Say Anything Guitar Tab

Mariana's Trench - Say Anything
10/14/06
Drop Db
Intro (clean)
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--11--9---4---------9---9---4--4------|
Db|--11--9---4-----7---7---9---4--2------|
Ab|--9---7---2-----4---7---7---2--0------|
Db|----------------4---7-----------------|
Riff (dist)
Guitar One
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------xxx-6-----------|
Db|--2---9---7---2--xxx-6--6--------|
Ab|--2---9---7---2--xxx-4--6--------|
Db|--2---9---7---2--xxx----6--------|
Guitar Two
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--11/13--11/13--11/13--11/13/14--|
Db|--x------x------x------x-----x---|
Ab|--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11/12--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11/13--11/13--11/13--11/13/14--13-11/9--|
Db|--x------x------x------x-----x---x--x-----|
Ab|--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11/12--11-9-/7--|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11/13--11/13--11/13--11/13/14---11/13--11/13--11/13----|
Db|--x------x------x------x-----x----x------x------x--------|
Ab|--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11--9-/11/12---9-/11--9-/11--9-/11----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Bass
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---4-4-442-2----/9-9---99-9----/|4-4-----7-7-----2-2----/9-9-----|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|------------------------2-2-2-2-|
Db|4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-----------------|4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7/2-2-2-2---------|
Clean Guitar
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|--------0---4-5-4-0-------5-0---4-5-4-0----|---------------------|
Gb|------6---------------4--------------------|-------------2-2-2x--|
Db|------------------------6------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2x--|
Ab|----4-----------------------------------x2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0x--|
Db|--4----------------------------------------|-.-.-.-.-------------|
Chorus
Guitar One
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------x2-|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--4----11---9-----9-9xx---------|
Db|--2---9--11-7---4---6h7--7h6----|--2----9----7-----7-7xx---------|
Ab|--2---9--11-7---4---6h7--7h6----|--2----9----7-----7-7xx---------|
Db|--2---9--11-7---4--06h7-07h6---0|--2----9----7-----7-7xx---------|
Guitar Two
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------x2-|--------------------------------|
Gb|--13--11-13-9-------------------|--9----9------9---9-9xx---------|
Db|--x---x--x--x---4---6h7--7h6----|--9----9------9---9-9xx---------|
Ab|--11--9--11-7---4---6h7--7h6----|--7----6------7---7-7xx---------|
Db|----------------4--06h7-07h6---0|---------9h11-7---7-7xx---------|
Verse 2
Eb|------0---0-----0---0-----0-----|-----------------|----------|
Bb|------0---0-----0---0-----0-----|-----------------|----------|
Gb|------11--4-----11--9-----4-----|-----------------|2x--xxx--x|
Db|------11--4-----11--9-----4-----|--pre-chorus w/--|2x--xxx--x|
Ab|--11--9---2-----9---7-----2-----|---clean guitar--|0x--xxx--x|
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------|-x--xxx--x|
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Eb|------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------|--------------------------------------------x4-|
Gb|xxxxxx|-----------------------4--4------6--6----------|
Db|xxxxxx|--7--7-xx-x-2--2--xx-x-4--4-xx-x-6--6--6--6----|
Ab|xxxxxx|--7--7-xx-x-2--2--xx-x-2--2-xx-x-4--4--6--6----|
Db|xxxxxx|--7--7-xx-x-2--2--xx-x------xx-x-------6--6----|
Eb|----------------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|-------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------xx-xxxxx|
Db|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------7--xx-xxxxx|
Ab|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----7-7-7--xx-xxxxx|
Db|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----7-7-7--xx-xxxxx|
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Final Chorus
Guitar One
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|--2---9---7---4-4x---|
Ab|--2---9---7---4-4x---|
Db|--2---9---7---4-4x---|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------xxxx--------------|
Db|--2---9---7---4-4x-xxxx--6h7--7h6----|
Ab|--2---9---7---4-4x-xxxx--6h7--7h6----|
Db|--2---9---7---4-4x-xxxx-06h7-07h6---0|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------9-----------------9---9---9-9x-----|
Db|--2---9---7---4-----2---9---9---7-7x-----|
Ab|--2---6---7---4-----2---6---7---7-7x-----|
Db|--2-------7---4-----2-------7---7-7x-----|
Guitar Two keeps playing the Riff however many times.
Outro
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-x9--9-7--7-xx-xxx-x-9--9-7--7-xx-xxx-xx6--4-----------|
Ab|-x9--9-7--7-xx-xxx-x99--9-7--7-xx-xxx-xx6--4-----------|
Db|-x9--9-7--7-xx-xxx-x99--9-7--7-xx-xxx-xx6--4-----------|
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Currently the best new Canadian band. Mariana's Trench rocks!

