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C'est La Vie by Protest The Hero
C'est La Vie
Tuning: Half-Step Down
READ THIS INFORMATION PLEASE~
Pay attention to the time markers for each section. Should help you to learn the song
and decipher it from text much more easily.
-x2 = play the line or bracketed area twice.
-x2S = play the entire section twice.
-Sometimes I will bracket off a part and add an x2 or other multiple behind it. That
means to play the bracketed part however many times specified.
-Also there are first and second endings used in this tab. They're a fairly
straightforward concept. Play ending 1 the first time, and ending 2 on the repeat. The
endings are marked with either (1. 2. etc) or (ending 1. etc)
-If any of the above is confusing, listening to the section of the song while looking at
the tab should clear up any problems. Protest songs are quite complex and I'll do my
best to keep the tab as clear as possible.
0:00 - 0:14
D#|---------------------------------[-----------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------[-----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------[-----------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------7-9-10--[-9-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-9-----------------|
G#|---------6---------6-7-9---------[-------x-x-----x-x---------------6-------|
D#|-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-8---------------[-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-|
D#|----------------------------------------------------]---|
A#|----------------------------------------------------]---|
F#|----------------------------------------------------]---|
C#|-9-9-9-----9-9-------------------------------7-9-10-]---|
G#|-------x-x-----x-x---------6-----------6-7-9--------]---|
D#|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8--------------]x2-|
0:14 - 0:25
D#|--------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-5--------6-------4-------6-------4-------|
C#|-4-5-2--5-4---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
G#|-2-3-2--5-4---------------------------------|
D#|-----0--3-2---------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-5------6-------4-------3-4-3---3-4-3---|
C#|-4-5-2--5---5-4-5---5-4-5-------5-------5-|
G#|-2-3-2--5---------------------------------|
D#|-----0--3---------------------------------|x2S
0:25 - 0:38
Play the bracketed area of (0:00-0:14) and replace the last fill with this
D#|---------------------------------|
A#|-5-3---3-------------------------|
F#|-----4---4-2---2-----------------|
C#|-------------4---4-2---2---------|
G#|---------------------5---5-2---2-|
D#|-----------------------------5---|
0:38 - 0:52 (all the 2s are bent upward slightly)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------5-4-------------------------|
C#|-----------------------4-----4-7---------------------|
G#|---------------------7-------------------------------|
D#|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-------------2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
- 1. 2.
D#|[-P------]-[---------------------]|
A#|[--A-----]-[---------------------]|
F#|[---U----]-[-------------4-6-4---]|
C#|[----S---]-[---------4-5-------5-]|
G#|[-----E--]-[-----2-4-------------]|
D#|[------!-]-[-2-3-----------------]|
0:52-1:05
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-6-------4-------6-------4-------6-----7-6-------6-----7-6-------|
C#|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4---|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-6-------4-------6-------4-------7-6-4---6-4---------------------|
C#|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-------7-----7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4---|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------7-----7-|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------6---------------------------------------|
A#|-------5-----5------------------------------------|
F#|----6----------6--6-----7-6-------6-----7-6-------|
C#|-4------------------5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4---|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------6---------------------------------------|
A#|-------5-----5------------------------------------|
F#|----6----------6--7-6-4---6-4---------------------|
C#|-4----------------------7-----7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4---|
G#|------------------------------------------7-----7-|
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
1:05 - 1:18
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------6--7*---------------------6--10*----------------------|
F#|------6-------------------------6-----------------------------|
C#|---7-------------7-----------7---------------------7--9--10---|
G#|-9-------------9----9--7---9--------------9-9-9-9-----7--8----|
D#|--------------------7--5--------------------------------------|x2
1:18 - 1:31
D#|-17-14-16-14----14-----------------------|
A#|-------------14----14----14--------------|
F#|----------------------14----14----14/16~-|
C#|-------------------------------16--------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-17-14-16-14----14-----------------------|
A#|-------------14----14----14--------------|
F#|----------------------14----14----14\13~-|
C#|-------------------------------16--------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
Ending 1.
D#|-17-14-16-14----14-------------------------------|
A#|-------------14----14----14----------------------|
F#|----------------------14----14----14\13----13/16-|
C#|-------------------------------16-------14-------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-13/16\13----13/14----------------13/14~-|
C#|----------14-------16----16----16--------|
G#|----------------------17----17-----------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
Ending 2.
D#|-17-14-16-14-------------------------16-17-16----|
A#|----------------------------------19----------19-|
F#|-------------17-16----------16-17----------------|
C#|-------------------19-16-19----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-16---------------------------------------|
A#|----19-18-19-18----18---------------------|
F#|----------------18----18-16-18-16---------|
C#|----------------------------------19-18---|
G#|------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------|
1:31 - 1:42 (the chords aren't actually in the lead but I wrote them anyways)
D#|-14---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----14-13-14--14-13----13------------12-11-10---------------13/14-|
F#|--------------------14----14----14\-----------13-1-10-------14/15-|
C#|-----------------------------16-16\-------------------12-11-15/16-|
G#|--------------------------------12\-------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|--10-11-12-13-|
A#|------------------------------------------10-11-10-|--------------|
F#|-------------------7------7-9-10-9-7-9-10----------|--------------|
C#|-----------------7---8--8--------------------------|--------------|
G#|---5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----------------------------------|--------------|
D#|-5-------------------------------------------------|x2S-----------|
1:42 - 1:55
D#|-14---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----14-13-14--14-13----13----------12-11-10-----------------|
F#|--------------------14----14----------------13-11-10--------|
C#|-----------------------------16----------------------12-11--|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending 1.
