State Of The Union Chords & Tabs
There is another tab for this song. It is close but there are some mistakes with it. i
very confident that this is the correct way to play it. i can play it right along with
song just the way they do it.
it is tuned to drop D and is played very fast, so watch out.
Intro Part 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444------|
A|-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444------|
D|-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444-1111222233334444------|
Intro Part 2
this is played at a low volume for two measures then gets pretty loud. I recommend using
volume pedal, if you don't have one... well nothing has to be perfect.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4-------------------4-4---------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-------------------3-3---------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-6h-6-4--1-1-1-1-1-4-4-6h-7h-4~-1-4-6-7-6-4-1~-1-|
A|-1-1-----1-4-4-6h-6-4--1-1-----1-4-4-6h-7h-4~-1-4-6-7-6-4-1~-1-|
D|-1-1-----1-4-4-6h-6-4--1-1-----1-4-4-6h-7h-4~-1-4-6-7-6-4-1~-1-|
pm: . . . . . .
Verse
very unsteady rythem. watch your timing.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rise_against/state_of_the_union_tab_ver_2.html ]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3------3----3-5-6-5-4-3------3----44444444-3------3----3-5-6-5-4-3------3-|
D|-3-1----3-1--3-5-6-5-4-3-1----3-1--44444444-3-1----3-1--3-5-6-5-4-3-1----3-|
A|-1-1----1-1--1-3-4-3-2-1-1----1-1--22222222-1-1----1-1--1-3-4-3-2-1-1----1-|
D|---1------1--------------1------1-------------1------1--------------1------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----44444444-3/44444444/66666666-|
D|-1--44444444-3/44444444/66666666-|
A|-1--22222222-1/22222222/44444444-|
D|-1-------------------------------|
this comes in during the verse also on a seperate guitar. thats the only time guitar 2
something different. the rest of the time guitar 2 just doubles guitar 1.
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|-88888888
D|--------- this comes in halfway thru the verse and just continues on to
A|-66666666 the end of the song.
D|---------
the chorus is just the same thing as the intro
Bridge
also a sloppy rythem. watch yourself.
part 1 riff
E|---------------------------------|
B|-----4~--------------------------|
G|-----3~ let ring-----------------|
D|---1-1~--------------------------| ^=with tremolo or hand vibrations to make a
A|-4-1----1-1--0~------------------| cool effect
D|-4-1----1-1----1--6^-1--4--------|
part 2 riff
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-1-4-6-7-6-4-|
A|-1-4-6-7-6-4-|
D|-1-4-6-7-6-4-|
pm:. . . . . .
there you go. that is everything you need to know to play state of the union. just
to the song and put the riffs together.
