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Be My Escape
Relient K
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Song: Be My Escape
Band: Relient K
Album: Mmhmm
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Tabbed by: Jordan Lambert
Email: tmacman001@yahoo.com
Tempo: 110 bpm
Tuning: 2 options: Standard, or � step down on all strings (This is easier
if you�re playing the song with many of the other songs from this album, as
they are tuned down one half step, too.) If you are playing it a half step
lower, just move everything up one fret, because I�ll tab it in standard tuning.
Notes: Ok, I have seen some good quality tabs on this song, but no one, NO ONE got the 
correct. I have(Thanks monkeyarms). I also made some corrections in the second verse 
to some help from imnotrichey, so thank you as well. Here you go.
Intro:
Guitar 1, (0:00) Riff 1
e|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|--10-10--9--9-10-10--9--9--9--9--|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--| 4X
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
Guitar 2
    (0:04)   (0:08)   (0:12)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------2-2-2-2-----------|
Guitar 1, (0:17) Riff 2 (Riff 2 includes both guitars� separate parts.)
e|---9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
G|--11----11----11-----9--Question/answer type section with --| 4X
D|--11----11----11----11--Guitar 2 below, Parts are lined up--|
A|---9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------------|
E|---x-----x-----x-----x--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2, (0:17) Riff 2
e|------9-----9-----9----9--|
B|-----10----10-----9----9--|
G|-----11----11----11---11--| 4X
D|-----11----11----11---11--|
A|------9-----9-----9----9--|
E|------x-----x-----x----x--|
Verse 1 (O:25) Piano does a little rockin of its own�
At (0:34) Both guitars come in with this line, we�ll call it Riff 3.
Listen closely, you�ll hear the slide from the 1st to the 2nd chord.
    A5   B5  D5  F#5  E5  B5 C#5  D5
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------7~--11~--9~--4---6---7--|
D|--7~--/9~--7~--11~--9~--4---6---7--|
A|--7~--/9~--5~---9~--7~--2---4---5--|
E|--5~--/7~--------------------------|
At (0:42) Both guitars, Riff 4
    F#5    D5     A5   E5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--11-11--7-7-7-------9-9-9--| 3X
D|--11-11--7-7-7--7-7--9-9-9--|
A|---9--9--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7--|
E|----------------5-5---------|
    (0:55) Both guitars: Riff 5
e|---------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|-------------------7-7--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------X-X-X-X--|
Chorus A: (0:59)
e|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|------9~--7~--9~------9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~--7~--7~--5~--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--5~--------------5~-------------X-X-X-X--|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------9~--7~--9~--11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--9~--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--9~--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~---9--9�-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7~--|
E|--5~------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: Both guitars, this is a muted version of Riff 3
    (1:17)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-7---7-7----11~--9~--4-6-7--| 2X
D|--7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11~--9~--4-6-7--|
A|--7-7---9-9---5-5---5-5-----9~--7~--2-4-5--|
E|--5-5---7-7--------------------------------|
pm  * *   * *   * *   * *
Guitar 1, (1:34) Ok this is really tough to hear but I tried my best. I had to listen to 
acoustic version to get some solid volume on this part. If you listen to the acoustic 
you'll hear it an octave higher.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------10-9--------------|
G|---------------9--9----------| 3X
D|--11-11---------11-9-11-9-7--|
A|--------9--------------------| These
E|-----------------------------| parts
                                 are
Guitar 2, (1:34) Riff 4          lined
    F#5    D5     A5   E5        up
e|-----------------------------| to
B|-----------------------------| match.
G|--11-11--7-7-7-------9-9-9---| 3X
D|--11-11--7-7-7--7-7--9-9-9---|
A|---9--9--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7---|
E|----------------5-5----------|
Both guitars play Riff 5 at (1:46)
Chorus B at (1:51) is a little different:
Both guitars
e|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|---------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
G|------9~--7~--9~------9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9~--7~--9--X-X-X-X--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~--7~--7~--5~--7--X-X-X-X--|
E|--5~--------------5~-------------X-X-X-X--|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------9~--7~--9~--11~--9~--7~--9~--|
D|--7~--9~--7~--9~--11~--9~--7~--9~--|
A|--7~--7~--5~--7~---9~--7~--5~--7~--|
E|--5~-------------------------------|
(2:08) Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 twice.
When Guitar 1 starts into the second time through Riff 1, Guitar 2 plays this chord and 
it ring.
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--11~--|
D|--11~--|
A|---9~--|
E|-------|
Bass only from (2:16)-(2:25)
Guitar 1, probably using an effects loop instead of playing eighth notes, plays this:
e|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--|
B|--10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--|
G|--11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--| 2X
D|--11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--|
E|---X--X--X--X---X--X--X--X--|
(2:29) Both guitars play their Riff 2 twice, then do this at (2:33)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
pm  * * * * * * * *
Ok the piano plays for most of the chorus at (2:35), but both guitars
come in for two chords:
e|----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--|
B|-------------------------------------- 8 X --- 4 X -------X-X-X-X--|
G|------------11~-----------7~--------------------7---9-9---X-X-X-X--|
D|------------11~-----------7~------------9-------7---9-9---X-X-X-X--|
A|-------------9~-----------5~------------9-------5---7-7---X-X-X-X--|
E|----------------------------------------7-----------------X-X-X-X--|
                                      pm  *       *   * *
�and I�ve been dying to get out� and even though� go� going because
Last chorus at (2:53) is played just like Chorus B.
Some piano, then some more and, yes, even more piano, and just like that the song�s done 
you�re on your way to becoming the next Relient K. Please rate this tab if you feel 
to do so and spread the word about it. Thanks, have fun, God bless.
  KEY:
| *  palm muted        p  pull-off
| /  slide up          ~  vibrato
| \  slide down        +  harmonic
| h  hammer-on         X  Mute string
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