IF WE NEVER GO INSIDE by Alkaline Trio Album: Good Mourning (2003) Dan's songs are generally quite different to Matt's, they seem happier and more upbeat. I love the final chorus in this, when his vocals raise by an octave. One guitar and it's a piece of cake. # intro # x2 |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------99999999------------------------------| |-66677766677722446667776667772244-99999999-99999999-2222-4444-6666-7777-| |-00000000000000000000000000000000-77777777-99999999-0000-0000-0000-0000-| |-------------------------------------------77777777---------------------| # pre verse # !palm muted! |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-6667776662244-| |-0000000000000-| |---------------| # verse # x2 !palm muted! |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-66666666-99999999-2222-4444-6666-7777-66666666-99999999-------------------| |-44444444-77777777-0000-0000-0000-0000-44444444-77777777-99999999-77777777-| |---------------------------------------------------------77777777-55555555-| # pre chorus # m=palm mute @=release palm mute |-----------------x2--------------------|---------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------| |-mmmmmmmm----------mmm@-mmm@-mmm@-mmm@-|---------------| |-99999999-mmmmmmmm-2222-4444-6666-7777-|-6667776662244-| |-77777777-99999999-0000-0000-0000-0000-|-0000000000000-| |----------77777777---------------------|---------------| # chorus # |-------x2----------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |------444-22222222-|----------66666666-4444444444444444-| |-2222-444-22222222-|-22222222-66666666-4444444444444444-| |-2222-222-00000000-|-22222222-44444444-2222222222222222-| |-0000--------------|-00000000---------------------------| Then play # intro #, # verse #x2 # pre chorus 2 # m=palm mute @=release palm mute (first time only) |-----------------x2--------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-mmmmmmmm----------mmm@-mmm@-mmm@-mmm@-| |-99999999-mmmmmmmm-2222-4444-6666-7777-| |-77777777-99999999-0000-0000-0000-0000-| |----------77777777---------------------| # break # x2 |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-999999-8-111111111111-9999-9999-11111111-13131313-14141414-| |-xxxxxx-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxx-xxxx--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-| |-777777-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-7777-7777--9-9-9-9-11111111-12121212-| |------------------------------------------------------------| # bridge # x2 !palm muted! |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6666666-99999999-2222-4444-6666-77-66666666-99999999-2222-4444-6666-7777-| |--4444444-77777777-0000-0000-0000-00-44444444-77777777-0000-0000-0000-0000-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| # chorus 2 # <<<=pick scrape *=play 16x |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------*--| |-mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm------4---2---------4---2-----------------66666666-4---| |-4444444444444444--2---4---2-----2---4---2--------22222222-66666666-4---| |-2222222222222222--2---2---0-----2---2---0--------22222222-44444444-2---| |-------------------0-------------0-----------<<<--00000000--------------| Then play # chorus # and # pre verse !no muting! # end on E5 !NOTE: during the last chorus, a second guitar plays what sounds like # break # behind the main guitar. It's quite quiet so I couldn't be sure! There! I know it looks confusing, but if you read it through while listening to the song, you should get it no problem. Tabbed by Richard Walker 4 August 2003