Speeding Up to Slow Down

Better Than Ezra, off Friction Baby

(tabbed by randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu)

Intro/Verse guitar part:

e-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------

B-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------0-------

G------0-------0--|-----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-----0-----

D----2---2---2---2|---4---4---4---4|--0---0---0---0|--2---2-----2---

A--3-------3------|/5-------5------|2-------2------|3---------------

E-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------

If they calm you down,

Then excite them

If they call you out,

Then ignore them.

You're speeding up

You're speeding up

To slow down

When they all believe,

You reject it.

When they all are for,

Be against it.

You're speeding up

You're speeding up

To slow down

Break:

e---------------0--(17)-(15)---5--3--0--|---------------0-----

B---------------0-----------------------|---------------0-----

G------------0--0-----------------------|------------0--0-----

D------0---0----2-----------------------|------0---0----2-----

A----2---2------3-----------------------|----2---2------3-----

E--3------------------------------------|--3------------------

Chorus: (It's just C-D-G-C)

Lead Part (with vibrato-ish sound):

e----------------------------|-----------------------------------

B------------8--7------------|------------8--7-------------------

G--7----9----------7--7b8r7--|--7----9----------7--7b8r7---------

D----------------------------|-----------------------------------

A----------------------------|-----------------------------------

E----------------------------|-----------------------------------

If they call you out

They will tear you down

When your world falls in

Then they'll leave you dry

You're speeding up

You're speeding up

You're speeding up

To slow down

Down, down, down

e------7/10-7----------7/10-7----------7/10-7--------------------------

B-8-10--------10--8-10--------10--8-10--------10--8-10-12-8-10-12-8-10-

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e------7/10-7----------7/10-7------------------------15-13-------------

B-8-10--------10--8-10--------10--8h10p8h10p8h10p8---------15-13-------

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------

B------------7----8----------

G--7----9--------------------

D----------------------------

A----------------------------

E----------------------------

Here it breaks into two guitars:

Gtr 1:

e------7/10-7----------7/10-7----------7/10-7--------------------------

B-8-10--------10--8-10--------10--8-10--------10--8-10-12-8-10-12-8-10-

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr 2:

e-----------------------------10-------------12-(let ring to feedback)

B-10-----------12------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

End with intro/verse riff:

Last chord: x32000