Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Song: The Middle
Transcribed by: Jeff Perrin
Featured in: Guitar World
Submitted by: Derrick Ellis
Edited by: Derrick Ellis (dre_2001_@hotmail.com)
Guitars tuned to eBGDAD Bass tuned to GDAD
|A| Intro (0:00)
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Gtr. 1 (elec. W/light dist.) P.M.
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|B| Verses (0:12, 0:47, 1:58)
1.Hey don’t write yourself off yet it’s only in your head you
2.Hey you know they’re all the same you know you’re doing better
3.Hey don’t write yourself off yet it’s only in your head you
Gtrs. 1 plays Rhy fill 2 on 3rd verse
Gtr. 2 plays Riff A eight times on 2nd verse
9 Rhy. Figure 1
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|Bass ,Bass Figure 1
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feel left out or looked down on Just try your best
on your own so don’t buy in Live right now
feel left out or looked down on Just try you best
13 P.M.
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Try everything you can and don’t you worry what they
You just be yourself It doesn’t matter if it’s
Do everything you can And don’t you worry what their
(just do your best) (everything you can)
Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fill 1 eight times on repeats
Gtr. 2 Rhy Fig. 1
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Bass plays Bass Fig.1
Tell themselves when you’re away It just
Good enough for someone else It just
Bitter hearts are gonna say It just
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| Riff A (0:47) | Rhy. Fill 1 | Rhy. Fill 2 (1:58) |
| | (0:59,2:10) | Gtr. 2 |
| Gtr 2. Elec. W/ Dist | Gtr. 1 | P.M. |
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|____________________________|_____________________|Clean tone w/phase shifting effect__|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimmy_eat_world/middle_btab.html ]
|C| Chorus (0:35, 1:11, 2:22)
Takes some time little girl you’re in the middle of the ride Everything will
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be just fine everything will be all right all right it just
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Takes some time little girl you’re in the middle of the ride everything will
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be just fine everything will be all right all right it just
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|D| Guitar Solo
41 [2320] means 2h3p2p0 (just not enough room to write that)
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