Speak For Myself tab

Speak For Myself

• D

Tuning: Drop D both aly and Aj 

/ = slide up 
\ = slide down 
h = hammer 
p = pull off 
* = harmonics 

Verse 1: 

Aly: Idle 

Aj: 0:01 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8------------6--6--6-----------| 
G|-7--7--7------3--3--5--5--5-----------| 
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| (x4) 
A|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3--1h3p1h3--| 
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| 

Aly: 0:15 (listen carefully here in the guitar effects) 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------7*--5*--| 
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------| 
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
then 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------3h5p3h5/7\5\3-| 
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------------| 
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 


Chorus: 

Aly: 0:29 Cuz I will, I will speak for myself 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| 

Aj: 
e|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| 
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| 

Aly: 0:36 What you see isn’t all I am 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------13----------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------11---------11----11-| 
G|------------------------------------------------------10---------10----| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-------8-------------| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---------------------| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---------------------| 

Aj: 
e|-----------------------------------------------6---------1-------| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------------------3---3-----| 
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8p7-------------3-------3---| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-------7h8-5-----3-----------3-| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----------5---1---------------| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----------5-------------------| 

Aly: 0:43 I will, I will speak for myself 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------13----| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------10h11/13----13-| 
G|------------------------------------------------------10----------------| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-------------------| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8----------------------| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------| 

Aj: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

Aly: 0:50 There’s so much you’re missing 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 
D|---------------------------------1--| 

Aj: 
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 
D|---------------------------------1--| 

Verse 2: 

Aly: 
e|-13-------13----13-------13-------13----13-------8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-8-8---8---8-| 
B|----11-11----11----11-11----11-11----11----11--6-----------6-----------6---6---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
then 
e|-----17~--------6-8-8-5-| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
then 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------3h5p3h5/7\5\3-| 
D|-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---------------| 
A|--8--8--8--8\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3---------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 

Aj: 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8------------6--6--6-----------| 
G|-7--7--7------3--3--5--5--5-----------| 
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| (x4) 
A|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3--1h3p1h3--| 
D|-5--5--5--5\1-1--1--3--3--3-----------| 


(Repeat Chorus except their last parts, proceed below instead) 


Aly: 1:47 There’s so much you’re missing 
e|------------------------------------------18\13\6--------------| 
B|---------------------------------------16---------6------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----15--------------8----------| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------------------8--------| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------6------| 
D|---------------------------------1-------------------------8\1-| 

Aj: 
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------1-----6-----------| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-----3h4p3---4p3-----4\3-----| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-----------------3---8---| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------------------1-1---8---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------1-----6---| 
D|---------------------------------1-------------------1---------| 


Bridge: (This part will exercise your fingers, especially for Aj, so be prepared) 

Aly: 1:54 I'm not sorry for who I am 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-3/10--11--10------------------| 
G|-----------------3/7--8--7--8--| 
D|-------------------------------| (x2) 
A|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 

Aj: 
e|--------------------------------------6-5-----------| 
B|-------------11---------------------------6---6-----| 
G|----------10----10-----------7--8--7--------3---8p7-| 
D|-7--8--7-----------13-13-12--8--8--8----------------| (x2) 
A|-8--8--8---------------------6--6--6----------------| 
D|-7--8--7--------------------------------------------| 

Aly: Know that, don’t need to understand 
e|------------13----13----13---------------| 
B|---------------11----11----11------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-8--8--10---------------------8--8--7~---| 
A|-5--6---8---------------------5--6--8~---| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 

Aj: 
e|-----------1---------------------| 
B|-3--4------------------3--4--6~--| 
G|-3--3--2-----3----2h3--3--3--5~--| 
D|-0--1--3--------3------0--1--3~--| 
A|-1--1--3---------------1--1--3~--| 
D|-0--1--3---------------0--1--3~--| 

Guitar 3: you will hear this part at 2:15 
e|-6-----5-----8-----6-----5---6---| 
B|---6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| 
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------| 
D|---------------------------------| (x2) 
A|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 

(Repeat Chorus except their last parts, proceed to the 1:47 part then here below) 

Outro: 

Aly: 2:50 
e|---6---6---6---6---3-1-3---------| 
B|-3---3---3---3---1-------6-------| 
G|-------------------------5---2---| 
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-| 
A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-| 
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-| 

Aj: 
e|-----3----------| 
B|-3---4----------| 
G|-3---5--2-2-2-2-| 
D|-0---5--3-3-3-3-| 
A|-1---3--3-3-3-3-| 
D|-0------3-3-3-3-| 

Aly: 2:54 I will, I will speak for myself 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~--| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1~--| 

Aj: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6-6-----------------4~--| 
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~--| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~--| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--| 
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1~--| 


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Chords used: Effective on Drop D tuning only 
G5   -  55578x 
Bb5  -  x133xx or 888xxx 
Eb5  -  11134x 
F5   -  33356x 
C5   -  x355xx 
Cm7  -  x313xx 
Bb/A -  787xxx 
Eb   -  x688xx 
EbM7 -  x687xx 
Bb/D -  01033x 


Verse 1: 
       G5     Eb5    F5   C5         G5           Eb5     F5   C5 
Do you see me do you care? You talk about me like I’m not there 
            G5           Eb5     F5   C5         G5              Eb5  F5  C5 
Don’t get a word in when you’re around I bet you don’t know what I’m about 


Chorus: 
    Eb5     F5  Bb5 Cm7             Eb5      F5              G5 
Cuz I will, I will speak for myself What you see isn’t all I am 
  Bb5                   Eb5     F5  G5  F5 
I need a place to stand I will, I will speak for myself 
        C5             Bb5     Eb5 
There’s so much you’re missing If you cared you’d listen 


Verse 2: 
         G5           Eb5      F5 C5            G5         Eb5    F5   C5 
You suffocate me, you drown me out I’m tired of waiting without a doubt 
           G5   Eb5          F5 C5            G5           Eb5   F5   C5 
I feel I’m fading, I flicker out My heart is screaming without a sound 


(Repeat Chorus) 


Bridge: 
Bb/A-Bb5-Bb/A                  EbM7-Eb-EbM7 
_____I’m not sorry for who I am__________take it or leave it 
Bb/A-Bb5-Bb/A                             EbM7-Eb-EbM7 
______________It’s my time to take a stand_________Throw it or keep it 
Bb/D Eb5   F5                      Bb/D  Eb5      F5 
Know that, don’t need to understand Won’t say it again 
(plucking here) 
I will, I will, I will, you know I will 

(Repeat Chorus) 

Outro: 
Bb/D              C5    F5 
If you care you'd listen 
Eb5     F5  Bb5 Eb5(hold) 
I will, I will speak for myself 
 

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