Source: GuitarMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Bobby Wanna Be	#1 by Bobby Warneke at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:50 PM EST
	Amazing song. But part of the lyrics are a bit off. It should be: Hurts the same when nobody knows But yeah the lyrics make alotta sense, no need for interpretation.

No Picture alex Lead Player	#2 by alex beaulieu at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:23 AM EST
	Xxemokid13Xx , you're right..

No Picture dylan Average	#3 by dylan pesino at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:48 AM EST
	Josh Ramsay (lead singer of this sick band) says that he was an addict and he has insomnia. So then he said the thing that gets him through it is the serenity prayer, then he recited it. I was impressed that he was religious! (He's really sexy too... just thought I'd throw that in there.) aly.exoh is right, don't cut. This band is pretty sweet, I like them. Even though Shaketramp is so stupid, but funny, I still like it. Very good song. and band. and i agree with the girl pushing the dude around theory.

No Picture Johan Average	#4 by Johan Soderberg at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:56 PM EST
	I recently read an interview with Josh, and he was asked what Say Anything was about... he said that he really liked this girl, but she had a boyfriend, and he continued to be "the friend". He wanted to write a song about her, but couldn't very well write a love song- so he just took all the little dumb inside jokes they had and molded them into a catchy song (: How freaking cute is that?

No Picture keith Wanna Be	#5 by keith mckinlay at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:05 PM EST
	I Love this song. There's something about it that hooked me in. The band is amazing as well. and Canadian. But I think this song is about a guy who's getting fucked around by the girl he's seeing. He's frusterated that she has the ability to make the confusion stop, but he wont leave or say anything.

No Picture Spanky Lead Player	#6 by Spanky Man at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:05 AM EST
	this is probably one of my favourite songs. It's basically about a guy who has this girlfriend & she treats him like crap, & he's afraid to leave her because of the way she treats him. So he self-harms himself (in other words, cutting) to deal with the pain. & he tries so hard to make her happy, but nothing he does seems to help. Really great song

No Picture Chase Wanna Be	#7 by Chase Hendrix at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:33 AM EST
	this song is soooo awesome, it should be more popular. i luv it! i just don't understand why he wont say anything at all if he hates the girl he's dating.

No Picture Jake Average	#8 by Jake Bounds at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:12 AM EST
	THIS SONG ROX WHY DON"T MORE PEOPLE LIKE IT (sorry that had nothing to do with the meaning)

No Picture health risk Rhythm Player	#9 by health risk at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:39 PM EST
	this song is so great, i cant beleive there isnt more comments. As everyone above have said, i think its about a guy, who is pretty much just inlove with a bitch, but hes not going to go around telling people what shes really like, because then her reputation will be ruined or something ? who even cares, i love it.

No Picture adam Average	#10 by adam humphreys at Oct 8, 2007 at 12:05 AM EST
	Marianas Trench is gonna get big. Just watch. I love them.

No Picture Eric Average	#11 by Eric Boozer at Oct 10, 2007 at 8:08 AM EST
	i think this song is about a relationship that ended between him and some girl. That little bitch with her head held so high Talking shit, and I Cut myself so I could feel something I know is not a lie - the girl might be telling people some bullshit about him to make him seem like a really bad person, so he cuts himself because the pain is the only thing that seems real right now Please, there's a better bit of me to see yet, 'Cause you haven't see any of my best Know I hate myself without you now, yeah - i think maybe he's saying here that everybody's probably judging and not giving him a chance maybe because of the stuff the girl is telling them and all he wants is a second chance to prove he's not a bad guy. nobody knows, Guess that's just how it goes And I, I won't say anything at all - again, i kind of think he's saying that no one understands the REAL him, just the one the girl is making up and he can't really do anything about it but he's not going to tell anybody any shit about her Everybody wants a piece of you, Everyone takes a piece of me - i'm not entirely sure about this line but i think he's saying he's getting blamed for everything, maybe she was the one who did something but she was twisting everything around to make him out as the bad guy There's a little bit of you in all this - basically i think he's saying she has to take some of the blame because it's not all of him, it's not completely his fault, she's just as responsible as he is for whatever happened.. this band is absolutely AMAZING. i love them so much, and they're canadian like me :D i hope they make it big.. josh ramsay is an amazing (and not to mention GORGEOUS) singer! :)

