Song: Hate To Say I told You so
Band: The Hives
Recorded by: Dr Matt Destruction
Tuning: Standard ((b) E A D G (c))
Intro:
Guitar plays for two measures, then... (careful, its a toughie)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5(~)-------------------------------------------5(~)-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There are two ways to play the verse, there is the easy way, which has been tabbed
and the way Matt plays it, I will tab both and you can decide which is easier, I personally
both)
Verse (version one)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-5-5-x-3-3-x-8-8-x-1-1-x-x-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The x's can be replaced with the previous note, to look like this if you like...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (version 2 correct version)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------8-8-------------------------8-8--------------------------|
E|----10-10-x-8-8-x-----x-6-6-x-x-10-10-x-8-8-x-----x-6-6-x-x----------------|
Same principal applies for the above as they did for version one. The X's can be
with the previous note.
Pre Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
Chorus (same as verse)
Post Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
Solo (variation on verse, for correct sound, you have to use light distortion and the
version 2)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8-8-8-0---------------------------8-8-8-0---------------|
E|---10-10-0-8-8-8-0---------6-6-6-0-0-10-10-0-8-8-8-0---------6-6-6-0-0-----|
Post solo
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E|---3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
Solo continues throughout the final verse before finishing on...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ok, heres the order guys.
verse x 4
pre chorus x 1
chorus x 1
post chorus x 1
(short pause)
verse x 4
pre chorus x 1
chorus x 1
post chorus x 1
(small drum break)
Solo x 4
post solo x 1
solo x 4
El Fin
Not hard at all really. As with many hives basslines, the way you play it is completely
to you, so have fun.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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