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Relient K - Forward Motion Tabs

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Forward Motion Tabs

(ver. 3)
Relient K
I couldn't find a tab with all the completely right parts so I tried to tab it myself.
Some parts i'm not sure on which one of two to play though so i've included both


Forward Motion

~ = Let ring
Tuning: Standard
 
Intro 
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-8-6-8-6----5-6-5-6-5----10-8-10-8----10-13-10-11-10---|
D---8------------6------------8-----------11------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------| 

Gtr 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------8~--------------------------------|
D—-8~-----------6~----------8~--(x2)----------44444444--------|
A—-8~-----------6~----------6~----------------44444444--------|
E—-6~-----------4~----------------------------22222222--------|

Verse
(Whoa, I've been....)
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G--66666666------------------------------| (Stacato x2)
D--66666666-66666666-88888888-44444444---| (Regular x1)
A--44444444-66666666-88888888-44444444---| (Palm Muted x1) - Pre Chorus
E-----------44444444-66666666-22222222---|

Pre-Chorus (Played during palm muted verse/prechorus) - Version a
(I got evicted now I'm living......)
E--------------------------------------------|
B----6---7-6---6---7-6---6---7-6---6---7-6---|(Once regular then 
G------6---------6---------6---------6-------|palm mute it once)
D--------------------------------4-----------|
A--4-----------------------------------------|
E------------4---------6---------------------|

Version - b
E--------4----------4----------4----------4------|
B----6-----6----6-----6----6-----6----6-----6----|
G------6----------6----------6----------6--------| (More correct way
D-----------------------------------4------------| but more difficult)
A--4---------------------------------------------|
E-------------4----------6-----------------------|

(When crashes occur.....)
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G------------88888888-----------8888--------|
D--8888-6666-88888888-8888-6666-8888-4444---|
A--8888-6666-66666666-8888-6666-6666-4444---|
E--6666-4444----------6666-4444------2222---|
                                     |---|
                            (Palm mute these last 4)

(To experience......)
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--6666-6666----------------| (You can replace 6-6-3 with 6-6-4 moved
D--6666-6666-44444444--(x2)-| down a string (D-A-E) but it doesnt sound                
A--4444-3333-44444444-------| as good.)
E------------22222222-------|

Chorus
(Cause I struggle with forward motion......)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------6-----6-----6-----7-------------------------------------------|
G----6-----6-----6-----6---------6666----------------6666------------|
D--------------------4------(x2)-6666-6666-8888-4444-6666-6666-8888--|
A--4-----------------------------4444-6666-8888-4444-4444-6666-8888--|
E--------4-----6----------------------4444-6666-2222------4444-6666--|
                                 |----(Palm mute this section)-----|

E-------------------------------------------------| \
B------6----6-----6----6----6----6-------7-7------| |
G----6----6-----6----6----6----6-------6-6--------| \ (Play this during
D------------------------------------4-4----(x2)--| /  the 2nd part of 
A--4----4-----------------------------------------| |  chorus, switch 
E-------------4----4----6----6--------------------| /  when chords 
                                                       Switch)
------------------|
------------------|
--66-66-66-66-6-8-|
--66-66-66-66-6-8-|
--44-33-44-33-4-6-|
------------------|

(Repeat everything starting from the verse and then play this) 
chorus one more time like this:
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6666---------------------66-66-66-66-6-8-66-66-66-66-6-8-6~| (Let 
D--6666-6666-8888-4444-(x4)-66-66-66-66-6-8-66-66-66-66-6-8-6~| last 
A--4444-6666-8888-4444------44-33-44-33-4-6-44-33-44-33-4-6-4~| note
E-------4444-6666-2222----------------------------------------| ring)

(On the third time through of the first part repeat this again)

E-------------------------------------------------|
B------6----6-----6----6----6----6-------7-7------|
G----6----6-----6----6----6----6-------6-6--------|
D------------------------------------4-4----(x2)--|
A--4----4-----------------------------------------|
E-------------4----4----6----6--------------------|
            
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