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Author/Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Title: The Middle
Album: Jimmy Eat World
Transcribed by: punkrawker
Email: punkrawker245@aol.com

This tab is 100% correct. I got it from a book.
Standard Tuning

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---4-4-----------------4-4-4-4----2-2-----------------------------------------|
-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------4-x11-5-x11-4-x11-5-x-11----------------|
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      all this is palm muted

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---7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---7---------------7-------------5----------7---------------------------------|
---5---------------7-------------5----------7---------------------------------|
-------------------5-------------3----------5---------------------------------|
 verse 1 guitar plays it the whole time. 2nd starts playing in the middle

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 its the same thing for the chorus and i dont  know the solo 

 chords through out song are D5, A5, G5 and D5 again,
in that order, very easy

 D5  A5  G5  D5
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-7-----------7--|
|-7---7---5---7--|
|-5---7---5---5--|
|-----5---3------|

through verses, palm mute this, and in chorus ... don't


song -
Verse 1:

    D5                     A5
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
                           G5                          D5
It's only in your head you feel left out, or looked down on
                                      A5
Just try your best, try everything you can
                         G5                         D5
and don't you what they tell themselves, when you're away


Chorus:

         D5
It just takes some time
                                 A5
little girl you're in the middle of the ride
                           G5
everything everything will be just fine
                           D5
everything everything will be alright


Verse 2:

     D5                      A5
Hey, you know they're all the same
                             G5                       D5
you know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in
                        A5
live right now, just be yourself
                            G5                      D5
it doesn't matter if that's good enough, for someone else


Chorus: (x2)

         D5
It just takes some time
                                 A5
little girl you're in the middle of the ride
                           G5
everything everything will be just fine
                           D5
everything everything will be alright


solo:

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11h12p11-9h11p9-7h9p7-4h5p4-0-2-0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-5-4-5/7-5-4-5-4h5p4-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11h12p11-9h11p9-7h9p7-4h5p4-0-2-0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-5-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------12-0-12-12/14--|
|-9-9-9-10-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12----------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-18-18-16-|
|-0-14/16-0-16-16/17----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-11-9-7-6-4--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

(from the high 19 till the 12 is fast up and down picking,
I think it is 6 picks at each, but it may be 8, play it how
you think.)

Verse 3:

     D5                      A5
hey, don't write yourself off yet
                            G5                          D5
it's only in your head you feel left out, or looked down on
                             A5
do your best, do everything you can
                                 G5                    D5
and don't you worry what their bitter hearts, are gonna say


Chorus:

         D5
It just takes some time
                                 A5
little girl you're in the middle of the ride
                           G5
everything everything will be just fine
                           D5
everything everything will be alright

That's the whole song, pretty simple, just one riff, you have to
remember to use palm muting on the verses and not on the chorus,
and if you can't manage the solo, get a mate to play it!
any corrections or praise, send to
im_starting_2_like_th@barmaid.co.uk 

 Jimmy Eat World - The Middle Solo

I got this solo down in about 10 minutes, its really easy.

Listen to the timing for the song, sorry if it's hard to follow.
every note listed is played in the song, so just listen harder
if you get confused.

For the pull-offs, you really have to pluck the strings as you're
pulling off to get the same sound as Jim(pull off in a downwards
motion, rather than directly outwards). You cant do a cheesey
punk rock pull-off. It makes it harder to play it as fast
as him, but you can get it down in practice.


***Drop d tuning***

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--2h3p2p0--------------------------------------------------|
G----------2h4p2p0------------------------------------------|
D-------------------2h4p2p0-----2h4p2p0----0----------------|
A---------------------------4-0----------4-----4------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------0--------------------------------|
A--4/7--5-4-5--4-5--4h5p4--0--------------------------------|
D--------------------------0--------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--2h3p2p0--------------------------------------------------|
G----------2h4p2p0------------------------------------------|
D-------------------2h4p2p0-----2h4p2p0----0----------------|
A---------------------------4-0----------4-----4------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--0(x8)-2(x8)-4(x8)-5---5-5/7--5-4-5--4-5--5/7--5-4-5--4-0-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|


e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-------7-7/9-----9-9/11----11-11/12-11-12--------------|
D--------0---------0---------0-----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

not sure how many times he hits these notes. A bit fast to
give a count you'll figure it out.
e--10(x?)-9(x?)-7(x?)-5(x?)--------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

Then the final thing is simple
e---3---2--------------------------------------------------|
B-----------5---3---2--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------2----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

Thats it, not so difficult ones you get the hang of it i guess.
have fun. - Dan
Comments Questions - Zephed85@hotmail.com 

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Middle

Jimmy Eat World

Transcribed by Brian S.


(notes stuck together are tremolo picked)

Intro : PM throughout
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
a--9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

Verse : PM throughout
   D5				     A5
e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
		    G5
e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
   D5
e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Chorus :
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------3----------------------------------------3---------|
g--------------2---------------9------------7-----------2---------|
d--------------0-----strum-----7---strum----5--strum----0--strum--|
a--------------0---------------7------------5-----------0---------|
D--------------0---------------7------------5-----------0---------|
 It just takes sometime...

Solo :
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--2h3p2p0-----------------------------------------------|
g----------4p2p0-----------------------------------------|
d----------------4p2p0-----------------------------------|
a----------------------4p2p0--0h2--4--/5--4--2--0--4--5--|
D--------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------|
a--4--4h7--5--4--5vv--7--5--4-5-----------|
D-------------------------------0vvvvvv---|

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b--2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------|
g----------4p2p0----------------------------------------|
d----------------4p2p0------------/5--4--2--0--4--2--0--|
a----------------------4p2p0--0h2-----------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d---00000000-2222222--44444444--555555555---5--/7vv--5--4--|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------/7---7/9---9/11---11-11/12--|
d--5vv--4-5-7vv--5--4--5vv--4-5----x-----x------x-----------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------15151515151515-14141414141414--12121212121212---|
g-11-12--------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------|
b-101010101010101010---8---7---5---5---5---3---|
g----------------------9---7---6---7---6---2---|
d----------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|


Fill under Verse after solo :

Syth arrg. for Guitar :
e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g----------11------------11-----------11-----------11-----|
d-------12----12------12----12-----12----12-----12----12--|
a---12------------12------------12-----------12-----------|
D---0-------------0-------------0------------0------------|