------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIN'T IT FUN - PARAMORE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Nico Tuning:DADGBe (Drop D) This is the tuning used by Paramore but you can play this song in standard tuning : just play 2 frets lower on the 6th string. Note: During the choruses We can hear guitar 3 in the background playing this kind of pattern in 16th note:
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--| A|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| Intro: (Fade in) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------| D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-----------------------| A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-| D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------| A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------| D|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------| A|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7--------7-----4\------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------/-\-| Pre-Chorus 1: Pause during 2 bars e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6---------| D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------4\------| A|---7-------7-------7--------7-----4\------| D|--------------------------------------/-\-| Pause during 2 bars e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6---------------| D|-6------x6-------6-----------------------| A|---7-------7-------7---------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| Chorus 1: (8th notes) A5 C#5 E5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4) Keyboard part arranged for guitar(*) e|-------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-9---12-12-12-7---9-9-9-5---| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| Verse 2: Guitar 3: during this verse There's a sort of feedback (G# - 18th fret on 4th string) fading in then stopping in the beginning of the pre-chorus. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6-----4h6---6-4h6-| D|-6------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6--------------| A|---7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------4-----5/7-4--| B|-------------------------------------------------------7-5--------| G|------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6-----4h6---------------| D|-x6-------6-------x6-------6-------x6-------6---------------------| A|----7-------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-6---6-7-6-4--------6---6-7-4---6--| A|---7----------7-4-----7--------7---| D|-----------------------------------| Palm Mute------------------------ | Guitar 1 | e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6------4h6--| D|-6------x6-------6-------x6--------| A|---7-------7-------7--------7------| D|-----------------------------------| | | |Guitar 3 (fig 1) w/ Octave up effect | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11-x-x-9--9--9--9--9--9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Guitar 1 | e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------7-6-4---------------------| A|-11\-/--------7-4~\---------------| D|-11\-/---------------/-\----------| | | | Guitar 2 | e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6---6-7-6-4-------6---6-7-4---6--| A|---7----------7-4----7-------7----| D|----------------------------------| Palm Mute------------------------ | Guitar 1 | e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----4h6------4h6-----4h6-6--------| D|-6------x6-------6----------------| A|---7-------7-------7--------------| D|----------------------------------| | | |Guitar 3 (fig 2) w/ Octave up effect | e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-14-14-14-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-14---------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--x-x-9--9--11-11-11-9--x-x-9--9--9--9--9--11---------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2: w/ Keyboard (*) A5 C#5 E5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x4) A5 E5 B5 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-|(x2) w/ keyboard (*) A5 C#5 E5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-|(x2) Bridge: (GOSPEL) E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---| A|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---| D|-2----------------------------------7---2---7---2---| x64 x8 x8 x8 x8 Palm Mute --------------------------------------------- A Capella Break: Chorus 3: (same as chorus 2) Solo: Guitar 3 e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-12----| B|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-| G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |(x2) | e|---------12-------------------12-------------------12-----14b-14b-16----| B|---12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14----12-14----14-------------14-| G|-13-------------------13-------------------13---------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fade out w/ guitars 1,2 and 3 as played in PRE CHORUS 2. ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide 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