Sloan – Stand By Me Yeah (Guitar Tab)

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(Drums for 3 seconds)
Intro (x2, without the mutes second time):
E|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
B|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0-|
G|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0-|
D|-x--x-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--2-2-2--0-|
A|-x--x-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----2-2-2-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----2-2-2----|
E|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-----0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0----|

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Rhythm Figure 1:                                       |1.
E|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0---|
B|o-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0-o-|
G|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0---|
D|--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--2-2-2--0---|
A|o-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----2-2-2-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----2-2-2----o-|
E|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-----0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0------|

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  |2.
E|-1--2--|
B|-3--2--|
G|-3--3--|
D|-3--4--|
A|-1--4--|
E|----2--|
(Rhy. Fig. 1) You got to roll with the punches to get to what is real Knock down the bastards and show them how it feels, cause you know
Rhythm Figure 2:
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-1--2--|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--2-2-2-3--2--|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--1--1-1--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-3--3--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-3--4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------0-0-0-1--4--|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------2--|

E|-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-1--2--|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--1--1--1-1-1-1--1--2-2-2-3--2--|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--1--1-1--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-3--3--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-3--4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------0-0-0-1--4--|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------2--|
(Rhy. Fig. 2) It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get you It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get to you * *Riff 1 (with Rhy. Fig. 1) E F#m E A E F#m
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6--------------x---(7)b9-r7p6-7--6------(7)b9-r7p6----6------------|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7-----------x---(9)b11r9p7-9--7------(9)b11r9p7-7--7----7----7--|
A|--9------------------9-----------------------------------------------9-------9----9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    E       A                        E
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--x--x----10---10---7---5----------|
G|--x--x----9----9----7---6---6------|
D|----------------------------7---7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|
(Rhy. Fig. 1) And all your dreams are coming true And now you wish they'd stayed inside you
(Rhy. Fig. 2)
It's not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get you
It's not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get to you
                                                 _____
Chorus:                                         |1-4
E|--2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2--0---|
B|o-3--3--3-3-3-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-o-|
G|--2--2--2-2-2-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2--0---|
D|--0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--1--1--1-1-1--0---|
A|o----------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----2--2--2-2-2----o-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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  |5.
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
B|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
D|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff:
    E                    D         A   B7  D         A   B7  D         A    B7   
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7----7----5-------7----7----5-------7----7----5--|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6----7----7----6-------7----7----6-------7----7----6--|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D         A      B7          D
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--7----7----5------7--------9--10--|
G|--7----7----6------8--------8--9---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Chorus: D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A Stand by me B7 Line them up, knock them down D E They all come running when the word gets around
   E                   F#m         E   A                                  E         F#m
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6--------------x---(7)b9-r7p6-7--6------(7)b9-r7p6----6------------|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7-----------x---(9)b11r9p7-9--7------(9)b11r9p7-7--7----7----7--|
A|--9------------------9-----------------------------------------------9-------9----9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    E       A                        E
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--x--x----10---10---7---5----------|
G|--x--x----9----9----7---6---6------|
D|----------------------------7---7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|
F#m E A E You got to roll with the punches to get to what is real F#m E A Bb F# Knock down the bastards and show them how it feels, cause you know Bm E D A Bb F# It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get you Bm E D7 A E It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get to you
Chorus riff (two harmonized guitars):
    E                    D         A   B7  D         A   B7  D         A    B7   
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7----7----5-------7----7----5-------7----7----5--|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6----7----7----6-------7----7----6-------7----7----6--|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D         A       B7          D
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--7----7----5-------7--------9--10----|
G|--7----7----6-------8--------8--9-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Chorus: D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A B7 Stand by me, stand by me yeah D A Stand by me B7 Line them up, knock them down D E They all come running when the word gets around
    E                  F#m
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6-----|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7--|
A|--9------------------9--|
E|------------------------|
End on F#m