Desperation tab by Daughtry
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- Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Bb Standard tuning. 🎸 Intro: (00:17) short riff played on LEAD GUITAR before drummer kicks in e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------8----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---8-10-8---8-8-h10--------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| then
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RHYTHM GUITAR First chord full, than slide, than PM with an accentuation on the full chord e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-------s5-------5-------5-------5---------------------------------------| D|--3-------s5-------5-------5-------5---------------------------------------| A|--1-------s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 times LEAD GUITAR (which is far in the background, playing from time to time) (00:33) + (00:41) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-PM--13-13-13-10-10-8-8-10-----8-10-8-10-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| LEAD GUITAR plays transition into verse (00:49) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-PM---8-8-8-8-10-8-10--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------8-h10--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 1: (00:51) "State of the mind, state of the blind collective" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Desperation calls for peace desperate times" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Freedom denial, free the child, the captive" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Liberation taunts the thief and paradise RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Comes down to the level - come down" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Desperation calls, desperation calls for" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| 🎸 Chorus: (01:37) "Love to come and lead us home " "calls for Love " Lead Guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5x Transition: (02:01) RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| LEAD GUITAR plays transition into verse e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-PM---8-8-8-8-10-8-10--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------8-h10--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 2: (02:17) "Stray from the hive, pray to survive the masses" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "All hail, here comes the queen the paradigms" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Break down if you let 'em, break down" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| "Desperation calls, desperation calls for" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| A|--6-------6-------6-------6--------3-------3-------------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------| LEAD GUITAR (optional: played in live versions of the song) plays around in Bb minor pentatonic (variate between these figures, vary with p.m.) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------8h10--8h10---------------------------------------| D|------------------OR-----------------8-h10-----OR----------8------10-------| A|----6h8-6h8------------------------------------------8--10-----10-----8-10-| E|------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Chorus: (02:48) "Love to come and lead us home " "calls for Love " Lead Guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5x 🎸 Bridge: (00:03:11) "Ready or not, yeah a change is gonna come, is gonna ccme" RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------10-10-10-------------------------| A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--------------------------| RHYTHM GUITAR e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| D|--3-s--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------------------------| A|--1-s--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------10-10-10-------------------------| A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-------------------------| E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--------------------------| Lead Guitar (03:40) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------8---------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8-10-8---8-8-h10-------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Chorus: (03:50) "Love is gonna lead us home " Lead Guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| till end of song Effect chain: NoiseGate - Comp - Amp - Cabinet - Delay - Reverb Amp : Fender Bassman Input-Drive 3.6, Bass 3.21, Mid 5.83 Treb 6.21 Cabinet: Bassman 4x12 M160 Delay: Stereo Tape, 500ms Feedback 20%, Mix 15% Reverb: Large Reverb ************************************ | h Hammer-on | PM Palm mute ************************************
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