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SONG TITLE: Adam's Song
ARTIST/GROUP: Blink 182
ALBUM: Enema Of The State
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE
D* (x54xxx) E5 (x799xx)
G5 (35xxxx) B2 (x244xx)
B5 (79xxxx) G2 (355xxx)
D5 (x577xx) D (xx0232)
Good song from Blink 182. What you need to know is that he's tuned
2 notes (whole step) down. Tune all your strings 2 notes down and
you'll be able to use this tab with the CD. Please don't start
sending me messages saying that it's in the wrong tuning. Has
anyone else noticed that the intro sounds alarmingly like
Metallica's 'One'? Really similar!!!
And big thanx to my mate Brian who told me the right tuning and
basic tab for this song!!
INTRO: [Remember, everything is tuned 2 notes down]
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[Play this tab twice]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0---|
A|--2------2------0------0-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3------3------0------3-------|
VERSE 1: [play palm-muted using only downstrokes]
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D* G5 B5
I never thought I'd die alone
G5 D*
I laughed the loudest who'd have known?
G5 B5
I trace the cord back to the wall
G5 D*
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
G5 B5
I took my time, I hurried up
G5 D*
The choice was mine I didn't think enough
G5 B5
I'm too depressed, to go on
G5 [start tab here]
You'll be sorry when I'm gone
[Now play this tab twice:]
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0------0------0------------------------------|
D|----7------7------9------9------4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0--|
A|--5------5------7------7------2------2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3------3------|
OK, in the chorus things get a bit complicated. I put the basic
powerchords over the lyrics. If you just have one guitar you can play
them and it'll sound good. But I'm gonna try to explain how they
really play it. They have two guitars. I've tabbed out the whole
damn thing. This is how I hear it. I know I'll probably get a million
corrections but this is what I think is right. And again, if you have
one guitar you should just play the basic powerchords.
GUITAR 1:
D5 E5 B2 G2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| 'I never conquered...' |
| GUITAR 2: |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1:
D5 E5 B2 G2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| 'days when I...' |
| GUITAR 2: |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-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-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1:
D5 E5 B2 G2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| 'world was wide...' |
| GUITAR 2: |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1:
D5 E5 B2 G2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| 'I couldn't wait...' |
| GUITAR 2: |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[B2 and G2 are just normal power (5) chords. I just call the 2's to
tell them apart from the other B5 and G5 chords that are used in
the verses]
CHORUS: [play with tab above]
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D5 E5 B2
I never conquered, rarely came
G2 D5
16 just held such better days
E5 B2
Days when I still felt alive
G2 D5
We couldn't wait to get outside
E5 B2
The world was wide, too late to try
G2 D5
The tour was over, we'd survived
E5 B2
I couldn't wait till I got home
G2 [start tab here]
To pass the time in my room alone
[Play this tab twice]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0----4-0---|
A|--2------2------0------0-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3------3------0------3-------|
VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
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I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never set foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
[Now play this tab twice:]
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0------0------0------------------------------|
D|----7------7------9------9------4-0----4-0----2-0----2-0--|
A|--5------5------7------7------2------2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3------3------|
CHORUS: [play like first CHORUS (if you can remember :)]
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I never conquered, rarely came
Sixteen just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
BRIDGE:
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Ok, kinda hard to tab this bridge but I'm gonna try.
GUITAR1 plays this thing over and over again:
Dsomethingorother
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------------0-----0----|
D|----4-----4------------4------4------|
A|--5-----5------------5------5-----5--|
E|-------------------------------------|
At the same time GUITAR2 is playing this:
[basically just plucking out some notes from a D chord]
D
E|-2-------------------2------2------------------------2-------------|
B|-------3-----------3----3-----------3-------------3-------3-----3--|
G|-------------2------------2-----------------2----------------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then comes a piano that plays this:
[GUITAR1 keeps playing his little loop at the same time]
E|-----------------------3-3-3-2----------------------
B|--3---5-3------3--5-3-----------3--3------3-5-3-----
G|----------------------------------------2--------0--
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------
E----------------2-----3---5--|
B----3-5----3------3----------|
G--2-----2-----------2--------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
Then finally, Guitars 1 & 2 both play this
last part 4 times:
E|----------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Then the bridge is over (and it was one of the most boring things
I have ever tabbed!!)
[In the last chorus (below) you play this tab four times:]
GUITAR 1:
D5 E5 B2 G2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| 'I couldn't wait...' |
| GUITAR 2: |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS: [play with tab above]
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D5 E5 B2
I never conquered, rarely came
G2 D5
Tomorrow holds such better days
E5 B2
Days when I still feel alive
G2 D5
When I can't wait to get outside
E5 B2
The world is wide, as time goes by
G2 D5
The tour is over I've survived
E5 B2
I can't wait till I get home
G2 D5 <-end by strumming the D5 once.
To pass the time in my room alone
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