Switchfoot - Twenty-four

Artist: Switchfoot Song: 24 Album: The Beautiful Letdown Transcribed By Jonathan Foreman Jofanan@cox.net Hey all, I'm submitting this tab based on what Jon Foreman of Switchfoot plays in the song Twenty-Four (copyright by Sony) on the live DVD and on the album. Other tabs are ok and the chord progressions are right, but they don't really show what Jon REALLY plays. So, here it is! I'm writing this out in terms of chords rather than the actual rhythm since that would take forever. Listen to the album to get the rhythm; it's not hard. First line, alternate between these two chords: x x x x x x 7 9 10 10 x x Second (same style): x x x x x x 7 9 10 10 8 8 Third: x x x x x x 9 10 9 9 10 10 Fourth line is same as first. Fifth: x x x x x x 7 9 10 10 0 0 Last few lines of verse are repeats of lines 2, 3, and 4. First Bridge (Life is not..) (repeat twice): Em7 C9 D D/F# G 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 x 0 3 0 x x 2 3 Back to second verse, same as first for first 4 lines, then (this is from the live show): (I'm not copping...) 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 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 Chorus: Jon sometimes plays with a set of extra notes that follow the melody line of the violins/other strings on the album. Sometimes he doesn't. Basically he tends to play them when he's not singing, as a general rule. Without: G D/F#4 Em C9 D D/F# 3 3 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 x 0 3 3 x 0 3 2 0 x x 2 With: basically, use your pinky finger to play the extra notes. He plays them on the G, Em, and C9 chords in the chorus. To play the G chord: Oh.. I.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 |3 33333 3333|333333333333 |3 33333 3333|333333333333 |0 00000 0000|040000040000 |0 00000 0000|000400000400 |x xxxxx xxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx |3 33333 3333|333333333333 To do the other chords, just do the middle two strings the same way at the fourth fret. It takes a little bit to get used to, but once you do, it's not hard at all. Then, in the last verse, he does two separate things in the show or in the album. For the show, he softly strums: G Em D G Em C9add5 D D/F# C9add5(see first bridge for actual chords) On the album, it's different, but I just kind of made up something that's similar and sounds good. Just strum it once on every beat until you get through it once, then play the first bridge chords once through, except with the C9 at the end instead of the G. (I wanna see miracles...) 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 5 x 7 5 x x x x x Chorus That's it! You're done! Now Rate It! Submitted by Jonathan Foreman. Yay for Switchfoot!