Desperate Tab

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                           Desperate - Kurt Travis
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Tabbed by: Jonny
 
I have a video on youtube too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDjcpQd48cY
 
I play it differently than Zach Garren but I think it's close
 
 
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Both the opening and verses played like this on clean, let each chord ring out
 
e|-------4------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
B|-------5------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
G|-------6------4------2-------2---------------------------------------------|
D|-------7------6------4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus (listen for the playing rhythm) The whole thing played twice with distortion
 
e|------7h9-----------------------------------------------------|     |--7h9----------|
B|---------7/9---7-9--------------7-9---------------------------|     |-----7/9-------|
G|----------------------/6-9------------------------------------|     |---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| x3  |---------------|  x4
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|     |---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|     |---------------|
 
Solo
e|----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0--------------------------|
B|---------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------7h9p0------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0----------------------|
B|------------5h7p0------5h7p0-----5h7p0-----5h7p0---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0--------------------------|
B|---------7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0-----7h9p0---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----7-9-----7-9-----7-9--/12-11------------12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14---/17-----12\----------------|
B|--------7-9-----7-9-------------12--9------------------------------------------14---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
This part can be kinda iffy but when I play it sounds right
 
e|-----9---7---4-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12---9---7---5-7-5-7b-------7b---5---5----5---------7b---5---5----5------|
G|-------------------------------------6---4-------------------6----4--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7----------------------7----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|----------------------------4---------4------2-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------4h5-------4------2-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------4h6-------4------2-----------------------------|
D|------6b--4----6b---4-------4h7-------6------4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                              ^back to clean right here
 
 
The ending and last chorus is the opening chords played in a different rhythm
 
 
e|--44--444--444--444--4\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
B|--55--555--555--555--5\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
G|--66--666--666--666--6\44--444--444--444--4\22--222--222--222--222--222--222--222----|
D|--77--777--777--777--7\66--666--666--666--6\44--444--444--444--444--444--444--444----| x8
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
The end
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
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