The Loser Switchfoot
As recorded by Switchfoot
(From the 2002 Album LEARNING TO BREATHE)
Words and Music by Jon Foreman
Transcribed by scheller sonnyschell@hotmail.com
x 4 [C#m]6 6 5 4 7 9 9[B] 8 7 7 x 7 9[E] 9 9 x 2 4 [F#m]4 2 2 2
[A] [G#]
[5] [7] [7] [6] [5] [5] [4] [6] [6] [5] [4] [4]
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=83
[E] [B5] [C#5] [A5]
[4/4] Gtr I
Q S +S +E E e E S S Q S +S +E E e E S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----9-(9)b10r(9)-------------| |-----13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-11------------------11\-9-9-x-x-|-11---------------11\-7-7-x-x-| |--0-------------------0--7-7-x-x-|--9----------------9\-5-5-x-x-|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
[E] Q S +S +E E [B5/F#]e E S S [C#5] Q S +S +E E [A5]e E S S
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----9-(9)b10r(9)---------------| |------13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------4-4-x-x-|--------------------------------| |-/11------------------11\-2-2-x-x-|-11---------------11\-7-7-x--x--| |---0-------------------0--2-2-x-x-|--9----------------9\-5-5-x--x--|
|
| W H Q E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------7/----| |----------------------------------|--------------------------5/----|
[E]Gtrs I, II[B5] [C#5] [A5]
Q S +S +E E e E S S Q S +S +E E e E S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----9-(9)b10r(9)-------------| |------13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-/11------------------11\-9-9-x-x-|-11---------------11\-7-7-x-x-| |---0-------------------0--7-7-x-x-|--9----------------9\-5-5-x-x-|
[E] Q S +S +E E [B5]e E S S [G#5]E E E E E E E S S
|----------------------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------|| |------13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|-------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-/11------------------11\-9-9-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|| |---0-------------------0--7-7-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-||
Verses
$
[C#m]Gtr I[B] [E] [F#m]
e e E. S E e E. S E e E. S E e E. S
|---------------------|---------------------| |-----^5--x-----^7--x-|-----^9--x-----^2--x-| |-----^6--x-----^8--x-|-----^9--x-----^2--x-| |-----^6--x-----^9--x-|-----^9--x-----^4--x-| |-4-4-----------------|---7-----------^4----| |-------------7-------|-------------2-------|
[A]e e E. S [B]S. T e E. S [G#]e e E. S E [(A)]e E E
|------------------------|---------x---------| |-----^5--x--------^7--x-|-----^4--x---------| |-----^6--x--------^8--x-|-----^5--x---------| |-----^7--x--------^9--x-|-----^6--x---------| |------------------------|-------------0-2-3-| |-5-5-------7--7-7-------|-4-4---------------|
[C#m]e e E. S E [B]e E. S E [E]e E. S E [F#m]e E. S
|---------------------|---------------------| |-----^5--x-----^7--x-|-----^9--x-----^2--x-| |-----^6--x-----^8--x-|-----^9--x-----^2--x-| |-----^6--x-----^9--x-|-----^9--x-----^4--x-| |-4-4-----------------|---7-----------^4----| |-------------7-------|-------------2-------|
[A]e e E. S [B]S. T e E. S [G#]e e E. S [A]e e E. S
|--------------------------|---------x-----------|| |-----^5--x----------^7--x-|-----^4--x-----^5--x-|| |-----^6--x----------^8--x-|-----^5--x-----^6--x-|| |-----^7--x----------^9--x-|-----^6--x-----^7--x-|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5-------7--(0)-7-------|-4-4-------5-5-------||
Pre-Chorus
[B5] [A5] [B5] [A5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|| |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-||
Chorus
[E] Q S +S +E E [B5]e E S S [C#5] Q S +S +E E [A5]e E S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----9-(9)b10r(9)-------------| |------13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-/11------------------11\-9-9-x-x-|-11---------------11\-7-7-x-x-| |---0-------------------0--7-7-x-x-|--9----------------9\-5-5-x-x-|
[E] Q S +S +E E [B5]e E S S [C#5] Q S +S +E E [B5]e e [Bb5]E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----9-(9)b10r(9)-----------| |------13-(13)b14r(13)-------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-/11------------------11\-9-9-x-x-|-11---------------11\-9-9-8-| |---0-------------------0--7-7-x-x-|--9----------------9\-7-7-6-|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
[A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [E] >
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. E S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-||-11---------3-3-|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-||--0-------------||
Breakdown
