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Id Hate To Be You When People Find Out What This Song Is About

Mayday Parade

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         I'D HATE TO BE YOU WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT WHAT THIS SONG IS ABOUT
                          As recorded by Mayday Parade
                   (From the 2007 Album A LESSON IN ROMANTICS)

Words and Music by Mayday Parade
Arranged by John Spitznagel

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Garcia'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brooks Betts'

   Intro
    Q=80
   4/4
    Gtr I
    S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
||------------------------|------------------------|
||o-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3---|
||------------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0-|
||----2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4-------|
||o-2-------3-(3)---------|------------------------|
||------------------------|------------------------|


  S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3----o||
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0---||
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4---------||
|-2-------3-(3)---------|-------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
                                          ~
   S  S S S S S E +S  E +S  S S  E    Q   Q   S S  S S Q
|-10--------------------------------|-------------10----------|
|-----8-7-8---7---------------------|-----8---7-8----8-7\-----|
|-----------9---7-(7)-5-(5)-5-7--7--|-7-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  Q.           H               +E    Q.    H             +E
|--3------------3---------------(3)-|-3-----------------------|
|--3------------3---------------(3)-|-3-----3-------------(3)-|
|--0------------0---------------(0)-|-0-----0-------------(0)-|
|--2------------2---------------(2)-|-0-----4-------------(4)-|
|--2------------3---------------(3)-|-2-----5-------------(5)-|
|--0--------------------------------|-3-----------------------|


                                      ~~
   S  S S S S S E +S  E +S  S S  E    E. S S S H    +E
|-10--------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----8-7-8---7---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------9---7-(7)-5-(5)-5-7--7--|-7--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----5-5-7-7----(7)S===|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|
|  Q.           H               +E    Q.       H    +E
|--3------------3---------------(3)-|-3--------------------|
|--3------------3---------------(3)-|-3--------3----(3)----|
|--0------------0---------------(0)-|-0--------0----(0)----|
|--2------------2---------------(2)-|-0--------4----(4)----|
|--2------------3---------------(3)-|-2--------5----(5)----|
|--0--------------------------------|-3--------------------|


 Verse
  W                       W
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-5---------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3---|
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0-|
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4-------|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|


  W                       W
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3----|
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0--|
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4--------|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|


   Q.        H            +E     Q.        H            +E
|-----------------------------|-10--------------------------|
|-12--------13-----------(13)-|-----------10-----------(10)-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  S  S E E  E +E  S S E   E     E. S S S  E +E  S S E   E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------3-3------------3------|-------3--------------3------|
|--------------------0-----0--|-----0---0----------0-----0--|
|-----2------------2----------|--0---------4-(4)-4----------|
|--2---------3-(3)------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


   Q.        H            +E     Q.        H            +E
|-----------------------------|-10---------------------------|
|-12--------13-----------(13)-|-----------10-----------(10)--|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|  S  S E E  E +E  S S E   E     E. S S S  E +E  S S E   E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------3-3------------3------|-------3--------------3-------|
|--------------------0-----0--|-----0---0----------0-----0---|
|-----2------------2----------|--0---------4-(4)-4-----------|
|--2---------3-(3)------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|


   Chorus
    S  S E E E +E  S S E  E    E. S S S E +E  S S E  E
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------3-3-----------3-----|------3-------------3-----|
||-------------------0----0--|----0---0---------0----0--|
||-----2-----------2---------|-0--------4-(4)-4---------|
||o-2--------3-(3)-----------|--------------------------|
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|   Q.       H           +E    Q.       H           +E
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--------------------------|--------------------------|
||-----------5-----------(5)-|----------7-----------(7)-|
||--2--------5-----------(5)-|-5--------7-----------(7)-|
||o-2--------3-----------(3)-|-5--------5-----------(5)-|
||--0------------------------|-3------------------------|


  S  S E E E +E  S S E  E    E. S S S E +E  S S E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|------3-3-----------3-----|------3-------------3-----o||
|------------------0----0--|----0---0---------0----0---||
|----2-----------2---------|-0--------4-(4)-4----------||
|-2--------3-(3)-----------|--------------------------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|
| Q.       H           +E    Q.       H           +E
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------o||
|----------5-----------(5)-|----------7-----------(7)--||
|-2--------5-----------(5)-|-5--------7-----------(7)--||
|-2--------3-----------(3)-|-5--------5-----------(5)-o||
|-0------------------------|-3-------------------------||


 Interlude
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S    E  E  E  E  +H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-14-11-(11)----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9-10-12--9--(9)----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|


 Verse
  S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3---|
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0-|
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4-------|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|


  S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3----|
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0--|
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4--------|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|


  PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|


   S  S  S  S S  S S +S  +E  E E E   S S S S S S S +S  +E  E E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12---12-7-(7)-(7)-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-(5)-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-12-12-12-12---12-7-(7)-(7)-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-(5)-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-10-10-10-10---10-5-(5)-(5)-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-(3)-3-3-3-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|


   S  S  S  S S  S S +S  +E  E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12---12-7-(7)-(7)-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-12-12-12-12---12-7-(7)-(7)-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-10-10-10-10---10-5-(5)-(5)-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


