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OFF THE MAP - Alkaline Trio
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SONG: "Off the Map"
ARTIST: Alkaline Trio
ALBUM: This Addiction (2010)
WORDS: Dan Andriano
MUSIC: Alkaline Trio
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** NOTES **
Dan is notorious for throwing in small flourishes and making slight variations
to recurring sections. Instead of trying to roadmap everything with a jumble
of notes, here's the entire song as-is.
Everything is played in straight 16th notes. Just follow along.
Lyrics below.
Enjoy!
- wester37 -
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Tuning: Standard (EADG)
INTRO (0:00)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------[REST]--------------|------------[REST]--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
VERSE 1 (0:06)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------[REST]--------------|------------[REST]--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------[REST]--------------|------------[REST]--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------7-7-----|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4-|7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-4-4-4-4-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4-|7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
CHORUS 1 (0:40)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------4-2---4-2-0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------0-0-0-0---------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SEGUE (1:04)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------4-4-----4-4-----|
A|----------------4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (1:16)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/off_the_map_btab.html ]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4-|7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-4-4-4-4-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-4-5-4-|7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
CHORUS 2 (1:50)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------4-4-----|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------4-2---4-2-0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------0-0-0-0---------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-7-----7-7-----|----------------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BRIDGE (2:14)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------4-4-----4-4-----|
A|----------------4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------4-4-----4-4-----|
A|----------------4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 (2:37)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------4-2---4-2-0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7-------2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------0-0-0-0---------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-7-----|--------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------||
D|9-------------------------------||
A|7-------------------------------||
E|0-------------------------------||
(Let ring)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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LYRICS
[Verse 1]
I needed more wine, you needed more sleep.
We just fought two hours and seven minutes.
Honestly, I'm surprised we made it.
I retired to my chair, I grabbed my new guitar,
But I can't make a sound.
You could hear poisonous pins dropping all around like rain.
But I can ride this storm out,
Because I'm like a junkie for your smart mouth.
[Chorus 1]
See, I'm so far off the map the sun is shining
While it's raining, and I'm draped in silver lining.
And I can row, row, row my boat back to shore some day.
So, are you coming with me?
Anchors away!
[Verse 2]
I loosen my lips, and the truth slips out.
A free ride on a forked tongue,
This twine of trust is unspun.
I could start to believe that's what you need from me,
So far from what I want for you,
But I'll lock it down, and we'll make do.
You're right, there's only one real option,
And I'm here now, so help me keep my voice down.
[Chorus 2]
See, I'm so far off the map the sun is shining
While it's raining, and I'm draped in silver lining.
And I can row, row, row my boat back to shore some day.
So, are you coming with me?
Anchors away!
[Chorus 3]
Yeah, I'm so far off the map the sun is shining
While it's raining, and I'm draped in silver lining.
And I can row, row, row my boat back to shore some day.
So, are you coming with me?
Anchors away!
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