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Under Par Tab

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GTR.1 (Intro)  All PM play twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---7---9--10--9--7---9---10---9---7---9---10---9---7---5---4---2-------|
A|-7---7---7--7---7--7---7---7----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---4---5---7---5---7---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---5---5---5------10---9---10---10--9---7---6--------------------|
E|--------------------------7----7---7----7----7--7---7----------------------|
GTR.2 (Intro) Feedbak
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---3/5/7-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR.1 		Play both at same time			GTR.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-9-----------------------------10-9---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------12-10---------------------------|
Both GTRS.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------9-9---------5-------5-5-------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5---888-101010------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-9---3-3-3-3-3-3---666-8-8-8-------------------------------|
E|---------------8-7---------------------------------------------------------|
....   			  .....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------9-9---------5-------5-(5)-----------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-(5)---333-101010---2----9----x-x------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-8---3-3-3-3-3-(3)---111-8-8-8----2----7----x-x-x----------|
E|---------------8-6--------------------------------0----0----x-x------------|
....   			  ....
BOTH GTRS. (Verse) "U SET THE BAR TO HIIIIIGH!" some PM listen to the cd
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-5-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-5-7-5-4----2-4-5---7-9------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-5-3-2----2-4-5---5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2-3----------0-2-3------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2 "a shell u see so shallow but deep inside...."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---3^2-2-----4---5^4-4-----5---7^5-------7-5--4-5--------------------|
A|-3-3---3-------5-5---5-------7-7---7-----------7-5--4-5--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------5/3--2-3--------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---3^2-2-----4---5^4-4-----5---7^5-------8--4-5----------------------|
A|-3-3---3-------5-5---5-------7-7---7-----------8--4-5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------6--2-3----------------------|
Both Gtrs. let each note ring for about 5sec. but on the 3rd chord hit 2x for 5sec.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-7---5-4-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-4-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-5-7-3-2-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS play 3xs
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5--5-5---9-7--5----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7--10-9--7--9--5-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---9---9--9--9--9---9--9------|
E|------------------------10--7-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--10--10-10-10-10--10-10------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9--|
D|-5--5-5-5--5-5---9-7--5---------------2--9--|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7--10-9--7--9--7-10----9-2--7--|
E|------------------------10--5-8----10-0--0--|
repeat Verse
repeat Chorus
Breakdown Gtr.2 PM play each twice beside last two.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--------10--------7-------5-------4----------------------------------|
A|---7---7----7----7----5---5---3---3---2---2--------------------------------|
E|-0--------0---------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
Gtr.1  Come in on second time of brekdown
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------5~--------4~---|
D|-2-2--------------2-2-----------------2-2--------------2-2-------2-2-------|
A|-2-2--------------2-2-----------------2-2--------------2-2-------2-2-------|
E|-0-0--------------0-0-----------------0-0--------------0-0-------0-0-------|
Gtr.2 plays
e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------
D|-2-2----3--2-3-2-----2-----------------
A|-2-2-------------3-----3-2-0-----------
E|-0-0--0--------------------------------
Both Gtr.play but then on second time Gtr.1 goes to below while gtr.2 plays this
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--9-9--9-10-10--10--10--10-7-7--7-7--7-9-9--9-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7--8--8---8---8---8-5-5--5-5--5-7-7--7-6-6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--9-9--9-10-10--10--10--10-7-7--7-7--7-5-5--5-4-4-|
D|--9-9--9-9--9-10-10--10--10--10-7-7--7-7--7-5-5--5-4-4-|
A|--7-7--7-7--7--8--8---8---8---8-5-5--5-5--5-3-3--3-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
End, before u do the harmonics get alittle feedbak then do it
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------**--7--------|
G|------------------------------------5---9--|
D|-5--5-5-5--5-5---9-7--5-----------------9--|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7--10-9--7--9--5-----------7--|
E|------------------------10--7-----------0--|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5--5-5---9-7--5-----------------2--|
A|-7--7-7-7--7-7--10-9--7--9--5-10---12---2--|
E|------------------------10--7-8----10---0--|

Under Par Tab

Send "Under Par" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Chris Rhythm Player	#1 by Chris Pray at May 6, 1974 at 5:06 AM EST
	Even though I am not an extremely strong christian, this song is still very powerful to me. My life story.

No Picture ♥Chicken Average	#2 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Feb 14, 1975 at 6:13 PM EST
	this song is just pure raw emotions..all u people that sit here and argue about wether its a religious song or not seem to forget this fact...this song is about ur parents setting really high expectations for u, and u trying ur hardest to fulfill those expectations and failing...and bc u failed ur parents get mad and push u harder and make it seem that no matter how hard u try, u will never do well enough to fulfill ur parents high expectations("you set the bar too high", "your expectations become my failures")..and for dredarii: yes, under par is good in golf but in life its a differant story i think...in life u dont want to be under par bc that means ur alwayz below average..in this songs case however under par means that in ur parents eyes it seems like u are "under par" or not trying hard enough bc their expectations for u are too high..this is my take on the song, i may be wrong though

No Picture Beaver Average	#3 by Beaver Butt at Mar 11, 1977 at 9:05 PM EST
	this song is the anthem for kids whose parents want something for themselves to brag about rather than whats good for the child. "you set the bar too high" explains it all. and its about how the child is trying to hard to break away from them "when does my life become my own." and how its not because of bad influences because he was shaped by his parents and yes his religion, but by no means is this a religion based song. ive been a fan of thrice since they toured here to vegas and they opened for my friends band 7 foot midget, ive talked many times with dustin and eddie, even hung out with them a few times. and from what info ive gathered of them, they are the most down to earth, music-based band out there. not in it for the scene, not in it for the money, not in it to bitch, but because they love the music, and they wanna sing their emotions. in conclusion Thrice rox my sox all around the friggin block. but dont confuse them for preachers.

