Cartoons And Chalkboards
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Song: Cartoons and Chalkboards
Tabbed By: Tim Bryant
Rhythms are not tabbed out cause they are easy to get from the song
Intro 1: Guitar 1 & 2 ( is played with just one guitar on the cd but we play
it with 2 cause it
sounds better)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12----11-----7------9------------12-----11------7-----xxx----7-------|
D|------12----11-----7------9------------12-----11------7-----xxx----7-------|
A|------10-----9-----5------7------------10------9------5-----xxx----5-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12----11----7------9-------------12~ -----------------------------|
D|-------12----11----7------9-------9-----12~ -----------------------------|
A|-------10-----9----5------7-------9-----10~ -----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------7----------------------------------------|
Bit after the Intro (pre verse) : Guitar 1 (played soft) Guitar 2 silent
“Do u remeber ur school...........”
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7------7------9-----5-----xxx----5----------------------------------|
A|-----5------7------7-----5-----xxx----5----------------------------------|
E|------------5------------3-----xxx----3----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-------------9------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-------7-----9------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|----5-------7-----7------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------5------------3-----------------------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 1
‘But! why must I change.............”
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7------------------12------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-----7-----9------12------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-----7-----9------10------------------------------------------------|
E|----------5-----7--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----9------5------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----7-----9------5------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-----7------3------------------------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----9------5------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----7-----9------5------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-----7------3------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7------7-----9-----5------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5------7-----9-----5------------------------------------------------|
E|------------5-----7-----3------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chrous: (Guitars 1 & 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12----11----14--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----12----11----14--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-----9----12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chrous: (Guitars 1 & 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-----7------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-----7------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------5------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Intro 2 : Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12-----11----7-----9--------------12-----11----7-----xxx------7-----|
D|------12-----11----7-----9--------------12-----11----7-----xxx------7-----|
A|------10-----9-----5-----7--------------10-----9-----5-----xxx------5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12----11----7-9-----7--------------12~ ------------------------|
D|-------12----11----7-9-----7-------9------12~ ------------------------|
A|-------10-----9----5-7-----5-------9------10~ ------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------7------------------------------------|
Intro 2 : Guitar 2 (Same as Intro 1)
Ending: Guitar 1 & 2
“Of stayin young” “Of stayin young some how”
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5~ -------------------------5-5-5~ ---------------------5xxxxxxx---|
A|----5~ -------------------------5-5-5~ ---------------------5xxxxxxx---|
E|----3~ -------------------------3-3-3~ ---------------------3xxxxxxx---|
Outro: Guitar 1 (I’ll write how many times I play these notes cause it took me a
while to work out the rhythems and i’m trying to make this easy for other ppl)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---x16-----7---x8--slide to--4---x4---slide to---11---x4--------------|
A|----5-----------0-----------------0--------------------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4--------------------------------------------|
D|---slide to-- 12---x16--------4---play this note until the phrase starts again-
A|---------------0--------------2--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: Guitar 2 x3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3--------3-3---2-2----------------|
G|-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--------2-2---2-2----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3---2-2----3-3---2-2----3-3---2-2-------------------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2----2-2---2-2----2-2---2-2-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4th time
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3------3-3---2-2-----------------|
G|-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------2-2---2-2-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
getting slower here
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3---2-2-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2---3~ --------------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2~ --------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 finishes on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7~ -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~ -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5~ -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ORDER:
INTRO 1, PRE VERSE, VERSE, PRE CHROUS, CHROUS, INTRO 2, VERSE, PRE CHROUS, CHROUS,
ENDING, OUTRO
Hey people, this is an excellent song by one dollar short. If u have any corrections,
comments, etc Email me at: theimmoralmonkey@hotmail.com
How to play Cartoons And Chalkboards
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.