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Handle This Live Guitar Tablature
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			     Handle This live - Sum 41
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Title: Handle This
Artist: Sum 41
By: Roumen 

Ok, i know this song has been tabbed and there are pretty good versions of it, but i wanted to perfect it for those people out there who really want to play the song as the band does it, i made this tab by checking other versions of this song (thx to anyone who tabbed it before) and watching a live performance at Music Without Borders, just look it up in Kazaa or whatever, the camera doesnt show much what theyre playing but it helped me in some parts, but this is how i play this song so im not saying its how they do it

btw this song rules


tuning:	EADGBe (standard)

guitar 1:	Deryck
guitar 2:	Dave

/ = slide
x = dead note
h = hammer-ons
p = pull-offs
pm = palm-mute

Go!

Intro	(Guitar 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-----------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7-----------2-2------------------5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x--------------|	x2
A|---5-5-----------0-0------------------5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x--------------|
E|--------------------------------------3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-x--------------|

Intro	(Guitar 2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11/12-14------11/1211--9-9/7--7--7--7--7--7--11/1211--------------|
D|-------x--x--x-------x--x--x---x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------|	x2
A|-------9-/10-12------9-/109---7-7/5--5--5--5--5--5--9-/109---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

both guitars after the second time

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x----let ring--(use upstroke)--------------------------------------------|	x1
A|--5~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1 (only bass in the first 2 lines, guitar 2 falls in after "you say")

You said it once befo-ore, you don't do those things you used to anymore, 
D		     A 		     G					

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|pm..........---..........---..........-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7777777777----------------4444444444-------------------------------------|	x1
A|--5555555555---2222222222---2222222222-55555555555555----------------------|
E|---------------0000000000--------------33333333333333----------------------|
    you say...doubt,...fading out, ...to be
	

Chorus (both guitars)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-----------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|	x1
A|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------|
    I...     bring... down...  wanna... don't... handle this

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|	x1
D|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
    lost...  you...   find...  what...

* when Deryck says "mind" directly start intro again


Verse 2 (2 lines bass only, guitar 1 & 2 fall in after he says "time")

You take it with a smi-ile, it's so easy when you're always in denial,
D		        A		 G

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9----|
D|-------------4444444444----------------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x----|	x1
A|--2222222222-2222222222-55555555555----5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7----|
E|--0000000000------------33333333333----------------------------------------------|
    time...    line...    all...     ...to 

Guitar 2 (pm the 7's on the D-string)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6---7-----------------------------------7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9----|
D|--7-7-7-7---7----play this 4 times----------------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x----|	x1
A|--.-.-.-.---.----------------------55555555555----5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7----|
E|-----------------------------------33333333333----------------------------------------------|
    time...			     all...


Chorus (both guitars)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-----------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|	x1
A|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------|
    I...     bring... down...  wanna... don't... handle this

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|	x1
D|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
    lost...  you...   find...  what...

* when Deryck says "mind", Dave starts the solo

Solo

Guitar 2
e|--------12-10--14-14h15p14----------------------14-14h15p14----------------|
B|-----10--------------------15--12--15h17p15h17-------------15-------------|
G|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|	x1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 mind...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14-12--11h12-14-14--11h12-14-14--14h16p14--12p11-----12p11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------14--------12----------|	x1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-12-14-10-10----14-12--12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10h12p10------|
B|-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-------10------10------10------10-------------10~--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|	x1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 plays this under the solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|	x1
A|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
 mind...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|	x1
A|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|	x1
A|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
		                                         your giving up....

both guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------7-/-8-/-10---------------------------------|
G|------7-7---7-/-9-/-11~---7-7---7-/-9-/-11--(<--not 100% sure about this)--|
D|------7-7---x---x---x-----7-7---x---x---x----x-x-x-x-----------------------|	x1
A|------5-5---5-/-7-/-9-~---5-5---5-/-7-/-9----x-x-x-x-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-----------------------|
...need


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|	x1
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
      and it's true... try so hard ...	 everything... pm. . . . . .


Chorus (both guitars, the first part 2x this time)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-----------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|	x2	
A|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------|
    I...     bring... down...  wanna... don't... handle this

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|	x1
D|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
    lost...  you...   find...  what...

Outro (both guitars, but i think guitar 2 does some single notes, but whatever)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------7-7-------------|
D|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-55-5~-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-7------|	x1
A|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-55-5~-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7------|
E|--------------------------------------------3-33-3~-3-3--3-----5--5-5------|
...mind... I'm getting...   and after all...  now...	 ...only one 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------7-7------------|
D|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-55-5~-5-5--5-7-7-7~---------|	x1
A|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-55-5~-5-5--5-5-5-7~---------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-33-3~-3-3--3-----5~---------|
	     I never...     this in fact...    wanted...       ...be



Verse 1

You said it once before, you don't do those things you used to anymore.
You say in doubt, were fading out, forgetting who we used to be.

Chorus

Cause I will bring you down,
I don't want to miss, I don't think you can handle this.
You've lost what you can't find; it's never what you had in mind.

Verse 2

You take it with a smile; it's so easy when you're always in denial
Just in time but out of line I can't make all the same mistakes you want me to.

Chorus 2

Cause I will bring you down,
I don't want to miss, I don't think you can handle this.
You've lost what you can't find; it's never what you had in mind.

Bridge, i guess

Your giving up you know it's not what you need.
And it's true what you're going through.
Try so hard not listen to everything I never say.

Chorus 3

Cause I will bring you down,
I don't want to miss, I don't think you can handle this.
Cause I will bring you down,
I don't want to miss, I don't think you can handle this
You've lost what you can't find; it's never what you had in mind.

Outro

I'm getting over getting used to,
And after all that I put you through now I see I'm not the only one.

I never thought It'd ever come to,
This in fact was never what you wanted from me or how you meant it to be.



PHEW! this writing down takes so long! this my first tab i ever posted, ok, its not done by me, i take no credit for it, i just adjusted a little bit what i thought needed adjusting, i think its pretty accurate, have fun

if you have any questions or just want to try to get me in bed email me at [email protected] (ridiculous address i know, but its a coupla years old, so)
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