   Chorus
    S  S E E E +E  S S E  E    E. S S S E +E  S S E  E
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------3-3-----------3-----|------3-------------3-----|
||-------------------0----0--|----0---0---------0----0--|
||-----2-----------2---------|-0--------4-(4)-4---------|
||o-2--------3-(3)-----------|--------------------------|
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|   Gtr II
|   Q.       H           +E    Q.       H           +E
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--------------------------|--------------------------|
||-----------5-----------(5)-|----------7-----------(7)-|
||--2--------5-----------(5)-|-5--------7-----------(7)-|
||o-2--------3-----------(3)-|-5--------5-----------(5)-|
||--0------------------------|-3------------------------|


  S  S E E E +E  S S E  E    E. S S S E +E  S S E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|------3-3-----------3-----|------3-------------3-----o||
|------------------0----0--|----0---0---------0----0---||
|----2-----------2---------|-0--------4-(4)-4----------||
|-2--------3-(3)-----------|--------------------------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|
| Q.       H           +E    Q.       H           +E
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------o||
|----------5-----------(5)-|----------7-----------(7)--||
|-2--------5-----------(5)-|-5--------7-----------(7)--||
|-2--------3-----------(3)-|-5--------5-----------(5)-o||
|-0------------------------|-3-------------------------||


 Interlude
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S    E  E  E  E  +H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-14-11-(11)----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9-10-12--9--(9)----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|


  S S E E E +E  S S E E   E. S S S E +E  S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------3-------------3---|
|-----------------0---0-|----0---0---------0---0-|
|---2-----------2-------|-0--------4-(4)-4-------|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|


  S S E E E +E  S S E E   W
|-----------------------|------|
|-----3-3-----------3---|------|
|-----------------0---0-|-7----|
|---2-----------2-------|-7----|
|-2-------3-(3)---------|-5----|
|-----------------------|------|


 Guitar Solo
  E  S S  S E.   S S  E  S  S  E     E  T  T T T T T T T E H
|--------10----------10-10-12-10--|-10--7-10-8-7-8-7-8-7-5-5-------|
|-8--7-8----8----7-8--------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q.           H              +E     Q.                  H     +E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------(5)-|----------------------7-----(7)-|
|-2------------5--------------(5)-|--5-------------------7-----(7)-|
|-2------------3--------------(3)-|--5-------------------5-----(5)-|
|-0-------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|


  S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S    S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  E  +Q
|-------------------------------5--7-|-10-----10-12-15-12----15-14-14-(14)-----|
|----------------------5-8-5-8-------|-----12-------------15-------------------|
|--------------4-7-4-7---------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------5---5-7-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-5--7---7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q.           H               +E       Q.                 H               +E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------5---------------(5)---|---------------------7---------------(7)-|
|-2------------5---------------(5)---|--5------------------7---------------(7)-|
|-2------------3---------------(3)---|--5------------------5---------------(5)-|
|-0----------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------|


   Q      S  S  S  +E   S  S  S  Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-15b17--12-15-12-(12)-15-12-----------|
|----------------------------14-12-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  Q.           H                  +E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------5------------------(5)-|
|--2------------5------------------(5)-|
|--2------------3------------------(3)-|
|--0-----------------------------------|


   S  S  S  E.  S     +S   S  E.  Q
|-------10-10----------------------------|
|-10S12-------------------15-15--15\-----|
|--------------14b16-(14)----------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
|  Q.           H                    +E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------7--------------------(7)-|
|--5------------7--------------------(7)-|
|--5------------5--------------------(5)-|
|--3-------------------------------------|


   T   T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  S  S  Q
|-15--12-------15-12---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15-12-------15-12-15-12-------15-12---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14-12-------14-12-14-12-------12-12-12\-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------14-12---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  Q.                                   H                                +E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------5--------------------------------(5)-|
|--2------------------------------------5--------------------------------(5)-|
|--2------------------------------------3--------------------------------(3)-|
|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  H.             +S
|-------10-17b19r=========(17)-|
|-10S12------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
|  Q.            H    +E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------7----(7)------|
|--5-------------7----(7)------|
|--5-------------5----(5)------|
|--3---------------------------|


 Out-Chorus
   W               W               W               W
|-15-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
|  Q.   H    +E    Q.   H    +E    Q.   H    +E    Q.   H    +E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------5----(5)-|------7----(7)-|------5----(5)-|------7----(7)-|
|--2----5----(5)-|-5----7----(7)-|-2----5----(5)-|-5----7----(7)-|
|--2----3----(3)-|-5----5----(5)-|-2----3----(3)-|-5----5----(5)-|
|--0-------------|-3-------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|


                         ~~
  W               Q   E  H     E    W               W
|---------------|-------10--------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| Q.   H    +E    Q.     H    +E    Q.   H    +E    Q.   H    +E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|------5----(5)-|--------7----(7)-|------5----(5)-|------7----(7)-|
|-2----5----(5)-|-5------7----(7)-|-2----5----(5)-|-5----7----(7)-|
|-2----3----(3)-|-5------5----(5)-|-2----3----(3)-|-5----5----(5)-|
|-0-------------|-3---------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|


 Outro
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S    E  E  E  E  +H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-14-11-(11)----*|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9-10-12--9--(9)----*|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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