YELLOWCARD
"POWDER"
*DROPPED-D TUNING*
(DADGBE)
Whole song with distortion
~ = Let ring
INTRO/VERSE:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------2-2---2--------------------------------------------------
D|-5--5~---5-3-3-3---3-2-2---2-1-1-1--------------------------------------------
A|-5--5~---5-3-3-3---3-0-0---0-1-1-1--------------------------------------------
D|-5--5~---5-3-3-3---3---------1-1-1--------------------------------------------
P.M. . . . . . . . . . .
Let the first chord ring only the first time. The second time through, palm mute it.
Do this two times, then the singing comes in ("Lying soaked..."), then do it four times, then do:
E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------
D|----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------
P.M. . . . . . . . .
Then it goes into the prechorus ("Forever...")
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-------3-------3-------
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-1-------1-------1-------1-------3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now the chorus ("Crush it up, crush it up...")
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yellowcard/powder_tab.html ]
Do this once the first chorus, then go back into the verse riff and play it twice.
When the singing starts, there is no guitar until he gets to the line "wonder if he'll..."
then play this once:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------8-8--------------7-7--------------10-10---------------------------
A|---------5-5-----5-5------3-3-----3-3------8-8-------8-8--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------
D|-----5-5--------------3-3--------------7-7----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now go into prechorus riff and play once, then play the chorus riff twice.
Then it goes into a soft instrumental part with a violin solo.
Play the chorus chords very lightly under it.
Now is the bridge with the words "There's power..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
Do this twice then go into this:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------3------------------------------------------------------
D|---3-3-3---------3---------1-----------------------3-3-3-3-3--
A|---1-1-1-----3-3-3-----1-1-1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
D|-------------3-3-3-----1-1-1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now do the chorus riff three times and the last time do this
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E|--------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------3--------
D|-----------------------------3--------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1--------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1----------
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
