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Perfect Situation by Weezer
Perfect Situation
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
I strongly recommend using a Wah-Wah pedal on the solo guitar (Guitar I) to give it the correct sound.
Guitar II: Rhythm of Solo I
F# C# G#m C#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|
G|------|-6----|------|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x4
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
Guitar I: Solo I (listen for when to come in)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-----------------------------------------------------6-7v-7^r-6~|
G|-------------------33333-3^r---------3-3--4-4-6v-6~-6-8------------|
D|----444-444-333-44----------6-6--6-6-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------9-9-9-----------9-9-9--------------------------|
B|--7-9-11~--11^rv-------12-11-12~-------12-11-12-11-11-12-11-11v-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-14~------------14~--------14~-------14-14-14-14-14~--|
B|-14h16----14~------14h16-14~--14h16-14~-------14h16-14-14-14~--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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Piano: Verse
F# C# G#m C#
e|-2----|------|-4----|------|
B|-2-x8-|-6-x8-|-4-x8-|-6-x8-|
G|-3----|-6----|-4----|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x4
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
Guitar II: Verse
After the piano has played the verse twice
e|-6---6---6---6----4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4-|
B|--7---7---7---7----6---6---6---6----4---4---4---4----6---6---6---6|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars and the Piano: Chorus
F# C# G#m C#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|
G|------|-6----|------|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x2
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
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Piano: Verse
F# C# G#m C#
e|-2----|------|-4----|------|
B|-2-x8-|-6-x8-|-4-x8-|-6-x8-|
G|-3----|-6----|-4----|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x2
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
Guitar II: Start right at Verse.
e|-6---6---6---6----4---4---4---4----7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7-|
B|--7---7---7---7----6---6---6---6----9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-6---6---6---6----4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4-|
B|--7---7---7---7----6---6---6---6----4---4---4---4----6---6---6---6|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars and the Piano: Chorus
F# C# G#m C#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|
G|------|-6----|------|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x2
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
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Guitar II and Piano: Bridge
D# C# B C#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|
G|-8----|-6----|-4----|-6----|
D|-8----|-6----|-4----|-6----|x2
A|-6----|-4----|-2----|-4----|
E|------|------|------|------|
Guitar I: Bridge (play after Guitar II has played Bridge once)
D# F F# G#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x5-|
G|-8----|-10---|-11---|-13---|
D|-8----|-10---|-11---|-13---|x1
A|-6----|-8----|-9----|-11---|
E|------|------|------|------|
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Guitar II and Piano: Rhythm of Solo II
F# C# G#m C#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|
G|------|-6----|------|-6----|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x2
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------|
Guitar I: Solo II
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-9^---------------------------15--------|
G|---------14^vr-14^vr-14h15/16---12h13v--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------11-14-11-14~-11--------------------------------------|
B|--------11h13-----------------14-11--------------------------------|
G|-11h13------------------------------13p11--------13^-13-11-13-11---|
D|------------------------------------------11h13--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------11v-------------------11h13-11h13v-|
D|-13-13-11---------------------------------------11h13---------------|
A|---------13-11-13-11-------------------------11---------------------|
E|------------------------------14v--------14-------------------------|
e|-----------------------16^~------14----11---11----------------------|
B|------------------------------11----14---14----14-11----------------|
G|--13^-13^-13^rp11------------------------------------13-------------|
D|------------------13------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar II and Piano: After Solo II
e|------|------|------|------|
B|------|------|------|------|
G|------|-6~---|------|-6~---|
D|-4~---|-6~---|-6~---|-6~---|x2
A|-4~---|-4~---|-6~---|-4~---|
E|-2~---|------|-4~---|------|
Guitar I: After Solo II Fills (Like the Bridge, play after Guitar II has gone once.
