Taking Back Sunday › Brooklyn If You See Something Say ... Guitar Tab

Louder Now: Parttwo Tabs:

What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?
Twenty-Twenty Surgery
My Blue Heaven
Spin
Liar (It Takes One To Know One)
MakeDamnSure
Divine Intervention
Sleep
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Brooklyn If You See Something Say Something Tab

Send "Brooklyn If You See Something Say Something" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Song: "Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something)"
Artist: Taking Back Sunday
CD: LOUDER NOW (B-Side)
Tabbed By: Chelsea
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down
h: Hammer-On
p: Pull-Off
~: Let Ring
\: Slide
x: Mute
b: Bend
(): Things I incorperate into my version of the song - but not needed.
*****Guitar One*****
|-------|
|-------|
|-7-----|
|-0-----|
|-------|
|-------|
(Let ring, you'll get some feedback)
Intro:
|-------------------------------------|x3
|-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Verse:
|-----------------------------------|
|--7---7---7-8-7-8-7---7---7-5-7-5--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Clean, or use little distortion.
Pre Chorus:
Listen to the song for durations.
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10-(10)--(9)-(10)--(9)-10-(10)--(9)-(10)--(9)-10----|
|-10-(10)-(10)-(10)-(10)-10-(10)-(10)-(10)-(10)-10----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
use effects/or clean. Play with this idea, or listen to the song for strumming.
|-10-10-10-10-10-10--x-14b-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10--x-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Chorus:                                3x
|---------------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7---8-10----10-----10-8-7---|
|---7---7-----7-------7------7----------|
|---------------------------------------|__
|---------------------------------------|  |
|---------------------------------------|  |
|
|-----------------------------------|      |
|-8---8-----8------8--8---8-8-8-8-8-|      |
|---7---7-----7----7--7---7-7-7-7-7-|      |x2
|---------------x-------------------|      |
|---------------x-------------------|______|
|---------------x-------------------|
**Verse
**PreChorus
**Chorus
After...
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-11-(x16)--14-(x16)--15-(x32)----|
|--x---------x---------x----------|
|--9--------12--------13----------|
|---------------------------------|
(continued)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Breakdown:
|------------10p9-------------------------10p9-------------------|
|-----------------10---------------------------10----------------|
|-19\----------------9--------------(14)----------9--------------|
|--x-------------------12-11~~-(12)-----------------12-11~~-(12)-|
|-17-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
When the feedback cuts in I usually play something like this...
|-----------------|
|-3p2---3p2---3p2-|
|-----2-----2-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Eventually the feedback goes into this...
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-|-9-10-10-10-10--|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
(continued)
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-|-22-21-21-21-22-22\-|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
**Chorus
Second time around switch to       3x
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--10------------7~~----------------|--------------------7-----8--|
|--------------7------------9-7-9-7-|-6----7-------9--------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
**Intro
End with...
|--------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7~~-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7~~-|
|----------------------------------0~~-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
*****Guitar 2*****
Intro:
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------7--7--7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Verse:
|-----------------------------------|
|-10\7-------------7\5--------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
(Continued)
|----------------------------------|
|-10-7-------------7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
(Clean or use an effects pedal)
Pre-Chorus
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------7--7--7--7--7--|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-----------------------0--0--0--0-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
(continued)
For this, listen to the song for durations, it's easy to pick up.
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10--------10-------10--10--------10-------10-10-|
|--x---x---------x--------x---x---------x--------x--x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
(continued)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------7--7--7--7--7--|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-----------------------0--0--0--0-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
|-----------------------7--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Chorus:                                3x
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|___
|-5---5---5-5-5-5--9--9----9-9--9-9-9-9-|   |
|-5---5---5-5-5-5--9--9----9-9--9-9-9-9-|   |
|-3---3---3-3-3-3--7--7----7-7--7-7-7-7-|   |
|
|-----------------------------------|       |
|-----------------------------------|       |
|-----------------------------------|       |x2
|-7---7---7-7-7-x--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-|       |
|-7---7---7-7-7-x--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-|       |
|-5---5---5-5-5-x--5--5---5-5-5-5-5-|_______|
**Verse
**Prechorus
**Chorus
Afterward...
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--5-(x16)-------------------|
|--5--------7-(x16)--8-(x48)-|
|--3--------7--------8-------|
|-----------5--------6-------|
|---------------------------------------|x4
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------7-7-7--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-|
|--3--3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---5---5-5-5-5-|
|---5---5-5-5-5-|
|---3---3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
Intro
End with...
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3~|

