Sum 41 – Happiness Machine (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: shenanigan ************************************************************************************ Intro
  one Guitar repeats:        while the other repeats:
e|------------------|        e|------------------|
B|------------------|        B|------------------|
G|-7777777777777777-|        G|------------------|  (with some Phaser effect)
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|        D|------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-|        A|------------------|
D|------------------|        D|-0000000000000000-|
   1+++2+++3+++4+++             1+++2+++3+++4+++

this is repeated further on, while a third guitar plays the main riff:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7-7-7---|-9---9---9-9-9---|10--10--101010---|-6---6---6-6-6---|  x2
D|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-7---7---7-7-7---|-8---8---8-8-8---|-4---4---4-4-4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

the intro is ended with this:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
************************************************************************************ Verse
this is repeated throughout the verse:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-7777777777777777-|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A|-5555555555555555-|
D|------------------|
   1+++2+++3+++4+++

the other guitar plays:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  x4
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-00000-----------|-88888-----------|-33333-----------|-77777-------7b\-|
   1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++
Take my breath away, I don't need it anyway cause I'm fine here in my old forgotten world where I can be myself, left with the hand I'm dealt and it's hard to get a grip when you're holding onto something you just let slip away *************************************************************************************** Pre-Chorus chords are played arpeggiated by an acoustic guitar Dm C Bb F All these thoughts stuck in my mind Dm C Bb spinning round like endless
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
time for once in my mind ************************************************************************************* Chorus chords are played by piano and bass Dm Bb F I do wanna feel something you call real A Dm I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal Bb F And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind A I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life
guitar plays a lead riff under that (repeated x2):
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10101010-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
**************************************************************************************** Verse
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  x4
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-00000-----------|-88888-----------|-33333-----------|-77777-------7b\-|
   1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++  1+++2+++3+++4+++
Here with my old friend, the silence in the end And it rings so loud that I cannot pretend I just close my eyes and ask a thousand whys Will it change or stay the same? Will it ever go away? The question still remains *************************************************************************************** Pre-Chorus chords are played arpeggiated by an acoustic guitar Dm C Bb F All these thoughts stuck in my mind Dm C Bb spinning round like endless
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
time for once in my life ************************************************************************************* Chorus chords are played by piano and bass Dm Bb F I do wanna feel something you call real Am Dm I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal Bb F And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind Am I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life
guitar plays a lead riff under that (repeated x2):
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10101010-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
**************************************************************************************** Interlude
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7-7-7---|-9---9---9-9-9---|10--10--101010---|-6---6---6-6-6---|  x2
D|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-7---7---7-7-7---|-8---8---8-8-8---|-4---4---4-4-4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

then:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**************************************************************************************** Solo
e|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6-------6-------|-8-10------8-10------|-10tr11--8-------10tr11--14\------|
G|---7-6-----7-6---|------10-9------10-9-|----------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-|---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1  +  2 + 3  +  4 +   1       2       3       4       

this is repeated, as a second guitar plays:
e|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-15------15------|-17--------17--------|-18~~~~~-17~~~~~-18~~~~~-20~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   2   3   4     1    2    3    4      1       2       3       4 
**************************************************************************************** Bridge Verse difficult to hear because it's heavily palm muted. let me know if you have a better idea of what is played here.
e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|   x4
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
then the second guitar comes in:
e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|10--101010101010-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----------------|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|-----------------|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|-7-------7-------|-6---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|10--101010101010-|12---------------|
D|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---------------|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|10---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
lyrics: Warning signs read desolation On the road of desperation Happiness machines, I'm coming clean What can you do for me? ************************************************************************************ Chorus x2 chords played with electric guitar this time Dm Bb F I do wanna feel something you call real A Dm I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal Bb F And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind A I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life this chords progression is then repeated again Dm Bb F A
then:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
*********************************************************************************** Outro: chords played by piano only Dm Bb F A Dm Bb F So here now I stand at the end A Dm Of a dark road out of hell Bb F It's not so hard as I depart A What a way to become a man ************************************************************************************ that's it. hope you enjoyed. if you have any questions or corrections, feel free to comment!