"So Real" Tab Quite a few people (John Pollock, Paul Leddy, Nate) have contributed to the earlier efforts to tab this song. In this case, I owe particular debts to some of these earlier tabs for parts of this song I was having trouble with. My version of the intro uses JP's as a starting point, and is pretty similar. John mentioned the difficulty of tabbing a droning string -- I've tried, but yes, it's hard. Anyway, I think there's enough here to be getting on with. The rest of the song....well, look and see and tell me what you think. I've added the live intro that JB did pretty regularly, and changed a few bits as a result of viewing some live footage. I think it's improved as a result. (Remember, ^ means hammer-on or pull-off, > means slide.) *Long introduction to live version: E--2-----------2---0-------0--------------0-------2-------0----- B----2---3---3---3---2---2---3---3--5---3---3---3---3---3---3--- G------2---0-------------------0------3-------3-------3-------3- D----------------------4---------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- E-3-----2-----------2---0-------0-----3-5-6-------6-----6-6---- B---3-----2---3---3---3---2---2---3---------3---3---5-------3-- G-----3-----2---0-------------------0---------3-------3-------3 D---------------------------4---------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- E----3-----3-2-----------2---0-------0-----3-5-6-------6----->8- B--3---3-------2---3---3---3---2---2---3---------3---3---3>5---- G--------3-------2---0-------------------3---------3-----------5 D--------------------------------4------------------------------ A--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- *Introduction: E -----------------------------------------|-------------------------|- B --->13---13---13-------------------------|-------------------------|- G --->14---14---14---14--14-------------14-|---(15, muted)-----------|- D -----0----0----0---15--15---14---12---12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|- A --------------------0---0---12---12---12-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|- E -----------------------------------------|-------------------------|- E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|- B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|- G --------------12--------------14-|---------------------------------------|- D --12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-12--12--12--12------------------------|- A --12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-12--12--12--12--12-----------12-------|- E ---------------------------------|-------------13--13--12^13/13/13--13/13|- There are slight hints of other strings resonating or being softly struck....do your best. *Verse: E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- B -----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|- G ------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|- D ------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|- A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- E --0------------------------------|--0------------------------------|- then (without tabbing the rhythm which I'll leave you to provide) but it's kinda like waltz time (3/4) for the first 3 bars, then sort of 7/4 in the last one. (Alternatively, 3/4 for 4 bars then 4/4 for the last. Be as pedantic about this as you choose.) E -----------|---------|----3--|---8-----7---|- B -------12--|-----7---|----3--|---8-----7---|- G -------11--|-----6---|----0--|---0-----0---|- D -------12--|-----7---|----0--|---X-----X---|- A -----------|---------|-------|---7-----6---|- E ----10-----|---5-----|----3--|---8-----7---|- *Chorus chords: E ---------------------|----0-------------|- B -------10------------|----5-------------|- G -------9--(8 times)--|----5--(8 times)--|- D -------7-------------|----4-------------|- A -------X-------------|----0-------------|- E -------8-------------|----5-------------|- The above is what Jeff plays on videos I have seen. Below is how I originally tabbed it by ear. Either way sounds pretty much on the money: only the first chord is different, and they are both C6ths, I think. E -------5-------------|----0-------------|- B -------5-------------|----5-------------|- G -------5--(8 times)--|----5--(8 times)--|- D -------5-------------|----4-------------|- A -------3-------------|----0-------------|- E -------X-------------|----5-------------|- *Distorted bit: (I'm not seriously tabbing this...but a guitar can bang away doing the left hand bit, while a highly distorted bass guitar can bend around the 5\7 frets -- or between those notes, at least -- as best it can. If that doesn't work, try screaming through a cheap loudhailer. I dunno...) E --------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------- G -----7---------------------------------------------------------- D -----0------------------------5\7--------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------- *Final progression: This was tricky to tab. I've watched video footage of him doing this live ... I can't swear that those first 3 chords are played as I've tabbed them, but the rest I'm pretty confident of. And as for the first 3, well, this way'll do until I figure out what's REALLY happening! E----------------|----------|------------------------------- B----------3---7-|------8-7-|--3---5---(3---5)-------------- G---4-6-7--2---6-|--7-9-7-7-|--3---5---(3---5)-------------- D---2-4-5--0---0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0---0---(0---0)-------------- A---2-4-5--0---0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0---0---(0---0)-------------- E----------3---7-|--7-7-7-7-|--3---5---(3---5)-------------- The timing of the progression changes every 2nd time, so keep your ears peeled (mainly re those last two chords, in parentheses). Then finish up on a sweet sounding D chord, like: E ---------X------------------------------------------------------ B ---------3------------------------------------------------------ G ---------2------------------------------------------------------ D ---------0------------------------------------------------------ A ---------X------------------------------------------------------ E ---------X------------------------------------------------------ And we're done. Have fun...