Little Hospitals Chords & Tabs
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Tabbed by: Matthew O'Rourke
Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F# A# D#)
Hope it's accurate/readable enough for you, enjoy!
Intro
E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------7-7-------7-7---7s10s7-|-------7-7-------7-7-----------------|
|---8-8-------4-4--------------|---8-8-------4-4---------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------12-11-10-9----|
|------------------------------|-----------------------12-11-10-9----|
|------------------------------|-----------------------12-11-10-9----|
Riff
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---9-9-9-9------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Verse 1
W. E E E E W. E E E E W. E E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------10----|--------------|---------10----|
|------11----11-|----11-10-9-8-|------11----11-|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
W. E E E E W. E E E E E E E W Q E E E
|---------------|--------------|----------------------|
|---------10----|--------------|----------------10----|
|------11----11-|----11-10-9-8-|-9-10-11-----11----11-|
|---------------|--------------|----------------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Prechorus
E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E H E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-0------|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-0------|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-0------|
E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---5-|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---5-|
|---9-9-7-9--9-7-5-5-4-5-7---5-|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-4-5-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-4-5-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-4-5-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chorus
Gtr 1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E E E E E E Q +W
|-------------------------|----|
|-------------------------|----|
|-------------------------|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-(0)-|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-(0)-|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-(0)-|----|
Gtr 2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E Q +W
|-------------------------|----|
|-------------------------|----|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-(7)-|----|
|-------------------7-(7)-|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-(5)-|----|
|-------------------------|----|
Verse 2
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
|---9-9-12-12---5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9----|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
2nd Chorus ending
E E E E E E Q +W E E E E E E Q +W
|--------------------------|-------------14-(14)-|----|
|--------------------------|-------------15-(15)-|----|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0--(0)-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0--(0)-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0--(0)-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|----|
Weird bit
q q Q q E E E E q q Q q E E Q Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------12-|-----------------------|
|-------8-----8-9-11----|-------8---------------|
|----9-----9------------|----9-----9------------|
|-----------------------|-------------10-9------|
|-9---------------------|-9----------------12-5-|
q q Q q E E E E q q Q q E E Q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------12-|---------------------------|
|-------8-----8-9-11----|-------8-------------------|
|----9-----9------------|----9-----9----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------10-9----------|
|-9---------------------|-9----------------12--7----|
q q Q q E E Q q q Q q E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-------7-----7s5s7--|-------7-----7s10s7s5-|
|----7-----7---------|----7-----7-----------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-5------------------|-5--------------------|
q q Q q E E Q q q Q q E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7-----7s5s7--|-------7-----7s10s7s5----|
|----7-----7---------|----7-----7--------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-5------------------|-5-----------------------|
q q Q q E E Q q q Q q E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-------7-----7s5s7--|-------7-----7s10s7s5-|
|----7-----7---------|----7-----7-----------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-2------------------|-2--------------------|
q q Q q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------7-----7s5s7--|-------7-----7-------|
|----7-----7---------|----7-----7-----7----|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Ending (pt 1)
Gtr 1
Q Q Q. E E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--12----12-12-12-12-12-|
Q Q Q. E E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7----|
|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7----|
|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7----|
Gtr 2
Q Q Q. E E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q. E E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--11--11----11-11-11-11-12-|-14--14--14----14-14-16-14-14----|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--9---9---9-----9--9--9--9-10-|-12--12--12----12-12-14-12-12----|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ending (pt 2)
Gtr 1
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7--|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7--|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7--|
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7----|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7----|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-5--|-5--5--5--5-5-5-4-0--7----|
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7--|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7--|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7--|
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7----|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7----|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--7----|
Gtr 2 (Only on second half)
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--11-9-11--|-11--11--11--11--11-9-7--11--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--9---9---9---9---9-7--9--|--9---9---9---9---9-7-5---9--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--11-9-11--|-11--11--11--11--11-9-7--11----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--9---9---9---9---9-7--9--|--9---9---9---9---9-7-5---9----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ending Riff
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5----|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5----|
|---9-9-12-12----5-5-12-12-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5----|
Order:
Intro
Riff
Verse 1
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse 2 x2
Prechorus
Chorus
2nd Chorus ending
Weird bit
Ending (pt 1) x2
Ending (pt 2) x4
Riff x4
Ending Riff
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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