Hillsong United – Say The Word (Guitar Tab)

Capo 5

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:ndermawan E-mail:[email protected] One of my favourite on the new album! Hope the tab does it justice. Chords Used: C Am F G

[Intro/verse]                                                                   (0.02-0.45)
                                                   on 6th time go to prechorus
e|------------0---------------0---------------0-----|------------------------|
B|------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5---|-----3------------------|
G|----0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0-|---5---5---5-4-2--------|
D|--2-------2-------3-------3-------5-------5-------|-5-------5--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x2 = intro
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x4 = verse -> prechorus

During prechorus you can also just play the C chord a bunch of times. There is a constant single note of 1st fret on B string that comes in at 0.44 until chorus

[Prechorus]                                                                    (0.47-0.51)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------5-------------5---5---5---5---5---|
G|----0---0---5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|--5-------5-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

[Chorus]                                                                        (0.52-1.23)
e|---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------|
B|-------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------6---6---6---6---|
G|-5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

[Post-Chorus] ------------ For the 'every word that you sa-a-a-ay, it will remain' part (1.24-1.38) just strum chords to the beat, or chill and play nothing/improvise.

[Post-chorus synth/Ooohs]                                                       (1.39-1.53)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5--|
G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0--------|
D|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|LOW OCTAVE OR

e|-------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8-------8-------10-10-10/12-|
B|-----8-------8---8----------8-------8---8----------8-------8---8---------8-------8---8---------|
G|9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10----------9h10----9h10---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|HIGH OCTAVE

[Verse]                                                                         (1.54-2.23)
                                                 on 6th time go to prechorus
e|------------0---------------0---------------0-----|------------------------|
B|------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5---|-----3------------------|
G|----0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0-|---5---5---5-4-2--------|
D|--2-------2-------3-------3-------5-------5-------|-5-------5--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x2 = intro
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| x4 = verse -> prechorus

[Prechorus]                                                                     (2.24-2.29)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------5-------------5---5---5---5---5---|
G|----0---0---5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|--5-------5-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

[Chorus]                                                                              (2.30-3.31)
e|---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------3---3-------------------|
B|-------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------5---3---3-----3---------6---6---6---6---|
G|-5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---4h5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4

[Post-chorus synth/Ooohs]                                                             (3.32-4.01)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5--|
G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0--------|
D|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|LOW OCTAVE OR

e|-------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8--------8-------10-10-8-------8-------10-10-10/12-|
B|-----8-------8---8----------8-------8---8----------8-------8---8---------8-------8---8---------|
G|9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10-----------9h10----9h10----------9h10----9h10---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|HIGH OCTAVE

[Outro]                                                                               (4.02- end)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------1-------3---3-1--------0-------3---3-1--------1-------3---3-1-------1-------3---3-3/5---|
G|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0---0----------0-------0---0---------0-------0---0---------|
D|-2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3------------2h3-----2h3-----------2h3-----2h3---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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