On Top Of The World Chords & Tabs
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On Top of the World – BOYS LIKE GIRLS
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Tabbed by: XxrokknrollxX
Tuning: Open D
Here are the notes that you need to be tuned to for Open D.
1st String- D (full step down)
2nd String- A (full step down)
3rd String- F# (half step down)
4th String- D (stays the same)
5th String- A (stays the same)
6th String- D (full step down)
Intro – HEAVY distortion
d|---------17~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------0-------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0-------------------17\---------—--------------------------------------|
D|---------0-------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|
F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – (X- PALM muted)
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------x-2-2-2-2-2---------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|----------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|
D|----------x-2-2-2-2-2---------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|---------x-7-7-7-7-7—-x3------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|
D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
Pre-Chorus 1
d|--------2------2---3--2----------x---------2--3--2---2--|
a|--------2--------1---------------2-------1---------2----|
F#|-------2------------------------3----------------------|
D|--------2------------------------4----------------------|
A|--------2------------------------4----------------------|
D|--------2------------------------x----------------------|
d|--------2-----2---3--2---2-------0-------------------------------------------------|
a|--------2-------1------2---------0-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------2------------------------0-------x12---------------------------------------|
D|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2X
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|
F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boys_like_girls/on_top_of_the_world_tab_ver_2.html ]
Verse – (X- PALM muted)
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|---------x-7-7-7-7-7—-x3------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|
D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
N0 more PALM mute
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7-7-7-7-----------2-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0------|
A|----------7-7-7-7-7—-x3-------2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|
D|----------7-7-7-7-7-----------2-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0------|
Pre – Chorus 2 (X- PALM muted)
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------x-2-2-2-2-2----------x-4-4-4-4-4------|
A|---------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3------x-4-4-4-4-4—-x3--|
D|---------x-2-2-2-2-2----------x-4-4-4-4-4------|
d|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------0---x12-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------x-2-2-2-2-2-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------x-2-2-2-2-2-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2X
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|
F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2X
d|---------------------------------------------------0---------|
a|---------------------------------------------------0---------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------0----x21--|
D|---------4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-2---------------0---------|
A|---------4-4-4-4-4—-x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----------0---------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-2---------------0---------|
d|-------------17~----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (outro) 3X
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|
D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|
F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
| * pluck note 4 times.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| x palm mute
