
D|-4~---4~-------2------4--x8-4---------2------|
A|-2~---4~-------2--x32-2-----4--x8-----2--x32-|
E|------2~---/11\0------------2-----/11\0------|
Guitar 2
e|--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7------7--x16---------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--x16-6------13------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14~-|
D|-9------7----------x16-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------11------7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|[Re-intro]
Guitar 1, 2x e|----------------------------------| B|-***------------------------------| G|-(0)--4---------------------------| D|-(0)--4--x16-4------6------2------| A|-(0)--2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-| E|-(0)---------2------4------0------| Guitar 1, 2x e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4---2-------------1-----------4---2---------------2-1~-| A|--2-2---------4~-4--2-4---4~---2~----------x-4~--4--2-4------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------#------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--x16----------------------4--x16-------------------------------------------2-----| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-2------4--x16-6--x8-8888-9999-2--x16-6--x8-8--x8-2--x8-| E|--------2------4------0-------------2------4-----6666-7777-0------4-----6-----0-----| * * * * * * * **** **** * * * *Gradually lift PM Guitar 2 e|-------7~-------7~----7~-------7~--------7~-|-7------6------4------7------|-------4~-------6~--------7~--7-| B|-----7--------7----7~--------7---------7----|----x16----x16----x16----x16-|---5--------7---------7-------7-| G|---8--------9--------------8---------9------|-4------3------1------4------|-4---4----6---6-----8---8-------| D|-9--------7--------------9---------9--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------9-| A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------.-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-4~-------------------4----------------------| D|-4~---4~-------2------4--x8-4---------2------| A|-2~---4~-------2--x32-2-----4--x8-----2--x32-| E|------2~---/11\0------------2-----/11\0------| Guitar 2, 2x: e|--------0----------------------------------------------------------| B|-7------7--x16-----9-12~------9-12~---.----------------------------| G|-8--x16-6--------9----------9---------9--9999-11----12-----141414~-| D|-9------7------9----------9----------------------x4-----x4---------| A|-----------------------------------------7777-9-----10-----121212~-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1] V gradually release PM
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4~-4~---------------------4--------------------------4~-4~------------|
D|-6~-6~-2~-2~-4~-4~-4~-xxxx-6~-6~-2~-2~-4--x8--(pause)-6~-6~-2~-2~-4~-4~-4~-6\4~-2~-|
A|-6~-6~-2~-2~-2~-2~-4~-xxxx-6~-6~-2~-2~-2--------------6~-6~-2~-2~-2~-2~-4~-6\4~-2~-|
E|-4~-4~-0~-0~-------2~-xxxx-4~-4~-0~-0~----------------4~-4~-0~-0~-------2~-4\2~-0~-|
*
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|----------------1.-|------2.-|--------------------------3.-||
B|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------|--------------------(5.9)***-||
G|-4/6~-6/8-8-8-8-4/6~-6/8-8-8-8-4/6~-6/8-8-8-8-|-8/9-9-9-9\8-8-3-3-|---------|-8/9-9-9-9\8-8---------------||
D|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-(pause)-|---------------2~------------||
A|-2/4~-4/6-6-6-6-2/4~-4/6-6-6-6-2/4~-4/6-6-6-6-|-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-1-1-|---------|-6/7-7-7-7\6-6-2~------------||
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------|---------------0~------------|| (The (5.9) represents the note of the feedback. The".9" next to the number of the fret is how far up
the fret you lay your finger. Think of it has having your finger about 90% to the LEFT of the fret)
[Bridge Pt. 2 (Luke sings the chorus low)]
[Guitar 1 (all upstrokes, clean guitar)]
e|-2~-----------2~-----------0~------------------------------------------|
B|-4~-----------2~-----------0~------------------------------------------|
G|-4~-----------2~-----------1~------------------------------------------|
D|-x------------4~-----------2~---------------------------------2--------|
A|-2~-------------------------------------(back to distortion)--2--x16---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
*gradually lift PM-
Guitar 2
e|-------7~---7~---7----7------5-------5~-9-----9-----9--------|-12---4x-|-12-------|-12--4x-|-12-------|
B|-----7----7----7---7~---7------5----------10~---10~---10-----|---12----|---12-----|---12---|---12-----|
G|---8----------------------8~-----6----------------------11~/-|-----13--|-----13~~-|-----12-|-----12~~-|
D|-9---------------------------------7-------------------------|---------|----------|--------|----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------|----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------|----------|[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--------------------------------4--------------------| D|-4--x16-4------2------xxxx-2------4--x16-4------2------| A|-2------4--x16-2--x12-xxxx-2--x16-2------4--x16-2--x32-| E|--------2------0------xxxx-0-------------2------0------| Guitar 2, 2x e|--------0----------------------------------------------------------| B|-7------7--x16-----9-12~------9-12~---.----------------------------| G|-8--x16-6--------9----------9---------9--9999-11----12-----141414~-| D|-9------7------9----------9----------------------x4-----x4---------| A|-----------------------------------------7777-9-----10-----121212~-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-4---------------------------.-.-.-.--4~~\-| D|-4--x16-4------6------2------2-2-2-2--4~~\-| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-2-2-2-2--2~~\-| E|--------2------4------0------0-0-0-0-------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12--------11--------12------------------------| G|-14b16--x8-13b15--x8-14b16--x12--.-.-.-.--4~~\-| D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2--4~~\-| A|---------------------------------2-2-2-2--2~~\-| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-------| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
[OLD VERSION]
[Intro]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4---------------------------| D|-4--x16-4------6------2------| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-| E|--------2------4------0------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-/11---9~--6~--6--x-4-6/8\6~--4~--/11--9~--6--6--x-4-6/9\8~-| D|----------------------x------------------------------x----------| A|-2-2-/9----7~--4~--4--x-2-4/6\4~--2~--/9---7~--4--4--x-2-4/7\6~-| E|----------------------x------------------------------x----------|
