Intro:
Palm mute all the single notes.
e|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0---0-----------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-4-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-5-5-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-4--2-2------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-2--0-0---2--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
e|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0---0----------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-4-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-4-4-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-5-5----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------pickslide\------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second guitar is doing this natural harmonic. If you’re by
Yourself, I wouldn’t recommend doing this. Turn volume
Up slowly for it.
e|-volume down-24h-volume-up-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Kick in:
e|-------------------------------9-7\--5-5-3-5~5p4p0---------------------|
B|-------------------------------7-7\3-5-3------------17b19r18b19r17~----|
G|--6-6-------2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--4-4—-2-letring--------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4--2-2--0---------0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm: -----
Verse: (palm mute the single notes again)
e|------------5-------------------------0-0-0-5------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-5------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------0--------------------0----------------------|
e|------------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------6-6---4-2----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------6-6---4-2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------4-4-4-2-2-0----------------------|
E|------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus
e|---------0-0-0-----------------------5-4-2---2-4-5--5-4-2-2------------|
B|---------4-5-5--4-5-2-2--------------5-4-2---2-4-5--5-4-2-2-pickslide\-|
D|-------2-------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2---------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---------------------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------|
Pm -----
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----6-5--6---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|-------0-------0-0----0---0--0--0-----0--------------------------------|
B|-------5-5-5-4---2--5-5-4h—5-0--5-4-4-5-5\---2-3p2--7-8-7\-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------2-2----6-6-6\-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0-------0-0----0---0--0--0-----0--------------------0------------|
B|-------5-5-5-4---2--5-5-4h—5-0--5-4-4-5-5\-----------------0------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-2----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-2----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-0----------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Afterchorus: (yeah cant think of what to call it!)
To do the pinch harmonics you pinch them at different areas.
e|-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-4-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9ba.h.r-9ba.h.9a.hr----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------=---------|
A|------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------0--------------------------------|
e|-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-4-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------pickslide\-------9-7---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-----9~------|
A|------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------0--------------0-3---------------|
Go to prechorus, after that chorus. In the background
This is being played. this goes on for the rest of the song. evh is putting these notes together:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17-----19--15--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------16---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude: the chords were hard to hear, so this will be rough.
Play this a couple times:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-7------------9-9----------------------------------------------|
G|---------9---7----------9-----9------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7-9------7--7-7--9---9--------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7---9-----7---7-7--9-------9----------------------------------------|
E|---5-----7---------5----7---------7--------------------------------------|
This is the bit where he says upside down.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7--9--9--11-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7--9--9--11-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5--7--7--9--------------------------------------------------------|
Wah solo:
Here evh is messing with whammy and wah. Just shove
Your wah up really high. It doesn’t matter about notes.
e|----18b~---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10---------------------------------------------|
G|------------9-7-9-9~--9----9-7-9~-------------------11p911b11p9-7v-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3wb/-5wb/-7wb/----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------11----------------------------------------------|
G|----9-7-9-9~-9----9-7-9~---19p1719b19p1715~--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Turn wah off.
e|--8-----7-----8-----14b-14p11-11--8-----7-----8-----------------|
B|--8-7-5-8-7-5-8-7-7---------------8-7-5-8-7-5-8—----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------5hw.b---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------7h-5hwb-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8-----7-----8-----14b-14p11-11--8-----7-----8---------|
B|--8-7-5-8-7-5-8-7-7---------------8-7-5-8-7-5-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Fast scale up here.
e|--------------------------------------------10h12-15wb-12-10-12~----|
B|-----------------------------------11h12h14-------------------------|
G|---------------------------11h12h14---------------------------------|
D|------------------11h12h14------------------------------------------|
A|----------11h12h14--------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h11h12----------------------------------------------------------|
Go back to chorus.
Fill during outro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-pickslide\-9a.h-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------\\\---6-4-2---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------\\---4-2-0---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
Fade out.
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| a.h artificial/ pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| h natural harmonic
| wb push whammy bar down and back up. (not too much)
| h harmonic
| wb\ push whammy bar down
| db dive bomb
| wb\ pre press the wammy bar down, play the note, raise wambar
Hey, baby, woo
I know you believe in me, that's all I ever need
No no, nothin's gonna stop it
Nothin' will discourage me, oh, no
Hey baby, uh, it's the only way out
Oh, little darlin'
Now come on, what's it all about?
Standin' on top of the world for a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Gonna give it all we got
Oh, I know you wanna touch
I got to have a little taste
I don't wanna sink my teeth in that fine piece of real estate, yeah
Hey baby, woo! make it nice 'n sweet, oh
Oh, little darlin'
Let's take a walk down easy street
Standin' on top of the world for a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Let's give it all we got
Baby, got a feelin', I wanna touch it now
See the whole wide world turn upside-down
Hey baby, woo
Standin' on top of the world for a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Till we got stung
Standin' on top of the world for a little while
Standin' on top of the world gonna give it all we got
Standin' on top, hey baby
Standin' on top, hey darlin', woo
Standin' on top, standin' on top