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Daylight To Break by Switchfoot
Daylight To Break
Drop-D tuning
**(be mindful of the --7999 in 'the sun hits my eyes..' part, u might miss it!)
Intro *note* emphasis is on A-string in the intro/verse sequences, just play the other
gently
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|2x
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
Verse 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-5-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
I've seen the darkest things crawling inside of me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
I've seen the monsters come alive
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
I've seen the enemy the nightmare follows me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
Searching the darkness for a light
Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------4-------------2-----8-----------1-----------4----6----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
A|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------3-------------1---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming and
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------6-----------------4-------------7-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
A|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
Waking up without you I've been waking up without you for too long
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
Verse 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
Back in the tragedy I've made a mess of me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
My bitter means my bitter ends yeah
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
I see the irony it gets the best of me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
Dying to be made new again again
Chorus 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------4-------------2-----8-----------1-----------4----6----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
A|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------3-------------1---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming the
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|--4-------6-------4-------------6---------2-----------4-------------------------|
D|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
A|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
D|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
Day, when dreamers are awake. The sun hits my eyes and
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------7---------------4-------------6---------------------------------|
D|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
A|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
D|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
Everything is right I've been waking up without you I've been
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------7-----------------2--------4----------6-------------7-----------|
D|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
A|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
D|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
Waking up without you I've been warring alarms till you are in my arms, I've been
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------6-----------------4-------------7-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
A|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
Waking up without you I've been waking up without you for too long
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
***Just repeat same chords of Chorus 2 for last chorus,
making appropriate changes to the strumming pattern etc.
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version 2
D A D G B E
Intro: acoustic (*= palm mute)
e----------------------------------------->
B----------------------------------------->
G----------------------------------------->
D----------------------------------------->
A-9129-----7-7-5-5-57-9129-----7-7-5-5-57->
D-99-9-000-5-5-5-5-55-99-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
** * *** * * * * ** ** * *** * * * * **
verse 1: acoustic
e--------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-9999999977777777000000007777777799999999777777779129-----7-7-5-5-57->
D-99999999555555550000000055555555999999995555555599-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
************************************************** * *** * * * * **
I’ve seen the darkest things/crawling inside of me/I’ve seen the monsters
come alive
verse 1: acoustic
e--------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-9999999977777777000000007777777799999999777777779129-----7-7-5-5-57->
D-99999999555555550000000055555555999999995555555599-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
************************************************** * *** * * * * **
I’ve seen the enemy/The nightmare follows me/searching the darkness for the
light
Chorus: acoustic and electric
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G-888811114444----8888111144446666888811112222----4444666644447777->
D-9999222255554444999922225555777799992222333344445555777755558888->
A-9999222255550000999922225555777799992222333300005555777755558888->
D-9999222255550000999922225555777799992222333300005555777755558888->
Waiting for daylight to break up this room/Waiting for daylight to
break/I’ve been alone in the dark/I’ve been dreaming now/Waking up without
you/I’ve been waking up without you for too long
---BOTH GUITARS REPEAT INTRO (don’t palm mute or repeat)
verse 2: acoustic
e--------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-9999999977777777000000007777777799999999777777779129-----7-7-5-5-57->
D-99999999555555550000000055555555999999995555555599-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
************************************************** * *** * * * * **
Back in the tragedy/I’ve made a mess of me/My bitter means my bitter ends
verse 2: acoustic
e--------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-9999999977777777000000007777777799999999777777779129-----7-7-5-5-57->
D-99999999555555550000000055555555999999995555555599-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
************************************************** * *** * * * * **
I’ve seen the irony/it gets the best of me/dieing and being made new again,
again
Chorus 2: acoustic and electric
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G-888811114444----8888111144446666888811112222----4444666644446666->
D-9999222255554444999922225555777799992222333344445555777755557777->
A-9999222255550000999922225555777799992222333300005555777755557777->
D-9999222255550000999922225555777799992222333300005555777755557777->
Waiting for daylight to break up this room/Waiting for daylight to break/I’ve been alone
the dark/I’ve been dreaming the day/when dreamers
are awake
Bridge:
Acoustic - - - - -electric - - - -acoustic - - - -electric - - - -
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G-----4444666688884444666644447777----4444666688884444666644447777->
