By: Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net)Song: "Is It Safe?" by "Our Lady Peace"Album: "Naveed"(1994)Time:4/4Riff #1A: (Intro Riffs/Verse Riffs) Riff #1B:___ ___ ___ ____| | | | | | | | | |_| |Eb|--|----|---|----|--------| Eb |--|----|---|---|---|--|-|--|--| Bb|--|----|---|----|--------| Bb |--|----|---|---|---|--|-|--|--| Gb|--|----|---|----|--------| Gb |--|----|---|---|---|--|-|--|--| Db|--7___(7)-10__(10)-------| Db |-12__(12)--9__(9)-10-10p9--|--| Ab|--0___(0)--0___(0)-------| Ab |--0___(0)--0__(0)---------10--| Db|-------------------------| Db |------------------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Riff #1C:__ __ ____| | |\ | | | |Eb|--|--|-----|--|--|--|----|--| Bb|--|--|-----|--|--|--|----|--| Gb|--|--|-----|--|--|--|----|--| Db|--|-12\sl--|--9--|-10\sl\9--| Ab|--0--------0-----0----------| Db|----------------------------|1 2 3 4(This riff changes slightly a few times when it appears in the song. Forthe sake of space, it has only been tabbed out once.)Riff #2: (Verse Riff #2) *__ __ ________ __|\ | | | | | | | | | | | |Eb|-----|--|--|--|----3--|--|--|--|--|--|---|-----|--|--| Bb|-----|--1--|--3-------|--|--|--|--1--|---3-----3--1__| Gb|-----2-----0----------2__|_(2)-2-----0---0-----0--0__| Db|-------------------------|---------------------------| Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------| Db|-------------------------|---------------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4________ __ ________ ___________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Eb|--|--|--|--|--|----3--|--|--|--3--|--|--|-----|--|--|--| Bb|_(1)-|--1--|--3-------|--|--|-----|--|--|-----|--|--|--| Gb|_(0)-2-----0----------2__|_(2)----2--0--2b(3)r2--0--2--| Db|-------------------------|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4(* This riff was a bit tough. I tabbed it out as accurately as I could.)Riff #3A: (Pre Chorus)__ __ __ __ __ __ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Eb|--|----|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| Bb|--|----|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| Gb|--5___(5)-7_(7)-7--7--8__|_(8)-8--8--7_(7)-7--7--5--| Db|--5___(5)-7_(7)-7--7--8__|_(8)-8--8--7_(7)-7--7--5--| Ab|-------------------------|--------------------------| Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Riff #3B:__ __ __ __ __ ____ _| | | | | | | | | | | | |_| |_|Eb|--|----|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|---|-|--| Bb|--|----|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|---|-|--| Gb|--5___(5)-7_(7)-7--7--8__|_(8)-8--8--7--|--|-|---|-|--| Db|--5___(5)-7_(7)-7--7--8__|_(8)-8--8--7--X--X-X---X-X--| Ab|-------------------------|--------------X--X-X---X-X--| Db|-------------------------|--------------X--X-X---X-X--|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Riff #4A: (Chorus) Riff #4B:____ _ __ ____| |_| |_| | | | | |_|Eb|--|--|-|---|-|--|--|--|----||--|--|-|----------| Bb|--|--|-|---|-|--|--|--|----||--|--|-|----------| Gb|--|--|-|---|-|--|--|--|----||--|--|-|----------| Db|--|--|-|---|-|--|--|--|----||--|--|-|----------| Ab|--7--X-7---X-0--5--4--0----||--7--X-7----------| Db|--7--X-7---X-0--5--4--0----||--7--X-7----------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Riff #5: (Bridge)____ ____ _____ ____| |_| |_| | |_|_|_| | |_|Eb|--|--|-|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|--| Bb|--|--|-|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|--| Gb|--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--| Db|--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--| Ab|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------|1 2 3 4____ ____ _____ __| |_| |_| | |_|_|_| | |Eb|--|--|-|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|--| Bb|--|--|-|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|--| Gb|--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--7--| Db|--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--7--| Ab|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|1 2 3 4Riff #6: (Guitar Solo) (When playing the last bar of the solo, erraticallybend the note higher than what is stated in the original tab)____ __ ______| |_| |__| |______| |Eb|--|--|-|-----|--|---|------|---------|-------| Bb|--|--|-|----11-11--11b(13)11b(13)---11b(13)--| Gb|--|--|-|-------------------------------------| Db|--|--|-|-------------------------------------| Ab|--7--X-7-------------------------------------| Db|--7--X-7-------------------------------------|1 2 3 4____ __ ______| |_| |__| |______| |Eb|--|--|-|-----|--|---|------|---------|-------| Bb|--|--|-|----13-13--13b(15)13b(15)---13b(15)--| Gb|--|--|-|-------------------------------------| Db|--|--|-|-------------------------------------| Ab|--7--X-7-------------------------------------| Db|--7--X-7-------------------------------------|1 2 3 4Riff #7A: (Outro Riff) *_____ _ _ _ _____ _|_|_|_| |_| |_| |_| |_|_|_| |_| | |Eb|--|-|-|-|------|-|--|-|----|-|----|--|-|-|-|-----|-|-----|----|----| Bb|--|-|-|-|------|-|--|-|----|-|----|--|-|-|-|-----|-|-----|----|----| Gb|--5-5-X-5------5-5--X-5----5-5----|--5-5-X-5-----5-5--sl/8----7----| Db|--5-5-X-5------5-5--X-5----5-5----|--5-5-X-5-----5-5--sl/8----7----| Ab|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Riff #7B_____ _ _ _ _____|_|_|_| |_| |_| |_| |_|_|_| |\ |Eb|--|-|-|-|------|-|--|-|----|-|----|--|-|-|-|-----|--|--------| Bb|--|-|-|-|------|-|--|-|----|-|----|--|-|-|-|-----|--|--------| Gb|--5-5-X-5------5-5--X-5----5-5----|--5-5-X-5-----|--|--------| Db|--5-5-X-5------5-5--X-5----5-5----|--5-5-X-5-----|--|--------| Ab|----------------------------------|--------------0--1--------| Db|----------------------------------|--------------0--1--------|1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4(* This is a close approximation of what is going on in this section of the song. Listen to this part and inject a bit of your own feel to it.)Arrangement:Intro:|Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C|Verse 1:|Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C||Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C|Time can't fix it fast enough,So we won't notice what is that went wrongI saw something there much too familiarA butterfly with a broken wing|Riff 2|Riff 2|She's fallen under, she's past the endCommunication is down and down and downThe scars have healed but they're back againWe've got to believe the man must bendPre Chorus:|Riff 3A|Riff 3B|Because if you could you'd try to destroy herAnd there we would be with nothing at allChorus:|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A||Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Is it safe to be a man?When you're tired and lonelyOnly the confident know where to standIs it safe to be a man?When the world is loadedThousands can't figure out just what they did|Riff 4B|Riff 4B|Just what they did|Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C|Verse 2:|Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C||Riff 1A|Riff 1B|Riff 1A|Riff 1C|Time can't fix it fast enough, so we won't measure just how far belowYou kept pushing her, you'll have to pay back all the years that you stole|Riff 2|Riff 2|She's walking backwards, she's spun aroundHer ears are ringing loud and loud and loudShe's on her knees, please understandIt's obvious this man, he must bendPre Chorus:|Riff 3A|Riff 3B|Because if you could all you'd try and destroy herAnd there we'd be with nothing at allChorus:|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A||Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|(Repeat Chorus)Pre Solo:|Riff 5|Riff 5|Just what they, just what they didSolo:|Riff 6|Riff 6|Riff 6|Riff 6||Riff 3B only|Outro/Chorus:|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A||Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A||Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A||Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4A|(Repeat Chorus)Outro etc.|Riff 7A|Riff 7A|Riff 7A|Riff 7B|Bobmorgano@ici.net
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