Manchester Orchestra – Opposite Sides (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Another MO song I can't find a tab for. I hope I do it justice.
Effects: Reverb, Distortion (especially to carry the hammer ons, and harmonics)
I am up in the air as to whether the main riff is achieved with bending and releasing or
hammering and pulling off. I have seen both done on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HaFCCHnYKg Hammer On/Pull Off
For this tab I will go with the bends...
You can play power chords quite easily here.
When I specify lyrics, I will try to put the notes and chords to when the lyric is first spoken.
The B in the chorus: you will hear what I think are harmonics,
which are being played on the B and D strings on Fret 9.
B F# G# D# A# E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-9--4--6--1--8-----------| A|-9--4--6--1--8-----------| D|-9--4--6--1--8-----------|
[Intro] (And Solo Riff)
Hold the bend E|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| G|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|---------------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|----8\6----7b8*------| D|---------------------8--|-5/6/8-6\5-----|---------------------8--|--6-----8------------| A|------------------------|------------h5-|------------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|
[Verse 1]
B F# G# D#
I wanna make up my mind
(---------PM------------) E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----| A|-9-x4--4-x4------6-x4--1-x4-| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----|
B F# G#
I wanna make you pay respectfully for all the lost time
(---------PM----------------) E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-----4---------6----------| A|-9-x4--4-x4------6-x8-------| D|-9-----4---------6----------|
B F# G# D#
You be the one to decide
(---------PM---------------) E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----| A|-9-x4--4-x4------6-x4--1-x4-| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----| B F# G# But you're wrong - you run, abandon where you come from and hide (Give Up....) (-----------------------------PM----------------------------) E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------------4-----------------6-----------| A|-9-x4-------------------------4-x4--------------6-x8--------| D|-9----------------------------4-----------------6-----------| [Chorus] B F# A# I never stopped to look and see that we're on opposite sides E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| A|-9-x12---------------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x1-----| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| B F# A# B You had a point when you were saying it was better alive E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| A|-9-x12-----------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x3---9-x6-------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| F# A# B So I E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----4------6-----9-----| A|----4-x1---6-x1--9-x6--| D|----4------6-----9-----| denied F# A# E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|--4-----8------| A|--4-x1--8-x1---| D|--4-----8------| Hold the bend E|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| G|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|---------------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|----8\6----7b8*------| D|---------------------8--|-5/6/8-6\5-----|---------------------8--|--6-----8------------| A|------------------------|------------h5-|------------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|
[Verse 2]
B F# G# D#
I wanna make up my mind
(---------PM------------) E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----| A|-9-x4--4-x4------6-x4--1-x4-| D|-9-----4---------6-----1----| B F# G# You want a hundred different reasons and a terrible lie (---------PM----------------) E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9------4--------------6----| A|-9-x4---4-x4-----------6-x8-| D|-9------4--------------6----|
B F# G# D#
I don't know where it came from
(---------PM------------------) E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-----------4------6-----1----| A|-9-x4--------4-x4---6-x4--1-x4-| D|-9-----------4------6-----1----| B F# G# It was wrong, it's wrong, abandon what you claim and evolve (-----------------------------PM----------------------------) E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------------4-----------------6-----------| A|-9-x4-------------------------4-x4--------------6-x8--------| D|-9----------------------------4-----------------6-----------|
[Chorus]
I never stopped to look and see that we're on opposite sides E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| A|-9-x12---------------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x1-----| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| B F# A# B You had a point when you were saying it was better alive E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| A|-9-x12-----------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x3---9-x6-------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| F# A# B So I E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----4------6-----9-----| A|----4-x1---6-x1--9-x6--| D|----4------6-----9-----| denied F# A# E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|--4-----8------| A|--4-x1--8-x1---| D|--4-----8------| Hold the bend E|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| G|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|---------------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|----8\6----7b8*------| D|---------------------8--|-5/6/8-6\5-----|---------------------8--|--6-----8------------| A|------------------------|------------h5-|------------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|
[Outro]
I never stopped to look and see that we're on opposite sides E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| A|-9-x12---------------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x1-----| D|-9-------------------------------------------------------4----6--------| B F# A# B You had a point when you were saying it was better alive E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| A|-9-x12-----------------------------------------------4-x4-6-x3---9-x6-------| D|-9---------------------------------------------------4----6------9----------| F# A# B So I E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----4------6-----9-----| A|----4-x1---6-x1--9-x6--| D|----4------6-----9-----| denied F# A# E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|--4-----8------| A|--4-x1--8-x1---| D|--4-----8------| Hold the bend E|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------| G|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|---------------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8----|----8\6----7b8*------| D|---------------------8--|-5/6/8-6\5-----|---------------------8--|--6-----8------------| A|------------------------|------------h5-|------------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|
[End]
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
| b Bend and Release (fast)
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