Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World - Thinking That's All guitar tab

Jimmy Eat World - Thinking, That's All (from the album Static Prevails)

Standard Tuning

Intro:

Guitar 1 (play once, then Guitar 2 accompanies)

|-------------------------------------

|----------5-5-4-44----------5-5-4-44-

|-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44-

|-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-

|-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22-

|-------------------------------------

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------

|-6-6-66-6-9-9------6-6-66-6-9-9------

|-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99-

|-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99-

|--------------7-77--------------7-77-

Verse:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

|________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

|________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________|

Chorus:

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6-------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------

|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

Bridge:

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-----------------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-----------------

|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------------

|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-

|-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--

|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--

|-------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------

|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----6-----6-----6-----6-

|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-

|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-----4-----4-----4-----4-

|---------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---

Structure + Lyrics

Intro

Verse

play your hand

don't play it off

don't play that game

out of touch

there is no pride in seconds lost

Chorus

Verse

first cello suite

i know i'm late

what do you care

stop dragging feet

we can't go back for seconds lost

Chorus

drive by don't stop

drive by don't stop

hate wins don't stop

hate wins don't stop

Intro riff

Verse (string scrapes)

smooth the sheets

no one was here and never will

wind your watch for seconds gone

Bridge

Chorus

drive by don't stop

drive by don't stop

hate wins don't stop

hate wins don't stop

Noise solo (bass plays intro)

Intro (1x)

dejackamo says "play"Note: Jimmy Eat World always tunes in Drop D, not standard.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-2-2--2-2-2---5-5--4-4-4-|-------------------------|-----------------------|

G|-1-1--1-1-1---4-4--3-3-3-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--8-8-8--|---x16---x16-----------|

D|-0-0--0-0-0---2-2--1-1-1-|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--|-11-----7--------------|

A|-4-4--4-4-4--------------|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--6-6-6--|-11-----7--------------|

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-11-----7--------------|

Intro octives Octive riff Verse (Palm-muted)

e|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

B|-------------12-------------12-----------9---------9--|-12--9--5--5--------|

G|----.pm.-----13----.pm.-----13----.pm.---9---.pm.--9--|-13--9--6--6--------|

D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------|

A|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------|

D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------|

Verse pt2 "Out of touch" Chorus

Scraping Part: The way to do this part when he sing "Smooth the sheets", is

you mute the fret board with you left hand around the 7th fret and with your

right hand mute the strings and do up and down strokes along with the rythmn.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-8-8-8-8/9-9-9-98-8-8-8/9-9-9-98-8-8-8/9-9-9-9/18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18---|

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--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|

A|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Pt1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------6-------6--------6-------6-------------------------------------------|

D|(pm.)-4-(pm.)-4-(pm.)--4-(pm.)-4-------------------------------------------|

A|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------|

D|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------|

Bridge Pt2

e|-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10-(repeat a few more times)----|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chaotic Riff (I think he uses a effect pedal for this but alot of

distortion will still give you a close enough sound)

Outline:

Intro Octive x2 (Low Distortion)

Octive x2 (Heavy Distortion kicks in)

Verse Pt1 x2

Verse Pt2 x2

Chorus x4

Verse Pt1 x2

Verse Pt2 x2

Chorus x4

Octive x4

Scraping Part

Bridge Pt1 x2

Bridge Pt2 x1

Bridge Pt1 x2

Bridge Pt2 x1

Chorus x4

Chaotic Riff

Octive x1

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