No Picture Zach Rhythm Player	#4 by Zach at May 10, 1985 at 1:36 AM EST
	this song isn't necessarily about dustin's christianity. yes, he is christian, but even he says that he doesn't like to preach his religion though his lyrics. i'm sure this song could apply to a lot of situations. basically just about how he's trying to do what he wants to do and people are criticizing him for it in some way.. damn good song. well, damn good cd. but the illusion of safety is coming. buy the illusion of safety.

No Picture kenzie Professional Badass	#5 by kenzie at Sep 16, 1991 at 11:51 PM EST
	this song will have a different meaning for everyone, it could be related to religion, but then again it could be extremely literal, relating to some event in (dustin's) life. then again i highly doubt that... i wonder what StupidPunkRocker would have to say about this one... maybe he'll interpret it sometime soon....

No Picture kewl Wanna Be	#6 by kewl dude at Feb 3, 1997 at 8:52 AM EST
	ok, something just hit me. and maybe im just too damn concrete and blind to see it, but......the song is called 'Under Par'....but....under par is a good thing, right? i mean, in golf, you want to be under par, correct? and assuming the term 'under par' means the same thing in golf as it does in life, the title is contradicting the song. somebody help me out here....

No Picture UknownSoldier Lead Player	#7 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Jul 18, 2003 at 9:43 PM EST
	simply because the word 'god' is incorporated into the lyrics once, it does no make the song religious. the mentionings of not meeting expectations doesn't necessarily connect the song with one's relationship with their parents, either. it could be about being viewed as an under-achiever through any perspective. songs usually are written to have some substance, but are left vague enough so to be able to affect more than just a select group of people. if it has some religious meaning to an individual, so be it, but arguing about the message is fucking stupid. for me, it's a good song when i'm lectured on how i'm never going to amount to anything- and not just my parents tell me this. it's kind of like a 'you're not the boss of me' type; an exressive rally for independence and all that good stuff. oh. and he says 'it's my life'.

No Picture dann Average	#8 by dann at Jul 31, 2003 at 8:48 AM EST
	this song's gotta be about his father's high expectations. song is definitely kick ass, i can't think of another song that gets me as pumped.

No Picture mike Average	#9 by mike duncan at Oct 11, 2007 at 2:08 AM EST
	Though different from the christian undertheme of this song, it reminds me of some problems i have at home with my parents wanting me to be something im not. Hence "you set the bar too high" and "my focus is not yours" "when does my life become my own." etc. etc. I dunno, its just MY meaning, everyone's is differn't. Awsome band btw...

No Picture Your Mom Average	#10 by Your Mom at Oct 13, 2007 at 11:20 PM EST
	chickendood: LOL. nicely said. vampyrik: why would you even say that? was that even worth your time? was it really worth it to come and say shit about christians and god and life and how they all seem to suck when all that is terribly irrelevant to this song? tip: dont waste your time on flaming something for no reason. think of what you couldve accomplished in the time it took you to say what you said. you couldve gotten milk or something. your bones could be that much stronger. oh well. your loss. i think this song is about his dad wanting him to be something he tries, but cant seem to be. i say its about his dad because most of the songs out now with this kind of message are generally directed to fathers. but who the hell knows. im pretty sure its directed to parents though, whichever one. i mean, '...but it seems im not the perfect son' that right there should tip everyone off to the fact that its directed to parents. there shouldnt be any argument there. but whatever the meaning, its a great song. very powerful, motivating. thrice owns you.

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#11 by Eric Canfield at Oct 19, 2007 at 2:19 PM EST
	i agree with you sharperstronger. however, its not only about parents. its about peers as well. how our friends, family, and even aquantinces expect to make decisions they like, and they are comfortable with. effin hypocrites

No Picture Michael Rhythm Player	#12 by Michael Roache at Oct 20, 2007 at 6:24 AM EST
	Though different from the christian undertheme of this song, it reminds me of some problems i have at home with my parents wanting me to be something im not. Hence "you set the bar too high" and "my focus is not yours" "when does my life become my own." etc. etc. I dunno, its just MY meaning, everyone's is differn't. Awsome band btw...

No Picture by fires light Rhythm Player	#13 by by fires light she cried at Oct 21, 2007 at 2:33 PM EST
	starsrsorad pretty much said all that can be said, but this band is very good and don't bitch about them being christian, they arent forcing you to listen to them.

No Picture julian Average	#14 by julian at Oct 21, 2007 at 4:52 PM EST
	when i lsiten to thrice i get depressed for some reason,,,why is that?