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Pretense by Knuckle Puck
Pretense
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Eb - x68886
Intro: Bb Gm F Eb
Verse 1:
Bb
I’ll take it inward
Gm
so no one sees while
you find slumber on
F
tops of trees And
after all of this I
Eb
still find it hard
Bb
to breathe I taught
myself things you
Gm
never did You need
a spine like I need
F
new skin but neither
Eb
will ever happen.
Chorus 1:
Gm F
How dare you guilt
Eb
me for not sticking
Gm
around as if you
F Eb
ever did for me?
Gm
I’ll leave you
F
in the dark with a
Eb
broken flashlight
Gm
You left me with a
F Eb Bb Gm F Eb
choice and a pretense
Verse 2:
Bb
I will not follow
Gm
in your footsteps
I’ll find a face
F
to call my own
Eb
because the mask
you wear is all
I’ve ever known
Chorus 2: Spoken Word
Gm
Consider this a
F Bb Eb
repercussion of the
actions which you
F
were never properly
Gm
punished for due to
F Bb
an overbearing
Eb
demeanor brought
F
on by your own
Gm
self awareness Your
F Bb
credibility is a half
Eb
empty glass of salt
F
water that I watched
Gm
you spill over and
F Bb
over and over again
Eb F
Go ahead make
me the bad guy
Chorus 2:
Gm F
How dare you guilt
Eb
me for not sticking
Gm
around as if you
F Eb
ever did for me?
Gm
I’ll leave you
F
in the dark with a
Eb
broken flashlight
Gm
You left me with a
F Eb
choice and a pretense
Interlude:
Silence: Bb F
Distortion: Gm F Bb Eb
Silence: Bb F
Bridge:
Gm F Bb
So I’ll take what
Eb Gm F
strength I have left
if you could call
Bb
it that if you
Eb
could call it that
Gm F
and I’ll give
Bb Eb
you time to
Gm F
reflect
Then you can
Bb
call me back
Then you can
Eb
call me back
Chorus 3:
Gm F
How dare you guilt
Eb
me for not sticking
Gm
around as if you
F Eb(hold)
ever did for me?
Gm
I’ll leave you
F
in the dark with a
Eb
broken flashlight
Gm
You left me with a
F Eb
choice and a pretense
Gm
You left me with a
F Eb
choice and a pretense
Gm
You left me with a
F Eb(hold)
choice and a pretense
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version 2
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tuning: Half-Step Down
[Intro]
Bb-Gm-F-D#
e|----4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--4--3--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--6--4--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--6--4--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--4--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat the intro with proper strumming until you hear "But neither will ever happen" on the D# chord)
(You play this for the chorus then you repeat the intro/verse for verse 2)
e|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--3--9--9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--4--9--9----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--4--7--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(When he gets to the spoken word ("consider this the repercussion...") part, play this order)
(the strumming is very weird here and chords change ALOT so try to listen carefully)
e|--4--------------4--------------4--------------4-------------------------------|
B|--4--------------4--------------4--------------4-------------------------------|
G|--4--3--9--3-----4--3--9--9-----4--6--9--3-----4--3--9--3----------------------|
D|--6--4--9--4-----6--4--9--9-----6--8--9--4-----6--4--9--4----------------------|
A|--6--4--7--4-----6--4--7--7-----6--9--7--4-----6--4--7--4----------------------|
E|--4--0-----0-----4--0-----------4--7-----0-----4--0-----0----------------------|
(After he screams "Make me the bad guy", the tone goes clean for the first chord (Gm) only then
distortion again other than that its a regular chorus)
(After the second chorus you play the bridge which is a little weird)
(First you play these two chords and hold them (use a lot of verb on clean tone))
e|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then distortion here)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then clean again here during the drum fills)
e|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then distortion until the clean chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(After that you play the chorus clean once and then distorted once before the outro which
is a continuation of the chorus so it's very easy to figure out.)
