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Softer by Jimmy Eat World
Softer
Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
KEY:
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
^ = Bend string
~ = Ring note
= Natural harmonic
x = Muted string
Intro [x2]: (0:00)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
Verse 1 [x2]: (0:16) On the recording, only the bass and drums play through the verse
I saw a live video of this song and Tom plays this riff through the first half of the
If you like how it sounds, go for it.
E|---6---6---6---6----8---8---8---8----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
B|-6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (cont'd) [x2]: (0:32) This is basically the riff the piano plays through the
half of the first verse.
E|-10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13--10-13-12-13-----13-12-13-------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------10----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----13-12-13-----13-12-13-----13-12-13---------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10-----------10------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus [x2]: (0:48) Kick in the distortion.
E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------|
B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Post-Chorus [x2]: (1:00) The first guitar plays the intro while the second guitar plays
riff.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10---12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14-14---9-9-9-9-9/10-------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x----x---x--x--x------x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x-x--------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8---10--10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12---7-7-7-7-7/8--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9\7--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--x-x----x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7\5--5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: (1:16) Repeat the same riffs as the first verse.
Chorus 2: (1:48) Kick in the distortion.
E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------|
B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------|
B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Post-Chorus 2 [x2]: (2:15)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
Interlude [x6]: (2:31) Kick in distortion.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--5-5/10-10-10---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--10-10/12-12-12---|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------------|
Chorus 3 [x2]: (3:19) Kick in the distortion.
E|------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-------------|
B|------------------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------7--7-7-7-7-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7--7-7-7-7---7-7-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----------------0-0-------|
E|--0--0---0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-^6----6---6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-^7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
D|-^7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
Outro [x4]: (3:50)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------|
End with:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
She's perfect in her own way.
Smoke rings rising to the winter grey.
She's perfect in her own way.
Shining, stepping off a silver train.
Now I'm getting your sick taste in my mouth
From the medicine that I can't keep down.
She's amazing in her own way.
Always moving to a better place
She's amazing in her own way.
Laughing, you won't get to the weaker traits.
Now I'm getting that sick taste in my mouth
From the medicine that I can't keep down.
You know time heals nothing by itself.
I see that ever so clearly now.
She looks a little bit different now.
Maybe a little bit softer around her eyes.
Just a little bit different now.
Maybe a little bit softer around her eyes.
The lights had just gone out at Rockerfeller Center.
Take it slow and make it softer.
Easy likes it nice and steady. (x4)
Now I'm getting that sick taste in my mouth
From the medicine that I can't keep down.
You know time heals nothing by itself.
I see that ever so clearly now.
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| Eb
3 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|---|---|-o-|---|
Intro:
Bb, D -two times
Verse One:
Bb D
She's perfect in her own way
Bb D
Smoke rings rising to the winter grey.
Bb D
She's perfect in her own way
Bb D
Shining, stepping off a silver train.
Chorus One:
G Eb D
Now I'm getting a sick taste in my mouth
G Eb Bb
From the medicine that I can't keep down...
(keep playing Bb, then D, then Bb again, then D again, then verse 2)
Verse Two:
Bb D
She's amazing in her own way
Bb D
Always moving to a better place
Bb D
She's amazing in her own way
Bb D
Laughing, you won't get to her better traits*
Chorus Two:
G Eb D
Now I'm getting that sick taste in my mouth
G Eb Bb
From the medicine that I can't keep down...
G Eb D
You know time heals nothing by itself
G Eb Bb
I see that ever so clearly now
Bridge One: (one time)
Bb, D
Bb D
She looks a little bit different now
Bb D
Maybe a little bit softer round the eyes
Bb D
Just a little bit different now
Bb
Maybe a little bit softer round the eyes
Bridge Two: (four times)
(same Bb)
The lights had just gone out at Rockerfeller Center.
D
Take it slow and make it softer.
(same D)
Easy likes it nice and steady.
Chorus Three:
G Eb D
Now I'm getting that sick taste in my mouth
G Eb Bb
From the medicine that I can't keep down...
G Eb D
You know time heals nothing by itself
G Eb Bb
I see that ever so clearly now
(just stay playing a Bb awhile then keep playing it over Bridge Two's lyrics)
End on Bb.
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Declare Chords:
Drop D...
DADGBe
Bb: X133XX
G: 555XXX
Eb: 111XXX or X688xx (I think the low one sounds better)
D: X577xx or 0577xx or 000xxx (I think the first one sounds better)
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