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"Optimistic"
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E-----------------|---------|
B-10-12-7--6-8--7-|-3-1-5-3-|
G-----------------|---------|
D-10-12-7--8-10-9-|-3-2-5-4-|
A-----------------|---------|
D-0--0--0--0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-|
OPTIMISTIC
Tabbed by..........................Jake Indriks
email: purgatory@btinternet.com
website: www.nosurprises.co.uk
This is a very simple tab of the song. I'm not sure it's 100% but i like how it plays
when you play it all together at the right speed.. don't worry if it sounds a little off
when you're learning it.. play as a whole when you're done and it'll sound great.
!Intro! X2
"ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........"
e -5 7 2 1 3 2
b -x x 3 3 5 3
g -5 7 2 3 5 2
d -0 0 0 0 0 0
a -0 0 0 0 0 0
d -x x x x x x
!Verses!
e-
b-
g- 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
d- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a- 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
d- 0 0 0 0
"Flies are buzzing round my head........."
Here's an alternative verse that was submitted which may sound closer:
Em| E7-9(no3)| Em(ii)| Emadd2|
-(0)-|------(0)------|--(0)---|----(0)----|
-(0)-|------(0)------|--(0)---|----(0)----|
--7--|-------5-------|---9----|-----7-----|
--x--|-------x-------|---x----|-----x-----|
--7--|-------5-------|---10--|-----8-----|
--0--|-------0-------|---0----|-----0-----|
!OVER THE TOP OF THE RUN UP!
e-
b-
g- 14 12 11
d- x x x
a- 12 10 9
d- 0 0 0
!Run up!
e
b
g 2 3 5 7 9 11 11^12^11
d 2 3 5 0
a 0 2 3 5
d
!WEIRD LITTLE BIT! X2
e------------------------------------------------------
b------3--0---------------------3--0-------------------
g-----------3-------3---3--2---------3---------3-2-----
d------------0--------5---------------0------3-----0---
a------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------
THERE IS A PALM MUTED BIT OVER THIS WEIRD SOUNDING PART
a- 55555555555555
d- 00000000000000
!later on the versus part changes to this!
e-
b-
g- 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
d- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a- 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
d- 0 0 0 0
e-
b-
g- 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11
d- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a- 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
d- 0 0 0 0
e-
b-
g- 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
d- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a- 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
d- 0 0 0 0
e-
b- 9 9 9 9 9 9
g- 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11
d- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a- 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
d- 0 0 0 0
!OUTRO! X2
e-
b-
g- 14 16 11 10 12 11
d- x x x x x x
a- 12 14 9 8 10 9
d- 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOW ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS PUT ALL THIS IN THE RIGHT ORDER AND ENJOY!