OneRepublic
Song: Apologize
Tabbed By: Paul Morgan
There's already good tabs of this song on the site, but this is how I prefer to play it solo on the guitar.
Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd
Fingerpicked - but should be easy with any plectrum (pick).
Intro
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
Verse
Am F C G
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3----|
G-|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----|
D-|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3------------------------------------| x6
A-|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3--|
I'm holding on your rope....
Chorus (same as intro)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Pre-Verse (smooths the transistion)
Am F C G
e-|------0------------0------------0---------------3--------------------|
b-|-1---------1------------1-------------------3--------3---------------|
G-|----2----2-------2----2-------0------0--------0----0-----------------|
D-|-2------------3--------------------2------0--------------------------|
A-|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------3----------------------------|
Verse 2 (same)
Am F C G
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3----|
G-|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----|
D-|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3------------------------------------| x4
A-|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3--|
I'd take another chance
Chorus 2 (same)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Bridge
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|-12h13-13-13-13h12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\12-12-12--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
e-|-----------------------------------------------|
b-|-------------------16----------16----------16--|
G-|-12h13h12----12h13----13-12h13----13-12h13-----|
D-|----------13-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
b-|-13/16-16-16-16h15-15-15-15/18-18-18-18\15-15-15--|
G-|--------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------18----------18----------18~~|
b-|-15h16h15----15h16----16-15h16----16-15h16-----|
G-|----------15-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 (same x 2)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------| x2
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Outro
Am F C
e-|------0------------0-------0-----|
b-|-1---------1------------1--1-----|
G-|----2----2-------2----2----0-----|
D-|-2------------3------------2-----|
A-|---------------------------3-----|
E-|---------------------------------|
I'm holding on
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