McCafferty – Dead Bird Ii (Guitar Tab)
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Done by ear but I'm 95% sure this is accurate. The whole song is based around a Bm A G F#m chord
progression and Nick uses power chords.
[Chords] Bm A G F#m e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-4---------2------------------------------------------| A|-2-or-9----0-or-7----5----4---------------------------| E|------7---------5----3----2---------------------------| [Intro/Verse] Play twice before verse starts. "Wake up older...for the love of your sister." Bm A e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----0--2--0--2--0-----0-----0--2--0--2--0----| A|--2-----2-----------------0-----0-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| G F#m e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----0--2--0--2--0-----0-----0--2--0--2--0----| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3-----3-----------------2-----2-------------------| [Pre-chorus] Keep playing the verse progression but here is the riff. Listen to the song to get the slides and rhythm down. e|--5s7--5----------------------------5s7--5---------------------| B|---------7--5--5s3s7--7--7--7--7------------7--5--5h7--3--2-0--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
You can keep playing the verse progression but I like to palm-mute power chords and slowly let go.
Bm A
Feed my ego, make me a ghost
G F#m
Dead in my room, that's how I know
Bm A
Six rhymes with six rhymes with six rhymes with this
G F#
Rhymes with parents divorce, rhymes with things that you'll miss rhymes with
Bm A G F#m
Dead angel please, wake up safely
Bm A G F#m
Heroin makes me feel less crazy
Bm A G F#m
All your outlets provide no safety
Bm A G F#m (strum once and stop)
Dead angel please, wake up safely
[Instrumental]
Bm A G F#m x2
[Verse 2]
I like to use the power chords higher up on the neck and I add in my pinky on the D string to make it
sound fuller. Throw in distortion if you're on an electric guitar.
(Rhythm changes)
Bm A G F#m
Dead angel please, wake up safely
Bm A G F#m
Heroin makes me feel less crazy
Bm A G F#m
All your outlets provide no safety
Bm A G F#m (strum once and let ring)
Dead angel please, wake up safely
[Outro]
Bm A
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----0--2--0--2--0-----0-----0--2--0--2--0----|
A|--2-----2-----------------0-----0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G F#m
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----0-----0--2--0--2--0-----0-----0--2--0--2--0----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----------------2-----2-------------------|
e|--5s7--5----------------------------5s7--5---------------------|
B|---------7--5--5s3s7--7--7--7--7------------7--5--5h7--3--2-0--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|************************************
| h Hammer-on
| s Slide
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