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Perfect by Midtown
Perfect
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down
Intro:
Beginning starts on an Em and then the intro begins.
A E B D 2X
Verse 1:
A E B D
"This time I think..."
Bridge:
F# E D E
"Should I have succomb..."
Chorus:
A E D E
"This time I think..."
Verse 2 (Slightly different than 1st):
A E B D
"But tonight it seems..."
A E C# D
"The balance of power..."
A E F#(high)D
"Was I trying so hard..."
A E B D
"Confused and regretful I crack..."
The rest is just repeated.
This time I think it could be perfect
But you'd push it away
I came here today with a purpose
Should I try or just let it go
'Cause these things I'd like to ask you
Are things I can't explain
Or should I keep your glance
Outside the porch last Saturday
Should I have succumbed to your courtesy
I could see you were trying to get my attention
But I pushed it away
This time I think it could be perfect
But you'd push it away
Tonight it seemed suddenly perfect
Still no promises made
The balance of power was shifted
Were you trying to let me in
Or was I trying so hard
That all my confidence was lost tonight
Confused and regretful, I cracked
Swallowed it back
And left with no spine intact
Maybe we were meant to see what's right
See how this ought to be
Just a taste of life to see what's right
You made sense out of me
What a shame that we're slipping away now
I'm going away now
Off to see what's out there
'Cause you're all that's here for me
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version 2
the rhythm guitar is tuned down a half-step, the lead stays standard
s - staccato
. - palm mute
b - bend
r - release bend
Intro (lead) (all those last notes on this row are NOT hammered)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------\10----10/8----8/6---6--5-6-5-6-8-6-
d\10-------10-10h11p10------10----11-10--------11------10-----8----------------
a----11-11-------------11-13---13-------11-------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
s s s
still the lead's intro...
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------\10----10/8----8/6---6-5-6-5------
d--10-------10-10h11p10-------10----11-10--------11------10-----8--------------
a-----11-11-------------11-13----13-------11-----------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
s s s s s s
guitar 2 intro and verse riff (start intro w/ open chords, then leave 'em off)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------
a--2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5--------
e--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------
4th time around on the verse...(4th and 8th notes in the last note played on the upstroke)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-----
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-----
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------
s s s s
Bridge (play twice)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------9-9-9-9-9-x-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-----
a--4-4-4-4-4-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
e--2-2-2-2-2-x-x-5----------(x-x)------------------------------
s s s s
....should i have succumbed to your courtesy....
chorus (play the last chord on 2nd time through only)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7----7--------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------5--------
2nd verse
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7-------------------
a--2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-------------------
e--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------
s
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7--7-7-7--7-7-----------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5-5-5--5-5-----------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------
s s s s
Bridge 2x
Chorus 3x
then... the modified chorus line
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------7--6--------------------------6----6------------------
d------------9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x---9-9-9-9--9------7----7-4----4-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-
a7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--4---7-7-7-7--7-7--7-5----5--------5--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-
e5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------5--5--------------------------------
s s s
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---
d--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---------------------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------
after this
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
without skipping a beat go from the last line to the verse riff 2 times
(background rhythm for the solo)
solo (lead guitar w/ standard tuning)
didnt do the whole staccato and vibrato thing for time's sake, you figure that part out,
cuz the rest of it's good...
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------\10---------------------\10--------------------------------------
d\11-10-----------13-11-10-10h11p10-------13-11-10h11p10---11-13-11-10---------
a------11-13------------------------11-------------------11------------11-13---
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--\10---------------------\10---------------------------------
d------13-11-10-10h11p10-------13-11-10h11p10---------8--------
a------------------------11-------------------11p8-11---11-----
e--------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------11--------------11b13r11-----------------------------
b------9----9--11-11b13----13r11-----------------13-11h13p11-----------------
g--\10---10----------------------13--13----------------------13--------13-15-
d----------------------------------------------------------------13h15-------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------16----16b18r16-15-16-------------------
b-----14----13----16-------------------------------------------
g--13----13----13----13----13----------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
rhythm part after the verse riffs (still during the solo)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------7---6-------------------------------
d--------------------------x---x---9-9-9-9--9------------------
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---4---7-7-7-7--7------------------
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------
s
chorus riff 2x
then
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-6-------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------2-4-------------
into the chorus one more time but play this at the end...
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--7---------2-2-7---------------------------------------------
e--5---------0-0-5---------------------------------------------
This time I think it could be perfect
But you'd push it away
I came here today with a purpose
Should I try or just let it go
'Cause these things I'd like to ask you
Are things I can't explain
Or should I keep your glance
Outside the porch last Saturday
Should I have succumbed to your courtesy
I could see you were trying to get my attention
But I pushed it away
This time I think it could be perfect
But you'd push it away
Tonight it seemed suddenly perfect
Still no promises made
The balance of power was shifted
Were you trying to let me in
Or was I trying so hard
That all my confidence was lost tonight
Confused and regretful, I cracked
Swallowed it back
And left with no spine intact
Maybe we were meant to see what's right
See how this ought to be
Just a taste of life to see what's right
You made sense out of me
What a shame that we're slipping away now
I'm going away now
Off to see what's out there
'Cause you're all that's here for me
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