THIRD EYE BLIND - "Motorcycle Drive By" Tablature
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Third Eye Blind: Motorcycle Drive By
Tabbed by: Chris Rippin; gearysbalding@hotmail.com
Key:-
CC: crash cymbal
RC: ride cymbal
HH: hi hat (x: closed; o: open)
ES: electronic snare drum
SD: snare drum (f: flam; d: 2 notes in the space of 1)
BD: bass drum
ST: small tom tom (f: flam; d: 2 notes in the space of 1)
LT: large tom tom
FT: floor tom tom (f: flam; d: 2 notes in the space of 1)
Intro: (rests for 6 bars)
Verse 1: (rests for 16 bars + 1 bar in 6/8 time signature)
Chorus 1: (rests for 8 bars)
Transition 1:
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC x-----x-----x---|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-----x---------|----x-x---------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 2:
Visions of motorcycle cigarette ash eyes and you
you on the drive by the flies in your don't mind You
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
And say the fit with believe you
smile world it doesn't you I don't You're so serene
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Careening universe tilt You're free I hope you
through the your axis on a guiltless and take a piece of
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 3:
things I
Me with you And there's would like to do that you don't
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ES ----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
but you'll
believe in I would like to build something never see it
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ES ----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
happen And there's this
CC ----------------|----------------|
RC x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|
ES ----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|
SD ----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|
Chorus 2:
Burning like there's always been I've
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ES ----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
never been
never been so alone and I've I've so alive
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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---------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ES ----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----o--o-o--o---|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Transition 2:
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
RC --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-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------x-----|
RC --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-------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o-----o-oo--|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------o-|
And there's this
CC x---x-----------|----------------|
RC --x---x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|
HH ----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o---ooooooo-|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
Bridge:
Burning Ah ah ah There is this burning Ah ah
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|f-----f---------|--------o-oo-oo-|----oo--dddd----|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
ST ----------------|---f-----f------|----------------|------o-----dd--|
FT ----------------|------------f---|----------------|o-o-----------dd|
Transition 3:
Ah
CC x---x-----------|----------------|----------------|x--------------x|
RC --x---x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|---o-o-o-o-o----|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|--o-o-o-o-o-ooo-|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
Verse 4:
Where's the know New evil The everything
soul I wanna York City's surface is but I could never
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC --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-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
Someone
do that would see through that And this is the
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|x---------------|
RC --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|--o-oo--o-o-oo--|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|------o---------|
FT ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------o-|
last time We'll be friends again And
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC --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-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
you
I'll get over You'll wonder who I am And there's this
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------x-----|
RC 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-------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o-----o-oooo|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
Chorus 3:
just
Burning like there's always been I've
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
RC --x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
I've, never been
never been so alone, alone and and I've I've so alive
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|----------------|
RC --x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o----o--o---|----o----o--o---|o---o---o---o---|dddddddddddddddd|
BD o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o---o---o---o---|
Transition 4:
So alive
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 5:
I go coast It starts
home to the to rain I paddle out on the water alone Taste the
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
salt and taste thinking of Summer dies rise The
the pain I'm not you again and swells sun goes down in
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
my eyes wave
See this rolling Darkly coming to take me
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC 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-x-x-x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
home And I've
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|
RC x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 4: (rests for 4 bars)
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