Something Corporate is a rock band hailing from Orange County, California. Their current line-up includes pianist and vocalist Andrew McMahon, guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Kevin Page and Brian Ireland on drums. While they categorize their own music as piano rock, the industry has filed them somewhere between the pop punk genres. They are currently signed to Drive-Thru Records and Geffen Records.
In 2002, Something Corporate released their debut major label album
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Okay, I haven't found a version online that I really liked (or that sounded complete played only on an acoustic guitar), so I decided to throw this together. Please note that I'm not aiming for a 100% correct, complete tab, just something that I can play on my acoustic that conveys the song well enough to enjoy. After all, it is a piano based song, so it would be hard to play it exactly the same.
Chords (probably not the correct names, just stabs in the dark): For verse... Bb - x133xxx ----> x132xx F/D - x532xxx ----> x533xx Bb/G - 3x33xx ----> 3x32xx Eb/Bb - 668xxx ----> 667xxx
What the arrows above mean: on the D and G strings, the fingers pretty much stay around the 3 frets, but it sounds good to throw in the arrow-listed chords while playing the main chord. Listen to the song to hear what I mean... the piano alternates between the notes.
For chorus... Bb/D - 5587xx Eb - x688xx F/C - x81010xx (just a 'power chord' F at the 8th fret on the A string) Bb - 688xxx Bb/A - 588xxx Gm - 3553xx
Note: all chords are palm muted, except for during the chorus, or whenever else you feel motivated to change... if you want to try to pick out the pattern, go for it. In general, throw some other notes in there as well if you want... whatever makes YOU happy.
Here's the gist of it: (Verse)
BbF/D I can't imagine all the people that you know
Bb/G and the places that you go
Eb/Bb when the lights are turned down low
(Chorus) Bb/DEbFBbBb/A (x2) and then you bring me home afraid to find out that you're alone, no
BbBb/AGm and I'm sleeping in your living room
Eb F we don't have much room... to live/love
And that just about wraps it up. Throw some bongos in there, and you've got yourself a campfire waiting to happen. Any questions, comments, email me at [email protected].