The Optimist by Skinless band:skinless album: foreshadowing our demise 2001 song the optimist 0:02 guitar1 b |-----------------------------------------------------| f#|-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------7--8--| e |-7-4----------5-4----------7-4----------5-4-3--5--6--| B |-5-2----------3-2----------5-2----------3-2-1--5--6--| 0:02 guitar2 / 0:08 both guitars b |-----------------------------------------------------| f#|-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------7--8--| e |-7-4-5--4--3--5-4-3--5--4--7-4-5--4--3--5-4-3--5--6--| B |-5-2-3--2--1--3-2-1--3--2--5-2-3--2--1--3-2-1--5--6--| 0:19 b |-----------------------------------------------------------| f#|-----------------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------------| a |----3/5---------------------------3------------------------| e |-3--3/5-7---5---3-5-3--5-6-5---3--3/5-7---5---3-5-3--6--5--| B |-1------5---3---1-3-1--3-4-3---1------5---3---1-3-1--4--3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:30 b |------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|------------------------------------------------------------------| d |------------------------------------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------------------------------------| e |-3---------------6-------5-------4---------------7-------6--------| B |-1---------------4-------3-------2---------------5-------4--------| 0:42 b |------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|------------------------------------------------------------------| d |------------------------------------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------------------------------------| e |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--| B |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:52 b |---------------------------------------------------------------| f#|---------------------------------------------------------------| d |---------------------------------------------------------------| a |-3---------------6-------5-------4---------------643---643-----| e |-3---------------6-------5-------4------------------643---643--| B |-1---------------4-------3-------2-----------------------------| 1:37 (short fill, chords don't ring) b |-------------| f#|-------------| d |-------------| a |-------------| e |-8----6----5-| B |-6----4----3-| 1:38 b |---------------------------------------------------------| f#|---------------------------------------------------------| d |---------------------------------------------------------| a |---------------------------------------------------------| e |-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-8--6--5--6--5--3--5--3--| B |-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-6--4--3--4--3--1--3--1--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:53 (end of 1:38 riff repeating) b |-------------------------| f#|-------------------------| d |-------------------------| a |-------------------------| e |-8--6--5--6--5--3--5--3--| B |-6--4--3--4--3--1--3--1--| . . . . . . . 2:00 *(Slower on 4th repeat to transition to next riff) b |---------------------------------------------------------| f#|---------------------------------------------------------| d |---------------------------------------------------------| a |---------------------------------------------------------| e |-6---5---5-5-5---6---5---5-5-5-*(8--6--5--6--5--3--5--3)-| B |-4---3---3-3-3---4---3---3-3-3--(6--4--3--4--3--1--3--1)-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15 (slower) b |-------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d |-------------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----6-6------------6-6/8-8-------6-6-------------------------(4~)-| (Pinch Harmonics) e |-5---4-4------------4-4/6-6---5---4-4------8--6--5--6--5--3--------| B |-3---4-4------------4-4/6-6\1/3---4-4------6--4--3--4--3--1--------| . . . . . . 2:15 (continued) b |-------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d |-------------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----6-6------------6-6/8-8-------6-6------------------------------| e |-5---4-4------------4-4/6-6---5---4-4------------------------------| B |-3---4-4------------4-4/6-6\1/3---4-4------6--4--3--4--1--3--1^----| 2:59 (first only guitar1, every other with both) b |----------------------------------------------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------4-------------------------------4--| e |-2---6---4---3---2---3---4---2---2---6-6-4-4-3-3-2---3---4---2--| B |-0---4---2---1---0---1---2-------0---4-4-2-2-1-1-0---1---2------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15 b |-------------------------------|----------------------------| f#|-------------------------------|----------------------------| d |-------------------------------|----------------------------| a |----------------------------^--|----------------------------| e |----------------------------2~-|--------------------4----4--| B |-1--1-1-2p1-4p1-2p1-4p1-2p1----|-1--1-1-2p1-4p1-2p1-2----2--| 3:46 (slower, 2nd and 3rd chords in [ ] are not played the first time the riff is played) b |--------------------------------------------------------------| f#|--------------------------------------------------------------| d |--------------------------------------------------------------| a |----[----5]-----------------------------5-----------(4-4^4~)--| (Pinch Harmonics) e |-2--[2---3]--5---4--------------2---2---3---5---4-------------| B |-0--[0----]--3---2-----(2-2^2~)-0---0-------3---2-------------| 4:41 b |---------------------------------| f#|---------------------------------| d |---------------------------------| a |----3/5--------------------------| e |-3--3/5-7---5---3-4-3------------| B |-1------5---3---1-2-1--1//11\\1--| . . . . . . -END- www.TAB6.com