SUM 41 - "Still Waiting" Tablature
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Artist: Sum 41 Song: Still Waiting Album: Does This Look Infected? Transcribed by: Jay e-mail: jay@murphystigma.com (<--- check out my site :) Date: 10/18/2002 Pretty well-written song by these guys. The verse is actually a combination of "Holier Than Thou" and "Master of Puppets" by Metallica, and the hook of the song totally reminds me of "Dammit, I Changed Again" by The Offspring, and they're both played pretty similarly (hmmmmm). It sounds like they totally EQ'd his voice or something during all the high screaming parts. Ah, The magic of studios. Anywhoo... -- v - downstroke ^ - upstroke . . - rest (vertical dots) . Standard tuning Intro: 0:00 So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| pm.............................................................. Can't find a good reason can't find hope to believe in e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------7--| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| pm.............................................................. Repeat 2x: 0:11 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--5--5----| D|---2--2--2--2--2---5--5--5--5--5---2--2--2--2--2----5--5--5--5--5----| Guitar 1 A|-7\2--2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--2----3--3--3--3--3----|(intro slide only E|-0\0--0--0--0--0-------------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------| the first time) | | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-/-14-\-12-\-11-\-7--| Guitar 2 D|-----------------.---------------.-----------------------------------|(dots mean rest) A|----10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-/-12-\-10-\--9-\-5--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| no need to emphasize the sliding, it's mainly here just for flow Verse: At first I thought this was a punk downstroking type of verse, but then I heard a better quality version of the song and was shocked. You can add the octave to the sliding chords if you want, but this sounds fine as is. 0:22, 0:58 Drop dead a bullet to my head Your words are like a gun in hand e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------------------------------2---------------5---5-.-5-----------| A|--2---------------8\7-.-8\7-.-5/7-0---------------5---5-.-5-----------| E|--0---000-000-000-6\5-.-6\5-.-3/5-0---000-000-000-3-0-3-.-3-----------| pm. ... ... ... ... ... . v^v v^v v^v v^v v^v v^v You can't change the state of the nation We just need some motivation e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7---| D|--2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-/-7-7-7---| A|--2---------------8\7-.-8\7-.-8/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-/-5-5-5---| E|--0---000-000-000-6\5-.-6\5-.-6/5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-----------| pm......... ................................. v^v v^v v^v Chorus: 0:42, 1:19 So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating Can't find a good reason can't find hope to believe in e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9---------------5-------------------------------4----------------| D|--9---------------5---------------5---------------4----------------| (just strum) A|--7---------------3---------------5---------------2----------------| E|----------------------------------3--------------------------------| 0:53 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-.----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| Guitar 1 D|-2-2-2-.---------5-5-5-.---------2-2-2-.------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|(dots mean rest) A|-2-2-2-.---------3-3-3-.---------2-2-2-.------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|-0-0-0-.-------------------------0-0-0-.------------------------------| | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-/-14-\-12-\-11-\-7---| D|-----------------.---------------.------------------------------------| Guitar 2 A|----10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-/-12-\-10-\--9-\-5---| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: 1:29 This can't last for e- ver Time won't make things better e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----5----------7------4--7-----------| D|-2---5-----5----7------4--7-----------| Guitar 1 A|-2---3-----5----5------2--5-----------|(just strum) E|-0---------3--------------------------| | | e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------12---11-----9--11----------| Guitar 2 D|--------------------------------------| A|-----------10---9------7--9-----------| E|--------------------------------------| 1:39 I feel so alone Can't help myself And no one knows If this is worthless tell... e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--9----------5----7--------| D|--9----------5----7--------| (just strum) A|--7----------3----5--------| E|--0----------0----0--------| 1:49 ...me! e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----| Guitar 1 D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-.-----------------------4-4-4-.------------| Guitar 2 D|--2-2-2-.--------5-5-5-.--------5-5-5-.--------4-4-4-.------------| A|--2-2-2-.--------3-3-3-.--------5-5-5-.--------2-2-2-.------------| E|--0-0-0-.-----------------------3-3-3-.---------------------------| 1:54 What have we done We're in a war that can't be won This can't be real So I don't know what to f... e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1 D|----9------------|----9-----------|-----9-----------|-----------------------| A|-7-----10-9---9--|-7-----10-9---9-|-10-----10-9---9-|-10-9-9-10-12-10-9-10--| E|-----------10----|-----------10---|------------10---|-----------------------| | (no matter how punk you are, don't try to downstroke this) | e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------|-5--5--5--------|-----------------|-4--4--4---4--4--4-----| D|-2--2--2---------|-5--5--5--------|-5--5--5---------|-4--4--4---4--4--4-----| Guitar 2 A|-2--2--2---------|-3--3--3--------|-5--5--5---------|-2--2--2---2--2--2-----| E|-0--0--0---------|----------------|-3--3--3---------|-----------------------| pm pm You can transpose the above to the 2nd fret of the D string (rather than the 7th of the A string) for a subtly "sharper" sound, but IMO, that doesn't seem like the correct place for a run like this. This lick is a good pinky exercise. ;) 2:14 ...eel! e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--\\\\\\\\\\\///////////\\\\\\\\\\\///////////-----| A|--\\\\\\\\\\\///////////\\\\\\\\\\\///////////-----| E|---------------------------------------------------| This means pick scrape wildly Repeat chorus 2x, then end the song with: 2:35 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------| E|-------------------------------| I can't hear the end of the chorus well enough to know if anything else is going on there. Praise? Hate mail? Send 'em on over. -Jay The Murphy Stigma http://www.murphystigma.com
