Jonathan Coulton – Still Alive (Guitar Tab)

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OVERVIEW: This is in the key that Jonathan Coulton sings it himself. For any other key, just add and count the numbers from that fret. This is NOT the key the song is in within the game is it the same arrangement. Please note that at any point you can switch between picking each note and playing full chords. The following tab represents how Coulton plays it. Refer to (Jonathan Coulton performing Still Alive) for strumming patterns if necesary. Also regarding the 'lead-ins'. Coulton, in the video I used for these tabs, plays a different amount of chords/notes each time. So there really is no specific amount you should play, play how ever many you feel comfortable. >>> = continue to strum the chord

[Verse 1]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      A   F#m A   F#m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
This was a triumph
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7
e|---------------------------------------------------0----------0>|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---1-----------1>|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2------------2>|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---3-------------3>|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------3>|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Aperture Science
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead

[Chorus 1] Em7 C G FΔ7 C G FΔ7 C Bbm G C Am FΔ7 E e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>| B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>| G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>| D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|

A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3>>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
But there's no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive

[Instrumental] A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| <---(not necessary to play e-string

B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|     in this section and all other
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|     sections that switch between the
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|     full A and F#m chords, but I added
A|--------------------------------|     it anyway to show complete chord.
E|--------------------------------|     Does not apply to single note
                                        sections.)

[Verse 2] A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m Bm E7 A F#m A F#m e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|

A|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>----------------|
E|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you broke my heart and killed me

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7 (let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0-------------0>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>1-------------1>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2-------------2>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
A|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
E|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
And tore me to pieces
And threw every piece into a fire
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!

[Chorus 2] Em7 C G FΔ7 C G FΔ7 C Bbm G C Am FΔ7 E e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>| B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>| G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>| D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|

A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3>>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
And we're out of beta, we're releasing on time
So I'm GLaD I got burned
Think of all the things we learned
For the people who are still alive

[Instrumental] A F#m A F#m e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|

A|----------------|
E|----------------|

[Verse 3]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      A   F#m A   F#m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Go ahead and leave me
I think I prefer to stay inside
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7 (let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0-------------0>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>1-------------1>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2-------------2>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
A|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
E|--------------------------------2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
Maybe Black Mesa...
That was a joke, haha, fat chance
Anyway, this cake is great
It's so delicious and moist

[Chorus 3] Em7 C G FΔ7 C G FΔ7 C Bbm G C Am FΔ7 E e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>| B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>| G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>| D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|

A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3>>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
Look at me still talking when there's science to do
When I look out there it makes me GLaD I'm not you
I've experiments to run there is research to be done
On the people who are still alive

[Instrumental] A F#m A F#m A F#m e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|

A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

[Outro] A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>| D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|

A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
And believe me I am still alive
I'm doing science and I'm still alive
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive
While you're dying I'll be still alive

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A (Let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0-------|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2-------|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2-------|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
And when you're dead I will be still alive

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