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Never Knew

Rocket Summer

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okay, so i tried to find a tab for this song... but i couldnt... so i wrote one. please bear in mind that its only as accurate as a piano tune transcribed for guitar can be. i did my best, and i think it plays quite nice on accoustic. this is also my first tab. enjoy! capo 1st fret. work out the timing yourself. its easy if you know the song. intro Bbm7 Db F#maj7 e/------------------------------------------------------------------------- B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ------- 1 --- 1 ------- 0 - 1 ---- G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------- 2 --- 2 --- 0 - 0 - 0 ---- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ---------- 2 --- 3 - 3 --------- 3 --------------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ------- 3 ---------------------| E/-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 verse e/------------------------------------------------------------------------- B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ------- 1 --- 1 - 1 -------------- G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------- 2 --- 2 - 2 -------------- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ---------- 2 --- 3 - 3 --------------------------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ------- 3 ---------------------| E/-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "i just ran into a few someones today..." e/--------------------------------------------------------- 1 - 0 --------- B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ------- 1 -- 1 --------- 1 - 3 - 0 G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------- 2 -- 2 - 2 --------------- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ---------- 2 --- 3 - 3 --------------------------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ------ 3 ----------------------| E/-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "...someones that i never really knew..." e/---------------------------------------------------- 0 ----- 0 ---------- B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ----- (strum) 1 ----- 0 ---------- G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------------- 2 ----- 0 ---------- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ----------------------------- 3 ----- 2 ---------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ----------------------------- 3 ----- 2 ----------| E/------------------------------------------------------------ 0 ----------| "...and i used to think how i had them all so figured out..." continue strumming with added embelishments between the chord changes F#maj7 Db Bbm Fm7 e--// --------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 0 ------------- - B--// --------- 1 -------- 1 -------- 1 - 3p1 -- 0 ------------- - G--// --------- 2 - 0h2 -- 0 -------- 2 -------- 0 ------------- - D--// --------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0-------------- - A--// --------- 3 -------- 3 -------- 0 -------- 2 ------------- - E--// ------------------------------------------ 0 ------------- - "...but no, none of its true, cuz i never knew you and now, the truth of it is, i wanna be like you..." F#maj7 Db F#maj7 Db "...so hello, good friend, i wanna be next to you F#maj7 Db Fm7 for my head, for my heart, for its true..." fret the top E and B notes on the 3rd fret halfway through the strumming pattern for Fm7 e/--------------------------------------------------------- 1 - 0 --------- B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ------- 1 -- 1 --------- 1 - 3 - 0 G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------- 2 -- 2 - 2 --------------- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ---------- 2 --- 3 - 3 --------------------------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ------ 3 ----------------------| E/-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "...so im burning the thoughts of the things that i once said..." the strumming pattern for Fm7 stressing the key notes by picking e/---------------------------------------------------------------- 9 - \1 B/------- 3 - 1 --- 1 ------ 3 - 1 --- 1 ------- 1 - 1 -- 1 - 6h7 ------- G/---- 0 ---------- 0 --- 0 ---------- 0 ------- 2 - 2 -- 2 ------------- D/- 2 ---------- 2 --- 2 ---------- 2 --- 3 - 3 -------- 3 -------------- A/- 0 ---------------- 3 ---------------- 3 ---------- 3 ----------------| E/-----------------------------------------------------------------------| "...because you tore down the walls that the world has put inside my head..." (full strumming now for the next line) the rest of the song follows the same pattern apart from the bridge (below) one strum each Bbm Bbm Bbm Bbm F#maj7 F#maj7 F#maj7 F#maj7 Db Db Db Db Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 "...and as they stroll along..." thats about it really. hope the tab helps. have fun! ps sorry about the size adjustments, i made it before i knew there were templates on the site.
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