Artist: McFly
Album: Room on the Third Floor
Song: Not Alone
Guitarists: Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher
Transcribed By: Sophi Garrett (sophi@garrett.co.uk)
Tuning: Standard
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Many tabs of the Intro neglect the bends, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and also put the
whole tab onto one or two strings. This version is clearer and more accurately
transcribed, and is also easier to play, as it's over four strings in about the same
area of the guitar neck, and that in turn reduces hand movement.
The lead guitar (GUITAR 2) part of this song is played with a slight crunch distortion,
and the rhythm (GUITAR 1) part is acoustic.
==INTRO=========================================================
-GUITAR 2-
E|-11-12h11----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-12---13b14-14p12-10-9-10---9h10p9---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------11-9------9-11-11b13b11-9-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------9h11-----------------13-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-12-13b14------15b16-16-16-16-16b15-12----------------|
B|-------------12---------------------------16-14-12-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------14-13-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
-GUITAR 1- (played below Intro solo)(easier when finger-picked)
E|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------|
B|----0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0-----0----0-|
G|---1-1-------1----1-1-------1----2-2------------2-2-----------|
D|--2---2----2--2--2---2----------2---2----2-----2---2-------4--|
A|-4--------------2---------2--2-0--------------0-------0---2---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--|
B|----0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0-----|
G|---1-1-------1----1-1-------1----2-2------------2-2----|
D|--2---2----2--2--2---2----------2---2----2-----2---2---|
A|-4--------------2---------2--2-0--------------0--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
==VERSE1=========================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords, work out the rhythm yourself)
Chords:
E|---|-0-|-2-|-4-|
B|---|-2-|-4-|-6-|
G|---|-2-|-4-|-6-|
D|-1-|-2-|---|---|
A|-2-|-0-|-2-|-4-|
E|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|
Life is getting harder day by day
And I, I don't know what to do, what to say
And my mind is growing weak, every step I take
Its uncontrollable, now they think I'm fake
-GUITAR 2- (start at 'And my mind...')
E|-------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
B|----0----------0---------0------------------4-|
G|---1-1--------1-1-------2-2-------------------|
D|--2---2------2---2-----2---2--------2-----4---|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------0-------0-----------0---|
B|----0----------0------------0-------------|
G|---1-1--------1-1--------------2----------|
D|--2---2------2---2------2-----------2-----|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
==CHORUS=========================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords)
'Cause I'm not alone, no, no, no
But I'm not alone, no, no, no
I'm not alone
-GUITAR 2-
(on 'alone', first time)
E|------9-7---9-12-9-|
B|-9-10--------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
(on 'alone', second time)
E|------9-7---9-7-------------|
B|-9-10-----------10---9h10p9-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
==VERSE2=======================================================
-GUITAR 1- (chords)
And I, I get on the train on my own
Yeah, my tired radio keeps playing tired songs
And I know that there's not long to go
Oh, when all I wanna do is just go home
-GUITAR 2-
(quietly)
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-0-------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-2-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-0-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-----0-2-0---0-0-0-2-|
B|-2-------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|-------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
B|----0----------0---------0------------------4-|
G|---1-1--------1-1-------2-2-------------------|
D|--2---2------2---2-----2---2--------2-----4---|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------0-------0-----------0---|
B|----0----------0------------0-------------|
G|---1-1--------1-1--------------2----------|
D|--2---2------2---2------2-----------2-----|
A|-4----------2---------0-----------0-----2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
==BRIDGE===================================================
-GUITAR 1- (palm-muted chords)
Chords:
E|---|-2-|-3-|-5-|
B|---|-2-|-3-|-5-|
G|-1-|-3-|-4-|-6-|
D|-2-|-4-|-5-|-7-|
A|-2-|---|---|---|
E|-0-|-2-|-3-|-5-|
People rip me for the clothes I wear, yeah
And everything seems to be the same
They just swear, yeah
They just don't care
They just don't care
They just don't care
-GUITAR 2-
E|-----------------|
B|----------8---10-|
G|-9---11----------|
D|-----------------| x2
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
B|----------10-----|
G|-9---11----------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
==ENDING==================================================
-GUITAR 1-
Na na na na na etc etc
Na na na na na etc etc
But I'm not alone
But I'm not alone
(play at the end of last line:)
E|---------7*-12*-|
B|-------0--------|
G|----------------| * = harmonic
D|-----6----------|
A|---7------------|
E|-0--------------|
-GUITAR 2-
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-16-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|-15h16-11-----12p11h12----------12----12-15h16-15h16-14-|
B|----------14-----------14-12-14----14-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-16-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-15-16-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|-15h16-13-11-------|
B|-------------11/13-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
('But I'm not alone...')
E|-------------4-5-6-5--------------0-|
B|-------0-2-------------------4----0-|
G|-----2---------------------4------1-|
D|---2---------------------4--------2-|
A|-0---------------------2----------2-|
E|----------------------------------0-|