Im Back...
This is as close to perfect as I can get.
-Z
Drop Db tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Intro (clean):
|----2---2---2----5---5---5-----------------------|
|--/3---3---3---/6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----|
|------2---2--------5---5---5---5-5---5---5-5-----| (2x)
|------------------------------3---3---3---3---3--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
turn on distorion...
pickslide
(w/ wah)
|-------| |----------------------------------------|
|-------| |----------------------------------------|
|-------| then |----------------------------------------| (4x)
|-------| |--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|-------| |--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|--22/--| |--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
A second guitar plays this midway through:
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7/10-10-10\7-7-7/10-10-10/13-13-13--| (2x)
|------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5/8--8--8-\5-5-5/8--8--8-/11-11-11--|
|------------------------------------------|
All Verses:
"Put the bottle down..."
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| (3x)
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
PM..... ..... ..... ..... .......
"Needless to say..."
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|--13-13-13-13\---| (3x)
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--|--13-13-13-13\---|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--|--11-11-11-11\---|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--|-----------------|
..... ..... ..... .....
"Every time you slip..."
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| (2x, gradually
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--6-6-6-6--| lift palm mute
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--6-6-6-6--| 2nd time around)
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--6-6-6-6--|
..... ..... ..... ..... .......
All Bridges to Choruses:
"Ever wonder..."
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
All Choruses:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/theory_of_a_deadman/so_happy_tab_ver_3.html ]
"I'm so happy..."
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
"I'm fed up..."
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------| (repeat this whole section 4x)
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Then play this intro riff once...
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
|--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-0--/6-6-6-6--|
Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7/10-10-10\7-7-7/10-10-10/13-13-13--|
|------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5/8--8--8-\5-5-5/8--8--8-/11-11-11--|
|------------------------------------------|
Solo:
Repeat intro riff (no distortion)
|----2---2---2----5---5---5-----------------------|
|--/3---3---3---/6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----|
|------2---2--------5---5---5---5-5---5---5-5-----| (2x)
|------------------------------3---3---3---3---3--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
then...
(with wah)
|------------------------------------------|
|--------13b~~13b~~13b~~13b~~13bp10--------|
|--/14\------------------------------12~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
<------slight palm mute-------->
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12br--12br--12br--12br--10------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12-10-12-10----10------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12----12-10-12-10-8~~--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------10~~-10-10~~-12~~--|
|--8~~-8-10~~-10-12~~-12--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--15-----17-----18-----20brb~~~~\--|
|--17b~~--19b~~--20b~~--------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Outro:
*NOTE: The final chorus ends with two distorted intro
riffs instead of one, unlike the rest of the song
final riff (clean, with some delay)
|----2---2---2----5---5---5-----------------------|
|--/3---3---3---/6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----|
|------2---2--------5---5---5---5-5---5---5-5-----| (2x)
|------------------------------3---3---3---3---3--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Order of song:
-Intro
-Verse
-Bridge
-Chorus
-Verse
-Bridge
-Chorus
-Solo
-Chorus (w/ 2 intro riffs)
-Outro
