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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!