Instant Messenger - Through The Day Chords & Tabs
Instant Messenger - Through The Day Bass Tab
“Through the Day” by Instant Messenger
DROP! D! TUNING!!!!
Intro 0:00 to 0:10 (start at 0:06)
g--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a------0~------------------------------|
D------------------------3~------------|
Verse 1a (0:10 to 0:28)
|---------2-------------------------------|
|-------------2------------3h5---3----2---| Play 4x
|---0-------------0-----------------------|
|----------------------3------------------|
Verse 2b (0:28 to 0:46)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------5-5-3-2------|
|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Palm Mute (or just build up) _______________
Chorus A (0:46 to 1:04)
|---------5---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5---------------5-----------------7------------------------------------| play 2x
|----3--------------3--------------5-----------------7------8---8h10--8---7-----------|
|-------------------------5-------------5---/7----------7-----------------------------|
Chorus B (1:04 to 1: 22)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|Play 2x
|------------------------8---10--8--7------------------------------------------------|
|----7-----10-7-10----------------------10----10-10--9-----5------5-----5--5---------|
Interlude 1 (1:22 to 1:30)
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----0~------------|
|-------------------|
Verse 2a (1:31 to 1:48)
|---------2-------------------------------|
|-------------2------------3h5---3----2---| Play 4 x
|---0-------------0-----------------------|
|----------------------3------------------|
Verse 2b (1:49 to 2: 06)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------5-5-7-2------|
|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Palm Mute (or just build up) _____________
Chorus 2 A (2:07 to 2:24)
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|---------5---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5---------------5-----------------7------------------------------------| Play 2x
|----3--------------3--------------5-----------------7------8---8h10--8---7-----------|
|-------------------------5-------------5---/7----------7-----------------------------|
Chorus 2 B (2:25 to 2:43)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 2x
|------------------------8---10--8--7------------------------------------------|
|----7-----10-7-10----------------------10----10-10--9-----5------5-----5--5---|
Interlude/Pre Solo (2:43 to 2:50)
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---0~----------------------------------|
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
Solo A (2:51 to 3:07)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------8--8-8--8--8-8---8--7------|
|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
Play above two times
Solo B (3:08 to 3: 25)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 2x
|------------------------8---10--8--7------------------------------------------|
|----7-----10-7-10----------------------10----10-10--9-----5------5-----5--5---|
Interlude 3/Verse 3a (3:26 to 3:53)
|-----------------5*-------------------5*-----|play 2x These are natural harmonics.
|----7*--------------------7*-----------------| Lightly touch the string just
|---------------------------------------------| let the last one above the fret, and pluck,
|---------------------------------------------| ring a little letting go of the fret at
same time to give a chime sound.
Buildup (Bass silent first time around)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------8---------------------|
|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
Final Chorus (I’m done with the times)
|---------5---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5---------------5-----------------7------------------------------------| Play 2x
|----3--------------3--------------5-----------------7------8---8h10--8---7-----------|
|-------------------------5-------------5---/7----------7-----------------------------|
Final Chorus part B/ Outro
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 3x
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------8---10--8--7------------------------------------------|
|----7-----10-7-10----------------------10----10-10--9-----5------5-----5--5---|
Outro
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------------|
|--5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5\----5~--|