Song: Hands Down
Artist: Dashboard Confessional
Album: The So Impossible EP and Unplugged: Dashboard Confessional (and some
electric version on the radio)
Tabber: Monkeyguy629 (aka Jacobdirect complaints to monkeyguy629@aol.com)
TuningOne Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Alright, cant guarantee its perfect, but its perfecter then the other versions.
No strumming pattern, sorry, but you can figure it outyoure plenty smart.
I included palm muting and lyricstake note for the lyrics, for example in the
first verse, second line of tablature, the lyric lines are overlappingthis does
not mean it is sung overlapping, it is just showing the pattern for chord
switching (the last words wouldnt all fit on the same line AND still represent
accurate switching. Dont fret.) Its hard to explain, but dont switch chords
until the lyrics are aligned with the next chord. Youll get it.
GUITAR ONE PARTS
Intro: (the most user-friendly versionyou could check out the other tab for a
perfectly good version of the intro, but the stretches are a bit difficult. This
is just slides.)
eb--------------------------------(repeat-----------------|
Bb--------------------------------sufficiant--------------|
Gb--------------------------------number of---------------|
Db------4/62-----4/6/7-----4/6---times-------4--1--------|
Ab---2---------2---------2-------until: )----2--2--------|
Eb--0---------0---------0---------------------------------|
Verse One:
eb--0---------------(4)------------------0----------------|
Bb--0---------------(4)------------------2----------------|
Gb--1----------------6-------------------2----------------|
Db--2----------------6-------------------2----------------|
Ab--2----------------4-------------------0----------------|
Eb--0----------------4-------------------x----------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep, this air is
This night is wild, so calm and dull, these hearts
they
-trol Your legs are smooth as they graze mine, were doing
(GO TO CODA HERE)
eb--x---------------(5)----------------------------------|
Bb--x---------------(5)----------------------------------|
Gb--4----------------76----------------------------------|
Db--4----------------76----------------------------------|
Ab-2----------------54----------------------------------|
Eb--2----------------54----------------------------------|
PM . . . . . .
Blessed you share
with me
rage from self
con-
Coda:
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--4-----------------------------------------------------|
Db--4-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab-2-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb--2-----------------------------------------------------|
PM
fine, were doing nothing at
Chorus
eb-0----------------------------------------------4-------|
Bb-0----------------------------------------------4-------|
Gb-1----------------------------------------------5-------|
Db-2----------------------------------------------6-------|
Ab2----------------------------------------------6-------|
Eb-0----------------------------------------------4-------|
PM
all. My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me,
My heart is yours to fill or burst, to
eb---------------0-*----------------4---------------------|
Bb---------------2------------------4---------------------|
Gb---------------2------------------5---------------------|
Db---------------2------------------6------6/76----------|
Ab--------------0------------------6-----4-----4---------|
Eb---------------x------------------4----5-------5--------|
PM
so wont you kill me? So I die happy
break or bury, or wear as jewelry (GO TO CODA HERE)
* in place of this A chord, some find it more user-friendly to just play 577655.
Easier to slide.
CODA
eb-----------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------|
Gb---6-------------------------------|
Db---6----6--------------------------|
Ab--4----6--------------------------|
Eb--------4--------------------------|
PM
whichever you pre-
Verse Two:
eb--0---------------(4)------------------0----------------|
Bb--0---------------(4)------------------2----------------|
Gb--1----------------6-------------------2----------------|
Db--2----------------6-------------------2----------------|
Ab--2----------------4-------------------0----------------|
Eb--0----------------4-------------------x----------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-fer
these words are
hushed lets not get busted just lay entwined here, un-
Safe in here from
all the stupid questions, hey did you get some? Man,
that is
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close
they cant hear, so we can
eb--x---------------(5)----------------------------------|
Bb--x---------------(5)----------------------------------|
Gb--4----------------76----------------------------------|
Db--4----------------76----------------------------------|
Ab-2----------------54----------------------------------|
Eb--2----------------54----------------------------------|
PM . . . . . .
discovered.
so dumb.
get some.
Alright, this part needs a little explanation too... on the last line of this
verse, ignore the palm muting linesCarrabba really just strums the A and B once,
rather then draw it out with a palm mute.
Ok now PLAY THE CHORUS!
Bridge:
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------10--------------9--------------|
Gb---9---------------------9---------------9--------------|
Db---9---------------------7---------------9--------------|
Ab--7---------------------0---------------7--------------|
Eb---0------------------------------------(0)-------------|
Hands down, this is the best day I can ever remember
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-(0)---------------------------------------------------|
Gb---8----------------------------------------------------|
Db---9----------------------------------------------------|
Ab--9----------------------------------------------------|
Eb---7----------------------------------------------------|
Ill always remember the
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------10---------------------------|
Gb--6------------------------9----------------------------|
Db--6------------------------7----------------------------|
Ab-4------------------------0----------------------------|
Eb--4-----------------------------------------------------|
sound of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights, the
time on the clock when we realized its so late and this
the streets were wet and the gate was locked, so I
stood at the door with your hands on my waist and you
knew that you meant it that you
knew that you meant it
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-9------------------------(0)--------------------------|
Gb--9-------------------------8---------------------------|
Db--9-------------------------9---------------------------|
Ab-7-------------------------9---------------------------|
Eb-(0)------------------------7---------------------------|
scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
and the
walk that we shared together
jumped it and I let you in and you
kissed me like you meant it and I
meant it that you meant it and I
meant it.
Those are the guitar parts for the first guitar, and there are just a few simple
riffs that go along as a second guitar in a few parts. Here they are (theyre not
perfect, sorry) :
The pretty bar is where theres a chord change.
Verse:
eb|---------|---------|-----------------|---------|
Bb|---------|---------|-----------2---2-|---------|
Gb|---1---1-|-6---6---|---2---2-2---2---|-4---4---|
Db|-2---2---|---6---6-|-2---2-----------|---4---4-|
Ab|---------|---------|-----------------|---------|
Eb|---------|---------|-----------------|---------|
Keep in mind I didnt tab the whole thingthey continue beyond the two times I
tabbed them, if you dont know what I mean now, listen to the song.
Bridge:
eb----------| |---------------|
Bb----------| |---------------|
Gb--9-8-9-8-|...|-9---6-8-9-8-9-|...
Db----------| |---9-----------|
Ab----------| |---------------|
Eb----------| |---------------|
Repeat sufficient number of times there.
Wuv,
Jacob
