Song: I'm Sorry
Artist: The Red Hot Valentines
Artist URL: http://www.theredhotvalentines.com
Album: Self-Titled, 2002
Tabbed by: John King (jmking1@uiuc.edu)
General Chords
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E A B C#m G#m
e -------|-------|-------|-------|-------
B -------|-------|-------|--(5)--|-------
G --(1)--|---2---|---4---|---6---|-------
D ---2---|---2---|---4---|---6---|---6---
A ---2---|---0---|---2---|---4---|---6---
E ---0---|-------|-------|-------|---4---
Note: The notes in parentheses are optional, sometimes Toby/Jeff
finger the chord that way, sometimes they don't.
Song
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Intro1 (repeat 2x):
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G ------6-6-4-4---|------6-6-4-4---|------6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4---
D --2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4-2-
A --2-2-4-4-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-2-2-0-|--0-0-4-4-2-2-2-
E --0-0---------0-|--0-0---------0-|--0-0-----------|--------------0-
E C#m B E E C#m B E E C#m B A A C#m B E
Intro2 (play once):
- same as Intro1 except don't play the last E chord:
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G ------6-6-4-4---|------6-6-4-4---|------6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4---
D --2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4---
A --2-2-4-4-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-2-2-0-|--0-0-4-4-2-2---
E --0-0---------0-|--0-0---------0-|--0-0-----------|----------------
E C#m B E E C#m B E E C#m B A A C#m B
Notes on intro: It's easiest to play the intro by barring two frets of the
the E and A chords with your index finger, and then sliding up the
neck to play the C#m and B chords as power chords.
Verse (repeat 4x):
- play with palm muting
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------
D 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E ----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
C#m B E E
I'm sorry.|never called....|I was out.......|didn't get......
sent, I fig.....|better left alone...
I think...|all the time....|I've got half a |dozen letters...
send, they......|dust here.......|phone
Pre-chorus (repeat 2x):
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G 4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D 4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A 2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B C#m C#m B B
We..|out to watch..sun....rise........|tracks... hi-
Wear|sneakers......bor....rowed.......|back to you tomor-
e ----------------|----------------|X---------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|X---------------|----------------
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|X-------------4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|X---2---2-2-2-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|X---2---2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E ----------------|----------------|X---0---0-0-0---|----------------
A A E E B B
rise and.....singing to...self
row and.....thinking to...self
Chorus:
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|----------------|6---6---6---6---
D 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|2---2---2---2---|6---6---6---6---
A 0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---
E ----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------
A B E C#m
I'm |sor- ry | Don't |wor- ry
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_valentines/im_sorry_tab.html ]
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|----------------|----------------
D 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A 0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E ----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A B E E
We'll...|awkwardness alone |
During the chorus,
Tyson plays this riff on the e|--------------------|--------------------
Korg, but if you want to throw B|--------------------|--------------------
it in on guitar here it is G|--9-11-9-11b13b11-9-|--9-11-9-11b13b11-9-
(it comes during the two D|--------------------|--------------------
measures of E chord above, A|--------------------|--------------------
after "awkwardness alone"). E|--------------------|--------------------
Alternatively, if you're e|----------------|----------------
playing by yourself, play those B|----------------|----------------
two measures like this and it G|------6-6-4-4---|------6-6-4-4---
sounds reasonably like the D|2-2-2-6-6-4-4-2-|--2-2-6-6-4-4---
guitar + Korg sound that RHV A|2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-|--2-2-4-4-2-2---
has. E|0-0-0---------0-|--0-0-----------
E C#m B E E C#m B
Chorus continues ->
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|----------------|6---6---6---6---
D 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|2---2---2---2---|6---6---6---6---
A 0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---
E ----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------
A B E C#m
Ex- |press my | re- |gret by
e ----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------
G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---
D 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---
A 0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---
E ----------------|----------------
A B
Ne- ver |picking up the phone
After first chorus:
Intro1 (once)
Intro2 (same as Intro1 w/ no last E chord - once)
Verse (repeat 2x):
The winters here are very cold and
I don't know if I will stick around another year.
My patience and my blood are wearing thin.
And in my head I still see times that
You and I can put aside whatever differences
It's too bad that things worked out like they did.
Pre-chorus (repeat 2x)
Chorus
After second chorus:
Solo (repeat 2x):
- rhythm guitar chords for the solo are beneath each measure
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D 2-------4-------|6-------11------|9---------------|9-9-9-9---7-6---
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
A B C#m E
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D ----6-7-9---6-7-|9---6-7-9-7-6---|----6-7-9---6-7-|9---6-7-9-7-6---
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
A B G#m C#m
At this point, Tyson takes over the solo and plays it on the Korg while the
two guitarists play the rhythm chords. It is played 2x more, with the last
time having a different ending:
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D ----6-7-9---6-7-|9---6-7-9-7-6---|4---------------|2---------------
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
A B E E
Toby plays this as the last e|---------------(|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)
two measures of the solo: B|---------------(|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|----------------|----------------
E
Chorus
Intro1
Intro1 (play the last E chord here)
