Fuel – What We Can Never Have (Guitar Tab)

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tabbde by jjhand Watch the timing since the intro and verses are made up of odd timing. Bars that are not marked are 4 beats. [Intro]

    12-string acoustic
Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|

    Electric Guitar with echo.  Some examples of random notes are shown below
Eb|-------0--------------------------12-------x\-------7/------0---------------|
Bb|------0------------------------------------x\-------7/------5--3--5--0------|
Gb|-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro Part 2]
   Play 3x starting at 0:27
    5 beats                                   3 beats
Eb|-----------------------------------------|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
Bb|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|---------3-------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-------------------------3------/5-------|-0---0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-0--|

   Last time
    7 beats                                  
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
Gb|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
Db|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| play Intro again
Ab|---------3-------2---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------3------/5-------2-------3-------|

[Verse 1]

    6 beats - played 3x
Eb|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0--|
Bb|-----------0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-----1-----1-1-1--|
Gb|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
Db|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-----2-2-2-----------------0---0-----0-0-0--|
Eb|-0---0-----0-0-0----------------------------------|
1   "Locked inside the dark  I have a secret   buried  deep"
2   "I wish that I could tell you It's forever mine to keep"
3   "Strangers on the sidelines Tell me I'm the one to see"

    play after line 1-3 above
Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|

    Verse Ending
Eb|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0---|
Bb|-----------0-0-0-----3-----3-3-0-|-----3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-0-|
Gb|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|
Db|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0-|-----2-----2-2-2-0h2-2-----2-2-0-|
Ab|-----2-----2-2-2-----------------|-3---3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-x-|
Eb|-0---0-----0-0-0-----------------|---------------------------------|
   "Maybe they're alright and Maybe  you're just              my casualty"

[PreVerse]

    3 beats                     5 beats
Eb|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
Gb|-----0-------0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
Db|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
Ab|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-|---------3-------2-----------------------|
Eb|-0---0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-|-------------------------3------/5-------|

    3 beats                     7 beats
Eb|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0-0-0-----0-0-|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
Gb|-----0-------0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
Db|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| 
Ab|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-2-|---------3-------2---------------------------------------|
Eb|-0---0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-|-------------------------3------/5-------2-------3-------|

play Intro bar again 2x [Verse 2]

    6 beats - played 3x
Eb|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0--|
Bb|-----------0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-----1-----1-1-1--|
Gb|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
Db|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-----2-2-2-----------------0---0-----0-0-0--|
Eb|-0---0-----0-0-0----------------------------------|
   "Now I believe in heaven,    I believe in destined fate"
   "And you should raise your hands and pray to God it's not too late"
   "Shadows fall around me     everywhere that I have been"

    play after line 1-3 above
Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|

    Verse Ending
Eb|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-|-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-|
Bb|-----------0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-|-----1-----1-1-1-----1-----1-1-1-|
Gb|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|
Db|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0-|-----2-----2-2-2-0h2-2-----2-2-2-|
Ab|-----2-----2-2-2-----------------|-3---3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-|
Eb|-0---0-----0-0-0-----------------|---------------------------------|
   "Maybe they're all wrong and maybe you're just             my only"

Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
   "friend"

[Acoustic Chorus]

Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|-----1-------1-------1-----1-1-1--|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
  "But I'll always love      what we had"
  "And I'll always miss      what we had"

Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0--|
Bb|-----1-------1-------1-----1-1-1--|-----3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
Gb|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0--|
Ab|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-3---3-----3-3-3------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "But we always     love      what      we    can       never        have"

                                                       Electric enters:
Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-----0-------0-------------------|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-------2-------------------|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-0---0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                                       PM***** > > > >

[Chorus Lead Part]

    going into last lyric line:
Eb|-15-14-12~~~~-----------|-----------------------------|--12~~~---------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------15------------15----|--12~~~---------------|
Gb|------------------------|-----12------------14--------|--12~~~---------------|
Db|------------------------|-14------------16------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
      "But we always love what  we    can       never      have"

[Solo Lead]

Eb|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5----------------------|-5--------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-7b9--------------------|-7b9--------------4/____12~~~~~~~\9~~~~~~~~-----|
Db|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-5---------7------------|-----------------------|-5--------7~~~----------|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|---------------------4/____12~~~~~~~\9~~~~~~~~\-|--------------------4/__|
Db|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|__12~~~~~~~-14~~~~~~----|--12\11--12\11~~~~~9\7-|-9~~~~~\-4--------------|
Db|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-2--------0-------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

[Solo Rhythm] Noted chords are strummed by acoustic in background

    Abm                                           Ebm     Db
Eb|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-2------------------|-2----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-0------------------|-0--------0-2-3--2------|-2-------5--------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------3-2-|-0----------------------|

    Badd9  Bb             Ebm     Db              Gb      Abm 
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-3------2----3-2-----|---------5-------------|---------0------0-2-0---|
Eb|-----------------3-2-|-0---------------------|-3--------------------3-|

    Ebm    Db             Badd9   Bb              Ebm    Db
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-2------5------------|-3-------2-----3-2-----|-2-------5--------------|
Eb|-0-------------------|-------------------3-2-|-0----------------------|

    Gb     Abm
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|--------0------------|
Eb|-3-------------------|

[Final Chorus]

    Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|-----1-------1-------1-----1-1-1--|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
  "But I'll always love      what we had"
  "And I'll always miss      what we had                          But we"

Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0--|
Bb|-----1-------1-------1-----1-1-1--|-----3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
Gb|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----0-----0-0-0-----2-----2-2-2--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-0---0-----0-0-0--|
Ab|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|-3---3-----3-3-3------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "al     -ways     love      what      we    can       never        have"

    Lead Part - a lot of sustain so maybe using Ebow or a Sustainer pickup
Eb|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Bb|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Gb|-2-------------|-/4------------4\-|-2-------------|-/4-----------4\--|
Db|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|

Eb|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Gb|-2-------------|-0----------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|---------4--------|-2-------------|
Ab|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|------------------|---------------|

[Outro]

Eb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Bb|---------------------------0-0-0--|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|
Db|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Ab|-----2-------2-------2-----2-2-2--|
Eb|-0---0-------0-------0-----0-0-0--|

    5 beats                                   3 beats
Eb|-----------------------------------------|-------------0-0-0-------0-0--|
Bb|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|-------------0-0-0-------0-0--|
Gb|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0-------0-0--|
Db|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-------2-2--|
Ab|---------3-------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2-------2-2--|
Eb|-------------------------3------/5-------|-0---0-------0-0-0-0-----0-0--|

   Last time
    7 beats                                  
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Bb|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-------3---|-------------|
Gb|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-------0---|-------------|
Db|-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-------0---|-------------|
Ab|---------3-------2---------------0-----------------------|-------------|
Eb|-------------------------3---------------2-------3-------|--0----------|