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------10-11-10-|
F#|-------------------7------7-9-10-9-7-9-10----------|
C#|-----------------7---8--8--------------------------|
G#|---5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----------------------------------|
D#|-5-------------------------------------------------|
Ending 2.
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------10-8------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------7-10------10-9-7--10-9-7---------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------7--------------------------10-8-7--------------------------------|
G#|---5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----------------------------------10-8-7-------------6-----------|
D#|-5--------------------------------------------------------7--5--7--8-----8--7--5--|
1:55 - 2:28
D#|-7--------------------7---7-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7--------------------7-----7---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7--------------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-9----------5----2----9---------9----------5--------2-2-----2-2-----4-4-----4-5-|
G#|-9----------5----2----9--------------------5--------2-2-----2-2-----4-4-----4-5-|
D#|-7----2--2--3----0----7--------------2--2--3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-3-|
D#|-7-----------------------------|
A#|-7-----------------------------|
F#|-7------------------------7----|
C#|-9----------5----7-4-2----7--7-|
G#|-9----------5----7-4-2----5--7-|
D#|-7----2--2--3----5-2-0-------5-|x2
2:28 - 2:40
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------7--4--5-----------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------7--4--5-----------------|
D#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
- 1. 2.
D#|---------[----------------------]-[-P--------------------]|
A#|---------[----------------------]-[--A------Y------------]|
F#|---------[----------------7-----]-[---U------A-----7-----]|
C#|-7--4--2-[----------------7--7--]-[----S------Y----7--7--]|
G#|-7--4--2-[----------------5--7--]-[-----E------!---5--7--]|
D#|-5--2--0-[0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5--]-[------:D-----------5--]|
2:40 - 2:53
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-7-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-5-|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|
F#|-15-15---------15-15---------|
C#|-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-|
G#|-13-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-x-x-x-x-|
D#|-----------------------------|
2:53 - 3:07
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-----9-9-9-----------------|
G#|---------------6---------------------6-------------x-x---------------6-------|
D#|-7-7-7-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------8-------------|
C#|-9-9-9-----9-9-9---------------------------7-9-10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-10-|
G#|-------x-x---------------6-----------6-7-9-------------------------------|
D#|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------10-12-13-12-12-12----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-8-9-11-------------------11-11-11-10-10-10----------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------10-10-10-9-9-9-------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-|
3:07 - 3:33
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------4-----6-----7--------|
F#|--------------8~--4--2------------------8~----4-----5-----8------|
C#|----------7-9-----4--2-3------------7-9---------4-----7-----9-7~-|
G#|---6-9-10---------2--0-3-----6-9-10------------------------------|
D#|-7---------------------1---7-------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|--------------8~--4--2-----|
C#|----------7-9-----4--2-3---|
G#|---6-9-10---------2--0-3---|
D#|-7---------------------1---|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
F#|--------------8-------------------------8------------|---------------|
C#|----------7-9---9-7-----------------7-9---9-7--------|------9--9-----|
G#|---6-9-10-----------10-9-6---6-9-10-----------10-9-6-|------9--9-----|
D#|-7-------------------------7-------------------------|x2S---7--7-----|
stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off | his final sound a gurgle and a cough | and his final words "the pendulum wore off" | stepped off a building to find concrete evidence, concrete evidence that he'd ever make an impact | fiction splattered into fact | and his fiction splattered into another sidewalk painting on display | stepped off a bridge so he could make a splash, to make a splash he had to flounder like a fish out of water | another lamb that chose the slaughter | stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off | his final sound a gurgle and a cough | stepped off a platform and briefly made the news, made the news and made the trains run fifteen minutes late | oh what a price to pay to be the author of your fate | the trains were fifteen minutes late (to be the author of your fate) | c'est la vie! a drooling old bitch and a house full of lies | c'est la vie! the little things that kill you make you glad to be alive | c'est la vie! disease in your genes and ocean levels on the rise | c'est la vie! sing a song of living before everybody dies
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * artificial harmonic
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
Tuning: Half Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
YOU ONLY GET THIS BECAUSE I'M LAZY LIKE THAT.
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------7-9-10----------------------------------------|
G#|---------6-----------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------|
D#|-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------|
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------6---------------------------|
D#|-7---7---7---X-X-7-7-X-X-7---7---7---7-5-7-8---8-7-5---------------------|
THESE SINGLE NOTES RIGHT HERE MAY BE OCTAVE CHORDS LOL IDK
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------7-9-10----------------|
G#|---------------------------------6-----------6-7-9-----------------------|
D#|-7---7---7---X-X-7-7-X-X-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-----------------------------|
THEN YOU DO THIS:
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------6-------4-------6-------4-----------------------------|
C#|---------------------5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-----------------------|
G#|-9--10--2---5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-7--8---0---3--2---------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------6-------4-------3h4p3---3h4p3-------------------------|
C#|-4--5----------------5-4-5---5-4-5-------5-------------------------------|
G#|-2--3--2---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------0---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off | his final sound a gurgle and a cough | and his final words "the pendulum wore off" | stepped off a building to find concrete evidence, concrete evidence that he'd ever make an impact | fiction splattered into fact | and his fiction splattered into another sidewalk painting on display | stepped off a bridge so he could make a splash, to make a splash he had to flounder like a fish out of water | another lamb that chose the slaughter | stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off | his final sound a gurgle and a cough | stepped off a platform and briefly made the news, made the news and made the trains run fifteen minutes late | oh what a price to pay to be the author of your fate | the trains were fifteen minutes late (to be the author of your fate) | c'est la vie! a drooling old bitch and a house full of lies | c'est la vie! the little things that kill you make you glad to be alive | c'est la vie! disease in your genes and ocean levels on the rise | c'est la vie! sing a song of living before everybody dies
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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