I suggest watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3hXrW_jz8
to get timings and such.
intro - slow build up:
Brenden starts by plucking and building up to a G chord While Jake plays some harmonics
that i can't quite make out.
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
----------------5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----------------------------------------------------|
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G-Gm-d
This part is pretty easy. Brenden strums a G, Gm, D (sometimes standard d, sometimes a
power chord with a B bass note on the 6th string) while Jake lays a reverse arpeggio on
the G and G minor something like this:
---------------------------------------------|
3--------3-----------------------------------|
--4--------3-------7-------------------------|
----5--------5-----7-------------------------|
------5--------5---5-------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
That's the basis of the intro/chrous parts. Jake does a lot of improv, particularly
around the D chord in the chorus chords.
During the verses Brenden plays some arpeggio around the following chord forms
d Bb/Gm G
2-------0----3-------0----3----|
3-------3----3-------3----3----|
2-------0-OR-0-------0-or-0----|
--------0----0-------0----0----|
--------1----1-------x----x----|
---------------------3----3----|
The first couple of verses are just Joel playing keys, but if you are playing on an
acoustic by yourself you can play as well:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/umphreys_mcgee/loose_ends_tab.html ]
d Bb/Gm G
I hope its true but ill make due with
d Bb/Gm G
the things that i have heard
d Bb/Gm G
so if i do this right then i might
d Bb/Gm G
get what i deserve
d Bb/Gm G d Bb/Gm G
this tattoo that i outgrew i never thought it through before like you i
d Bb/Gm G
wish somehow i knew to listen to my
d Bb/Gm G
missing voice of reason
d Bb/Gm G
what would it take don't make me beg i'm
d Bb/Gm
falling on my knees
G Gm d
can't you stick around and tigthen
G Gm d
loose ends for me
G Gm d
it's not too difficult to tighten
G Gm
loose ends
d Bb/Gm G
d Bb/Gm G
d Bb/Gm G d Bb/Gm G
You read the story till im bored with the facts i can't ignore
d Bb/Gm G d Bb/Gm G
so if society reflects on me and i don't like the things i see there's
d Bb/Gm G d Bb/Gm G
no re-writing peace bound dreams we believe in
G Gm d
can't you stick around and tigthen
G Gm d
loose ends for me
G Gm d
it's not too difficult to tighten
G Gm d
loose ends
The Chorus chords continue until the end
