Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

tabbed by: Ben D. It's in standard tuning but a half step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

[Intro]
 Here's the intro lick:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------1---------1-2-----------|
D|------4---2-----4---------4/6---|
A|----2---------2---------2-------|
E|--0---------0---------0---------|

[Riff ends with]
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------4--1--|
A|----2--4--2--|
E|--0----------|

[Verse]
(These are the root chords, a second guitar is muting other notes)
     "Breath in for luck..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------6---------------4--------7-\-6-------|  REPEAT
D|--2--------6(PM)---7-------4(PM)----7-\-6-------|
A|--2(PM)----4-------7(PM)---2--------5-\-4-------|
E|--0----------------5----------------------------|

-He does a few stops here and there but it's all the same chords

[Chorus]
     "My hopes are so high..."
       E      Abm     A      Abm           Repeat chorus:
e|-----0-------4------5-------4-------------------|
B|-----0-------4------5-------4-------------------|
G|-----1-------4------6-------4-------------------|
D|-----2-------6------7-------6--------6-7-6------|
A|-----2-------6------7-------6-------4-----4-----|
E|---0-0-------4------5-------4------5--------5---|

 The second time through the chorus he ends it differently:
       E      Abm     A     Abm
e|-----0-------4------5-------4----------|
B|-----0-------4------5-------4----------|
G|-----1-------4------6-------4-----6----|  To verse:
D|-----2-------6------7-------6-----6--6-|
A|-----2-------6------7-------6-----4--6-|
E|---0-0-------4------5-------4--------4-|

The second verse and second chorus are exactly the same (except for some stops in the verse) After the second chorus he breaks into the bridge/outro section: [Bridge/outro] These are the chords being played, a second guitar is picking through some other stuff which is at the bottom:

    "Hands down this is the..."             [End On:]
e|---0----------0-----------------------|   E|--0---|
B|---0----------0--------9--------7-----|   B|--0---|
G|---9---------14--------9--------8-----|   G|--9---|
D|---9---------14--------9--------9-----|   D|--9---|
A|---7---------12--------7--------9-----|   A|--7---|
E|--------------------------------7-----|   E|------|

 Guitar 2 is playing this during bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-6-8-9-8-9-8-9-6-8-9-8-9-8-9-8--|
D|------------------------------9-------------9-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   -over and over and over with slight variation at the end.

Well, I believe thats about it. I'm sure there's stuff wrong but it's definitely close... what a good song... enjoy!