INCOMPLETE
As recorded by Switchfoot
(From the 1999 Album NEW WAY TO BE HUMAN)
Words and Music by Jonothan Foreman
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jon Foreman - Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Chorus'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E 3x
|-----|-------------------||---------------------||
|-----|-------------------||o-------------------o||
|-----|-------------------||---------------------||
|-----|-------2-4---------||--0-----2-4----------||
|-----|-------------2-(2)-||o-------------2-(2)-o||
|-12\-|---0---------------||----0-0--------------||
Verse
E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E 8x
||--------------------|--------------------||
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
||--------------------|--------------------||
||--0-----2-4---------|-0-----2-4----------||
||o-------------2-(2)-|-------------2-(2)-o||
||----0-0-------------|---0-0--------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q E Q +Q. E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q E +W
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------||
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------||
|------5--(5)---|-----------------|------5-----4-|-(4)----||
|-5----5--(5)---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5----5-----4-|-(4)----||
|-5----3--(3)---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5----3-----2-|-(2)----||
|-3-------------|-----------------|-3------------|--------||
Chorus
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------4-|-4--4--4-4-4----|
|-7--7--7-7-7---|-2--2--2-2-2---|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4----|
|-7--7--7-7-7-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|-4--4--4-4-4-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2/-|
|-5--5--5-5-5-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2---|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/switchfoot/incomplete_tab.html ]
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H E E E Q Q E E E
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4---|-------------|---------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-4--4--4-4-4---|-------------|---------------|
|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------|---------------|
|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6-6-6---|-7--7--------|---9--9-9-9-9--|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-7-|-7--7----7-7-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4-5-|-5--5----5-5-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4---|
|-------------1-|-(1)-1----1-1----|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-4--4--4-4-4---|
|-------------2-|-(2)-2----2-2----|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--5-5-5---|
|-2--2--x-x-x-2-|-(2)-2--x-2-2-0--|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6-6-6---|
|-2--2--x-x-x-0-|-(0)-0--x-0-0-0--|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-7-|
|-0--0----------|-----------------|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4-5-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-7-7-9-|-9--9--9-9-9------|
|-7--7--7-7-7-9-|-9--9--9-9-9-9----|
|-5--5--5-5-5-7-|-7--7--7-7-7-7----|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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