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Admit It!!!(live acoustic) - Say Anything
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Tabbed by:azimuth457
Email:azimuth457@gmail.com
Live acoustic version performed on Spinhouse Live, viewable on youtube.
Played with three guitars and a keyboard.
I found it easiest to tab out one guitar, but for other things, i couldn't
always tell who was playing what.
watch them play it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_DTfbIRAH-A
Tuning: Standard
Intro: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
B|-----4-4----4-4----4-4--------------4---4--------------------------4-4-----|
G|-----4-4----4-4----4-4--------------4------------------------------4-4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------6---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4----4-4----4-4---------------------------------------------4-4-----|
G|-----4-4----4-4----4-4---------------------------------------------4-4-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: Keyboard(on guitar)(this continues through "verse")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------8-8---------8-8------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-9-8--------------------------
A|---------9-------6-9-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: Guitar 1 and 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8-8888-6---6-6666-4---8-8888-6--[Gtr1]----6-6666-4-444444-----|
A|--6-6666-4---6-6666-4---6-6666-4---6-6666-4-[4/6-4-2]--6-6666-4-444444-----|
E|--4-4444-2--------------4-4444-2-----------------------4-4444-2-222222-----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8888-6-666666---6-6666-4-444444---8-8888-6-666666----------------------|
A|--6-6666-4-444444---6-6666-4-444444---6-6666-4-444444----------------------|
E|--------------------4-4444-2-222222----------------------------------------|
Prechorus: All guitars.
e|----0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0-|-
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0-|--------------------------------------|
G|----1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1-|------------------------44444---------|
D|----2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2-|----44---44---44---44---44444---------|
A|----2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2-|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22222---------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-|--4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---------------|
Verse 2: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------4----------------------------------------------|
A|--4/6-4-------4/6-4--4--4/6---6-4------------2-4-4/6-4-4h6-4---------------|
E|-------7-4-2-------7--------------7-4-2---2h4------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4--------------4------------4----------------------------------------|
A|--4/6--6-4-------4/6--6-4--4--4/6---6-4------------2-4/6-4/6-4-4h6-4-------|
E|----------7-4-2-----------7-------------7-4-2---2h4------------------------|
Verse 2: Guitar 2(repeats)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------6----4-----------------------6-------4-4h6-4---------------|
E|--4--------2------------4-------------2------------------------------------|
Verse 2: Guitar 2 cont. (guitar 1 is the same here)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------8-8888-6--------6-6666-4--------8-8888-6------------------|
A|--6-6666-4----2--6-6666-4-4h6-4--6-6666-4----2---6-6666-4--4/6-4-2---------|
E|--4-4444-2-2h4-------------------4-4444-2-2h4------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6666-4-444444---8-8888-6-666666---6-6666-4-444444---8-8888-6-666666----|
A|--6-6666-4-444444---6-6666-4-444444---6-6666-4-444444---6-6666-4-444444----|
E|--4-4444-2-222222---------------------4-4444-2-222222----------------------|
Play Prechorus again, ending it early for the Chorus.
Chorus: Guitar 1       | Guitar 2  (strumming patterns not shown)
e|---x---x---x---x--x--|------------------------|
B|---5---4---x---2--x--|------------------------|
G|---4---4---4---x--4--|---9---8---4---3--------|
D|---x---x---4---4--4--|---9---9---4---4--------|
A|---2---2---x---x--x--|---x---x---x---x--------|
E|---x---x---4---4--4--|---9---7---4---2--------|
the second time through, and in the repeat of the chorus,
both guitars play what guitar 1 is playing.
and for Verse 3, the power chord part is the same as the first time,
but before that it goes like this:
Verse 3: Guitar 1
e|--4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------4--------------------------------|
B|--4--4------4--4------4--4------4--4------4--------------------------------|
G|--5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5--------------------------------|
D|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------2-4/6-4/6-4-4h6-4--------|
E|--------4---------4---------4---------4--------2h4-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------5---------5---------5---------5--------------------------------|
D|--6---------6---------6---------6---------6--------------------------------|
A|--x---------x---------x---------x---------x-------2-4/6-4/6-4-4h6-4--------|
E|--4---------4---------4---------4---------4----2h4-------------------------|
Chorus goes again, ending with 2x43xx i think, easy to figure out
but next comes the,
Solo: Guitar 2(the end is faster but i needed to show the 11s)
e|---------------------------------------a few times more--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----|-------------------------|
G|--44-3-44-3-44-3-44-6-44-3-44-6-88-6-44-3-44-3-44-3-44-6-88-11-11-11-11----|
D|--44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-66-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-66----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9--9--9--9----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: guitar 1(strumming pattern not shown)
e|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|------------------------------4-222-4-222-4-222-4-222-------------|
G|--4--3---|--4------------------------3---------------------------3----------|
D|--4--4---|--4------------------------4---------------------------4----------|
A|--x--x---|--x------------------------x---------------------------x----------|
E|--4--2---|--4------------------------2---------------------------2----------|
Guitar 2: at first he only strums the second chord once.
e|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--3---|---------------------------3---------------------------3----------|
D|--4--4---|---------------------------4---------------------------4----------|
A|--x--x---|--6-444-6-444-6-444-6-444--x--6-444-6-444-6-444-6-444--x----------|
E|--4--2---|---------------------------2---------------------------2----------|
sometimes only one of them is playing a chord, and
the second part of the outro comes at the line "so youve come to me, made of these.."
and then continues normally.
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Admit It Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture cody Wanna Be	#1 by cody westermier at Sep 29, 2007 at 5:04 PM EST
	So fucking good. I hope this makes people think twice about the way they live their lives. You adhere to a set of standards and tastes That appear to be determined by an unseen panel of hipster judges

