Over My Head Guitar Tablature

Over My Head Guitar Tablature
Song: Over My Head (Better off Dead)
Band: Sum 41
Album: Does this look infected?
Tabbed by: Luke Brennan
E-mail: [email protected]

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Guitar proporties:-

Guitars: Guitar 1 - Lead (Brownsound), Guitar 2 - Rhythm (Derek)
Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)
Amp Setting: Distortion - whole song
Timing: Standard (4/4)
Key:
( ) - Natural Harmonic
 .  - Palm Mute (under staff)
 /  - Slide UP
   - Slide DOWN

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Intro I:
Lead:
**NOTE: The palm muting is the hardest part of this riff. 
It's very hard to understand from the tab so listen to the CD to get the hang of it
Also, this isn't how Brownsound plays it, but it's the easist way**
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----0---4-0-4-0-----2-------2---|-----0---4-0-4-0-----2-------2----|
|-2-2---2---------4-4---4-0-0---0-|-2-2---2---------4-4---4-0-0---0--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  . .   .   .   . . .   . . .   .   . .   .   .   . . .   . . .   .

Rhythm:
|---------------------------------|--------------------------(7)-----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------(7)---|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------(7)-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Intro II:
Lead:
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Rhythm:
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

Verse:
Lead: Play Verse I
Rhythm: Play nothing

Pre-Chorus:
Lead:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----0---4-0-4-0-----0---4-0-4-0---|
|-----2----2---2-----4-----4---4-|-2-2---2---------2-2---2-----------|
|-3-3--3-3---3---5-5---5-5---5---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  . .  . .   .   . .   . .   .     . .   .   .   . . .   .   .   .

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-----2----2---2-----4-----4---4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
|-3-3--3-3---3---5-5---5-5---5---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  . .  . .   .   . .   . .   .

Rhythm:
(Nothing while first staff of Lead is playing)
|--------------------------------|---------------------------(7)-----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------(7)---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------(7)-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:
Lead and Rhythm:
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|

Post-Chorus:
Lead:
|-3-----5-5-----3-3-----2-2------|-3-----5-5-----3-3-----2-2---------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Rhythm:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------5-5-------------7-7------|-------5-5-------------7-7---------|
|-2-----5-5-----5-5-----7-7------|-2-----5-5-----5-5-----7-7---------|
|-2-----3-3-----5-5-----5-5------|-2-----3-3-----5-5-----5-5---------|
|-2-------------5-5--------------|-2-------------5-5-----------------|

Verse:
Lead: Play Verse I
Rhythm: Play nothing

Pre-Chorus:
Lead:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----0---4-0-4-0-----0---4-0-4-0---|
|-----2----2---2-----4-----4---4-|-2-2---2---------2-2---2-----------|
|-3-3--3-3---3---5-5---5-5---5---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  . .  . .   .   . .   . .   .     . .   .   .   . . .   .   .   .

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-----2----2---2-----4-----4---4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
|-3-3--3-3---3---5-5---5-5---5---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  . .  . .   .   . .   . .   .

Rhythm:
(Nothing while first staff of Lead is playing)
|--------------------------------|---------------------------(7)-----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------(7)---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------(7)-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:
Lead and Rhythm:
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|

Bridge:
Lead and Rhythm:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------5---5------------------|---------5---5---------------------|
|-2---2---5---5---5---5---4---4--|-2---2---5---5---5---5---5---xxxx--|
|-2---2---3---3---5---5---4---4--|-2---2---3---3---5---5---5---xxxx--|
|-2---2-----------5---5---4---4--|-2---2-----------5---5---5---xxxx--|

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------5---5------------------|---------5---5---------------------|
|-2---2---5---5---5---5---4---4--|-2---2---5---5---xx5-5-xx4-4-4-4---|
|-2---2---3---3---5---5---4---4--|-2---2---3---3---xx5-5-xx4-4-4-4---|
|-2---2-----------5---5---4---4--|-2---2-----------xx5-5-xx4-4-4-4---|

Interlude (x2):
Lead:
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|-16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12-11-12--14--16-|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x--x-|
|-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-9--10--12--14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|-16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12-11-12--14--16-|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x--x-|
|-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-9--10--12--14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Rhythm:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

(Play CHORUS >>> POST-CHORUS >>> END)

Lyrics are in the CD booklet.
Have fun.
-Luke Brennan, your man of the future since 1933!
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