No Picture Matt Rhythm Player	#12 by Matt at Oct 10, 2007 at 11:29 PM EST
	In an interview with the band, Josh says: " In many of the band’s songs, there are references to self-mutilation. Ramsay says “Say Anything” is metaphorical. “Masochism is something that unfortunately more girls than guys deal with, certainly a lot of teenagers,” Ramsay says. “I don’t think that it reflects on society as much as perhaps people are just becoming more aware that it’s going on now. “It’s sad that someone can be in a situation where they feel so threatened or the textbook layout would be that they ‘feel so numb so that they’re cutting themselves so that they can feel anything,’ and I can definitely relate, because I think that once you look at it, everyone has their own masochistic tendencies, regardless of whether they’re physical or not.” " [http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=1461&month=12&day=01&year=2006]

No Picture Daniel Average	#13 by Daniel Gordon at Oct 12, 2007 at 5:58 AM EST
	this song rocks by the way isnt it "I cut myself so I could feel something i know is not a lie"?

No Picture Vinnie Rhythm Player	#14 by Vinnie Valium at Oct 14, 2007 at 4:45 AM EST
	This song is pretty good... i think it is... well what you guys have said. Basically this girl is really 'perfect' and everyone wants to get with her and she's actually evil. He still likes her, but he knows the truth about her and decides he's not going to tell anyone anything. Canadian bands rock HARDCORE! I'm Canadian too... but it sucks that this band isn't very big yet but I hope they will be because they're 3 songs I have heard are good. Canada produces a bunch of good bands think about it :P

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#15 by Eric Canfield at Oct 14, 2007 at 5:33 AM EST
	the line is "i know is not a lie". i bought le cd and it is amazing. i lobe it. go canada. matt is hottt. other amazing songs, september and vertigo.

No Picture Caitlin Rhythm Player	#16 by Caitlin Carlisle at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST
	SOMEONE POST THE LYRICS TO THEIR NEW SONG "FIX ME" WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FOR $.99!

No Picture Mauricio Wanna Be	#17 by Mauricio Tonon at Oct 15, 2007 at 6:51 AM EST
	i think this song will get big. its so great. i loove it

No Picture Josh Average	#18 by Josh Smith at Oct 15, 2007 at 7:38 AM EST
	because they just came out really. and they are Canadian. like all decent bands coming from Canada, they take a while to catch attention. Their album comes out soon if it hasn't already, it'll pick up. p.s. for the record i'm a girl.. aaannd canadian. :)

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#19 by Conar Gillard at Oct 15, 2007 at 7:44 AM EST
	i think the whole song can be summed up in these 2 lines "Everybody wants a piece of you, Everyone takes a piece of me" its like hes the guy that everyone knows as the nice guy..to take advantage of, that everyone thinks doesnt deserve such a beautiful girl like who hes dating..but in all reality shes a bitch and he deserves way more..but..maybe hes one of those people who only see the good..and ignor the bad even tho he knows shes like this..and no matter what he does he cant do anything about how he feels for her..he wont say anything.. great song really

No Picture Scott Average	#20 by Scott Muir at Oct 16, 2007 at 9:31 PM EST
	I totally agree with chasing cars. marianas trench is a schmexy canadian band, this song rocks, and I'm glad they debuted it first.

No Picture aleXeXeX Rhythm Player	#21 by aleXeXeX at Oct 17, 2007 at 1:15 AM EST
	First off im canadian and I love marianas trench they will definitly be big! I think this song is about this guy who hasn't always had it easy and for once he has a girl and things seem ok on the surface but deep down he knows that shes not the one for him. He doesnt go around complaining cause things SEEM to be ok so hes just going to learn to live with it. This song is so fucking amazing!!!!!!!!

No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#22 by brandon q at Oct 17, 2007 at 3:49 PM EST
	YAY SECOND TO COMMENT!!! woot canada!!! theyre sooo drop dead gorgeous...anyways ermm a story k he's having some sorta of bad relationship welll i guess a girl cause he says bitch so yeah and like what that guy ^^ said shes fucking around with him screwing him up making his miserable and so he's cutting cause of her i think and then he hates himself cause ermmm...she's pretty much perfect??? but he wont say anything about anything cause yeah...ermm im sowwie that this story isnt that great...but i cant think right now so yeah...well yeah luv this song!!!!