Artist: Sick Puppies
Album: Tri-Polar
Transcribed by: Vincent Plenzo
Tuning: Drop C
Key:
. = Palm Mute
* = Pinch Harmonic
/ = Up Slide
\ = Down Slide
br= Bend Release
x = Mute
~ = Let Ring
One of the best tracks off their new album in my opinion.
You should go out and pick this album up if you haven't already :)
Pay close attention to the side notes I've inserted througout the
course of the song. The notes elaborate on the music.
Intro/Verse (Lead):
D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|F ---------------------------------------------------------------|C ---------------------------------------------------------------|G --12-------12-------11-------11-------11-----------------------|C -----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-14--------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
** Repeat that riff from the very beginning of the song **
and throughout the verses. The same concept applies to
the upcoming rhythm section.
Intro/Verse (Rhythm):
The rhythm section changes every time Shimon sings a new "Maybe" line,
with minor exceptions. Play each of the following notes repeatedly.
Note: This section is also palm muted thoughout,
and I prefer to down pick this section as
opposed to alternate picking... It seems
to match the sound better.
"Maybe I'm a dreamer..." "Maybe I'm misunderstood..."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|F ---------------------------------------------------------------|C ---------------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------------------------|C --2------------------------7-----------------------------------|
"Maybe you're not seeing..." "The side of me you should..."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|F ---------------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------------------------|C --4-----------------------------9------------------------------|
"Maybe I'm crazy..." "Maybe I'm the only one..."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|F ---------------------------------------------------------------|C ---------------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------------------------|C --2----------------------7-------------------------------------|
"Maybe I'm just out of touch..."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|F ---------------------------------------------------------------|C ---------------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------------------------|C --4------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Verse/Pre-Chorus:
"Maybe I've just had eno----------------------------------------|ugh"D ----------------------------------------------------------------|A ----------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|F -----------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|C -----------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|G -----------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|C --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
Chorus:
**Note: Play these chords as many times as you feel necessary.**
"Maybe it's time to change, and leave it all behind"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --15---------------------------------------------15------------|F --14---------------------------------------------14------------|C --12---------------------------------------------11------------|G --12---------------------------------------------12------------|C --12---------------------------------------------11------------|
"I've never been one to walk alone, I've always been scared to try"D ------------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------8-------------------------------------5-|F --------------------------7-------------------------------------4-|C --------------------------5-------------------------------------2-|G --------------------------5-------------------------------------2-|C --------------------------5-------------------------------------2-|
"So why does it feel so wrong, to reach for something more"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------15----------------------------15-----|F --------------------------14----------------------------14-----|C --------------------------12----------------------------11-----|G --------------------------12----------------------------12-----|C --------------------------12----------------------------11-----|
"To want to live a better life, what am I waiting for"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------8-----------------------------5-----------|F ---------------------7-----------------------------4-----------|C ---------------------5-----------------------------2-----------|G ---------------------5-----------------------------2-----------|C ---------------------5-----------------------------2-----------|
"'Cause Nothing stays the same, Maybe it's time to change."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A ----------------------------8--------------------------10------|F ----------------------------7---------------------------9------|C ----------------------------5---------------------------7------|G ----------------------------5---------------------------7------|C ----------------------------5---------------------------7------|
Verse (Lead and Rhythm again)
Chorus
**Bridge section after that last chord of the chorus**
** Also note you want to palm mute the last chord of the chorus **
and fade into this next section
Rhythm:
D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A -12----10-----9\5------------------12----10-----9\5------------|F -11-----9-----8\4------------------11-----9-----8\4------------|C --9-----7-----6\2-------------------9-----7-----6\2---0-2-2-0--|G --9-----7-----6\2-------------------9-----7-----6\2---0-2-2-0--|C --9-----7-----6\2---0-2-2-0-2br-0---9-----7-----6\2---0-2-2-0--|
. . . .D ------------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------12----10-----9\5------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10--10-|F ---------11-----9-----8\4------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9----7-|C --2-0-----9-----7-----6\2------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7----7-|G --2-0-----9-----7-----6\2------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7----7-|C --2-0-----9-----7-----6\2---0-2-2-0-2br-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7----7-| .
Lead Guitar
** The Lead Starts to overlap rhythm at the last ---- of the rhythm section -12- -11- -9-- -9-- -9--
** The last chord of the Rhythm is the last chord you hear before **
Shimon starts singing the chorus again
D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------------5------------------------------|F --4---6---7---14-13---------6-7--------------------------------|C --x---x---x----x--x-------7------------------------------------|G --2---4---5---12-11----10--------------------------------------|C ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
**Switch over to a clean setting**
"Maybe it's time to change, and leave it all behind"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --15---------------------------------------------15------------|F --14---------------------------------------------14------------|C --12---------------------------------------------11------------|G --12---------------------------------------------12------------|C --12---------------------------------------------11------------|
"I've never been one to walk alone, I've always been scared to try"D ------------------------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------8--|F ---------------------------------------------------------------7--|C --------------------------11-----------------------------------5--|G --------------------------12-----------------------------------5--|C --------------------------11-----------------------------------5--|
**Distortion kicks in**
"Maybe it's time to change, and leave it all behind"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --0-0--0---------------15-----------------------15-------------|F --0-0--0--7*-----------14-----------------------14-------------|C --0-0--0-------x-x-----12-----------------------11-------------|G --0-0--0-------x-x-----12-----------------------12-------------|C --0-0--0-------x-x-----12-----------------------11-------------| . . .
**Note: The harmonic on the 7th is high on the neck pick up**
"I've never been one to walk alone, I've always been scared to try"D ------------------------------------------------------------------|A -------------------------10------------------------------------8--|F --------------------------9------------------------------------7--|C --------------------------7------------------------------------5--|G --------------------------7------------------------------------5--|C --------------------------7------------------------------------5--|
"So why does it feel so wrong, to reach for something more"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------15----------------------------15-----|F --------------------------14----------------------------14-----|C --------------------------12----------------------------11-----|G --------------------------12----------------------------12-----|C --------------------------12----------------------------11-----|
"To want to live a better life, what am I waiting for"D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------10---------------------------8-------------|F ---------------------9---------------------------7-------------|C ---------------------7---------------------------5-------------|G ---------------------7---------------------------5-------------|C ---------------------7---------------------------5-------------|
"'Cause Nothing stays the same, Maybe it's time to change."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------5-5-----5-4-----5-5-----8-8----------|F --------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----7-7----------|C --------------------------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-5-5-x-x------|G --------------------------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-5-5-x-x------|C --------------------------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-5-5-x-x------|
"'Cause Nothing stays the same, Maybe it's time to change."D ---------------------------------------------------------------|A --8-8------8-8----------5-5-----5-4-----5-5-----10~------------|F --7-7------7-7----------4-4-----4-4-----4-4------9~------------|C --5-5-x-x--5-5-x-x------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x--7~------------|G --5-5-x-x--5-5-x-x------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x--7~------------|C --5-5-x-x--5-5-x-x------2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x--7~------------|
Outro:
** Play this clean chord progression and let the last chord ring **
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D~~
That's all! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions,
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