Billy Talent

Running Across The Tracks(Tabs)

Billy Talent

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Main Riff: 

It's played as the Intro as well as being variated in the Verses. For the intro, play it twice. 

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|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|-5-77---------2^0-----5/7-|  x2 
|-5-77-3^0-5^0-----3^0-----| 
|-5-77---------------------| 

|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-2-33-----------------------|  x2 
|-2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| 
|-2-33-----------------------| 



Verse 1: 

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|------------| 
|-0----------| 
|-0----5^3^0-| 
|-0----------| 

|------| 
|------| 
|------| 
|-5-77-|  x2 
|-5-77-| 
|-5-77-| 

|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|-2-33----2-33-----------------------| 
|-2-33----2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| 
|-2-33----2-33-----------------------| 

|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|-5-77---------2^0-----5/7-|  x2 
|-5-77-3^0-5^0-----3^0-----| 
|-5-77---------------------| 

|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-2-33-----------------------| 
|-2-33-3^0-5^0-6^0-56-5^3^0--| 
|-2-33-----------------------| 

|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|-2-33---------------------| 
|-2-33-3^0-5^0-2^3^2^0-----| 
|-2-33-----------------3^2-| 

Bridge: 

|-------|     |-----------------------------| 
|-6-666-|     |-----------------------------| 
|-X-XXX-|     |-----------------------------| 
|-7-777-| x2  |-----------------------------|     together x2 
|-5-555-|     |-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-----| 
|-0-000-|     |-------------------------3^2-| 


|-------|     |--------------------------------------------| 
|-6-666-|     |--------------------------------------------| 
|-X-XXX-|     |--------------------------------------------| 
|-7-777-| x2  |-----------------------------2----3----33333| 
|-5-555-|     |-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2^3-5^3-2^0-2----3----33333| 
|-0-000-|     |-----------------------------2----3----33333| 



Chorus 1: 

|-------------------------------| 
|8---8--8---8--8---13-13--12-12-| 
|X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X--| 
|10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-| x2 
|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| 
|-------------------------------| 

|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-14--14-14-14-14-14---12--12-12-12-12-12-| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| 

|----------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| 
|-X---X--X--X--X--X----X---X--X--X--X--X--| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-| 
|-8---8--8--8--8--8----8---8--8--8--8--8--| 
|-----------------------------------------| 

all of that x2 an add the last time: 

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|-------| 
|-------| 
|-------| 
|-5-3-0-| 
|-------| 




Verse 2: 
same as Verse 1 



Bridge 




Chorus 2: 
same as Chorus 1 



Breakdown: 
play just like chorus, but strum evenly (up & down) and let ring. Just listen to the  
song to get the strumming perfectly. 
last bit: 
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|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| 
|-X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| 
|-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 




Solo: 

Backing 
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|--------------------------------------------------| 
|-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| and so forth... 
|-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| 
|-3~--------10-10-10--7~--------10-10-10-3~--------| 


|------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------8---10\-| 
|-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-----| 
|---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10-------------| 
|-------3^0-5^0-----3^0--------------------------------| 
|-5-777------------------------------------------------| 

|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------8---10~-8--| 
|-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-------9| 
|---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10----------------| 
|-------3^0-5^0-----3^0-----------------------------------| 
|-5-777---------------------------------------------------| 


|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------8---10~10-| 
|-----------------------2^0---5~5~---------789---9-------| 
|---------------2^0---------2-----7^5-7/10---------------| 
|-------3^0-5^0-----3^0----------------------------------| 
|-5-777--------------------------------------------------| 


|--------------------------------------3---5~5-7b8r7-5\3---| 
|----------------------------------345---5---------------5-| 
|-----------------------2^0---5~5~-------------------------| 
|---------------2^0---------2------------------------------| 
|-------3^0-5^0-----3^0------------------------------------| 
|-5-777----------------------------------------------------| 




Interlude: 

In the background one guitar steadily plays: 
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|-----------------------| 
|-------------10-10-10~-| 
|-------------X--X--X---| 
|-333~--------10-10-10~-| x2 
|-333~--------0--0--0~--| 
|-333~------------------| 

|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------6------10-----| 
|---------------------------------------X------X------| 
|-------3----10-10-10-7--7----10-10-10--7-x16--10-x16-| 
|-23532-3x36-10-10-10-7--7x32-10-10-10--5------8------| 
|-------3----10-10-10-7--7----10-10-10----------------| 
                                         (In the background you can hear a part of the  
solo again) 

|--------------------| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-| 
|-X---X--X--X--X--X--| 
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-| x2 
|-0---0--0--0--0--0--| 
|--------------------| 

|---------------------------| 
|10-10--9--9---10-10--10-10-| 
|X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X--| 
|10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-| 
|0--0---X--X---X--X---7--7--| 
|-------9--9---10-10--------| 

|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|8---8--8---8--8---13-13--12-12--8---8--8---8--8---13-| 
|X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X--X---X---X--X---X--X---X--| 
|10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10-10--10-| 
|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0---0--| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 



Chorus 3: 
Play like any other Chorus plus the Breakdown part. 

End with: 
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|-----------5-77-| 
|-5-6-5-3-0-5-77-| 
|-----------5-77-|

Written by Billy Talent

See Also:

Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Eagles - Hotel California
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Queen - We will rock you