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Life Of A Salesman Tab

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drop d                      Guitar 1
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Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|


Verse: "Whats a dad for dad.."

No Guitar 1

Verse Cont'd: "Man dad..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus: "Father I will always be.."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|

Repeat Intro 

Verse: "What's a dad for dad..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
   

Pre-Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------|
 
Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--3--4--x--4--6--8------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--4--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--1--2-----2--4--6------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|
D|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2---------------6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|


Chorus: "Father I will always be..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
D|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
  

Chorus Cont'd: "Watched you tower..."  (Play that till the end of the song)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|



GUITAR 2
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for some of the parts he uses a artifical harmonic and a flanger and most likely a phaser.

Intro: (just keep hitting this note while doing the ah)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
Verse: :What's a dad for dad..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----4---2---6---4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  

Pre-Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--8--11-9--12--11-9--8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--6--9--7--10--9--7--6--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus: 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|


Verse: (do the ah on the 9th fret for a little then do what guitar 1 does)

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: (no guitar 2)

Guitar Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------4h5p4-----4-5~----------------------------------------------|
G|-4-8-6~--4-6---------6------------6h8p6---6-8~--6b(7)---6---4~------------|
D|------------------------------6-9-------9---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                
 

Do this part using a wah to get the best effect!

e|--------------------------------14p12p11h12~------------------------------|X2
B|-12--11--9~---9h11h12--9h1h12---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------14-13-14~-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12p11-------|
B|-------------------------------------------------11-12-14-----------12h14-|
G|---------11--14------------11--14---------11-14---------------------------|
D|-13-14------------13--14-----------13-14----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .  .             .   .

(end part of the solo) 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-12-14-16-12~----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture slapslappopslap Badass	#1 by slapslappopslap at Oct 29, 1977 at 11:17 PM EST
	this song is actually based on the play "death of a salesman" in which the one son is always trying to impress his father and be like him. so those of you who say it lacks adult content are extremely mistaken. as the song has more depth than you realise, you just need a certain amount of contextual knowledge to realise it.

No Picture Meaty Average	#2 by Meaty at Mar 9, 1979 at 12:57 AM EST
	great song... meanings pretty clear... hes thanking his dad and remembering all the good times they had and he wants to bejust like his dad... the first time i heard this dong was when i was mad at my dad so it really helped me with that... great song

No Picture Andrew Rhythm Player	#3 by Andrew Clayton at Jun 3, 1984 at 9:38 AM EST
	i guess i like this song..it kinda grew onto me..but i mean i can totally understand it and yea..lol..just not one of my fav's...

No Picture Jimmy Lead Player	#4 by Jimmy Chezz at Nov 3, 2001 at 10:11 AM EST
	i like yellowcard but this isn't one of their best songs

No Picture Corey Average	#5 by Corey La Plante at Mar 5, 2006 at 4:37 AM EST
	sighs I'm a girl, but it got the point across, so I played this for my dad anyway. I learned it on the guitar, and I played it, just for him. See, we've been.....not on speaking terms....for quite a while. When I was done, I looked up at him. He had tears in his eyes...but then he just wiped them away and said "You're not a boy. Never sing that again." Then he just got up and walked out of the room. >_<