Converted from "Living End - Second Solution.txt"

Second Solution
Band=The Living End
Ep/Lp=Second Solution/Prisoner of Society Ep, The Living End Album Tabbed by=Me, John
Tuning=Standard Tuning 1=e 2=B 3=G 4=D 5=A 6=E Effects Used=Distortion


Intro/Riff 1 (Lightly Distorted)
NOTE!=keep fingers positioned for Bm

bass notes high notes

st=d u d u u
e|----------------2---2-|
B|---3--------3---3---3-|
G|-4-4------4-----4---4-|
D|-4-4----4-------------|
A|-0-2--2---------------|
E|----------------------|x7, then heavily strum
pm------| Bm 3 times
Oi!

Theme/Riff 2 (Crank up distortion)
NOTE!=include octave note with these chords B5 B5 F#5 F#5 G5 G5 C5 X C5 X x4

Verse/Riff 3
NOTE=strum palm muted notes using a down upstroke to 4/4 timing

playing the down stroke on the beat and the upstroke on the offbeat
  Bm                  C5 F#5
   d  d u d u d u d u  d d
e|-2-----------------------|
B|-5-----------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5---|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-4-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-4-|
E|-----------------------2-| x3
    pm---------------|
V1=Standen on a street light trying to get away,
Guilty, guilty, I hear want you say,
Counting down the hours but I haven't got the time...

V2=It was never meant to end this way,
What shot at violence I hear what you say, Standing on a street light trying to get away...

Riff 4
NOTE=Strum last chord for 8 beats strumming bass notes then high notes and back and forth

B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
E5 E5 F#major
V1=21st Prescient jumping on the line
on the line
V2=Guilty, guilty I hear what you say
what you say

Chorus/Riff 5
NOTE=On each chord play from the bass to high notes as shown, or work the strum out for yourself
for example using Bm, play all chords the same way

e|-------2-2-------2-2-|
B|------3--3------3--3-|
G|-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-|
D|-4-4-------4-4-------|
A|-2-2-------2-2-------|
E|---------------------|
 Play half this strum for the last three notes.

Bm Emii
And I what I want to know, Is will I get deathrow,
Bm F#
Or is there a second solution,
Bm G D
What I want to say, Is will I die today,
F# F#Stab n stop Riff 1
Or will I get, Second Solution

Riff 1

Verse

Chorus

Riff 6
Notes used before but in different neck positions

For Bm chord palm mute bass notes on beat and stab high notes on the offbeat
   Bm      B A G F#G A B
   d u       (all 5ths)
e|---7---|---------------|
B|---7---|---------------|
G|---7---|---------------|
D|-9---x4|-9-7-5-4-5-7-9-|
A|-9-----|-9-7-5-4-5-7-9-|
E|-7-----|-7-5-3-2-3-5-7-|
  pm

Leadbreak/Solo
NOTE=I've divided it into sections to make it easier to learn

                                trill
e|-----7------------------|---7h8p7----------------14-13-12-|
B|-----7-9^hold-9^-9p-----|--8------10-8-7-------12---------|
G|-------9^hold-9^-9p-7---|-9--------------9-9s12-----------|
D|-7s9------------------9-|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-7-10-7------------------------|
B|--------10-7-------------------|
G|-------------9-7---9-7---------|
D|-----------------9-----9-7-9-9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14-|
G|-------------------------------------15----|
D|-------------8-8-8-11-11-11-14-14-16-------|
A|-7-7-7-9-9-9-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 pm--------------------------------|
e|-7-10^p7-10p7----7-----------------------------------|
B|-7------------10---h10p7-10p7---7--------------------|
G|------------------------------9---h9p-7-9p7---7------|
D|--------------------------------------------9---h9p7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------10----10----|
B|-----------------------------10----10----|
G|--------------------------12^---12^---12-|
D|-5p4---5p4----------------------------12-|
A|-----7-----7-5p4---5p4-------------------|
E|-----------------7-----7-----------------|
   d u d u d
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4^-------stab------------------|
G|---------3---4^---------3-----3-------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-----4-------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-----4-strum fast--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-----2-for 2 beats-|
  pm------|      pm------|

Riff 2
x2 with guitar alone and then another 2 times with bass/drums

Verse
Lyrics from first verse

Chorus
Stop after "Will I get..."

Riff 7 (lightly distorted)

Picking
   Bm           G7   F#7
e|-------2---------------5-|
B|---------3-------------5-|
G|-----4-----4----4----3---|
D|---4------------3----2---|
A|-2--------------5----4---|
E|--------------3----2-----|x4
 Second         sol-u-tion

Riff 8 (crank up distortion)
-Pick slide-

Play really heavily
B5 B5 B5 B5 G5 G5 F5 F5 x3
l=Second b=solution!

Riff 9
B5 B5 D5 D5 G5 G5 F5 F5
l=second b=solution! x3

Riff 4
Finish earlier on a B5 stab


Great song, I hope I've worked it out right. Learn with the recording to get the feel of the song. This tab has been worked out from Second Solution off The Living End, which is slightly different to Second Solution on the original EP, but it can still be used for both.