Band: Alkaline Trio
Song: Mercy Me
Tabbed By: Nate Boyce - Bassist Nowhere to Park
e-mail: nwboyce@syr.edu
Ok I love this song from the trio but the other tab is completely off. So I figure if
you want something done right, you do it yourself. This tab is 100% perfect, I assure
you that.
Standard eadg
Intro:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000----------55555555---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------22222222------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000----------55555555---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------22222222------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000-----------55555555--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------2222-0000-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4444-2222-00000000--------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000-----------55555555--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------2222-0000-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4444-2222-0000-2222-------------------------------------|
A|--0000000000000000---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
Half Verse (only second half of it)
Pre chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------22222222--------------------------------------|
A|-----------55555555-00000000-----------------------------------------------|
E|--22222222-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------22222222------------------------------------|
A|-----------5555-44-22-00000000---------------------------------------------|
E|--22222222-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4444-2222-00000000-4444-2222-00----------4444-2222-0000-2222-------------|
A|----------------------------------44-22-00---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4444--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--000000000000------00000000-5555-44-22------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000----------------5555-4444-2222-4444-0000-----------------------------|
E|-------4444-2222-0000--------------------------4444-2222-0000--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555-4444-22222222-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4444-2222-00000000-4444-2222-00----------4444-2222-0000-2222-------------|
A|----------------------------------44-22-00---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2222--------------2222--------------------------------------|
A|--000000000000------000000000000------00000000-5555-44-22-0~---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rate it.
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Mercy Me |
| Artist |
Alkaline Trio |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
FljNILAozts |
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- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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