Artist: McFly
Album: Room on the Third Floor
Song: Not Alone
Guitarists: Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher
Transcribed By: Sophi Garrett (sophi@garrett.co.uk)
Tuning: Standard
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Many tabs of the Intro neglect the bends, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and also put the
whole tab onto one or two strings. This version is clearer and more accurately
transcribed, and is also easier to play, as it's over four strings in about the same
area of the guitar neck, and that in turn reduces hand movement.
The lead guitar (GUITAR 2) part of this song is played with a slight crunch distortion,
and the rhythm (GUITAR 1) part is acoustic.
==INTRO=========================================================
-GUITAR 2-
E|-11-12h11----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-12---13b14-14p12-10-9-10---9h10p9---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------11-9------9-11-11b13b11-9-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------9h11-----------------13-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-12-13b14------15b16-16-16-16-16b15-12----------------|
B|-------------12---------------------------16-14-12-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------14-13-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
-GUITAR 1- (played below Intro solo)(easier when finger-picked)
E|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------|
B|----0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0-----0----0-|
G|---1-1-------1----1-1-------1----2-2------------2-2-----------|
D|--2---2----2--2--2---2----------2---2----2-----2---2-------4--|
A|-4--------------2---------2--2-0--------------0-------0---2---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--|
B|----0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0-----|
G|---1-1-------1----1-1-------1----2-2------------2-2----|
D|--2---2----2--2--2---2----------2---2----2-----2---2---|
A|-4--------------2---------2--2-0--------------0--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
==VERSE1=========================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords, work out the rhythm yourself)
Chords:
E A B C#
E|---|-0-|-2-|-4-|
B|---|-2-|-4-|-6-|
G|---|-2-|-4-|-6-|
D|-1-|-2-|---|---|
A|-2-|-0-|-2-|-4-|
E|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|
E A B
Life is getting harder day by day
E A B
And I, I don't know what to do, what to say
C# B A
And my mind is growing weak, every step I take
C# B A B
Its uncontrollable, now they think I'm fake
-GUITAR 2- (start at 'And my mind...')
E|-------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
B|----0----------0---------0------------------4-|
G|---1-1--------1-1-------2-2-------------------|
D|--2---2------2---2-----2---2--------2-----4---|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------0-------0-----------0---|
B|----0----------0------------0-------------|
G|---1-1--------1-1--------------2----------|
D|--2---2------2---2------2-----------2-----|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
==CHORUS=========================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords)
E B A B
'Cause I'm not alone, no, no, no
E B A B
But I'm not alone, no, no, no
E
I'm not alone
-GUITAR 2-
(on 'alone', first time)
E|------9-7---9-12-9-|
B|-9-10--------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
(on 'alone', second time)
E|------9-7---9-7-------------|
B|-9-10-----------10---9h10p9-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
==VERSE2=======================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mcfly/not_alone_tab_ver_5.html ]
E A B
And I, I get on the train on my own
E A B
Yeah, my tired radio keeps playing tired songs
C# A
And I know that there's not long to go
C# A B
Oh, when all I wanna do is just go home
-GUITAR 2-
(quietly)
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-0-------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-2-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-0-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-2-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
B|----0----------0---------0------------------4-|
G|---1-1--------1-1-------2-2-------------------|
D|--2---2------2---2-----2---2--------2-----4---|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------0-------0-----------0---|
B|----0----------0------------0-------------|
G|---1-1--------1-1--------------2----------|
D|--2---2------2---2------2-----------2-----|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
====REPEAT CHORUS====
==BRIDGE===================================================
-GUITAR 1- (palm-muted chords)
Chords:
E F# G A
E|---|-2-|-3-|-5-|
B|---|-2-|-3-|-5-|
G|-1-|-3-|-4-|-6-|
D|-2-|-4-|-5-|-7-|
A|-2-|---|---|---|
E|-0-|-2-|-3-|-5-|
E F# G A
People rip me for the clothes I wear, yeah
E F#
And everything seems to be the same
G A
They just swear, yeah
E
They just don't care
F#
They just don't care
G A
They just don't care
-GUITAR 2-
E|-----------------|
B|----------8---10-|
G|-9---11----------|
D|-----------------| x2
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
B|----------10-----|
G|-9---11----------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
====REPEAT CHORUS=====
==ENDING==================================================
-GUITAR 1-
E B A B
Na na na na na etc etc
E B A B
Na na na na na etc etc
E B A B
But I'm not alone
But I'm not alone
(play at the end of last line:)
E|---------7*-12*-|
B|-------0--------|
G|----------------| * = harmonic
D|-----6----------|
A|---7------------|
E|-0--------------|
-GUITAR 2-
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-16-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|-15h16-11-----12p11h12----------12----12-15h16-15h16-14-|
B|----------14-----------14-12-14----14-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-16-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|-15h16-13-11-------|
B|-------------11/13-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
('But I'm not alone...')
E|-------------4-5-6-5--------------0-|
B|-------0-2-------------------4----0-|
G|-----2---------------------4------1-|
D|---2---------------------4--------2-|
A|-0---------------------2----------2-|
E|----------------------------------0-|
