Yellowcard - "Light Up the Sky" (2007 - Paper Walls)
I did a cover video of the song on YouTube, for those of
you that may need help or what have you. I decided to
tab out what i think are the (mostly) lead parts, and little bit
of rythym. I'm not going to say it's 100% but tell me what you think.
I spent alot of time on this, i'm sure most of you would be happy
with what i've come up with. Thanks! :D
Tuning Standard: E,A,D,G,B,E (low to high)
(INTRO)
Gtr.I - Hitting the open D is optional, although i prefer it.
I tryed to make it quite exact with timing/strums.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x-x-x-3-3-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-3-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-|-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(VERSE)
Gtr.I
e|-------------------------| |---------------------------|*
B|-------------------------| |---------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-3-3-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-| |-x-x-x-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-| |-5-5-5---------------------|
*the part next to the right is if you want to put this on the 2nd time
and 4th time. - if you don't sorta understand, it don't matter,
just do the first part on the left 4 times. [listen to the track several
times and you might know what i mean].
Gtr.II - Root notes.
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| X4
D|-------------------------|
A|-------3-3-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-|
(REFRAIN/VERSE Pt.II)
Gtr.I - Now, it's basiclly the second part of the intro, another 4X.
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4
D|-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x-x-x-3-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Gtr.II - let ring throughout, bracket notes optional for acoustic version,
electric version doesn't use them, but still works either way.
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------(8)---(8)----(8)---8-|---------(8)---(8)-8/10---8------|
G|-----5-0-----(0)----(0)----5---|-----5-0----(0)---------9--------|
D|-5/7---------------------------|-5/7------------------------10-9-|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Slight, P.M. *
[now the 'ghost' notes are used normally]
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------(8)---(8)----(8)---8-|----------8---8----8---8----8-8-|
G|-----5-0-----(0)----(0)----5---|-----5-0----0----0---0---0--5-5-|
D|-5/7---------------------------|-5/7----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Slight, P.M. * ^^[not entirely sure of..]^^
(CHORUS)
Gtr.I - little finger (D string), middle (A string), First (low E) -
i believe Key does that himself.
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| X2
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
Gtr.II - in time with Gtr.I's chords.
e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|----10-10-----10-10|-------10-10-------10-10|
A|7-7-------7-7------|10-10--------10-10------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------10-10--------10-10|-------10-10-------10-10| All that X2
A|-------------10-10------|-------------10-10------|
E|12-12-------------------|-13-13------------------|
(Post-Chorus) - REPEAT INTRO ONCE
- GTR.II doing ROOT NOTES of the intro.
End on:-
Gtr.I (let ring) Gtr.II (let ring)
e|---| |---|
B|---| |---|
G|-5-| |---|
D|-0-| |---|
A|-x-| |---|
E|-5-| |-5-|
(VERSE II)
nothing... (bass/violin interlude) until Gtr.I or II kicks in
with a few muffled scratchy strums to continue. - 8 strikes.
REPEAT REFRAIN/VERSE Pt.II
--for Gtr.II, on the 4th time of the verse lead, just hit a few
8's and 0's until the chorus starts again in stead of hitting: 8-8
5-5
REPEAT CHORUS X2
(BRIDGE Pt.I)
For rythym im' not totally sure of yet, so heres the lead:-
Gtr.II - let ring, or deaden notes slightly to not let them ring
over as much. *
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|------13-13-------13-13|------13-13------13-13|
G|------------12-12------|------------12-12-----|
D|14-14------------------|15-15-----------------| Then repeat all again.
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
[*second bit for another 2 times]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yellowcard/light_up_the_sky_tab_ver_4.html ]
(BRIDGE Pt.II)
Gtr.I - ALL PALM MUTED.
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| X2
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
P.M.
Gtr.II - use Delay for the part below marked with a "D" so it repeats,
OR lightly pick it to fade out slightly.
D D
e|--------------------------------|---12---12---------------------|
B|---15----15-12----12-13-12-13-12|-----------13----13-15-13-15-13|
G|12----12-------12---------------|12---12-------12---------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| X2
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
^^[not exact]^^ ^^[not exact]^^
(SOLO Area)
Gtr.I - do the lot, then again but 2nd time ending on G5 X16, then
ringing out on C5. before starting you can slide down from the 10th
fret quickly - only optional.
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| X2
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Gtr.I ends with:- C5
|-------------------------------|---|
|-------------------------------|---|
|-------------------------------|-5-|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-| < Ring out
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-3-|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|---|
Gtr.II
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------12----13-12----------12----13-12------|
G|--------------------12-------------------12---|
D|(10)/12----12----------12h14----14----------12|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----12----13-12-----------12----13-12-13-|
G|-----------------12-----------------------|
D|\10-----10----------10--10---10-----------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------12----13-12----------12----13-12------|
G|--------------------12-------------------12---|
D|(10)/12----12----------12h14----14----------12|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----12----13-12------|17p12----15p12----13p12----15p12----13p12(\)|
G|-----------------12---|------12-------12-------12-------12---------|
D|\10-----10----------10|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------(\)|
|---|
|---|
|-5-|
|-5-| < ring out
|-3-|
|(3)|
(BREAKDOWN)
Gtr.I ONLY - ALL PALM MUTED - starts just after ring out, immediately.
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| X4
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
P.M. (4th time grad. release.)
Gtr.II - Comes in after two times with the bass.
--Does the chorus riff PALM MUTED also.
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT BRIDGE Pt.I
REPEAT Gtr. I's Intro for Outro
Gtr.II finishes and ends on with this octave chord
in the same rythym as Gtr.I's intro/outro:-
|----|
|----|
|-12-|
|-x--|
|-10-|
|----|
End on:-
Gtr.I (let ring) Gtr.II (let ring)
|-------------| |----|
|-------------| |----|
|5-5-5-5-5--5-| |-12-|
|0-0-0-x-x--x-| |--x-|
|x-x-x-3-5-(3)| |-10-|
|5-5-5------3-| |----|
There you go everyone. This was done mostly by ear and watching footage,
and experimenting. Sorry it's long, but i just wanted to include stuff
that you guys might wanna add to it - some of which i think sounds better
or like the actual song. Thanks for your time, please rate this
and maybe put up a comment or two - let me know what you think. :)
Any improvements welcome too.
~~~~!!
Here's the lead parts for the Acoustic, all sounds the same but the band
play it differently so there you go! As an added extra...
If you want rythym there's the other tab with the A minor transission,
or play it the way like i have - your choice.
(ACOUSTIC VERSION) - Bridge Pt.I
e|----8-8-----8-8-|------8-8-----8-8|
B|--------8-8-----|----------8-8----|
G|9-9-------------|10-10------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|
Bridge Pt. II - let ring throughout.
[light pick to make it sound quieter]
e|--10---10-7---7-8-7-8-7|--12---12-8---8-10-8-10-8|
B|8----8------8----------|8----8------8------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~!!
Slide up - /
Slide down - \
Palm Mute - P.M. - *
Ghost note - (0) ['0' as an example]
