Days Without Paracetamol

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  • Standard Bass Tuning
     
    One of Snow Patrol's earlier experimentations...
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    INTRO[0:00]
     
  • No bass
     
    VERSE[0:38]
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    This is the basic riff for the verse and chorus; it comes in at "falls asleep..."
    G|-----------------|-------------------|
  • D|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|---------2-3-2-----|
    A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-------(3)-|
    E|-----------------|-------------------|
  • (RIFF 4 TIMES)
     
    CHORUS[0:53]
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    Same as the first verse; played two more times without any vocals though.
    (RIFF 6 TIMES)
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    VERSE[1:16]
     
  • Same as the first verse; it comes in at "round the..."
    (RIFF 4 TIMES)
     
  • CHORUS[1:32]
     
    The riff played 4 times, again :P.
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    GUITAR RIFF[1:49]
     
  • I can't hear any bass over the distorted guitar, but if you like, when the guitar
    is playing, play this:
     
  • G|-----------------|-----------------|
    D|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
    A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
  • E|-----------------|-----------------|
     
    Bass then plays this after each progressive guitar riff:
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    [1:53] & [2:00]
    G|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|---------5---5---|
    A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|
    E|-----------------|-----------------|
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    It's then played one more time entering the verse.
     
  • VERSE[2:06]
     
    Same as the first and second verses; it comes in at "more each day..."
  • (RIFF 4 TIMES)
     
    CHORUS[2:24]
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    Same as the other chorus.
    (RIFF 4 TIMES)
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    GUITAR RIFF[2:40]
     
  • Same as the first one. This time the bass is played at:
    [2:44], [2:51] & [2:58]
     
  • OUTRO[3:07]
    G|-----------------|-----------------|
    D|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| x4
  • A|-----------------|-----------------|
    E|-----------------|-----------------|
     
  • On the last couple of repeats of that, slow the tempo down a bit. Finish on an
    E (2nd fret D string) and let ring. The song's ended there!
     
  • LYRICS
     
    VERSE
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    When summer falls asleep
    And winter plucks your strings
  • The colder that you get
    Makes you feel at home
     
  • CHORUS
     
    Build it up (Throw it away) x16
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    VERSE
     
  • If I come round there now
    Would you be pleased to see me
    I wouldn't make much noise
  • Just whimper to myself
     
    CHORUS
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    Build it up (Throw it away) x16
     
  • VERSE
     
    My head hurts more each time
  • The drinking strangles me
    Believe in God, like hell
    Believe in hell, by God
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    CHORUS
     
  • Build it up (Throw it away) x16
     
    Key:
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    / - Slide up
    \ - Slide down
  • b - Bend
    r - Return
    x - Mute
  • PM - Palm mute
    ~ - Let ring/vibrato
    h - Hammer-on
  • p - Pull-off
    () - Quiet/Ghost note
    <> - Harmonic
  • #n# - Tremelo pick
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