Brooklyn If You See Something Say Something Tab

Send "Brooklyn If You See Something Say Something" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/t/taking_back_sunday/359025.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#1 by Tommy Tang at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:42 AM EST
	i love how he says "white, hot hatred of yours"... its a bit like how adam sings live with some songs...

No Picture Razzle Wanna Be	#2 by Razzle jester at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:48 PM EST
	I wish this song was on the album instead of "I'll Let You Live".

No Picture Armin Average	#3 by Armin at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:53 PM EST
	good show mate! this definately a GReat song

No Picture john Wanna Be	#4 by john dolmayan at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:47 AM EST
	Sorry, I was typing fast. I meant... I LOVE this song. I found it on Limewire, and it's without a doubt the best song on the album. Having been born and raised in Brooklyn might have something to do with it, too. Anyway, there are always radio and television commercials, as well as billboards and signs, all over the city telling New Yorkers "If you see something, say something". They've been around since 9/11. The guys being from here, with Adam and Matt living in Brooklyn, I have a feeling it has something to do with that.

No Picture Secondhand Smok Wanna Be	#5 by Secondhand Smoka at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:32 AM EST
	this is my favourite off the album. its on the iTunes bonus or whatever.

No Picture Austin Wanna Be	#6 by Austin Skitowski at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:42 PM EST
	Can someone please tell me where I can find this song besides for on the itunes edition? I already bought the album once, I dont wanna have to do it again

No Picture Nick Rhythm Player	#7 by Nick Carrasco at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:08 AM EST
	http://GROUPS.MSN.COM/TAKINGTBSBACKTBSSUNDAY "genuine and unprepared" another perfect phrase like... "tacky and irrelevant"

No Picture The REAL Godfat Average	#8 by The REAL Godfather at Oct 4, 2007 at 8:35 AM EST
	i love this song...reminds me of the old TBS days, has that pop/rock sound again... im dissapointed this didnt make the cut it is FAR better then some that did cough cough divine intervention, error operrator

No Picture chris Average	#9 by chris jenko at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:55 PM EST
	its funny, because the "if you see something, say something" is a slogan the newyork city metro transit authority has been using since 9/11 in all their vigilence spots. I have to think this had something to do with the title. just an amusing fact

No Picture Anthony Wanna Be	#10 by Anthony Amell at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:20 PM EST
	This should have made the albuma and TBS are dickwads for not putting it on there as they have been quoting as saying " having a short album leaves them wanting more" well screw you guys this song is friggin awesome

No Picture NIK Average	#11 by NIK blaszczyszyn at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:15 PM EST
	Okay so i'm thinking while reading everyone's comments that for one i admit i thought it was about a girl but after hearing about the whole "if you see something, say something" used after 9/11 and all the chaos... well im thinkin that for one the chorus that adam wrote is trying to say that although the mishap was genuine and true it was unprepared so next time if u see something say something... after thinking abotut hat then i start thinking more about the terror attacks and how people are saying that the government was behind it all so when he sings that "we are going once, twice, three times sold" that we all bouht into the lies they told us and that we arebetter off believing everything we heard was true. and the side stuff like the "too brooklyn im homebound" is saying hes going back to his roots bc he is attached and wants to be there for everyone and how there were poor martyrs how are better men than he will ever be. they deserve the credit and yet we arebeing cheated by our own government. I know it's touchy but let me know what u think about this. thanks!

No Picture brad Average	#12 by brad everett at Oct 10, 2007 at 7:32 AM EST
	Misuse is practice, perfected and played. Brilliance.

No Picture Spymaster Lead Player	#13 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Oct 11, 2007 at 1:03 AM EST
	lol that was funny 2much2say well i can't find it on limewire

No Picture !Ace Rhythm Player	#14 by !Ace Youngs at Oct 12, 2007 at 4:51 PM EST
	from which album is this?

