Song: A Song for the Optimist Artist: Atreyu Album: Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses Tabbed by: Zach Stout (zastout@bsu.edu) Drop C (1 step below drop D tuning) It helps to listen to the song to hear the strumming pattern / - Slide up - Slide down * - pinch harmonics ^ - palm mute =========== Guitar 1 =========== (0:00-0:31) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--7-3------------------------| A|-0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--7-3------------------------| E|-0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--0--10-8-7--0--8--7-3------------------------| (0:31-0:54) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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The only part I'm not sure about is the solo part, besides that it's perfect. If anyone can figure that out and correct it for me, that'd be awesome.