When You See My Friends Chords & Tabs
When You See My Friends Tab
This is in C# so drop D and then a half step down.
Rhythm intro(the "11119" are two elevens and one nine. Play through twice.
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|-11119-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7-|
Lead (bend the 12's)
|-10---10---10---10---12------10---------10/12/10----10---10---12-----12----10---|
|---10---10---10---10------10----10-8-10----------10---10---10-----10----10---10-|
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lead continued
|------10/12/10-|
|-8-10----------|
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Rhythm verse play four times
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|-7---0----------------------7--0-------------|
|---0---0--2/4--2-------------0---0-2/4---5-2-|
|----0---0-----0--0-4h5p4p0----0---0-----0-0--|
|-9---5----------------------9--5-------------|
Lead
|------5-----3-0-2-0h2p0-------5-----3--|
|---3---3---3------------3---3--3---3-3-|
|--0-----0-2----------------0----0-2----|
|-4--0---------------------4--0---------|
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Rhythm chorus
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|-8--8--8-8-8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|-7--7--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7--7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-4--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
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|-8--8--8-8-8-7--5-5-5-5-|
|-7--7--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mayday_parade/when_you_see_my_friends_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead
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|-12--12--12-12-11--9--9--9-9-6-7-9-11-11--9/11-7--7--7-7-7-6-7-9-|
|--x---x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-10--10--10-10--9--7--7--7-7-4-5-7--9--9--7/-9-5--5--5-5-5-4-5-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-12--12--12-12-11--10--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|--x---x---x--x--x---x---x--x--x--x--x--x---|
|-10--10--10-10--9--12--12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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Repeat the verse six times
Also repeat the chorus
Rhythm Bridge until the acoustic part at the end
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|-11119-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-11119-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7-|
Lead
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|-12--12-----10----10-10--8-8--|
|---12--12-11--11-9--9-----8-8-|
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Then play the lead for the intro a few times
rhythm outro chorus(kind of sketchy. This is an idea)
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|--8--8-7--5--5----7--7-3----3-2---8--8-7---5---5-----7--7-3-----3-2-|
|--7--7-7---6--6---7--7-4--4-4-2---7--7-7----6---6----7--7-4---4-4-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------5---------------|
|------------7--7-5--4--2-2-2-0---------------7---7-5---4--2--2-2-0--|
|-5--5--5-7-----------------------5--5--5--7-------------------------|
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|--8--8-7--5--5----7--7-3----3-2---8--8-7---5---5-----7--|
|--7--7-7---6--6---7--7-4--4-4-2---7--7-7----6---6----7--|
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|------------7--7-5--4--2-2-2-0---------------7---7--5---|
|-5--5--5-7-----------------------5--5--5--7-------------|
Lead (again sketchy but this is the right idea)
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|-2-2--2/6-6-6-6/7-7/11-11---|
|--0-0------0-----0----0--0--|
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