An Ode To Maybe Guitar Tab

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Person: Glenn Elliott

song: An Ode to Maybe

artist: Third Eye Blind

tab: Band-Third Eye Blind
Song-An Ode To Maybe
Album-Blue

standard tuning
this is a pretty easy song and sound unreal with bass and a good
drummer.
it needs a bit of distortion to sound good.

intro:

e-------------------------------------------------|
B------5--5--5----------------------3-------3-----|
G------4--5--5----------------------5--5-----5----|
D------5--5--5----X-X--3-3-3--------5----5-----5--|
A-----------------X-X--3-3-3--------3-------------|
E-----------------X-X--1-1-1--X3----3-------------| 


chorus:  just strum like an acoustic

      Fmaj     Cmaj      A5    G5    F5
e-------1-------3---------------------------------|
B-------1-------3---------------------------------|
G-------2-------5---------------------------------|
D-------3-------5---------7-----5-----3-----------|
A-------3-------3---------7-----5-----3-----------|
E-------1-------3---------5-----3-----1-----------|

Then he plays a little riff with the chorus

riff1
e-----17------17--15------------------------------|
B---------13-----------12--13--15--17-------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

riff2
e-------------3h5p3~------------3h5p3~------------|
B--------------------------------------6-5~-3~-1~-|
G-----4--5-5------------4--5-5--------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

then comes a pritty kewl solo

e----7/87-5-7----------5-------------------------|
B-------------------6-8---6--3~-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|

e----7/87-5-7----------5--12~--------------------|
B-------------------6-8---------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|

e----7/87-5-7----------5-------------------------|
B-------------------6-8---6--3~---6-5-3-1-1-1-1~--|
G-------------------------------------------------|

Then back to the chorus and riff1
any comments or fixups just email me glenn@hotkey.net.au. seeya.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture alex Average	#1 by alex at Nov 30, 1974 at 4:40 PM EST
	It's simple...it relates much like myself. The idea of the song is that the guy is delaying things in his life and basically saying "maybe" or "oh I might." It's where one talks the talk but fails to walk the walk. Something I tend to wind up doing but nonetheless it fits. Basically it's a back and forth arguement between the lead vocalist and anyone who's backing up. They are playing the one person vs a few people in this motivational arguement.

No Picture lewi Wanna Be	#2 by lewi broadway at Mar 20, 1977 at 9:45 AM EST
	actually i can relate to this song, i can never commit to one girl, and 'maybe' is usually my reply to most things that i should commit to. TxBxS + togatora nailed it right on the head of the nail

No Picture Bobby Rhythm Player	#3 by Bobby McCorkle at Jan 30, 1978 at 12:30 AM EST
	awsome song

No Picture albert Rhythm Player	#4 by albert casualtie at Apr 24, 1980 at 10:40 AM EST
	i cant believe no one has posted on this! this song rocks. but anyway..i have no idea what it means! the best part is "i'd ride a horse and i'd teach a course on how i got to be a starcrossed pimp!"

No Picture Toby Musical Thunder	#5 by Toby at Oct 11, 1982 at 5:29 AM EST
	Does anyone know what hes screaming after the "get up" part?

No Picture Jon Badass	#6 by Jon Coath at Oct 29, 1983 at 5:33 AM EST
	yeah, i totally love this song! its so cool. NOT sure what it's totally about . I think its my favorite song on teh cd. I mean its just all there, lyrically and instrumental. Wow.. i love it! I think its about hooking up with a girl, and him being the right guy "maybe"

No Picture keith Lead Player	#7 by keith at Feb 16, 1984 at 11:09 PM EST
	Chaosfluro makes a good point. For me though, this song is really more about how someone can be timid and unsure of what to do, especially concerning women. I think the line about the "starcrossed pimp" really means that there a ton of girls that like him, but he doesn't know what to do about it. Maybe someday he'll get it right. Pretty much me in a nutshell.

No Picture Hudson Lead Player	#8 by Hudson Ryan at Nov 24, 1985 at 11:46 AM EST
	This song is about a guy who cannot commit to a relationship eventhough he knows that it is good for him. I especially like the line "If I could bottle my hopes in a store bought scent. They'd be nutmeg peach and they'd pay the rent."

No Picture Matt Rhythm Player	#9 by Matt at Jul 23, 1988 at 6:29 PM EST
	This song has a fricken awesome chorus! It gets me every time! I love listening to this song cause it's so catchy and the lyrics are pretty clever, like most of the stuff Stephen Jenkins writes.

No Picture Ryan Average	#10 by Ryan Jones at Jul 19, 1990 at 11:17 PM EST
	i think this might be another way of saying that there's hope for a maybe. The author of this song knows he's hurt someone before, but still wants them to trust him/her. I feel like it's a small song perspective-wise... like maybe the author was hinted at by the object of his desire. this song seems to be like excitment for what could happen.. "Tonight, well maybe What you need I hope it finds you Oh I might, I might be, well maybe" I think the "what you need" is what the author thinks is him. "Oh I might" is obviously the author saying that it might be him. I could be totally off, but it's still my favorite 3eb song ever. I know we can only look at lyrics here, but the instrumental is just so amazing.. everything about it. it def gets me really excited before stuff...like performing and shows.

No Picture †§ean† Average	#11 by †§ean† at Dec 8, 1991 at 1:58 AM EST
	yeh i kinda agree with every one, i think in the first verse hes with this girl he likes but isnt ready to settle down and have that mundane life of doing laundry and feeling stuck in the mere, second verse explains his real dreams of becoming a star and hes torn between the two. perhaps the 'no you'll never say goodnight' is saying that he can't end this relationship because hes still torn and hes just leading her on and letting her down

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#12 by jimmy henry at Jun 21, 1995 at 3:53 AM EST
	I also think this song is about a guy who's want to be with this girl but is afraid to commit. "And I let you down and I said I'm sorry/But the light, it falls on my castle walls" He's built a wall around himself and feels threatened or scared that this girl has this effect on him. I think they have had a relationship in the past and when they'd sleep together he refused to spend the night "No you never say goodnight," and he's having trouble making up his mind to commit fully to this girl or continue to cop out. He's secure in saying maybe forever, never having to actually decide: "an ode to maybe"

No Picture Phillip Average	#13 by Phillip Nguyen at Jul 23, 1999 at 2:22 PM EST
	i think togatora hit it right on the money. "If I could bottle my hopes in a store bought scent They'd be nutmeg peach and they'd pay the rent " thats the best line for me and it sums up the song for me

No Picture ToRRi Average	#14 by ToRRi L at Aug 23, 2000 at 6:52 PM EST
	it's about a guy who is afraid to commit to anything because he's afraid he's going to fail. he's living a sort of wild life, and just doesn't think he'll ever be the kind of guy she needs.

No Picture Robyn Average	#15 by Robyn Paul at Apr 28, 2003 at 8:37 PM EST
	fast fast faaaast !! i love it!!!

No Picture everett Wanna Be	#16 by everett at Sep 11, 2003 at 11:24 AM EST
	I love this song and i agree that it has to do with a mans comittment issues. "maybe someday you'll get it right."

No Picture isaac Average	#17 by isaac fritsch at Sep 9, 2006 at 4:40 PM EST
	I think, well, it's an ode to maybe--in a good way. Think about it...its like sitting in class, and thinking to yourself, 'well maybe i can go over to that girl and start talking to her.' It's just an ode to that possibilty. Further into the song, he's actually in that relationship it seems, and he still is making decisions, and he enjoys it. i really like the song, but have never really stopped and listened to the lyrics, so this is what i first make of it.