Alkaline Trio - While You're Waiting guitar tab
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WHILE YOU'RE WAITING - Alkaline Trio
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By:Nate Bechle (alk3aholic27@cliffhanger.com)
This song is typical Alkaline Trio, which means
get that repeat button on your cd player fixed.
You might want to get comfy because this is a long tab.
here's the key:
~=let ring
PM___=Palm Muted
x=left hand mute
/=slide down
Intro:(clean)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------let this--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------note ring-|
G|--77777777---------------------------77777777---------------------as you----|
D|--77777777-77777777-5555444455555555-77777777-77777777-555544445~-tap your--|
A|--55555555-77777777-5555444455555555-55555555-77777777-555544445~-distortion|
E|-----------55555555-2222222233333333----------55555555-222222223~-pedal-----|
Filler Riff:(distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777----------------777----------------777----------------777--------------|
D|-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555
A|-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555
E|-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333
1st Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7~~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-----------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's a hope in my head that's been cut and bled, dry as your bloodshot
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~~~~~7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|~~~~~7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|~~~~~5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eyes, and there's smoke in the air and it's soon to clear...
Filler riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--777----------------777---------------------------------------------------|
D|--777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555------------------------------------|
A|--555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555------------------------------------|
E|------55555-22233333-----55555-22233333------------------------------------|
2nd Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now I don't know how you feel but I'll make you a deal if you make it out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~~~~~~77-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|~~~~~~77-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|~~~~~~55-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
alive, my shoulders and ears are all yours my dear, I hope it comes as no
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-----------------------x---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
surprise you've been known to say that you're a-ok when you're feeling sick
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
inside I just want you to know I got no place to go until the day you die
Chorus1:
PM____ ______ ______ ______ ____ ___ _ ______ ___ _
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---77777~-7777777~-7777777~-7777777~7~-------------------------------------|
D|---77777~-7777777~-7777777~-7777777~7~-55555~-5555~55~-5555555~-5555~55~---|
A|---55555~-5555555~-5555555~-5555555~5~-55555~-5555~55~-5555555~-5555~55~---|
E|---------------------------------------33333~-3333~33~-3333333~-3333~33~---|
PM____ ______ ______ ___ _ ____ ______ ________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---22222~-2222222~-2222222~-2222~22~-55555~-5555555~-555555557~------------|
A|---22222~-2222222~-2222222~-2222~22~-55555~-5555555~-555555557~------------|
E|---00000~-0000000~-0000000~-0000~00~-33333~-3333333~-333333335~-pick slide!|
Filler riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|777----------------777----------------777----------------777---------------|
D|777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555|
A|555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555|
E|----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333|
3rd Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|---------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|---------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And there's a hope in my head that's been cut and bled, dry as your
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x----------------------------------------------------------|
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bloodshot eyes, and there's smoke in the air and it's soon to clear,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
revealing our demise, you've been known to say that you're a-ok...
Chorus2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-(36x)--5--------2--------5--------7-------------------------------------|
A|-5--------5-(36x)--2-(36x)--5-(24x)--7-(8x)--------------------------------|
E|----------3--------0--------3--------5-------------------------------------|
Bridge:(4x)
PM___________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---77777777----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---55555555-77777777-55555555-55555555-------------------------------------|
E|------------55555555-22222222-33333333-------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-(36x)--5--------2--------5--------7------------------------------------|
A|--5--------5-(36x)--2-(36x)--5-(24x)--7-(8x)-------------------------------|
E|-----------3--------0--------3--------5------------------------------------|
Filler riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777----------------777----------------777---------------------------------|
D|-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777---------------------------|
A|-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555------------------|
E|-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333------------------|
Ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777---------------------7~~~~~-7/-----------------------------------------|
D|-777-77777-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-7~~~~~-7/-----------------------------------------|
A|-555-77777-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-5/-----------------------------------------|
E|-----55555-2~~~~~-3~~~~~---------------------------------------------------|
Sorry this tab is king of hard to read, the chorus especially. Any chord
that is underlined above it is palm muted. I tried putting the lyrics with
it, but the tempos are completely different, or whatever. It's getting late.
Enjoy my tab, email me with any questions or comments.
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