I'll take it inward so no one sees while you find slumber on tops of trees
And after all of this I still find it hard to breathe
I taught myself things you never did
You need a spine like I need new skin, but neither will ever happen
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
I will not follow in your footsteps, I'll find a face to call my own
Because the mask you wear is all I've ever known
Consider this a repercussion of the actions which you were never properly punished for
Due to an overbearing demeanor brought on by your own self-awareness
Your credibility is a half-empty glass of salt water that I watched you spill over and over and over again
Go ahead, make me the bad guy
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
So I'll take what strength I have left
If you could call it that (If you could call it that)
And I'll give you time to reflect
Then you can call me back (Then you can call me back)
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
You left me with a choice and a pretense
You left me with a choice and a pretense
| b Bend
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version 3
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Gm
This tab is based on Nick's parts
Tuning: Eb G D F Bb d
[Intro]
d ||---------x-x---------+5--------------------------------------|
Bb||---------x-x-----------+5------------------------------------|
F ||--7------x-x---7--------------5-------4----------------------|
D ||--0------x-x---0--------------0-------0-------5~-------------|
G ||--x--x8--x-x---x--x4----------x--x8---x--x8---3~-------------|
Eb||--7------x-x---7--------------4-------2-------0~-------------|
[Verse]
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--7-------5-------4------------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------0-------5----------------------------------|
G ||--x--x8---x--x8---x--x8---3-x8-------------------------------|
Eb||--7-------4-------2-------0----------------------------------|
d ||----------------------------x-x--------+5--------------------|
Bb||----------------------------x-x------------+5----------------|
F ||--7-------5-------4---------x-x------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------0-------5-x-x---5~-------------------------|
G ||--x--x8---x--x8---x--x8---3-x-x---3~-------------------------|
Eb||--7-------4-------2-------0-x-x---0~-------------------------|
[Chorus] (x2)
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4---------------4----------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5-------0----------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x7---x--x1------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0-------2----------------------------------|
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4--------------------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5------------------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x8--------------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
d ||--x-x--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--x-x--------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--x-x---7-------------5-------9------4-----------------------|
D ||--x-x---0-------------0-------0------0-------5~--------------|
G ||--x-x---x--x4---------x--x2---x-x2---x--x6---3~--------------|
Eb||--x-x---7-------------4-------7------2-------0~--------------|
[Verse]
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--7-------5-------4------------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------0-------5----------------------------------|
G ||--x--x8---x--x8---x--x8---3--x8------------------------------|
Eb||--7-------4-------2-------0----------------------------------|
[Verse 2] (x4)
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4-------9---------------4--------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------0-------5-------0--------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x2---x--x2---3--x4---x--x4----------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------7-------0-------2--------------------------|
[Chorus] (x2) (Play the first chord clean with the open strings then
play it like the first chorus)
d ||--0----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--0----------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4---------------4----------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5-------0----------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x7---x--x1------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0-------2----------------------------------|
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4--------------------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5------------------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x8--------------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--9~------4b-------------------------------------------------|
D ||--0~------0~-------------------------------------------------|
G ||--x~------x~-------------------------------------------------|
Eb||--7~------2~-------------------------------------------------|
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--12---------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D ||--x--x8------------------------------------------------------|
G ||--10---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--9~------4b-------------------------------------------------|
D ||--0~------0~-------------------------------------------------|
G ||--x~------x~-------------------------------------------------|
Eb||--7~------2~-------------------------------------------------|
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--12-------14------------------------------------------------|
F ||--12-------12------------------------------------------------|
D ||--x--x30---x--x2---------------------------------------------|
G ||--10-------10------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Clean Chorus]
d ||--0-------0--------0----0-----0-0---0------0-------+12-------|
d ||--0-------0--------0------0---0-0---0------0-------+12-------|
F ||--9--x4---7--x4----5--5-------5/7---9--x4--7--x4-------------|
D ||--8-------7--------5----------5/7---8------7-----------------|
G ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4---------------4----------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5-------0----------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x7---x--x1------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0-------2----------------------------------|
(x2)
d ||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4--------------------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5------------------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3--x8--------------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0------------------------------------------|
d ||------------------0~-----------------------------------------|
Bb||------------------0~-----------------------------------------|
F ||--5-------4-------5~-----------------------------------------|
D ||--0-------0-------5~-----------------------------------------|
G ||--x--x4---x--x4---3~-----------------------------------------|
Eb||--4-------2-------0~-----------------------------------------|
I'll take it inward so no one sees while you find slumber on tops of trees
And after all of this I still find it hard to breathe
I taught myself things you never did
You need a spine like I need new skin, but neither will ever happen
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
I will not follow in your footsteps, I'll find a face to call my own
Because the mask you wear is all I've ever known
Consider this a repercussion of the actions which you were never properly punished for
Due to an overbearing demeanor brought on by your own self-awareness
Your credibility is a half-empty glass of salt water that I watched you spill over and over and over again
Go ahead, make me the bad guy
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
So I'll take what strength I have left
If you could call it that (If you could call it that)
And I'll give you time to reflect
Then you can call me back (Then you can call me back)
How dare you guilt me for not sticking around
As if you ever did for me?
I'll leave you in the dark with a broken flashlight
You left me with a choice and a pretense
You left me with a choice and a pretense
You left me with a choice and a pretense
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| + Harmonics
| ~ Hold Out
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