This is a tab I made for Cassie Steele's song "Pretend" on youtube. If you were looking
for something a little more simplified, check out the chord tab I made for this song.
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Note: When you see D4, that actually means Dsus4 [xx0233], but I shortened it to make it
fit. Em7 is [020033]. d = strum down, u = strum up, I only included this in the areas I
thought needed it. / = slide up. I tried to match the lyrics with the tab as best as I
could. Follow along with the video on youtube, it'll make it a lot easier.
Also, I never figured out one part of the song, and that's around the 0:15-0:16 mark.
Literally just one second.
Verse 1
G
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|----------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----x------------------------------|
I know that you are angry... But I gave you everything...
Em7 Cadd9
e|-0-----0---0---0---2-----2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----2-|
B|-0-----0---0---0---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3-|
G|-0-----------------2-------------------------------------------2-|
D|-2-----------------0---0---0-----------------------------------0-|
A|-2---2---2---2-----x-----------2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---x-|
E|-0-----------------x-------------------------------------------x-|
I know you say... And maybe... But I was never... do
Chorus
G
e|-2---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----0---0-----0---3---3---3-|
B|-3---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----0---0-----0---3---3---3-|
G|-2---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x---x---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/5---0---3/5---0---3---3---|
'Cause...take... You... would suspect...
D4 Em7 Cadd9 Em
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------0---0---0---0-----|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------0---0---0---0-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-----------------------0---------------------------|
A|-----------------2---3---3---3---3-----3-2-0-2---2---2---2-------|
E|-3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
Just as fake... And self-entitled...
D G Dm C Em
e|---2---2---2---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---0---0---0---0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3---3---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------3---3-------------------------------------------|
Oh... You...friend You...let me in So
D G Dm Cadd9 Em
e|---2---2---2---2---3---3---1---1-----------3---3---0---0---0---0-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------3---3---0---0---0---0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0-----------0---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-2-3-----3---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------3---3-------------------------------------------|
how are we... Put you down... Stick...I think I...
D Cadd9 Am G
e|-2---2---2---0---2---3-----3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3-|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---3---3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3---3---|
Everyone... know it now
|Verse 2
Cadd9
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----3----|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----3----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
I know... But so... We all...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cassie_steele/pretend_tab.html ]
Em D Em7 Cadd9
e|---3---3---3-----------3---3---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3-|
B|---3---3---3-----------3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-------------------------------0---0---0---2-------|
A|-3---3---3-----3-2-0-3---3---2---2---2---2-------------------3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Everything... I know... Just as much... I know
|Chorus
G
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G|--------------------------2---2---0------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0---0---0------------------------------|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3-----x---x---x------------------------------|
E|--------------------------x---x---x---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
that... You're smarter... 'Cause..take... You think...
D4 Em7 Cadd9
e|-----0---0-----0---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
B|-----0---0-----0---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------2---3---3---3---3---|
E|-3/5---0---3/5---0---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------|
would suspect... Just as fake...
Em D G Dm
e|-----------0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
B|-----------0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---|
A|---3-2-0-2---2---2---2-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---3-------------------|
Unhappy as... Oh... You...friend
C Em D G Dm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3---1---1---1---3---3-|
B|---1---1---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------2---0---0-|
D|-------------------------0---0---0---0-----------0---0-----0---0---2-|
A|-3---3---2---2---2---2-------------------------------------x---2---3-|
E|-----------------------------------------3---3-------------x---0---x-|
You...let me in... So how are... Put you down... Stick around
Cadd9 Em
e|-3---3---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---2---3---3-|
B|-3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---0-|
D|-------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---2-|
A|---3---2---2---2---2-----x---x---x---x---x---x---3-|
E|-------------------------x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
I... figured it out Everyone... now
Bridge
e|-5--------------8------2---3-----1-------0-------2-|
B|-5--------------8------3---3-----1-------0-------3-|
G|-5--------------9------2---0-----2-------0-------2-|
D|-7--------------10-----0---0-----3-------2-------0-|
A|-7--------------10-----x---2-----3-------2-------x-|
E|-5--------------8------x---3/5---1-------0-------x-|
walking down... you... how we found... late... truth...
Chorus
G Dm Em7 Cadd9 Em du du u du
e|---3---3---1---1---1---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------2---2---2---2-|
D|---------0---0---0---------------------------------0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------2---3---3---2---2---2---2-----x---x---x---x-|
E|-3---3---------------------------------------------x---x---x---x-|
You...friend Distance... let me in... how are we friends
G Dm udu |Strum down up for each chord until outro
e|---3---3---1---1---1---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----|
G|-------------------2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---------0---0-----0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
A|-------------------x---2---3---3---2---2---2---2-----|
E|-3---3-------------x---0---x---x---0---0---0---0-----|
Put you down Stick around... figured it out
e|-2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-|
D|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A|-x---x---x---2---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-|
E|-x---x---x---0---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
Everyone... it now
Outro
Dm Em7 Cadd9 Em Cadd9
e|-3---3-----1---1---1---3---3---3---0---0---2---2---0---2---3-----3-|
B|-3---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---3---3---3---3---3-----3-|
G|-0---0-------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2-------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0-------------------------0---0---0---0---0-------|
A|-2---2---------------2---3---3---2---2-----x---x---x---x---x---3---|
E|-3---3-------------------------------------x---x---x---x---x-------|
Look at... given... palm... Don't pretend...innocent
Am
e|---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---3-|
B|---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---3-|
G|-------------------------------0-|
D|-------------------------------0-|
A|-3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----2-|
E|-------------------------------3-|
Don't pretend
