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Save Me - Unwritten Law
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Tabbed By: Kevin Buzby 20/21 March 2005
E-mail: kjlee@bu.edu
AIM SN: kjlee2112
Tuning: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbeb)
Key:
<7>: Harmonic
9. : Staccato
~ : Sustain
x : Play Riff x here
Chords used(relative to tuning--so a D is really a Db, etc., etc.):
D A Bm G Em Bb D/A C#5addA(not quite sure of the name, but this works)
-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
-7---------3-----------------------------------------------------|
-7----6----4----4----0---------7----6----------------------------|
-7----7----4----5----2----8----7----7----------------------------|
-5----7----2----5----2----8----5----4----------------------------|
------5---------3----0----6----5---------------------------------|
Notes: Verses have a distorted electric playing with low volume and tremolo effect.
Also a lot of feedback is used during the verses using the A harmonic(7th fret, G string).
It's pretty straightforward, just use your ears and you'll see/hear what's going on.
Sounds like there might be a mellotron or something in there too. Be sure to have that
driving acoustic at the breakdown down--best part of the song! :) Any
questions, comments, requests just shoot me an email. Thanks!
Intro:(w/echo)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------<7><7>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(feedback-enters)~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|------<7>---<7>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff:(clean electric)
|----------------------------------------|
|--3-2-3~~~~3-2-3~~~~~3-2-3~~~~~~3-2-3~~~|
|----------------------------------------|
|0~~~~~~~~-------------------------------|
|---------0~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----------------------------3~~~~~~~~~~|
Riff x(with echo):
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--<7>~~~~~~~~~--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Chorus:(just listen to it, it's just easy power chordage)
D A Bb B G D A v--after first chorus only
|--------------------------------------|----|
|--------------------------------------|----|
|-7--------------------------7---------|-7~~|
|-7-x16-7-----8----9----5----7-x8-7----|-7~~|
|-5-----7-x12-8-x4-9-x8-5-x8-5----7-x8-|-5~~|
|-------5-----6----7----3---------5----|----|
Bridge:(segue right into this from the Bb in the chorus)
x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7.-7.-6.-6.-|
|-9.-9.-9.-99-7.-7.-7.-77-5.-5.-5.-55-7.-7.-7.-7.-|
|-9.-9.-9.-99-7.-7.-7.-77-5.-5.-5.-55-5.-5.-4.-4.-|
|-7.-7.-7.-77-5.-5.-5.-55-3.-3.-3.-33-------------|
|-------------------------------------|--1st--|--2nd---|
|-------------------------------------|-------|--------|
|-------------------------------------|-------|-7~~~~--|
|-9.-9.-9.-99-7.-7.-7.-77-2~~-2--5-5~-|-5-7-7-|-7~~~~--|
|-9.-9.-9.-99-7.-7.-7.-77-2~~-2--5-5~-|-5-7-7-|-5~~~~--|
|-7.-7.-7.-77-5.-5.-5.-55-0~~-0--3-3~-|-3-5-5-|--------|
Lyrics + Chords
Verse 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/unwritten_law/save_me_tab_ver_3.html ]
D A Bm G
Had a bad day don't talk to me gonna ride this out
D A Bm G (enter verse riff til chorus)
My little black heart Breaks apart with your big mouth and
D A Bm G
I'm sick with my sickness Don't touch me you'll get this
D A x Bm G
I'm useless lazy perverted You hate me
Chorus:
D
You can't save me
A
You can't change me
Bb Bm G
Well I'm waiting for my wake up call
D A D/A (enter verse riff)
And everything, everything's my fault
Verse 2(w/verse riff):
D A Bm G
Went to the doctor and I asked her To make this stop(whoa)
D A Bm G
Got medication a new addiction fuckin thanks alot(whoa)
D A Bm G
had a relapse better rehabs; ruins everything(whoa)
D A Bm G (stop verse riff)
so point your finger at the singer he's in the pharmacy
Chorus 2:
D
You can't save me
A
You can't change me
Bb Bm G
Well I'm waiting for my wake up call
D A
And everything's my fault
D
You can't save me
A
You can't blame me
Bb Bm G
Well I'm waiting here to take the fall
D A Bb Bm(continued into bridge)
And everything, everything's my fault
Bridge:
Bm A G
And I'm a death threat haven't slept yet
D C#5addA
Baby ride the wake i'm on
Bm A Em
Pound the bad boy tell the tabloids
G A
everything's my fault
Bm A G
whoa whoa whoa oooh
D C#5addA
yeah ride it ride it
Bm A Em
whoa whoa whoa oooh
G D/A A Bm (enter verse riff)
everything's my fault
G D A Bm G (acoustic strums)
everything's my fahault
Verse 3(acoustic strums):
D A Bm G
I went to heaven but couldn't get in for what I had done
D A Bm (stop verse riff)G
I said forsake me he said your crazy you had too much fun
Chorus/Breakdown(solo acoustic with chorus tempo for first part):
D
you can't save me
A
you can't change me
(v--enter distorted guitar and bass for crescendo)
Bm G <--no Bb this time!
well i'm waiting for my wake up call
D A
everything's my fault
(v--enter full band again)
D
you can't save me
A
you can't blame me
Bb Bm G
well i'm waiting here to take the fall
D A D
and everything, everything's my fault
D C#add5
you can't save me
Bm G
you can't change me
D C#add5
you can't save me
Bm G
you can't change me
D C#add5
you can't save me
Bm G
you can't change me
D C#add5
you can't save me
Bm G
you can't change me
G A D
everything's my fault
