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Follow You Down Guitar Tablature
Gin Blossoms
"Follow You Down"
From the album "Congratulations I'm Sorry"
Tabbed by Joe Costello ([email protected])

Note: The other tab of this song isn't necessarily wrong, but it's not complete at all.
This one is. And this song is great. 

Tuning: Standard

Symbols Used:
h = hammer-on
/ = slide up
 = slide down
* = let note ring
7b(9) = bend 7th fret to pitch of 9th fret
r = release bend
v = vibrato

Intro: 
Guitar 1: (Rythym, with light distortion)
Riff 1:
Let chords ring

     G           Em               C                 
e|---3-----------0----------------0--------------|
B|---3-----------0----------------1--------------|
G|---0-----------0----------------0--------------|
D|---0-----------2----------------2--------------|
A|---2-----------2----------------3--------------|
E|---3-----------0-------------------------------|

Guitar 2: (Lead)
Fill 1:		
				Ending:
e|---------------------------|-------------------|
B|---5-3-0-1-3---5-3-0-1-3---|-------------------|
G|---------------------------|----0*-------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|

Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 3x, strumming each chord. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
Guitar 2: Play Fill 1 about 11x, then let the last G note ring.

Verse: 
Guitar 1:
Riff 2:
    D5     E5     C5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--/7-----/9-----5------*|
D|--/7-----/9-----5------*|
A|--/5-----/7-----3-------|
E|-------------------------|

D5              E5
Did you see the sky
    C5
I think it means that we've been lost
D5		E5		   C5
Maybe one less time is all we need
D5		E5		    C5
I can't really help it if my tongue's all tied in knots
D5             E5
Jumping off a bridge
              C5
It's just the farthest that I've ever been

Guitar 2:
Fill 2: Starts at 0:37
    D
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--7-------7-------*|
D|----7-------7-----*|
A|------5-------5----|
E|-------------------|
P.M.. . .   . . .

*Gradually let off the palm-mute, and play notes louder.

Chorus:
Riff 3: (Can be played by both guitars, strumming pattern not shown)

     G		    Em		C
e|---3--------------0-----------0-----------3-2-0----|
B|---3--------------0-----------1-----------------3--|
G|---0--------------0-----------0--------------------|
D|---0--------------2-----------2--------------------|
A|---2--------------2-----------3--------------------|
E|---3--------------0--------------------------------|
    "Anywhere  you  go    I'll follow you down

     D             Em               C
e|---2-------------0----------------0-----------------|
B|---3-------------0----------------1-----------------|
G|---2-------------0----------------0-------0-2-4-5---|
D|---0-------------2----------------2-----------------|
A|-----------------2----------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------0----------------------------------|
     Anyplace but those  I know by heart"

Interlude: 
Guitar 1: Play Riff 1, 1x
Guitar 2: Play Fill 1, 4x

Then repeat Verse and Chorus.

Solo: Guitar 2:
                                           (2x)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---7b(9)-7b(9)-----------------------------*|
D|---7b(9)-7b(9)----7-5-------5--------5-----*|
A|----------------------7-5h7---7-5--7---7-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---14b(16)v--14b(16)r14-12-------12-----------12--------|
D|---------------------------14-14----14-12--14----14-12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G|--14b(16)v--14b(16)r14-12v---14/16-16-14-12-12--/14/16-16-14-12-12---|--14*-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
A|-----------------------------12/14-14-12-10-10--/12/14-14-12-10-10---|--12*-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|

Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 under the solo.

3rd verse: 
1st half is just feedback from Guitar 2

2nd Part:
e|--------0-------------0--------0----0----0------|
B|------3---3-------------3--------3----3----3----|
G|----2-------2-----------------------------------|
D|--0----------------2--------2-------------------|
A|-----------------2----------3-------------------|
E|---------------0--------------------------------|

e|--------0---------------------------------------|
B|------3---3-------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2---9-----------5-------------------|
D|--0-------------9-----------5-------------------|
A|----------------7-----------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Then play the 3rd chorus.

Guitar 2: Fill 3 (at 3:23):
Plays a couple of times at the end of each chorus.
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--2h4--4--2--0-2-4-5-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

The song ends with Riff 1 and Fill 1 being played till fade out.
And that's it.

-Joe
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