No Picture bobby Rhythm Player	#2 by bobby volm at Sep 29, 2007 at 6:56 PM EST
	i agree with both statements - it is amazing and kind of reminds me of "popular"....say anything has such an original sound and the lyrics are fantastic. that's all.

No Picture Josh Average	#3 by Josh Braun at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:06 PM EST
	There is something vaguely ironic about making fun of scenesters. Making fun of stupid people, no matter how stupid, makes you just as guilty as they are of the crimes you accuse them. This song has some very good hooks and I'd have to say it's place at the end of the album and the nature of the album itself has to be taken into consideration while interpreting it.

No Picture brennan Average	#4 by brennan collins at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:53 PM EST
	personally.. i find it more to be a satire on the los angeles / new york scenes.. not emo but moreso the pretentiousness / materialism.

No Picture calvin Wanna Be	#5 by calvin maynard at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:38 AM EST
	I agree with the majority here saying it is about pretentious assholes who look down on everyone else. It's just funny because the vocab he uses in this particular song is much more extensive than other songs on the album, so he kind of puts himself on a pedestal while at the same time trying to bring down people who put themselves on pedestals. fucking awesome though.

No Picture Ziggy Professional	#6 by Ziggy at Oct 3, 2007 at 6:55 AM EST
	I think this song is brilliant. It can refer to any scene where kids try to be cool and popular, "adhering to a set of standards by a panel of unseen judges". An ex girlfriend of mine recently fell into the Hot Topic trends and I laughed in her face, right before thinking of this song.

No Picture Beaver Average	#7 by Beaver Butt at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:00 PM EST
	personally.. i find it more to be a satire on the los angeles / new york scenes.. not emo but moreso the pretentiousness / materialism.

No Picture caleb Wanna Be	#8 by caleb at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:20 AM EST
	i love love love this song. it's so honest and pissed off. as for what it means, that depends on you.

No Picture ian Average	#9 by ian mckinly at Oct 7, 2007 at 10:18 AM EST
	It is not about emo kids, read the booklet for the album. It is about how the character "Max Bemis" (yes, also his real name) sees the fact that the biggest hypocrits of all are the people in bands, that strive so hard to fit a certain category, they are actually conforming themselves, and everything they fight against, they are infact becoming a pawn to.

