Misc Unsigned Bands - Short Circuit - Bad Reaction Chords & Tabs

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			     BAD REACTION - Short Circuit
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Tabbed by: Emmett
Tuning: Drop-D   D-A-D-G

This is the guide for the demo Travis and I made of "Bad Reaction"


Fig. 1: Travis plays intro, N.C. for bass. (Time: 0:02-0:17)


Fig.2: Just hit off the first note of the riff on the guitar and hold for 4 beats. Play
for the first part of the verse (Time: 0:17-0:32)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------1------------3---------------------------|
D|---0-----------3---------------------------------------------------------|
      I crawl up on your shoulders, You carry me so far from home.

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------1---------3----------------------------------|
D|---0---------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
      Staring down contenders, Beating down the paths I roam.


Fig.3: This is the second part of the verses. Same chord pattern, just play consistently
of only hitting the note once on the first beat. (Time: 0:32-0:47)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------11111111----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
D|--00000000-33333333------------------------------------------------------|
     You support me, but you're trying to make me crawl.

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------11111111----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
D|--00000000-33333333------------------------------------------------------|
     You control me, but you're watching for me to fall.


Fig.4: This is the Pre-Chorus. (Time: 0:47-1:01)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    I won't lie down, You won't walk all over me.

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    I won't lie down, because you can't make me.

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/short_circuit_bad_reaction_btab.html ]
Fig.5: This is the chorus. (Time: 1:02-1:29)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1-------------------3---3---3---3----------------------|
D|--0--0--00----------3----3---3----3--------------------------------------|
      I               pay the price for every time you

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--------------------3---3--3---3----------------------|
D|--0--0--00-----------3----3----3----3------------------------------------|
     Cry              It's your fault I never have the

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1----------------3--3--3--3----------------------------|
D|--0--0--00------------3---3--3--3----------------------------------------|
      Time             Left to deal on my own

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------1---1--1--1----------------3------------------------|
D|-----0---0---0---0----------------3--3---3---3---------------------------|
      Still I see you lying there, waiting for a bad reaction.


At this point the song basically starts all over again. You wait through Fig.1 (Time:
Then you play in the verse with Fig.2 (Time: 1:44-1:59) and then Fig. 3 (Time: 1:59-2:14)
are different words in the secnd verse, however, don't let this throw you off, its the 
notes and rhythms. Then you play Fig.4, which is the Pre-Chorus (Time: 2:14-2:28) and
chorus, a.k.a. Fig.5 (Time: 2:28-2:56)

Fig.6 (Time: 2:56-3:46) This is where Travis improvs a solo. We apologize, on the
we kinda screwed up cuz we were trying to match time with a metronome and we were going too
But you'll get the general idea. You basically just repeat this the whole time:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5--5----3-3-3-3--3----8-8-8-8--8----1-1-1-1--1------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then Travis does his intro riff again, during which you play nothing. (Time: 3:46-3:55)
he's still going to be playing the intro riff for a second time, during which you and me
off the first note of each pattern, like in figure 2 except we only do it once. (Time: 
After this you play Fig.4, which is the Pre-Chorus (Time: 4:01-4:16) and the
a.k.a. Fig.5 (Time: 4:16-4:44) Then Travis just plays his riff til the end.

And we're done.

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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