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Song: Be My Escape
Band: Relient K
Album: Mmhmm
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Tabbed by: Jordan Lambert
Email: tmacman001@yahoo.com
Tempo: 110 bpm
Tuning: 2 options: Standard, or ½ step down on all strings (This is easier
if you’re playing the song with many of the other songs from this album, as
they are tuned down one half step, too.) If you are playing it a half step
lower, just move everything up one fret, because I’ll tab it in standard tuning.
Notes: Ok, I have seen some good quality tabs on this song, but no one, NO ONE got the
correct. I have(Thanks monkeyarms). I also made some corrections in the second verse
to some help from imnotrichey, so thank you as well. Here you go.
Intro:
Guitar 1, (0:00) Riff 1
e|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|--10-10--9--9-10-10--9--9--9--9--|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--| 4X
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
Guitar 2
(0:04) (0:08) (0:12)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------2-2-2-2-----------|
Guitar 1, (0:17) Riff 2 (Riff 2 includes both guitars’ separate parts.)
e|---9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
G|--11----11----11-----9--Question/answer type section with --| 4X
D|--11----11----11----11--Guitar 2 below, Parts are lined up--|
A|---9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
E|---x-----x-----x-----x--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2, (0:17) Riff 2
e|------9-----9-----9----9--|
B|-----10----10-----9----9--|
G|-----11----11----11---11--| 4X
D|-----11----11----11---11--|
A|------9-----9-----9----9--|
E|------x-----x-----x----x--|
Verse 1 (O:25) Piano does a little rockin of its own…
At (0:34) Both guitars come in with this line, we’ll call it Riff 3.
Listen closely, you’ll hear the slide from the 1st to the 2nd chord.
A5 B5 D5 F#5 E5 B5 C#5 D5
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------7~--11~--9~--4---6---7--|
D|--7~--/9~--7~--11~--9~--4---6---7--|
A|--7~--/9~--5~---9~--7~--2---4---5--|
E|--5~--/7~--------------------------|
At (0:42) Both guitars, Riff 4
F#5 D5 A5 E5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--11-11--7-7-7-------9-9-9--| 3X
D|--11-11--7-7-7--7-7--9-9-9--|
A|---9--9--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7--|
E|----------------5-5---------|
(0:55) Both guitars: Riff 5
e|---------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|-------------------7-7--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------X-X-X-X--|
Chorus A: (0:59)
e|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|------9~--7~--9~------9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~--7~--7~--5~--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--5~--------------5~-------------X-X-X-X--|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------9~--7~--9~--11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--9~--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--9~--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~---9--9—-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7~--|
E|--5~------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/relient_k/be_my_escape_tab_ver_4.html ]
Verse 2: Both guitars, this is a muted version of Riff 3
(1:17)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-7---7-7----11~--9~--4-6-7--| 2X
D|--7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11~--9~--4-6-7--|
A|--7-7---9-9---5-5---5-5-----9~--7~--2-4-5--|
E|--5-5---7-7--------------------------------|
pm * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1, (1:34) Ok this is really tough to hear but I tried my best. I had to listen to
acoustic version to get some solid volume on this part. If you listen to the acoustic
you'll hear it an octave higher.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------10-9--------------|
G|---------------9--9----------| 3X
D|--11-11---------11-9-11-9-7--|
A|--------9--------------------| These
E|-----------------------------| parts
are
Guitar 2, (1:34) Riff 4 lined
F#5 D5 A5 E5 up
e|-----------------------------| to
B|-----------------------------| match.
G|--11-11--7-7-7-------9-9-9---| 3X
D|--11-11--7-7-7--7-7--9-9-9---|
A|---9--9--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7---|
E|----------------5-5----------|
Both guitars play Riff 5 at (1:46)
Chorus B at (1:51) is a little different:
Both guitars
e|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|------9~--7~--9~------9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~--7~--7~--5~--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--5~--------------5~-------------X-X-X-X--|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------9~--7~--9~--11~--9~--7~--9~--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--11~--9~--7~--9~--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~---9~--7~--5~--7~--|
E|--5~-------------------------------|
(2:08) Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 twice.
When Guitar 1 starts into the second time through Riff 1, Guitar 2 plays this chord and
it ring.
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--11~--|
D|--11~--|
A|---9~--|
E|-------|
Bass only from (2:16)-(2:25)
Guitar 1, probably using an effects loop instead of playing eighth notes, plays this:
e|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--|
B|--10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--|
G|--11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--| 2X
D|--11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--|
E|---X--X--X--X---X--X--X--X--|
(2:29) Both guitars play their Riff 2 twice, then do this at (2:33)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
pm * * * * * * * *
Ok the piano plays for most of the chorus at (2:35), but both guitars
come in for two chords:
e|----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|-------------------------------------- 8 X --- 4 X -------X-X-X-X--|
G|------------11~-----------7~--------------------7---9-9---X-X-X-X--|
D|------------11~-----------7~------------9-------7---9-9---X-X-X-X--|
A|-------------9~-----------5~------------9-------5---7-7---X-X-X-X--|
E|----------------------------------------7-----------------X-X-X-X--|
pm * * * *
…and I’ve been dying to get out… and even though… go… going because
Last chorus at (2:53) is played just like Chorus B.
Some piano, then some more and, yes, even more piano, and just like that the song’s done
you’re on your way to becoming the next Relient K. Please rate this tab if you feel
to do so and spread the word about it. Thanks, have fun, God bless.
KEY:
| * palm muted p pull-off
| / slide up ~ vibrato
| \ slide down + harmonic
| h hammer-on X Mute string
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