e|-------14~---------------13~---------------------------13~---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar II and Piano: Outro
F# C# G#m C# F#
e|------|------|------|------| |------|
B|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-|---x8-| |------|
G|------|-6----|------|-6----| |------|
D|-4----|-6----|-6----|-6----|x4 |-4~---|
A|-4----|-4----|-6----|-4----| |-4~---|
E|-2----|------|-4----|------| |-2~---|
Guitar I: Outro Fills
e|-------14~--13~--14~-------------------------------|
B|-11~------------------11~--11^r--9~----14-14-12----|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----|---------------| |------------------------|
B|-11~-|--14-14-12-11~-| |-14-14-12-11~~~~~~~~~---|
G|-----|---------------| |------------------------|
D|-----|---------------|x7 |------------------------|
A|-----|---------------| |------------------------|
E|-----|---------------| |------------------------|
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = bend
r = release bend
~ = let it ring
/ = slide up
= slide down
X = palm mute
+ = harmonic
v = vibrato
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version 2
Intro and Chorus chords. Same chords in the verse, only played by piano)
F# C# G#m
e|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------| Progression is like so: (F# C# G#m C# repeat)
D|-44444444-|-66666666-|-66666666-|
A|-44444444-|-44444444-|-66666666-| (Thanks for the correction Jankunas)
E|-22222222-|-44444444-|-44444444-|
Intro (Lead-In)
(There is a small gap between the start of the song and the time that the lead
guitar actually comes in)
(0:15)
e|-------|-----------|-6-------------|-----------|---------------------------|
B|-7-----|-----------|---------------|-----------|------6-7-7^(full)-6-------|
G|-------|-----------|-33333-4^(1/2)-|----3-4-6^-|-6-5-8---------------------|
D|---444-|444-333-444|---------------|-6---------|---------------------------|
A|-------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------------------|
E|-------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------------------|
(0:24)
e|----------------------------------|-9999-----------|-9999------------------|
B|-7-9-11-11-11-11^(1/2 r)-11-11-11-|------12-11-12--|------12-11-12p11------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
(0:34)
e|-------------|-------14-----------14---------------------------------------|
B|-11-12-11-11-|-11h12--------11h12----12-11-11---11-12-11-11--12-11-12------|
G|-------------|----------11--------------------------------------------11---|
D|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
(0:40)
F#
What's the deal with my brain?
C#
Why am I so obviously insane?
G#m
In a perfect situation
C#
I let love down the drain.
F#
There's the pitch, slow and straight.
C#
All I have to do is swing
G#m C#
and I'm the hero, but I'm the zero.
X2
Second Stanza in Verse
(1:01)
e|-6-6-6-6--|-4-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-4--|
B|--7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-|--4-4-4-4-|--6-6-6-6-|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------| X2
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
Chorus
(1:21)
F# C# G#m C# X2
Verse 2
(1:41)
(Same as Verse 1)
Chorus
(2:02)
Bridge
(2:22)
D#m C# B C#
e|-66666666-|-44444444-|-22222222-|-44444444-|
B|-77777777-|-66666666-|-44444444-|-66666666-|
G|-88888888-|-66666666-|-44444444-|-66666666-|
D|-88888888-|-66666666-|-44444444-|-66666666-|
A|-66666666-|-46666666-|-22222222-|-66666666-|
E|-66666666-|-46666666-|-22222222-|-66666666-|
Solo
(2:44)
e|--------------------|-------------11-14-11-14-11---------------------------------------|
B|--------------15----|-------11-13----------------14-11----------11---------------------|
G|-14-14--14h16----14-|-11-13----------------------------13-11-11----13-11---------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------13-11---------|
A|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------13-11-9-|
E|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---11------------11-|-11----13^--13^-13^-11----11~--13-11-13----------|
D|-----------11-13----|----13-----------------13---------------11-13----|
A|-7----9/13----------|----------------------------------------------11-|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Only strum chords once, slowly)
Chorus (Normal)
Lead-Out (Same Chords as Chorus)
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Bend "(1/2)" denotes half bend, "(full)" denotes full bend
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version 3
F
What's the deal with my brain?
C
Why am I so obviously insane?
Gm
In a perfect situation
C
I let love down the drain.
F
There's the pitch, slow and straight.
C
All I have to do is swing
Gm C
and I'm a hero, but I'm a zero.
F
Hungry nights, once again
C
Now it's getting unbelievable.
Gm
'Cause I could not have it better,
C
But I just can't get no play
F
From the girls, all around
C
As they search the night for someone to hold onto.
Gm C
And I just pass through...
singing...
F C Gm C
Ooohhhhh oh. Ooohhhhh oh. Ooohhhhhhhhhh.
Singing..
F C Gm C
Ooohhhhh oh. Ooohhhhh oh. Ooohhhhhhhhhh.
F
Get your hands off the girl,
C
Can't you see that she belongs to me?
Gm C
And I don't appreciate this excess company.
F C
Though I can't satisfy all the needs she has
Gm
And so she starts to wander...
C
Can you blame her?
Chorus
Bridge
Gm
Tell me there's a logic out there.
Am
Leading me to better prepare
Bflat C
For the day that something really special might come.
Gm
Tell me there's some hope for me.
Am
I don't wanna be lonely
Bflat C
For the rest of my days on the earth.
[solo]
End on chorus
DEFINE CHORDS
F- 133211 Bflat-113331
C- X32010 Am-X02210
Gm-355333
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