Jimmy Eat World – Sure And Certain (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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This is as best as I can tell based off of listening to it and watching the music video. Also, now would be a good time to crank up the bass on your amp...
[Intro]
Guitar 1:  (drums come in on third repetition)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|  x4
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|  x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16~-|  x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12~-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12~-|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16~-| x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12~-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12~-|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1:
e|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
B|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2--|
D|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|   x4
A|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|   x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
[Post-Chorus]
Guitar 1:
e|-3~---2~---3~----0~--|
B|-3~---3~---3~----3~--|
G|-5~---2~---2~----2~--|
D|-5~---0~---0~----0~--|
A|-3~------------------|
D|---------------------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1:
e|------0-----0-------0-----|
B|------------------3-------|
G|---2------2-----2------2--|
D|-0------0-----0------0----| x4
A|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1:
e|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
B|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2--|
D|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|   x4
A|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|  x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1:  (figure out the repetitions for the first part)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-3-------------5-3-----------5-3----------5-3----------------------------|
G|-----5-4~------------5-4~----------5-4~---------5-4~------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12-15-12-15--------------------|
G|-11-12-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-/11-12-12-12-12-14-12-------------12-14-12-14-12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:  (comes in after all the "Ahh ahh ahh ahh"'s)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|  x2
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1:
e|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
B|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2--|
D|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|   x4
A|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12---12---12-12-12---12-12--16-16---16-16-16-16-|  x4
A|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|
D|-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---12---12-12-12---12-12--12-12---12-12-12-12-|

[Outro]
Guitar 1: (if you can't reach the 8 then a normal C5 works, but having the extra G note just makes it)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-/\--8-8-8----8-----8-----8--------|
G|-/\--5-5-5----5-----5-----5--------|
D|-/\--5-5-5----5-----5-----5-----0~-|
A|-/\--3-3-3----3-----3-----3-----0~-|
D|--------------------------------0~-|

Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12----12------12----12----16~-|
A|-10-10-10----10------10----10----12~-|
D|-10-10-10----10------10----10----12~-|
************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Let Ring | PM Palm mute ************************************