Second Solution Chords
Second Solution by The Living End is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, F, G, C, A and A#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Second Solution by The Living End
transcribed by Philip Brown
Intro: not entirely sure, these are the notes I can pick out
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----33-
----22- play 4 times
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--2----
-0-----
Pre-verse riff
B F G C
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-44-------55- played twice
-44-44-55-55-
-22-44-55-33-
----22-33----
Verse riff
B C F
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-444444444-5---
-444444444-5-4-
-222222222-3-4-
-------------2-
play 3 times, then on last line play:
B A G F G A B F
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-4-2-------2-4---
-4-2-5-4-5-2-4-4-
-2-0-5-4-5-0-2-4-
-----3-2-3-----2-
Chorus
Play these chords with your 1st finger barred across the fret,and
lightly hit the G + B strings while strumming
B G
What i wanna know, is will i get death row?
B F
Or is there a second solution
B A# A G
What i wanna say, is will i die today?
F *
Or will i get second solution
* is where the guitar stops playing
Then the intro is played again, followed by the verse and chorus, then
Chris plays the B chord 4 times followed by the last line verse riff
(minus the last F chord), and then he goes into a solo which I can't
play (although I haven't made much of an attempt at it). The pre-verse
riff is played 4 times, before the 1st verse and chorus is repeated.
Then comes the quiet part, which is just arpeggioed power chords (I think):
B C F
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---4--5---- played 4 times, then strum the same pattern quickly
--4---5-4-- 4 times.
-2---3--4--
-------2---
Finish with
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-4-4-4-4--5-5----- x3
-4-4-4-4--5-5-4-4-
-2-2-2-2--3-3-4-4-
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Outro:
B A G F G A B