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On Top of the World – BOYS LIKE GIRLS
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Tabbed by: XxrokknrollxX
Tuning: Open D
Here are the notes that you need to be tuned to for Open D.
1st String- D (full step down)
2nd String- A (full step down)
3rd String- F# (half step down)
4th String- D (stays the same)
5th String- A (stays the same)
6th String- D (full step down)
Intro – HEAVY distortion
d|---------17~--------------------------------------------------------------------|a|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------0-------------------17\------------------------------------------------|A|---------0-------------------17\---------—--------------------------------------|D|---------0-------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|a|----------------------------------------|F#|---------------------------------------|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – (X- PALM muted)
d|-----------------------------------------------|a|-----------------------------------------------|F#|----------------------------------------------|D|----------x-2-2-2-2-2---------x-0-0-0-0-0------|A|----------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|D|----------x-2-2-2-2-2---------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|A|---------x-7-7-7-7-7—-x3------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
Pre-Chorus 1
d|--------2------2---3--2----------x---------2--3--2---2--|a|--------2--------1---------------2-------1---------2----|F#|-------2------------------------3----------------------|D|--------2------------------------4----------------------|A|--------2------------------------4----------------------|D|--------2------------------------x----------------------|
d|--------2-----2---3--2---2-------0-------------------------------------------------|a|--------2-------1------2---------0-------------------------------------------------|F#|-------2------------------------0-------x12---------------------------------------|D|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|A|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|D|--------2------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2X
d|----------------------------------------|a|----------------------------------------|F#|---------------------------------------|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – (X- PALM muted)d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|A|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|D|----------x-7-7-7-7-7----------17\----------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|A|---------x-7-7-7-7-7—-x3------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3----x-0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|D|---------x-7-7-7-7-7----------x-2-2-2-2-2--------x-0-0-0-0-0------|
N0 more PALM muted|---------------------------------------------------------------|a|---------------------------------------------------------------|F#---------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------7-7-7-7-7-----------2-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0------|A|----------7-7-7-7-7—-x3-------2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----0-0-0-0-0—-x6--|D|----------7-7-7-7-7-----------2-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0------|
Pre – Chorus 2 (X- PALM muted)d|-----------------------------------------------|a|-----------------------------------------------|F#|----------------------------------------------|D|---------x-2-2-2-2-2----------x-4-4-4-4-4------|A|---------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3------x-4-4-4-4-4—-x3--|D|---------x-2-2-2-2-2----------x-4-4-4-4-4------|
d|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|F#|-----------------------------0---x12-------------------------------------------------|D|--------x-2-2-2-2-2-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|A|--------x-2-2-2-2-2—-x3-------0-------------------------------------------------------|D|--------x-2-2-2-2-2-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2X
d|----------------------------------------|a|----------------------------------------|F#|---------------------------------------|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2X
d|---------------------------------------------------0---------|a|---------------------------------------------------0---------|F#|--------------------------------------------------0----x21--|D|---------4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-2---------------0---------|A|---------4-4-4-4-4—-x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3-----------0---------|D|---------4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-2---------------0---------|
d|-------------17~----------------------------------------------------------------|a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------17\------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (outro) 3X
d|----------------------------------------|a|----------------------------------------|F#|---------------------------------------|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|A|-------7-7-7-7-7--x3-----2-2-2-2-2—-x3--|D|-------7-7-7-7-7---------2-2-2-2-2------|
1st Guitar 2nd Guitar
d|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|a|----------0--------------------12*--11*--14*--16*--17*--16*--14*--12--|F#|---------0—--x21-----------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|D|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
| * pluck note 4 times.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| x palm mute