Taken By Surprise Chords & Tabs
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Taken By Surprise - Poison Idea
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Tabbed by: Swap-Meet
Email: swap-meet@hotmail.com
Special thanks to Axeslash for helping me with the bridge.
Tuning: e standard
Verse/Intro
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-6/7-----------------5-5-4/5----------------| X4
D|-7-7-6/7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|-5-5-4/5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2/3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Pre-Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2----2--3--3----3------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
D|-2--2----2--3--3----3--3--3----3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|-0--0----0--1--1----1--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-----------------------1--1----1----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/poison_idea/taken_by_surprise_tab.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2----2--3--3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-4/5----------------|
D|-2--2----2--3--3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| X1
A|-0--0----0--1--1----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2/3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-----------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-4/5----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| X4
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2/3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Bridge (tabbed by Axeslash)
Let these notes ring Bend up, then hold and pick
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------10----------5-----------------------|
G|---7---7-----10----10---5---5-7^--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----7----------10--------5-------------------| X1
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
For the bend up and hold part, go up somewhere around 1/4-1/2 of a step up, then pick
and while picking bend it up very slightly. Don't worry too much, just bend up a little
then pick.
order of the song
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Solo (just improvise in D minor...it's what i do)
Chorus
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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