Four Year Strong – It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now (Guitar Tab)
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From their 2010 album, 'Enemy of the World'
Tabbed by Tuscany
This tab has been worked into D Standard, and includes all of the guitar harmonies, line-by-line,
and was tabbed along with multiple footages of them live to figure out who's doing what where.
Yay! Enjoy!
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Guitar 1: Alan Day
Guitar 2: Dan O'Connor
INTRO
Guitar 1 Only d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-000000-12*-| .... .. .... .. ...... Guitar 1 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-| .... .. .... .. .... Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----12/---| ... . ... . . Both Guitars d-------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------| C------------------------------------------------7------| G----------------------------------------------9---11-7-| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000----------| .... .. .... .. .... d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-2-5-4-| .... .. .... .. .... d-------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------| C------------------------------------------------7------| G----------------------------------------------9---11-7-| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000----------| .... .. .... .. .... Guitar 1 d-----------------------------| A-----------------------------| F-----------------------------| C-----------------------------| G--------------6--------------| D-2-5-4-0-11-9-7--------------| Guitar 2 d-----------------------------| A-----------------------------| F-----------------------------| C-----------------------------| G--------------6-----6-7-9*---| D-2-5-4-0-11-9-7---9----------|
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VERSE 1
'I'm a mess such a wreck...'
Guitar 2/Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 does it the first time, Guitar 1 does the other 3) d-0000-11h12-00--11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-| A--------------------------------------------------------------| F--------------------------------------------------------------| x4 C--------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d------------| A------------| F------------| C-7-7-7-2----| Plays on 2nd and 3rd time G-7-7-7-2----| D-5-5-5-0----| '...look down / I've got my name on a string...' Guitar 1 d-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12---| A------------------------------------| F------------------------------------| x2 C------------------------------------| G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------| x2 C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'I lay my life on the line...' Guitar 1 d---------------------------------------------| A-10-10-10-------14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-12---| F----------9-9-9------------------------------| x2 C---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------| C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2 G----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slowly release on last time)
Then there's that interlude before the chorus...
Guitar 1 Only d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| A-2-2-2-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9---| F-----------------------------------------------------------| C-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
'Don't fix it if it hasn't broken yet' Guitar 1 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-----22222-----44444-66666666-44444444--------------| C-222-22222-222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------| G-222-00000-222-22222-44444444-22222222--------------| D-000-------000--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d-------------------------------------------------------| A-555/12-121212-555/10-101010-9999-12121212-7777-9999---| F-------------------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------| 'Don't regret it if it hasn't happened yet' Guitar 1 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-222-------222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------| C-222-22222-222-44444-66666666-44444444--------------| G-000-22222-000-22222-44444444-22222222--------------| D-----00000------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------------------| A-555/12-121212-555/10-101010-9999-17171717-16161616-12121212----| F----------------------------------------------------------------| C----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| 'So let's go...' Guitar 1 d-----12-12--------------------9----------|---------12-12-12-9-9-9-9------| A--10------12-10-12-----10-12---12-10-9---|--------------------------12\\\| This part I'm unsure F9----------------------------------------|x3, then-----------------------| about... this appears C-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| to be what Guitar 1 plays G-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| live, but on the album D-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| the synth did this Guitar 2 d-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------| F-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------| C-77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-|-77-777-7-1111-11-99-9-|-77-777-7-1414-14-99-|-999999999\\\-| G-77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-|-77-777-7-1111-11-99-9-|-77-777-7-1414-14-99-|-999999999\\\-| D-55-555-5-1212-12-77-7-|-55-555-5-9-9--9--77-7-|-55-555-5-1212-12-77-|-777777777\\\-|
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VERSE 2
'..........Face the facts'
Guitar 1
d-------------12-0-12-00-12-0-12---|--00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12-00-12-0-12--|
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------|------------------------------------| Same as last verse, but
C----------------------------------|------------------------------------| comes in late 1st time
G----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--| x2
C-------2-2-2----------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'...Against you all the time...'
Guitar 1
d---------------------------------------------|
A-10-10-10-------14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-12---|
F----------9-9-9------------------------------| x2
C---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------|
C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slowly release on last time)
'Do you feel like...'
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
A-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5--------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-0-00-000---|
..... ..... .. .. . . .. ...
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-0-00-000---|
..... ..... .. .. . . .. ...
''Cause it looks like...'
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
A-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5--------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-12\\\\\\\\-| <--Pick this
..... ..... .. .. . ..........
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------00000-00000-----------------00-00-0-12\\\\\\\\-| <--Pick this
..... ..... .. .. . .......... And then the interlude is a little different this time around...
Guitar 1
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
A-2-2-2-0-0-0-5-5-4-4-4------------|
F----------------------------------|
C----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
Staccato last 3
Guitar 2
d----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-------6-6-4-4-4------------|
C-------2-2-2-----4-4-4------------|
G-----------------2-2-2------------|
D----------------------------------|
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CHORUS 2
Same as chorus 1, but on the last time Guitar 2's part changes to
d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| C----77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-6-6-6-6-1010101010101010--| G----77-777-7-1414-14-99-9-6-6-6-6-1010101010101010--| D----55-555-5-1212-12-77-7-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
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BREAKDOWN
Guitar 2 only the first two times, then both guitars the last 2. d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| x4 C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----------| ... . ... . . 'Don't look... DOWN' Guitar 1 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| x4 C----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-0000-11h12-00-11h12-0000-11h12-00-11h12-00000000---| .... .. .... .. ........ Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F----------------------------------------------------| x4 C----------------------------------------------------| On the last time, make G----------------------------------------------------| the notes more pronounced D-000--------0--------000--------0--------0----------| ... . ... . .
Then that last interlude/prechorus thing
'A tiny spark to set it off' Guitar 2 d----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2--------------------| C-------2-2-2----------------------------------------| x2 G----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Ignite the dark .......................and live it up' Guitar 1 d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-14-14-14-12-12-12-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-17-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--| F-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-4-2-------------------------| C-------2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (slowly release entire line)
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FINAL CHORUS
Sam as the first chorus, up until
'The best advice I've found...' Guitar 2 d------------------------------| A------------------------------| F----------6-------------------| C-7--7--7--6--9----------------| G-7--7--7--4--9----------------| D-5--5--5-----7----------------|
Outro part
Guitar 1
d--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--2--0--5--4-4^5^4--|--2--0--5--4-4^5^4--|--2--0--5--4-4/7----|-------------------|
F--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
C--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------2----|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--000-0-000-0-0----|
... . ... .
Guitar 2
d--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
F--------6--4--4-4---|---------6--4--4-4--|---------6--4--4-4--|-------------------|
C--7--2--6--4--4-4---|---7--2--6--4--4-4--|---7--2--6--4--4-4--|-------------------|
G--7--2--4--2--2-2---|---7--2--4--2--2-2--|---7--2--4--2--2-2--|--------------2----|
D--5--0--------------|---5--0-------------|---5--0-------------|--000-0-000-0-0----|
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And that's it!
Key:
* Pinch Harmonic
/ \ Slide
\\\ Neck slide down
. Palm Mute
^ Bend or Release
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