No Picture Average	#15 by Fig at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:57 AM EST
	ok i kind of agree with you the previous comment, but i think it seems out of character for adam to talk about the government. ok so... i think it is talking about a relationship (since that is what adam almost always used to sing about) i think he's saying that he was better of believing everything the girl told him was true. that sounds like hes giving advice to people so they dont get hurt like him. and then the "genuine and unprepared" sounds like stories and excuses he got from his girl. i think the whole song is talking about how he was hurt by her and is homesick and is glad he's finally "homebound" to brooklyn. just to point something out...a lot of times singers put things in there that sound good because they needed inspiration, not always because every phrase has meaning to it. while i agree with the "if you see something then you should say something" came from the NYC motto, but i think he threw it in there because it sounds good and that it reminds him of the home that he misses ok i'm done

No Picture dylan Average	#16 by dylan markus at Oct 13, 2007 at 2:30 PM EST
	ITS ON LIMEWIRE PRAISE THE LORD =]

No Picture James Average	#17 by James Davison at Oct 14, 2007 at 5:59 AM EST
	it's a bonus track from the itunes edition of louder now

No Picture GRIM Professional	#18 by GRIM at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:32 AM EST
	It's definitely a nod to the subway safety campaign, but I dunno if I buy the whole 9/11 thing. Then again, I think the most convincing line for that theory is, "marking miles of martyrs of better men, better men than me." That sounds A LOT like a reference to the New York City police officers and firefighters. I don't think it's "obviously" about 9/11, though. It may be using 9/11 and the war etc. from a more personal standpoint, rather than making a political standpoint, similar to how Alkaline Trio did "Warbrain," which is at first glance, a love song, but also definitely about the war.

No Picture Bobby Wanna Be	#19 by Bobby Warneke at Oct 14, 2007 at 9:37 PM EST
	ive got a copy of the tell all your friends demo that im considering selling. if anyones intersested, email me with an offer. mremic01 at aol dot com.

No Picture foster Average	#20 by foster meng at Oct 16, 2007 at 4:28 AM EST
	I LOVE this song. I found it on Limewire, and it's without a doubt the best song on the album. Haveing been born and raised in Brooklyn might hate something to do with it, too. Anyway, there are always radio and television commercials, as well as billboards and signs, all over the city telling New Yorkers "If you see something, say something". They've been around since 9/11. The guys being from here, with Adam and Matt living in Brooklyn, I have a feeling it has something to do with that.

No Picture Ultra Violet Average	#21 by Ultra Violet at Oct 17, 2007 at 4:22 AM EST
	wow... this is actually better than most of the songs that made the cut, imo

No Picture Jay Dizzle Wanna Be	#22 by Jay Dizzle holden at Oct 18, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST
	I LOVE this song. I found it on Limewire, and it's without a doubt the best song on the album. Haveing been born and raised in Brooklyn might hate something to do with it, too. Anyway, there are always radio and television commercials, as well as billboards and signs, all over the city telling New Yorkers "If you see something, say something". They've been around since 9/11. The guys being from here, with Adam and Matt living in Brooklyn, I have a feeling it has something to do with that.

No Picture chris Wanna Be	#23 by chris valverde at Oct 19, 2007 at 7:22 PM EST
	"better off believing everything you heard was true" come on, its definatly about NYC during and after 9/11... prob why it didnt make the album

No Picture Badass	#24 by Nirvana at Oct 21, 2007 at 4:01 AM EST
	Adam sounds incredible in this song. Anyway, i believe this song is about assuming and how assumptions can kill a relationship. If i may take on the roll of Adam or Fred (whoever wrote the song) "If you see something then say something"; if you see me in the act then you can blame it on me...if not then shut the hell up. Dont believe everything you hear. How could you think that people's bullshit lies and rumors are genuine and unprepared? Dont assume because i would have told you but i didnt know how. thats my take on it.

No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#25 by Tommy Tang at Oct 21, 2007 at 9:24 AM EST
	i'm crediting this to CKyle and others on the TBSU message board. =) god i love this song. it has a nice ambient-ish sound to it.