&
[E5] [A5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--7------7--7--7--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5--5------5--5--5--|
|
| Gtr II
| W H E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|----------8------8--8--8--| |-----------------|---------10b12==10-10-10r-| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E e e E E e e E E e e E E
|-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----9-------9---|-----9--------------9-----| |---9---9-9-9---9-|-7-7---7--7------7-----7--| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------|
[E5] [A5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9--9--9---9--9-|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7---7--7-|---7----7---7-7--7------7--7--7---| |-0-0-0-0--0--0---0--0-|---5----5---5-5--5------5--5--5---|
|
| > <
| H Q +Q +E +E Q E E E E
|---------12----(12)---|-(12)-(12)\-----------------------| |-8-------(8)----------|----------------12-----12-12-12---| |-9-------(9)----------|----------------14b16==14-14-14r--| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| e e E E e e E E e e E E e e E E
|----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |-----9-----------9----|------------9--------------9------| |-9-9---9--9--9------9-|---7----7-----7--7------7-----7---| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------|
[E5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|---9--9-9-9---9--9-9-9-|| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|---7--7-7-7---7--7-7-7-|| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-||
|
| > <
| H H +H +H
|---------12-------|-(12)-------(12)-------|| |-8----------------|-----------------------|| |-9----------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------||
|
| e e E E e e E E e e E E e e E E
|------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |-----9--------9---|--------9----------9---|| |-9-9---9--9-9---9-|---9--9---9---9--9---9-|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------||
Bridge
N.C.
Gtr IV
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|
|
| >
| +H H W
|-(12)---------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 3x
||------------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|| ||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| ||o-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------||
|
| W W 3x
||------------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|| ||------------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------||
Gtrs I, V
TP
W W W H Q Q
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|| |----------|----------|----------|--------------|| |----------|----------|----------|--------------|| |----------|----------|----------|---------x\---|| |----------|----------|----------|---------x\---|| |----------|----------|----------|---------x\---||
Pre-Chorus 3
[B5]Gtrs I, [A5]II[B5] [A5G#A5G#5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-6-7-6-|| |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5-4-5-4-||
Out-Chorus
[E] E E Q H [C#5] E E S +S +E [B5]S s e e E
|-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|-------9-(9)b10r(9)-----------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-11-11-11\-------|-11-11--------------9-9-9-9---| |--0--0--0--------|--9--9--------------7-7-7-7-0-|
[E] E E S +S +E [B5]e e e E [C#5] E E S +S +E [B5]e e e E
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------9-(9)b10r(9)----------| |--------13-(13)b14r(13)---------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-/11-11-----------------9-9-9---|-11-11--------------9-9-9----| |---0--0-----------------7-7-7---|--9--9--------------7-7-7----|
[A5]E E E E [B5]E E E E [A5]E E E E [B5]E E E E [A5]E E E E [B5]E E E E [C#5] H [G#5]e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-11----6-6-6-6--| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|--9----4-4-4-4--|
[A5]Q Q [B5]Q Q [C#5] Q E +E [G5]S s S s S s S s
|-------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------|----------------------------------------------| |-7--7--9--9--|----------------(<5>)---(<5>)---(<5>)---(<5>)-| |-7--7--9--9--|-11--11-(11)\-5-------5-------5-------5-------| |-5--5--7--7--|--9---9--(9)\-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E E Q [A5]Q Q [B5]E E Q H
|--------------|-------------*| |--------------|-------------*| |--------------|-------------*| |--------7--7--|-9-9---------*| |-5------7--7--|-9-9---------*| |-3------5--5--|-7-7---------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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