No Picture Lyssa CHAOS Average	#10 by Lyssa CHAOS at Oct 8, 2007 at 7:20 AM EST
	sayanythingisgodly.soisthissong. i do read alt press..what issue was it?

No Picture adrian Average	#11 by adrian zamora at Oct 10, 2007 at 12:14 PM EST
	Easily the best song lyric-wise that I heard in all of 2004. This song is incredible and highlights every talented bone in Max Bemis's body. Every single word is perfectly suited for what he is saying and he is so sincere with every syllable...it's amazing.

No Picture Chris Badass	#12 by Chris Phillips at Oct 11, 2007 at 12:49 PM EST
	this song is not about emo kids its about a girl or anyone in general who was your friend and became a "scenester" and yes max did go to a mental hospital if u read the last alternative press mag it has an article on him saying he admitted himself into a mental hospital

No Picture tim Lead Player	#13 by tim sears at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:32 PM EST
	This makes me think (it's) about mostly the scenester.. but some lines make me think of the "Fraiser scene" .. That show with Kelsey Grammar as a pretentious loser. like the whole second verse really. Whatever I fucking love it.

No Picture Trey Average	#14 by Trey smith at Oct 12, 2007 at 12:36 AM EST
	this are the original lyrics max sent me when he first wrote them.. they might have changed since being recorded and put on the album

No Picture geoff Average	#15 by geoff at Oct 12, 2007 at 10:25 PM EST
	unbelievable. i never really connected "popular" and this song.. but i guess i can see why you say that.

No Picture kevin Rhythm Player	#16 by kevin jeung at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:44 PM EST
	The guy from say anything went crazy recording the album so u never know whats going on in most of their songs... but hey its a good'en.

No Picture Ryan Wanna Be	#17 by Ryan Carter at Oct 15, 2007 at 3:10 PM EST
	Ur cool kid... read Alt Press... And then you know I speak no lies...

No Picture john Wanna Be	#18 by john dolmayan at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:50 AM EST
	This song is effing fabulous. And that's all there is to it. ps. It's kinda a take on Nada Surf's popular.

No Picture jessie Wanna Be	#19 by jessie sinanan at Oct 16, 2007 at 2:01 AM EST
	I think that this song is just about the new 'scenes' that are out there. Kid's who try so hard to be different they are the same.

No Picture Lucas Average	#20 by Lucas Gracia at Oct 16, 2007 at 9:59 AM EST
	Describes every fucking elitist, pretentious fuck in my town. This song is amazing. The vocabulary in it is pretty damn impressive too. badaba love it.

No Picture Lamb Of God Wor Average	#21 by Lamb Of God Worshiper at Oct 16, 2007 at 11:08 PM EST
	this song is max's crazy way of talking about punk music and how every second person out there is now an emo kid. talk the talk but dont walk the walk.

No Picture Dudevill Average	#22 by Dudevill at Oct 17, 2007 at 5:13 PM EST
	There is one line wrong here. It's " I self medicate with drugs and alcochol to treat my extreme social anxiety problem", not "between my extremes of what I think" I don't know where they got that from.

No Picture HammerOffFreak Professional	#23 by HammerOffFreak at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:08 AM EST
	okay, what the fuck. this isnt about "emo kids." max did not go crazy, and all of these songs are about something. fuck everyone on here, except, like... trinket?

No Picture Renee Wanna Be	#24 by Renee Saenz at Oct 18, 2007 at 11:10 PM EST
	umm...new found glory? "Ur cool kid... read Alt Press... And then you know I speak no lies... " I'm gonna have to go with deathtoseth. Exactly what he says in the song. I guess altpress is 100% correct...yea...so you could be easily speaking lies. and NFG is good?? um...yea. But Max Bemis is awesome. and all his songs mean something. I don't care what he's been too.

No Picture patrick Average	#25 by patrick chamberland at Oct 18, 2007 at 11:33 PM EST
	whatever the true meaning and/or inspiration behind the song is, its truly a artistic masterpiece and the manifestion of everything i've ever wanted to say when i couldn't find the words to say it. Max always has been and always will be brilliant, mental hospital patient or not.