The Backseat Lovers – Elevator Days (Guitar Live Tab)

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Tone: Josh (the singer/guitar) rocks a telecaster. I've found the most similar tone on the neck pickup of my telecaster with some drive and a touch of chorus. If you put the chorus depth and rate at noon and the mix/level 1/3rd of the way you'll get a similar tone to the record Jonas (lead guitar) rocks a strat. If you fiddle around you can find his tone too, but this is a combo tab of both Josh's and Jonas' parts. Lead parts are noted line by line as they come up, but I dont have all the lead parts figured out. When played live they definitely mix in more chorus than on the record

  [Intro]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--1----------------6---|
D|--2-------6--------6---|
A|--2-------6--------4---|
E|--0-------4------------|

  [Verse 1, somewhat palm muted/played quietly]
  Do you remember the sun on the bench...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------13----13------------------------------------6----6-----|
A|--11-11---11----11---------------6----6--------4--4---4----4-----|
E|--------------------------4--4---4----4--------------------------|

  I found a handful of lies... [Lead Guitar]
e|------7---7---9-------11----11----11-------12----12----12----12----12----12--|
B|----9---9---9------12----12----12-------14----14----14----14----14----14-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[first verse ending] and the elevator days came, say my name

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|  play verse now without palm muting
D|--6---4---4---6---4-----13---------------4---4---4---|
A|--4---4---4---4---4-----11---------------4---4---4---|
E|-----------------------------------------6---6---6---|
  (still palm muted)    let ring

  [second verse ending]
  I wanted to wait
e|------------------------------------7--------|
B|--------------------------------7-------7----|
G|------6---------------6/9---9----------------|
D|------6---------------6/9--------------------|
A|------4---------------4/7--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

  Room 161, your hand on the gun
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------1-----------8---8---8---8------6---6---6---6-----|
D|-------4------4-------6-------6--------2------------------------------------------------|
A|---2--------2-------4------4-----------2-----------6---6---6---6------4---4---4---4-----|
E|---------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
                                       (x8 times)

  Clothes left on the floor...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------1-----------8---8---8---8------9---9---9---9------13------|
D|-------4------4-------6-------6--------2-------------------------------------------------13------|
A|---2--------2-------4------4-----------2-----------6---6---6---6------7---7---7---7------11------|
E|---------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
                                       (x8 times)                                        let ring

e|----7-----6------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------1-----------8---8---8---8------6---6---6---6------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------------4----------|
A|-------------------------------2-----------6---6---6---6------4---4---4---4-------------4----------|
E|-------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------2----------|
                               (x8 times)                                               (x16 times)

  [Riff]
  played through twice
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------9h11---9--------------6--6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11--11--9h11------------11-9--------6--6-------4h6---4--------------2h4--4-xxxx-4-x-4--2h4--4-xxxx-4-x-4--|
E|-0---0------------------------11-9---4--4---4h7----------7--4--7--4----------------------------------------|

afterwards play through verse chord progression just with a different strum pattern starting with palm muting and then going to full strums (listen/play with record to find out when) Different strum pattern: D D D (rest) D D 1 2 3 + 4

  Was it enough to try and take from me...
  First time through played palm muted or quietly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------4-----------|
A|----2-------------4-------------2------------1-1-1-1-----2-------------8------------2-----------|
E|----0-------------6--------------------------------------0-------------6------------------------|
    (x8 times)    (x8 times)    (x10 times)              (x8 times)    (x8 times)   (x8 times)

  Was it enough to try and take from me...
  Nice and rockin
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1------------------------4------------3-3-3-3----1-------------------------4---------6-6-6-6--|(repeats)
D|---2-----------6------------4------------3-3-3-3----2------------6------------4---------6-6-6-6--|
A|---2-----------6------------2------------1-1-1-1----2------------6------------2---------4-4-4-4--|
E|---0-----------4------------------------------------0------------4-------------------------------|
  (x8 times)  (x8 times)   (x10 times)             (x8 times)   (x8 times)   (x10 times)

  [outro lead in]
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----6---6---6---------8---8---8-----|
D|----6---6---6-----------------------|
A|----4---4---4---------6---6---6-----|
E|------------------------------------|

  [Outro - Lead Guitar]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----13-------16-------18--------16--------15-----------13---------9---------8b9br8b9------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(let ring)-----|
A|----11-------14-------16--------14--------13-----------11---------11--------6b7br6b7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    listen to the record for the strumming pattern. The octaves are listed in the order they show up

NOTES: 1)the power chord shapes of the verse can be played with just two strings or a 3rd to fatten up the sound when needed. Likewise there are occsional times where the chords are played and you remove your ring and pinky finger (if playing the bigger 3 string chord)and play just the bar like in the first verse ending 2)this is my first tab. I don't think the end to the riff part is spot on but it's close. On the live video it sounds like Josh might play a slight different variation from what's on the album near the muted note section the first time through. Any edits and feedback are appreciated Enjoy ************************************ | / Slide up | h Hammer-on | x Dead note | b Bend | br Bend release ************************************