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"Plea" - Say Anything
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Tabbed by: Justin Weleski
Email: jmw59@pitt.edu
Tuning: Standard
This is one of my favorite songs from the new album, "In Defense of the Genre". Enjoy.
Intro/Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0------3-3-3---1p0--------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-----0----0-0---0------------0---------------------------------------------|
D|----------x------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------3------------------2---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-(strum)----0-3-0-3-0-3h4--------------------|
Pre-Chorus (strum)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--7----5--5--9-7-9-12-----5-5--7--------------------------------------|
A|-3--2--5----3--2--7-5-7-10-----3-2--5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus [part two]
e|--------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------1---1--1-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus [part one]
e|-0----------0-------------3-----3-------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------3---------3h5---3h5---3-1p0-------------------------------------|
G|-0----------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------x---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-(strum)--3-(strum)-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus [part two]
e|-0----------0------------------3---3---3-------------------------------------|
B|-1----------3----------3h5-5-3---1---0---------------------------------------|
G|-0----------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-(strum)--3-(strum)--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this point, you play Chorus [part one] again, and then;
e|-3-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----------------1---1-1---------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---0---0---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-(strum)---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/say_anything/plea_tab.html ]
Second Verse
(you can end the strum with this chord)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------5---------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------5---------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-(strum)-3-(strum)-------3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Next, you play the pre-chorus, and end with this riff;
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-0-3-1--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------1---1----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You can play the second chorus the same as the first, or use power chords instead.
Bridge
(listen for the correct rhythm to play this chord)
e|-0----------0-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------1-0--------1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----------2-2--------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------2-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-(strum)--0-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge [part two] (repeat this part four times, then...)
e|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3---1-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-----0h2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge [part three]
e|-----3-------3---5h7-5-3-5-------3-----------------------------------------|
B|---1---1---1---1-----------1-3-5----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8----------------------|
G|-2-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending (strum)
(end on this chord)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---7-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
A|-3---5---7-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---5-------------------3---------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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