Balance and Composure – Parachutes (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jake Carling
Tuning: Drop D
(0:00) [Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12----12-------------9----9------------4---4pbr--------9---9---------| x6
D|---14----14----14-------10---10---10-------5---5-----------7---7---7-------|
A|-0--------------------0------------------0---------------0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(0:30) [Verse 1]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8----------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---9--------------9-----9--------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7--x3------7---7------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-0------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Play this a few times)

 (0:50) [Pre-chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8-5-5brb---5brb--------8-8/10-5—5brb---5brb5----------------------------|
G|------------5------5-5/7----------------5--------5-5/7—x2------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Let the final note ring out during second playing)

(1:10) [Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----7----10-----2-------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-3-x8--7-x3-10-x2--3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----7----10-----3-------------------------------------------------------|

(1:33) [Verse 2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8----------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---9--------------9-----9--------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7--x3------7---7------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-0------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(1:50) [Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-3--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    (Figure out the strumming pattern)

(2:15) [Pre-chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8-5-5brb---5brb--------8-8/10-5—5brb---5brb5----------------------------|
G|------------5------5-5/7----------------5--------5-5/7—x2------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Let the final note ring out during second playing)

[Final Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----7----10-----2-------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-3-x8--7-x3-10-x2--3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----7----10-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
   (repeat this section with a cleaner tone for the outro)