Simple Plan – Slow Motion (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Tabbed by: Lucas Goldson (standbysunset on YouTube)
Guitar 1 - Sebastien Lefebvre
Guitar 2 - Jeff Stinco
[Intro (guitar 2 only)] e|--------------| B|-----12----12-| G|-9h11--9h11---| D|--------------| A|--------------| D|--fade in 8x--|
[Verse]
Guitar 1 (enters at 00:20) e|-------------------------------4x-|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| D|-9-8-9-8-9-9-8-8-9-8-9-8-9-11-9-8-|--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-4-----6-----2------4-----6-----2-----------| D|----------------------------------|-4--x8-6--x8-2--x16-4--x8-6--x8-2--x16------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *gradually lift palm mute Guitar 2 (enters at 00:19) e|---------11~--------------------11~---------------------11~-------11------------------| B|-12~-14~-----12~--------12~-14~-----7~----9~----5~-12-14-----12-14---7~----9~----5~---| G|------------------------------------6~----8~----4~-------------------6~----8~----4~---| D|------------------------------------8~----9~----6~-------------------8~----9~----6~---| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|-------------------2x-|-----------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------------------| G|-4------8------6------|-4------4------8------6------| D|-4--x32-6------4------|-2------4--x16-6------4------| A|-2------6--x16-4--x16-|-2--x16-2------6--x16-4--x16-| D|--------6------4------|-2-------------6------4------| Guitar 2 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| B||o----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----11-14-11--------14----14--14---o|| G||-9h11--9h11----9h11--9h11p9h11---|-8h11--8h11----8h11--8h11p8h11---|---11--------11--11------11--11------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-11------------11--11--11--------11--|| A||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| D||------------------------------2x-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----11----11----11----11----11~--| G|-9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11-----|-8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11-----|---11----11----11----11----11-----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-11----11----11----11----11-------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2x-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1 (enters at 1:32) e|-------------------------------4x-|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| note - harmony is top, G|-8-6-8-6-8-8-6-6-8-6-8-6-8-9--8-6-|--------------------------------------------| lead is bottom D|-9-8-9-8-9-9-8-8-9-8-9-8-9-11-9-8-|--------------------------------------------| for first bar A|----------------------------------|-4-----6-----2------4-----6-----2-----------| D|----------------------------------|-4--x8-6--x8-2--x16-4--x8-6--x8-2--x16------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *gradually lift palm mute Guitar 2 (acoustic) e|---7---9~p7---9~p7---9~p7---9~p7---9~p7---9~p7---9~p7---|-------------------11~-------11----------------| B|-7---7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-|-7~---9~---5~-12-14-----12-14---7~---9~---5~---| G|--------------------------------------------------------|-6~---8~---4~-------------------6~---8~---4~---| D|--------------------------------------------------------|-8~---9~---6~-------------------8~---9~---6~---| A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------4x-|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Guitar 1 e|-------------------2x-|-----------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------------------| G|-4------8------6------|-4------4------8------6------| D|-4--x32-6------4------|-2------4--x16-6------4------| A|-2------6--x16-4--x16-|-2--x16-2------6--x16-4--x16-| D|--------6------4------|-2-------------6------4------| Guitar 2 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| B||o----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----11-14-11--------14----14--14---o|| G||-9h11--9h11----9h11--9h11p9h11---|-8h11--8h11----8h11--8h11p8h11---|---11--------11--11------11--11------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-11------------11--11--11--------11--|| A||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| D||------------------------------2x-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----11----11----11----11----11~--| G|-9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11-----|-8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11-----|---11----11----11----11----11-----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-11----11----11----11----11-------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2x-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1 (2:50, clean) e|--------------------------------6~---7~-------------6~---------------------------------| B|--------------------------9~------------------9~---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------\\\--------------| A|-2--x32------(silence)------------------------------------------------\\\-(pickscrape)-| D|-2------------------------6~----4~---9~-------6~----4~----------------\\\--------------| Guitar 2 (3:05) e|---------------------------------------11~----11~----11~----11~--------\--------------11~-------11~--| B|-12~----12~----12~----12~-----14~------14b16~-14b16~-14b16~-14b16rbrbrb\---------12-14-----12-14-----| G|-14b16~-14b16~-14b16~-14b16~--16b18~-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------(pause)---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Final Chorus/Outro]
Guitar 1 e|-------------------2x-|--------------------------2x-| B|----------------------|-----------------------------| G|-4------8------6------|-4------4------8------6------| D|-4--x32-6------4------|-2------4--x16-6------4------| A|-2------6--x16-4--x16-|-2--x16-2------6--x16-4--x16-| D|--------6------4------|-2-------------6------4------| Guitar 2 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| B||o----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----12----12~-----12---------12-|-----11-14-11--------14----14--14---o|| G||-9h11--9h11----9h11--9h11p9h11---|-8h11--8h11----8h11--8h11p8h11---|---11--------11--11------11--11------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-11------------11--11--11--------11--|| A||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| D||------------------------------2x-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| e||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| B||o----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----12----12----12----12----12~--|-----11----11----11----11----11~--o|| G||-9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11--9h11-----|-8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11--8h11-----|---11----11----11----11----11------|| D||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-11----11----11----11----11--------|| A||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| D||-------------------------------2x-|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
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* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - let note ring
x - mute note
t - tremolo pick