Dashboard Confessional
Hands Down (Electric version)
Tabbed By: Victor Van Dam
This version is played in the MTV instead of the original acoustic versions.
Intro:
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------1------------1--2-------------
D-------4-----2------4------------4/6----
A----2-------------2-----------2---------
E--0-------------0-----------0----------- X3
Riff ends with:
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G----------1------------------
D-------4-----2-------4--1#---
A----2-------------2--4--2#---
E--0-------------0------------
Verse:
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--1----------------------------------------------------------- REPEAT
D--2(x8)------2(x8)-----1(x8)-----4(x8)------7--------6--------
A--2(PM)------4(PM)-----0(PM)-----2(PM)------5(x3)----5(x1)----
E--------------------------------------------5--------5--------
breathe... luck... deep... blessed... share with me...
-Chris does a few stops here and there but it's all the same chords
Chorus:
"My hopes are so high..."
E Abm A/D Abm Repeat chorus:
E-----0-------4------0-------4-------------------
B-----0-------4------2-------4-------------------
G-----1-------4------1-------4-------------------
D-----2-------4------2-------4--------6-7-6------
A-----2-------6------0-------6-------4-----4-----
E---0-0-------4--------------4------5--------5---
The second time through the chorus he ends it differently:
E Abm A/D Abm
E-----0-------4------0-------4------4-4----
B-----0-------4------2-------4------4-4----
G-----1-------4------1-------4------6-5----
D-----2-------4------2-------4------6-8---- To Verse:
A-----2-------6------0-------6------4-6----
E---0-0-------4--------------4------4-4----
The second verse is exactly the same, except the second guitar plays this during the verse.
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D-------4--6---------4--6--7---
A----0--------7----0-----------
E--0-------------0-------------
After the second chorus he breaks into the bridge/outro section:
Bridge/outro: These are the chords being played, a second guitar is picking
through some other stuff which is at the bottom:
*Note:
When Chris hits "and the time on the clock..." there is a difference in the Dbm
chord playing style. Damn, I love that part!!!
"Hands down this is the..." End On:
C#m A E B E
E---4----------5--------0--------0----- E--0---
B---5----------5--------0--------0----- B--0---
G---6----------6--------9--------8----- G--1---
D---6----------7--------9--------9----- D--2---
A---4----------7--------7--------9----- A--2---
E--------------5-----------------7----- E--0---
Guitar 2 is playing this during bridge:
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9-11-
D---------------6---------------7---------------9------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
-over and over and over with slight variation at the end.
Dashboard Confessional RULES!!!
victor_van_dam@hotmail.com