WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Rise Against - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown Tabs | Ver. 1
(A) G1 (G2 optional)
d#|---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---3-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---2--------3-0------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is played every two or three repetitions of (A). You should be able to hear it in the song.
(B) G1 (G2 optional/playing G2 specific)
d#|-----0--------0-----0-----------|
A#|-----3--------3-----3-----------|
F#|-----2--------0-----2-----------|
C#|--------------------0-----------|
G#|---3-------2--------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
"His cabin broken down"
(C) G2
d#|--/10-13-----------------------------|
A#|----------10\7-----------------------|
F#|----------10\7-----------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
"Smile" (the really elongated one, as thought it wouldn't be obvious enough).
Play this a good bit louder, but don't break your strings!
(D) G1 + G2
d#|---0----------------------------------|
A#|---3-----Let Ring Each Time-----------|
F#|---2---x8-----------------------------|
C#|---0----------------------------------|
G#|---0----------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------|
"Every Breath you Breathe"
Play this bit really softly
(E) G1
d#|--2-2-2-3-2-----------0-------0----------|
A#|--3-3-3-3-3-------------3--------3-------|
F#|--2---------2----------------------------|
C#|--0----------0------0--------0-----------| x2
G#|-----------------3---------2-------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
G2
d#|--------15\14--12\10-----------------|
A#|-/12/15------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
After the soft bit:
(F) G1
d#|--0----------------------------------|
A#|--3----------------------------------|
F#|--2---Strum!-------------------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|
G#|--0----------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
G2 (Bend so that it's like a quarter-step off key)
d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|--7----------------------------------|
F#|--7--Strum!--------------------------|
C#|--7----------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
There's an extra guitar that comes in at the first "mare" and it goes something like this:
G3
d#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----12-10---12-10----12-10---------------------|
F#|----------10-------10-------10----12--12--------|
C#|---12--------------------------14---14--12~-----|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
But I'm not sure. It sounds weird and off-key.
After "Cares"
G3
d#|---/10/13--/10/12---10~---------------------------------------15~-14~-|
A#|-------------------------15------15-----15-----15-----15--------------|
F#|---------------------------14-14---14-14--14-14--14-14--14-14---------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------^Very Wide Vibratos Here^----------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
After "Friend"
G3
d#|------1---1---1---1-1/2--------------|
A#|--2/3---3---3---3--------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
(G)
G1
d#|------------------------------------|
A#|--3---------------------------------|
F#|--2-x12-------------Repeat x3-------|
C#|--0--------0---0--------------------|
G#|--.------3---2----------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
G1
d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|-3-----------------------------------|
F#|-2--Keep strumming until normal------|
C#|-0--pattern returns------------------|
G#|-.-----------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
"Your wife's screams are stabbin'"
G2
d#|--0-----------------------------------|
A#|--0-----------------------------------|
F#|--0-----Let Ring!---------------------|
C#|--0-----------------------------------|
G#|--0-----------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------|
G2
d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|------3------------------------------|
F#|----2---3----------------------------|
C#|--0-------0--------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
G4 (Acoustic)
d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|------3-1-3-0-3----------------------|
F#|----2-----------2---(then mimic G2---|
C#|--0---------------0--and change back-|
G#|---------------------when needed)----|
D#|-------------------------------------|
At the second "well"
G3
d#|--8/10~----------------------------------|
A#|--------10p8-----------------------------|
F#|--------------10-9-----------------------|
C#|-------------------12--10-9-10-9/12~-----|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
Go Back to (F) but without the third guitar until:
(H)
Arpeggiate (play the individual notes) of these guys at random (improvising the pattern generally sounds fine)
G1
d#|--0-----0-----0---------------------|
A#|--3-----3-----3---------------------|
F#|--2-----2-----0---------------------|
C#|--0-----0-----0---------------------|
G#|--------3-----2---------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
ENDING:
G1
All Guitars:
d#|--0----------------------------------|
A#|--3----------------------------------|
F#|--2---Strum until you hear otherwise-|
C#|--0----------------------------------|
G#|--0----------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
G1
d#|-----0------0--------0------0-----0----|
A#|-------3------3--------3----3-----3----|
F#|----2------2-------2--------2-----0----|
C#|--0------0-------0----------0-----0----|
G#|-------------------------3-----2-------|
D#|---------------------------------------|
G1
d#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------|
A#|--3-----3-----3------Slowly strum-----|
F#|--2-----2-----0------each chord once--|
C#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------|
G#|--------3-----2-----------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------|