Head Above Water Tab
Tabbed by James Greig
Nore: This tab is based on the live version from “Under One Roof”
Main guitar riff (distortion)
This riff is used in the intro and carries through all the verses
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--2-2-4--4-4-2--2-2-4--4-4-2--|
A|--2-2-4--4-4-2--2-2-4--4-4-2--|
E|--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--|
PRE CHORUS
This is played at the end of a verse
Eg. “I’m supposed to be a saint, so I fake it”
F#min G#min
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--2-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4---|
D|--4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-x-6-x-6-6-x-6-x-6---|
A|--4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-x-6-x-6-6-x-6-x-6---|
E|--2-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4---|
B
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-4-x-4--|
D|--4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-4-x-4-x-4-4-x-4--|
A|--2-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-2-x-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|
CHORUS
(Palm muted)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|
End on the F# and don’t let it ring out
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--4---|
A|--4---|
E|--2---|
BRIDGE: the bridge is just the CHORUS quietly picked
OUTRO: big live finish
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------strum heaps------|
D|--2-4--2-4-5:--5^------------4---|
A|--2-4--2-4-5:--5-------------4---|
E|--0-2--0-2-3:--3-------------2---|
FILLS: played by the lead guitar
(look at the lyrics to see when to play them)
FILL 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------^--^--^-----|
G|--12^14-12-12-12-r---|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
FILL 2
e|---------^-^-^-^--------|
B|--12^14-12121212-r-12---|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
FILL 3
e|----------------------|
B|---------^--^---------|
G|--15^17-15-15-15^18---|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
FILL 4
e|------------------------|
B|----------------17^19---|
G|--9^11------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
FILL 5 (at the end when the G chord is strummed)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--4^6r4-----------| slow bend
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
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