I Fight Dragons
Pretend Chords
Hey thanks for checking out the tab! I tried to put as much detail and options in it as
I could. I feel pretty
confident that it is nearly perfect though I'm sure there may be some mistakes.
Helpful Hints:
I highly suggest playing all of these chords as bar chords and including lots of string
muting in the verses.
The chords I have put in parenthesis are just passing tones that you can play if you
want to, but they are not
completely necessary. There are a few syncopated rhythms that make IFD awesome that I
attempted to write out
the counts for. If you can't understand what I did I suggest listening to the song and
copying it. (That's what
I did and it was far easier to figure out then dictating it).
Fun Fact:
This song modulates from E to F every time it goes into a chorus and I just thought that
was pretty neat :D
Tab legend:
p pull off
h hammer on
s slide
/ slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")0
Intro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
(last time you play the intro you play this into the verse)-->
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
Optional easier intro to verse:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
last time you repeat play this (this is also what you can play in verse that's easier
for you to sing and play)
E (E/D#) B D ----->
1
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
It came at night no one was watching
(E/D#)D (D/D#)
and they travel light
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
before we knew they'd taken over
(E/D#)
and now they've
B D
come for you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then stop
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Interlude:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) E
Call them your friends call them your saviors
(E/D#) D (D/D#)
Or your presidents
E (E/D#)D
Call it the truth, but
(D/D#) E
Spare me your sermons
(E/D#)
Until they
B D
turn on you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Solo Interlude (background chords)
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D#
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B G G# ------> A Pre Chorus
Slammin Guitar Solo:
sweeping sixteenth triplets
e ---10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -12-----10--------10-12-10-----------------------------------------14h15h16-17-----|
G -------------9-12---------12-9-12p9-------9h12p9--9-------15h16h17-----------------|
D -----------------------------------12-9-12------12---------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------17------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --15h17p15--------15h17p15----15----------------------15-------15----15------------------|
G -----------16--------------16-----14p12-14/16p14---11s12----11s12------12---12-----12----|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------14----14---12/14--14--|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sixteenth not triplets again
e -12h13h14h15---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------9h10h11h12----------------------------|
G --------------12p11p9-12p9-12/14-14-12----9h11h12---------------9 --------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G
nine ten
*Dramatic Pause*
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Outro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) x2 ----->E
sounds best ending on E
Hope you enjoyed this song as much as I did! :D
