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Dim by Dada
Original tab by Patrick Ryan
Edited by 440a
[Intro riff]                                  ~~w/bar
e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|
B|-----7-8-7----------7-8-7---------------------------|
G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Intro riff played once with just guitar then
 twice along with rhythm guitar, drums & bass
Rhythm guitar chords on 2nd & 3rd time, below tab:
e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|
B|-----7-8-7----------7-8-7---------------------------|
G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   G              D                Am          C
[cool verse riff] Stratocaster w/clean tone
                               ~w/                                ~w/bar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0~---------------------------------0~----|
G|---0---0----0---0-------0-------------0---0----0---0-------0---------|
D|---5---5----4---4-----2---2-----------5---5----4---4-----2---2-------|
A|---2---2----5---5---3-----------------2---2----5---5---3-------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------------|
     G        F#      Cmaj7             G        F#      Cmaj7
[verse riff played 2x with no vocals
then verse riff played over each line of verses (4x)]
[Verse 1]
GIf you've got a Dpicture of your Cface
GCould you leave it Don your way Cout the door?
GI don't care if it's Dcolor or black or Cwhite
GI just need Fsomething to reCmember you by
[Chorus]
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  EmNo one Dtold me the Ctrouble I was Cin
  GBeDfore my life went Cdim
[Intro riff 2x] w/rhythm chords below tab
                                              ~w/bar
e|----------------------------------0-----0-----------|
B|-----7-8-7----------7-8-7---------------------------|
G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--4-----2-----0~-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   G              D              Am          C
[Verse 2]
GI painted Dhalf my face up Cgreen
GDon't you know I Dpainted half my Cface blue
GIn hopes of Dshowing you Cboth sides of me Cboth sides of me
GI guess it Dcame down to Cdon't you love Cdon't you love me
[Chorus]
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  EmNo one Dtold me the Ctrouble I was Cin
  GBeDfore my life went Cdim
[Guitar solo pt 1] Over 'E major' chord
e|--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
B|-10-10-10--8--8--8--8----10-10-10--8--8--8--8---|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9---| o
D|------------------------------------------------| o
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo pt 2 chords:
G D Am
G D Am C
G D Am
[Intro riff 2x] w/rhythm chords below tab
                                              ~w/bar
e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|
B|-----7-8-7----------7-8-7---------------------------|
G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[VeGrse 3|D  Am  C  
[rhythm carried by drums & bass, verse riff not played]
[arpeggio fades in under lines 2-4]
e|------7-------7------|
B|--8-------8-------8--|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Muted chords:
GCan't Dthis car go any Cfaster
GCan't Dthis car go any Cfaster
GCan't Dthis car go any Cfaster
GCan't Dthis car go 'cause CI can still see where I am
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  GAh, DOh, beCfore my life went Cdim
                            (before my life went dim)
  EmYou should have Dtold me the Ctrouble I was Cin
  GBeDfore my life went Cdim
[Intro riff 4x] w/rhythm chords below tab
                                              ~w/bar
e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|
B|-----7-8-7----------7-8-7---------------------------|
G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   G              D                Am          C

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Dim

by Dada

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dim by Dada

Original tab by Patrick Ryan

Edited by 440a

[Intro riff] ~~w/bar

e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|

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

G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|

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

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

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

Intro riff played once with just guitar then

twice along with rhythm guitar, drums & bass

Rhythm guitar chords on 2nd & 3rd time, below tab:

e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|

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

G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|

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

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

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

G D Am C

[cool verse riff] Stratocaster w/clean tone

~w/ ~w/bar

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

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

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

D|---5---5----4---4-----2---2-----------5---5----4---4-----2---2-------|

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

E|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------------|

G F# Cmaj7 G F# Cmaj7

[verse riff played 2x with no vocals

then verse riff played over each line of verses (4x)]

[Verse 1]

G D C

If you've got a picture of your face

G D C

Could you leave it on your way out the door?

G D C

I don't care if it's color or black or white

G F C

I just need something to remember you by

[Chorus]

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

Em D C C

No one told me the trouble I was in

G D C

Before my life went dim

[Intro riff 2x] w/rhythm chords below tab

~w/bar

e|----------------------------------0-----0-----------|

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

G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--4-----2-----0~-------|

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

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

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

G D Am C

[Verse 2]

G D C

I painted half my face up green

G D C

Don't you know I painted half my face blue

G D C C

In hopes of showing you both sides of me both sides of me

G D C C

I guess it came down to don't you love don't you love me

[Chorus]

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

Em D C C

No one told me the trouble I was in

G D C

Before my life went dim

[Guitar solo pt 1] Over 'E major' chord

e|--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|

B|-10-10-10--8--8--8--8----10-10-10--8--8--8--8---|

G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9---| o

D|------------------------------------------------| o

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

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

Guitar solo pt 2 chords:

G D Am

G D Am C

G D Am

[Intro riff 2x] w/rhythm chords below tab

~w/bar

e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|

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

G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|

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

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

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

G D Am C

[Verse 3|

[rhythm carried by drums & bass, verse riff not played]

[arpeggio fades in under lines 2-4]

e|------7-------7------|

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

G|-7---7---7---7---7---|

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

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

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

Muted chords:

G D C

Can't this car go any faster

G D C

Can't this car go any faster

G D C

Can't this car go any faster

G D C

Can't this car go 'cause I can still see where I am

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

G D C C

Ah, Oh, before my life went dim

(before my life went dim)

Em D C C

You should have told me the trouble I was in

G D C

Before my life went dim

[Intro riff 4x] w/rhythm chords below tab

~w/bar

e|------------------------------------0-----0---------|

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

G|-7-9-------9----7-9-------9-7--2/4-----2-----0~-----|

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

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

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

G D Am C

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