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1, 2x V gradually lift palm mute e|-------------------------------#---------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--x16------------------------4--x16----------------------------------------| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16---2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-6--x8-8--x8-2--x8-| E|--------2------4------0---------------2------4------0------4-----6-----0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (comes in at the # above) e|---------7~----------7~-------------7~----------7~---|---------7~----------7~-------------7~-----7~-| B|---7-7-----------7------7-----7-7-----------7------7-|---7-7-----------7------7-----7-7-------------| G|-8-----8----8~-8---8------8-6-----6----6~-6---6------|-8-----8----8~-8---8------8-6-----6----6-6----| D|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------2x-|----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1, 2x e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-4~--------9------11-11-11-11-9-----| D|-4~---4~------x20----------------x8-| A|-2~---4~---7------9--9--9--9--7-----| E|------2~---0------0--0--0-0---0-----| Guitar 2, 2x e|-2~---2~-----------------------------------------------| B|-4~---2~-----------------------------------------------| G|-4~---2~---9-------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-| D|--------------x20--------------------------------------| A|-----------7-------9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Re-intro]
Guitar 1] e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4---------------------------| D|-4--x16-4------6------2------| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-| E|--------2------4------0------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-/11---9~--6~--6--x-4-6/8\6~--4~--/11--9~--6--6--x-4-6/9\8~-| D|----------------------x------------------------------x----------| A|-2-2-/9----7~--4~--4--x-2-4/6\4~--2~--/9---7~--4--4--x-2-4/7\6~-| E|----------------------x------------------------------x----------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1 (2x) V gradually lift palm mute e|-------------------------------#---------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--x16------------------------4--x16----------------------------------------| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16---2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-6--x8-8--x8-2--x8-| E|--------2------4------0---------------2------4------0------4-----6-----0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------7~----------7~-------------7~----------7~---|---------7~----------7~-------------7~-----7~-| B|---7-7-----------7------7-----7-7-----------7------7-|---7-7-----------7------7-----7-7-------------| G|-8-----8----8~-8---8------8-6-----6----6~-6---6------|-8-----8----8~-8---8------8-6-----6----6-6----| D|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------4x-|----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Guitar 1, 2x e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-4~--------9------11-11-11-11-9-----| D|-4~---4~------x20----------------x8-| A|-2~---4~---7------9--9--9--9--7-----| E|------2~---0------0--0--0-0---0-----| Guitar 2, 2x e|-2~---2~-----------------------------------------------| B|-4~---2~-----------------------------------------------| G|-4~---2~---9-------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-| D|--------------x20--------------------------------------| A|-----------7-------9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------/6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-| D|---(silence)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------/4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------|--------2x---------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-11~-11~-9~---8~---6~--|-/13~-13~-9~---8~---6~---|-4~-----/9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-| D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-9~--9~--7~---6~---4~--|-/11~-11~-7~---6~---4~---|-2~-----/7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-| E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| [Prechorus (guitar 2 only, acoustic)] e|------4x-|------4x-|-------4x-| B|-----0---|-----0---|-----0----| G|---------|---------|----------| D|---6---6-|---4---4-|---2---2--| A|-7-------|-6-------|----------| E|---------|---------|-4--------|
[Final Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------2x-| B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-/6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-4-------------9------11111111-9-----| D|--------------------------------------|-4--x16-4---------x20-------------x8-| A|-/4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--|-2------4--x16-7------9-9-9-9--7-----| E|--------------------------------------|--------2------0------0-0-0-0--0-----| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-/9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-/7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-2------2----------------------------------------2------5----------------------------------------------| B|-4--x16-2----------------------------------------4--x16-7----------------------------------------------| G|-4------2------9------11111111-12121212-14141414-4------6--x16-13------9999-11111111-12121212-14141414-| D|-----------x16----x20-----------------------------------7----------x16---------------------------------| A|---------------7-------9-9-9-9-10101010-12121212---------------11------7777--9-9-9-9-10101010-12121212-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------2x-|--------| B|-----------------------------|--------| G|-4---------------------------|-4~~~\--| D|-4--x16-4------6------2------|-4~~~\--| A|-2------4--x16-6--x16-2--x16-|-2~~~\--| E|--------2------4------0------|--------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------2x-|-------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------| G|-4-4-/11---9~--6~--6--x-4-6/8\6~--4~--/11--9~--6--6--x-4-6/9\8~-|-4~~~\-| D|----------------------x------------------------------x----------|-------| A|-2-2-/9----7~--4~--4--x-2-4/6\4~--2~--/9---7~--4--4--x-2-4/7\6~-|-------| E|----------------------x------------------------------x----------|-------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| PM Palm mute
| b Bend
| ~ hold note
| . play note and quickly release your fretting hand
| * palm mute
| x mute note
| (#) natural harmonic