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Speak For Myself Tabs

(ver. 1)
Aly And Aj
Aly & Aj
Into the Rush
2005 Hollywood Records


Tuning: Drop D both aly and Aj

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer
p = pull off
* = harmonics

Verse 1:

Aly: Idle

Aj: 0:01
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8------------6--6--6-----------|
G|-7--7--7------3--3--5--5--5-----------|
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| (x4)
A|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3--1h3p1h3--|
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------|

Aly: 0:15 (listen carefully here in the guitar effects)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7*--5*--|
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------|
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------|
D|-------------------------------------|
then
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3h5p3h5/7\5\3-|
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------------|
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Aly: 0:29 Cuz I will, I will speak for myself
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

Aj:
e|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

Aly: 0:36 What you see isn’t all I am
e|-----------------------------------------------------------13----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------11---------11----11-|
G|------------------------------------------------------10---------10----|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-------8-------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---------------------|

Aj:
e|-----------------------------------------------6---------1-------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------------------3---3-----|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8p7-------------3-------3---|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-------7h8-5-----3-----------3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----------5---1---------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----------5-------------------|

Aly: 0:43 I will, I will speak for myself
e|------------------------------------------------------------------13----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------10h11/13----13-|
G|------------------------------------------------------10----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8----------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|

Aj:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Aly: 0:50 There’s so much you’re missing
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|---------------------------------1--|

Aj:
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|---------------------------------1--|

Verse 2:

Aly:
e|-13-------13----13-------13-------13----13-------8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-8-8---8---8-|
B|----11-11----11----11-11----11-11----11----11--6-----------6-----------6---6---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-----17~--------6-8-8-5-|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
then
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3h5p3h5/7\5\3-|
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------------|
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

Aj:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8------------6--6--6-----------|
G|-7--7--7------3--3--5--5--5-----------|
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| (x4)
A|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3--1h3p1h3--|
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------|


(Repeat Chorus except their last parts, proceed below instead)


Aly: 1:47 There’s so much you’re missing
e|------------------------------------------18\13\6--------------|
B|---------------------------------------16---------6------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----15--------------8----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------------------8--------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------6------|
D|---------------------------------1-------------------------8\1-|

Aj:
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------1-----6-----------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-----3h4p3---4p3-----4\3-----|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-----------------3---8---|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------------------1-1---8---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------1-----6---|
D|---------------------------------1-------------------1---------|


Bridge: (This part will exercise your fingers, especially for Aj, so be prepared)

Aly: 1:54 I'm not sorry for who I am
e|-------------------------------|
B|-3/10--11--10------------------|
G|-----------------3/7--8--7--8--|
D|-------------------------------| (x2)
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|

Aj:
e|--------------------------------------6-5-----------|
B|-------------11---------------------------6---6-----|
G|----------10----10-----------7--8--7--------3---8p7-|
D|-7--8--7-----------13-13-12--8--8--8----------------| (x2)
A|-8--8--8---------------------6--6--6----------------|
D|-7--8--7--------------------------------------------|

Aly: Know that, don’t need to understand
e|------------13----13----13---------------|
B|---------------11----11----11------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--10---------------------8--8--7~---|
A|-5--6---8---------------------5--6--8~---|
D|-----------------------------------------|

Aj:
e|-----------1---------------------|
B|-3--4------------------3--4--6~--|
G|-3--3--2-----3----2h3--3--3--5~--|
D|-0--1--3--------3------0--1--3~--|
A|-1--1--3---------------1--1--3~--|
D|-0--1--3---------------0--1--3~--|

Guitar 3: you will hear this part at 2:15
e|-6-----5-----8-----6-----5---6---|
B|---6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
D|---------------------------------| (x2)
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

(Repeat Chorus except their last parts, proceed to the 1:47 part then here below)

Outro:

Aly: 2:50
e|---6---6---6---6---3-1-3---------|
B|-3---3---3---3---1-------6-------|
G|-------------------------5---2---|
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|

Aj:
e|-----3----------|
B|-3---4----------|
G|-3---5--2-2-2-2-|
D|-0---5--3-3-3-3-|
A|-1---3--3-3-3-3-|
D|-0------3-3-3-3-|

Aly: 2:54 I will, I will speak for myself
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~--|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1~--|

Aj:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6-6-----------------4~--|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~--|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~--|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1~--|


_________________________________________________________________________________________

Chords used: Effective on Drop D tuning only
G5   -  55578x
Bb5  -  x133xx or 888xxx
Eb5  -  11134x
F5   -  33356x
C5   -  x355xx
Cm7  -  x313xx
Bb/A -  787xxx
Eb   -  x688xx
EbM7 -  x687xx
Bb/D -  01033x


Verse 1:
       G5     Eb5    F5   C5         G5           Eb5     F5   C5
Do you see me do you care? You talk about me like I’m not there
            G5           Eb5     F5   C5         G5              Eb5  F5  C5
Don’t get a word in when you’re around I bet you don’t know what I’m about


Chorus:
    Eb5     F5  Bb5 Cm7             Eb5      F5              G5
Cuz I will, I will speak for myself What you see isn’t all I am
  Bb5                   Eb5     F5  G5  F5
I need a place to stand I will, I will speak for myself
        C5             Bb5     Eb5
There’s so much you’re missing If you cared you’d listen


Verse 2:
         G5           Eb5      F5 C5            G5         Eb5    F5   C5
You suffocate me, you drown me out I’m tired of waiting without a doubt
           G5   Eb5          F5 C5            G5           Eb5   F5   C5
I feel I’m fading, I flicker out My heart is screaming without a sound


(Repeat Chorus)


Bridge:
Bb/A-Bb5-Bb/A                  EbM7-Eb-EbM7
_____I’m not sorry for who I am__________take it or leave it
Bb/A-Bb5-Bb/A                             EbM7-Eb-EbM7
______________It’s my time to take a stand_________Throw it or keep it
Bb/D Eb5   F5                      Bb/D  Eb5      F5
Know that, don’t need to understand Won’t say it again
(plucking here)
I will, I will, I will, you know I will

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:
Bb/D              C5    F5
If you care you'd listen
Eb5     F5  Bb5 Eb5(hold)
I will, I will speak for myself
            
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