D-4444555577779999555577775555888844445555777799995555777755558888->
A-0000555577779999555577775555888800005555777799995555777755558888->
D-0000555577779999555577775555888800005555777799995555777755558888->
The sun hits my eyes/and everything is right/I’ve been waking up without
you/I’ve been waking up without you/I’ve been holding alarms/’til you were
in my arms/I’ve been waking up without you/I’ve been waking up without you
for too long
---ACOUSTIC REPEAT INTRO (don’t palm mute or repeat)
Chorus 2: acoustic and electric
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G-888811114444----8~--111144446666888811112222----4444666644446666->
D-99992222555544449~--22225555777799992222333344445555777755557777->
A-99992222555500009~--22225555777799992222333300005555777755557777->
D-99992222555500009~--22225555777799992222333300005555777755557777->
Waiting for daylight to break up this room/Waiting, waiting/I’ve been alone
in the dark/I’ve been dreaming the day/when dreamers are awake
Bridge:
Acoustic - - - - -electric - - - -acoustic - - - -electric - - - -
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G-----4444666688884-4-6-6-4-4-7-7-----4444666688884~--6~--4~--+777->
D-44445555777799995-5-7-7-5-5-8-8-44445555777799995~--7~--5~--+888->
A-00005555777799995-5-7-7-5-5-8-8-00005555777799995~--7~--5~--+888->
D-00005555777799995-5-7-7-5-5-8-8-00005555777799995~--7~--5~--+888->
the sun hits my eyes and everything is right/I’ve been waking up without you
/I’ve been waking up without you/I’ve been holding alarms/’til you were
in my arms/I’ve been waking up without you/I’ve been waking up without you
for too long
outro: acoustic and electric
e----------------------------------------->
B----------------------------------------->
G----------------------------------------->
D----------------------------------------->
A-9129-----7-7-5-5-57-9129-----7-7-5-5-55->
D-99-9-000-5-5-5-5-55-99-9-000-5-5-5-5-55->
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version 3
D A D G B E
drop d
Guitar One- acoustic--- Guitar Two- Electric with medium gain
Intro- Guitar 1 acoustic
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----2-----------------------|
D--4---4-4-------------------| 4x
A--2---2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-5-7---|
D----------0-0-5-5-5-5-5-7---|
Verse 1 (the timing, how many times each note is played, and the accenting are
impossible to tab.Yre going to have to figure it out yourself)
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--4----------------4----------| play intro once
D--4-------0-0------4----------|
A--2--7-7--0-0-7-7--2--7-7-6-6-|
D-----5-5--0-0-5-5-----5-5-----|
repeat verse and intro
chorus guitar one(acoustic) and guitar two (electric with gain)
again, figure out the timing yourself
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------3-------------------------------------|
G--4--4--7--2--4--4--7--9--4--4-----4--7--6--7--7-|
D--4--4--7--0--4--4--7--7--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--8-|
A--2--2--5--0--2--2--5--7--2--2--4--2--5--7--5--8-|
D-----2--5--0-----2--5--7-----2--4--2--5--7--5--8-|
play intro 2x with acoustic and electric guitars
play verse 1 again with acoustic guitar
play chorus again except the last note is this
E-- E--
B-- B--
G--6 instead of G--7-|
D--7 D--8-|
A--7 A--8-|
D--7 D--8-|
Bridge guitar 1
E--------------------------|
B--3-----------------------|
G--2--7--6--7--4--6--4--7--|
D--0--7--7--9--5--7--5--8--| play 2x
A--0--5--7--9--5--7--5--8--|
D--0--5--7--9--5--7--5--8--|
play intro 2x
play chorus again with the change noted earlier at the end.
play bridge 2x
play inro with guitar one and two 2x
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version 4
D A D G B E
Tuning: Drop D
| / slide up
| . palm-mute
All guitars tuned DAdGBE
{Gtr 1 - acoustic
{Gtr 2 - distorted electric
[Intro Riff]
{Gtr 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------7-----------------------------7--------------------------|
A|--7/9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-7/9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7--|
D|--7/9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-7/9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
...........................................................
[Verses]
{Gtr 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|--99999995--5555555-00000005--5555555-99999995--5555555--|
A|--99999997--7777777-00000007--7777777-99999997--7777777--|
D|--99999995--5555555-00000005--5555555-99999995--5555555--|
.....................................................
{Gtr 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
d|------7--------------------------|
A|--7/9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7--|
D|--7/9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
.............................
[Chorus 1]
Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break
{Gtr 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
A|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
D|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming and
{Gtr 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
d|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
A|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
D|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
Waking up without you, I've been waking up without you for too long
{Gtr 2
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
d|--5555555--7777777--5555555-/-8--|
A|--5555555--7777777--5555555-/-8--|
D|--5555555--7777777--5555555-/-8--|
[Post-Chorus Riff]
{Gtr 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|----7---------------------------7--------------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7--|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
[Chorus 2/Bridge]
Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break
{Gtr 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
A|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
D|--999999--222222--555555--000000----999999--222222--555555--777777--|
I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming and
{Gtr 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
d|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
A|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
D|--999999--222222--444444--222222--|
The day, when dreamers are awake
{Gtr 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
d|--555555--777777--555555--777777--|
A|--555555--777777--555555--777777--|
D|--555555--777777--555555--777777--|
The sun hits my eyes...
{Gtr 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
d|--000000--555555--777777--999999--|
A|--000000--555555--777777--999999--|
D|--000000--555555--777777--999999--|
I've been waking up without you...
{Gtr 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
d|--555555--777777--555555--888888--|
A|--555555--777777--555555--888888--|
D|--555555--777777--555555--888888--|
Repeat the Chorus 2/Bridge part for the Chorus 3/Outro part, and end with the
Post-Chorus Riff.
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