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----------|-------|
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | (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