Artist: Sum 41 Song: Still Waiting Album: Does This Look Infected? Transcribed by: Jay e-mail: jay@murphystigma.com (<--- check out my site :) Date: 10/18/2002 Pretty well-written song by these guys. The verse is actually a combination of "Holier Than Thou" and "Master of Puppets" by Metallica, and the hook of the song totally reminds me of "Dammit, I Changed Again" by The Offspring, and they're both played pretty similarly (hmmmmm). It sounds like they totally EQ'd his voice or something during all the high screaming parts. Ah, The magic of studios. Anywhoo... -- v - downstroke ^ - upstroke . . - rest (vertical dots) . Standard tuning Intro: 0:00 So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| pm.............................................................. Can't find a good reason can't find hope to believe in e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------7--| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| pm.............................................................. Repeat 2x: 0:11 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--5--5----| D|---2--2--2--2--2---5--5--5--5--5---2--2--2--2--2----5--5--5--5--5----| Guitar 1 A|-7\2--2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--2----3--3--3--3--3----|(intro slide only E|-0\0--0--0--0--0-------------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------| the first time) | | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-/-14-\-12-\-11-\-7--| Guitar 2 D|-----------------.---------------.-----------------------------------|(dots mean rest) A|----10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-/-12-\-10-\--9-\-5--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| no need to emphasize the sliding, it's mainly here just for flow Verse: At first I thought this was a punk downstroking type of verse, but then I heard a better quality version of the song and was shocked. You can add the octave to the sliding chords if you want, but this sounds fine as is. 0:22, 0:58 Drop dead a bullet to my head Your words are like a gun in hand e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------------------------------2---------------5---5-.-5-----------| A|--2---------------8\7-.-8\7-.-5/7-0---------------5---5-.-5-----------| E|--0---000-000-000-6\5-.-6\5-.-3/5-0---000-000-000-3-0-3-.-3-----------| pm. ... ... ... ... ... . v^v v^v v^v v^v v^v v^v You can't change the state of the nation We just need some motivation e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7---| D|--2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-/-7-7-7---| A|--2---------------8\7-.-8\7-.-8/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-/-5-5-5---| E|--0---000-000-000-6\5-.-6\5-.-6/5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-----------| pm......... ................................. v^v v^v v^v Chorus: 0:42, 1:19 So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating Can't find a good reason can't find hope to believe in e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9---------------5-------------------------------4----------------| D|--9---------------5---------------5---------------4----------------| (just strum) A|--7---------------3---------------5---------------2----------------| E|----------------------------------3--------------------------------| 0:53 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-.----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| Guitar 1 D|-2-2-2-.---------5-5-5-.---------2-2-2-.------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|(dots mean rest) A|-2-2-2-.---------3-3-3-.---------2-2-2-.------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|-0-0-0-.-------------------------0-0-0-.------------------------------| | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-.--12-\-11-/-12-/-14-\-12-\-11-\-7---| D|-----------------.---------------.------------------------------------| Guitar 2 A|----10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-.--10-\-9--/-10-/-12-\-10-\--9-\-5---| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: 1:29 This can't last for e- ver Time won't make things better e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----5----------7------4--7-----------| D|-2---5-----5----7------4--7-----------| Guitar 1 A|-2---3-----5----5------2--5-----------|(just strum) E|-0---------3--------------------------| | | e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------12---11-----9--11----------| Guitar 2 D|--------------------------------------| A|-----------10---9------7--9-----------| E|--------------------------------------| 1:39 I feel so alone Can't help myself And no one knows If this is worthless tell... e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--9----------5----7--------| D|--9----------5----7--------| (just strum) A|--7----------3----5--------| E|--0----------0----0--------| 1:49 ...me! e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----| Guitar 1 D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-.-----------------------4-4-4-.------------| Guitar 2 D|--2-2-2-.--------5-5-5-.--------5-5-5-.--------4-4-4-.------------| A|--2-2-2-.--------3-3-3-.--------5-5-5-.--------2-2-2-.------------| E|--0-0-0-.-----------------------3-3-3-.---------------------------| 1:54 What have we done We're in a war that can't be won This can't be real So I don't know what to f... e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1 D|----9------------|----9-----------|-----9-----------|-----------------------| A|-7-----10-9---9--|-7-----10-9---9-|-10-----10-9---9-|-10-9-9-10-12-10-9-10--| E|-----------10----|-----------10---|------------10---|-----------------------| | (no matter how punk you are, don't try to downstroke this) | e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------|-5--5--5--------|-----------------|-4--4--4---4--4--4-----| D|-2--2--2---------|-5--5--5--------|-5--5--5---------|-4--4--4---4--4--4-----| Guitar 2 A|-2--2--2---------|-3--3--3--------|-5--5--5---------|-2--2--2---2--2--2-----| E|-0--0--0---------|----------------|-3--3--3---------|-----------------------| pm pm You can transpose the above to the 2nd fret of the D string (rather than the 7th of the A string) for a subtly "sharper" sound, but IMO, that doesn't seem like the correct place for a run like this. This lick is a good pinky exercise. ;) 2:14 ...eel! e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--\\\\\\\\\\\///////////\\\\\\\\\\\///////////-----| A|--\\\\\\\\\\\///////////\\\\\\\\\\\///////////-----| E|---------------------------------------------------| This means pick scrape wildly Repeat chorus 2x, then end the song with: 2:35 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------| E|-------------------------------| I can't hear the end of the chorus well enough to know if anything else is going on there. Praise? Hate mail? Send 'em on over. -Jay The Murphy Stigma http://www.murphystigma.com
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