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Thinking That's All Guitar Tablature
Jimmy Eat World - Thinking, That's All (from the album Static Prevails) 
Standard Tuning 

Intro: 
Guitar 1 (play once, then Guitar 2 accompanies) 
|------------------------------------- 
|----------5-5-4-44----------5-5-4-44- 
|-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44-6-6-66-6-6-6-4-44- 
|-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-x-x-xx- 
|-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22-4-4-44-4-4-4-2-22- 
|------------------------------------- 

Guitar 2 
|------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-66-6-9-9------6-6-66-6-9-9------ 
|-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99-x-x-xx-x-9-9-9-99- 
|-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99-4-4-44-4-7-7-9-99- 
|--------------7-77--------------7-77- 

Verse: 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
 |________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________| 

|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
 |________________________heavy palm-muting_______________________| 
  

Chorus: 
Guitar 1 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 

Guitar 2 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2----------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
  

Bridge: 
Guitar 1 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-----------------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9----------------- 
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 

Guitar 2 
|------------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11- 
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-- 
|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-- 
|------------------------------------------------------------- 

|--------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------- 
|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----6-----6-----6-----6- 
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-----x-----x-----x- 
|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-----4-----4-----4-----4- 
|---------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--- 
  

Structure + Lyrics 

Intro 

Verse 
play your hand 
don't play it off 
don't play that game 
out of touch 
there is no pride in seconds lost 

Chorus 

Verse 
first cello suite 
i know i'm late 
what do you care 
stop dragging feet 
we can't go back for seconds lost 

Chorus 
drive by don't stop 
drive by don't stop 
hate wins don't stop 
hate wins don't stop 

Intro riff 

Verse (string scrapes) 

smooth the sheets 
no one was here and never will 
wind your watch for seconds gone 

Bridge 

Chorus 
drive by don't stop 
drive by don't stop 
hate wins don't stop 
hate wins don't stop 

Noise solo (bass plays intro) 

Intro (1x) 
  
dejackamo says "play"Note: Jimmy Eat World always tunes in Drop D, not standard. 

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-2-2--2-2-2---5-5--4-4-4-|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
G|-1-1--1-1-1---4-4--3-3-3-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--8-8-8--|---x16---x16-----------| 
D|-0-0--0-0-0---2-2--1-1-1-|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--|-11-----7--------------| 
A|-4-4--4-4-4--------------|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--6-6-6--|-11-----7--------------| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-11-----7--------------| 
Intro octives Octive riff Verse (Palm-muted) 

e|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
B|-------------12-------------12-----------9---------9--|-12--9--5--5--------| 
G|----.pm.-----13----.pm.-----13----.pm.---9---.pm.--9--|-13--9--6--6--------| 
D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| 
A|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| 
D|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----|-11--7--4--4--------| 
Verse pt2 "Out of touch" Chorus 

Scraping Part: The way to do this part when he sing "Smooth the sheets", is 
you mute the fret board with you left hand around the 7th fret and with your 
right hand mute the strings and do up and down strokes along with the rythmn. 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8-8-8-8/9-9-9-98-8-8-8/9-9-9-98-8-8-8/9-9-9-9/18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18---| 
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---| 
A|-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-76-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bridge Pt1 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------6-------6--------6-------6-------------------------------------------| 
D|(pm.)-4-(pm.)-4-(pm.)--4-(pm.)-4-------------------------------------------| 
A|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----------------------------------------------| 
Bridge Pt2 

e|-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10--12-13-12p10-(repeat a few more times)----| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Chaotic Riff (I think he uses a effect pedal for this but alot of 
distortion will still give you a close enough sound) 

Outline: 
Intro Octive x2 (Low Distortion) 
Octive x2 (Heavy Distortion kicks in) 
Verse Pt1 x2 
Verse Pt2 x2 
Chorus x4 
Verse Pt1 x2 
Verse Pt2 x2 
Chorus x4 
Octive x4 
Scraping Part 
Bridge Pt1 x2 
Bridge Pt2 x1 
Bridge Pt1 x2 
Bridge Pt2 x1 
Chorus x4 
Chaotic Riff 
Octive x1
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