From MyGuitarTAbs.com Second Solution Band=The Living End Ep/Lp=Second Solution/Prisoner of Society Ep, The Living End Album Tabbed by=Me, John Tuning=Standard Tuning 1=e 2=B 3=G 4=D 5=A 6=E Effects Used=Distortion Intro/Riff 1 (Lightly Distorted) NOTE!=keep fingers positioned for Bm bass notes high notes st=d u d u u e|----------------2---2-| B|---3--------3---3---3-| G|-4-4------4-----4---4-| D|-4-4----4-------------| A|-0-2--2---------------| E|----------------------|x7, then heavily strum pm------| Bm 3 times Oi! Theme/Riff 2 (Crank up distortion) NOTE!=include octave note with these chords B5 B5 F#5 F#5 G5 G5 C5 X C5 X x4 Verse/Riff 3 NOTE=strum palm muted notes using a down upstroke to 4/4 timing playing the down stroke on the beat and the upstroke on the offbeat Bm C5 F#5 d d u d u d u d u d d e|-2-----------------------| B|-5-----------------------| G|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5---| D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-4-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-4-| E|-----------------------2-| x3 pm---------------| V1=Standen on a street light trying to get away, Guilty, guilty, I hear want you say, Counting down the hours but I haven't got the time... V2=It was never meant to end this way, What shot at violence I hear what you say, Standing on a street light trying to get away... Riff 4 NOTE=Strum last chord for 8 beats strumming bass notes then high notes and back and forth B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 B5 E5 E5 F#major V1=21st Prescient jumping on the line on the line V2=Guilty, guilty I hear what you say what you say Chorus/Riff 5 NOTE=On each chord play from the bass to high notes as shown, or work the strum out for yourself for example using Bm, play all chords the same way e|-------2-2-------2-2-| B|------3--3------3--3-| G|-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-| D|-4-4-------4-4-------| A|-2-2-------2-2-------| E|---------------------| Play half this strum for the last three notes. Bm Emii And I what I want to know, Is will I get deathrow, Bm F# Or is there a second solution, Bm G D What I want to say, Is will I die today, F# F#Stab n stop Riff 1 Or will I get, Second Solution Riff 1 Verse Chorus Riff 6 Notes used before but in different neck positions For Bm chord palm mute bass notes on beat and stab high notes on the offbeat Bm B A G F#G A B d u (all 5ths) e|---7---|---------------| B|---7---|---------------| G|---7---|---------------| D|-9---x4|-9-7-5-4-5-7-9-| A|-9-----|-9-7-5-4-5-7-9-| E|-7-----|-7-5-3-2-3-5-7-| pm Leadbreak/Solo NOTE=I've divided it into sections to make it easier to learn trill e|-----7------------------|---7h8p7----------------14-13-12-| B|-----7-9^hold-9^-9p-----|--8------10-8-7-------12---------| G|-------9^hold-9^-9p-7---|-9--------------9-9s12-----------| D|-7s9------------------9-|---------------------------------| A|------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-7-10-7------------------------| B|--------10-7-------------------| G|-------------9-7---9-7---------| D|-----------------9-----9-7-9-9-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------14-| G|-------------------------------------15----| D|-------------8-8-8-11-11-11-14-14-16-------| A|-7-7-7-9-9-9-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| pm--------------------------------| e|-7-10^p7-10p7----7-----------------------------------| B|-7------------10---h10p7-10p7---7--------------------| G|------------------------------9---h9p-7-9p7---7------| D|--------------------------------------------9---h9p7-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------10----10----| B|-----------------------------10----10----| G|--------------------------12^---12^---12-| D|-5p4---5p4----------------------------12-| A|-----7-----7-5p4---5p4-------------------| E|-----------------7-----7-----------------| d u d u d e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------------4^-------stab------------------| G|---------3---4^---------3-----3-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-----4-------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-----4-strum fast--| E|-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-----2-for 2 beats-| pm------| pm------| Riff 2 x2 with guitar alone and then another 2 times with bass/drums Verse Lyrics from first verse Chorus Stop after "Will I get..." Riff 7 (lightly distorted) Picking Bm G7 F#7 e|-------2---------------5-| B|---------3-------------5-| G|-----4-----4----4----3---| D|---4------------3----2---| A|-2--------------5----4---| E|--------------3----2-----|x4 Second sol-u-tion Riff 8 (crank up distortion) -Pick slide- Play really heavily B5 B5 B5 B5 G5 G5 F5 F5 x3 l=Second b=solution! Riff 9 B5 B5 D5 D5 G5 G5 F5 F5 l=second b=solution! x3 Riff 4 Finish earlier on a B5 stab Great song, I hope I've worked it out right. Learn with the recording to get the feel of the song. This tab has been worked out from Second Solution off The Living End, which is slightly different to Second Solution on the original EP, but it can still be used for both.