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The Hold Steady — Party Pit Tab

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Artist: The Hold Steady
Song: Party Pit
Album: Boys And Girls In America
Track: 6

Tabbed By: Rob Dickie (rogggo) — rogggo [at] gmail [dot] com

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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Intro (Drum fill getting gradually louder)

## GUITAR 1 (Tad)

e |——3——|
B |——3——|
G |——0——|
D |——0——|
A |——2——|
E |——3——| (Let ring and play twice until guitar 2 comes in)
  (Gmaj)


## GUITAR 2 (Craig)

G1> Gmaj(let ring)             Gmaj(let ring)
      |                          |
e |—————3———5——3——————3———5——3——————3———5——3——————3———5——3———5————————|
B |———3———3——————3—3————3——————3—3————3——————3—3————3——————3——————————|
G |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

G1> Gmaj(let ring)             Gmaj(let ring)
      |                          |
e |—————3———5——3———5————3———5——3———5————3———5——3———5————3———5——3———5——|
B |———3———3——————3————3———3——————3————3———3——————3————3———3——————3————|
G |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

[ VERSE 1 ] — Guitar 1 (Tad) only from this point to end.

  PM — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
e |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
G |——000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000——|
D |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

### Listen to the song for the picking pattern — repeat over these lines:

i guess I met her at the party pit
she said those kids she's with were selling it
so we sailed off on some separate trips
she got pinned down at the party pit

  PM — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
e |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |————————8—8—8————————8—8—8————————8—8—8————————8—8—8———————————————|
G |——0000000—0—0—00000000—0—0—00000000—0—0—00000000—0—0———————————————|
D |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

### Listen again — Slightly less PM on B string — repeat over these lines:

I went away to school that fall
she stuck around with all those stickpin dolls
sped through the scene until the engine stalled at
some suburban shopping mall

[ CHORUS ]

Chords as follows:

e |——0——|  |——2——|  |——0——|  |——0——|  |——7——|  |——5——|
B |——0——|  |——3——|  |——1——|  |——0——|  |——8——|  |——7——|
G |——0——|  |——2——|  |——0——|  |——0——|  |——9——|  |——7——|
D |——2——|  |——0——|  |——2——|  |——0——|  |——9——|  |——7——|
A |——2——|  |—————|  |——3——|  |——2——|  |——7——|  |——5——|
E |——0——|  |—————|  |—————|  |——0——|  |—————|  |—————|
   (Em)    (Dmaj)   (Cmaj)    (Em7)   (Em)II   (Dmaj)II


Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Dmaj              EmII                 DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down at the party pit.

Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Em7               EmII                 DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down at the party pit.


[ VERSE 2 ] — Repeat second part of the riff of verse 1 over the lyrics:

I came back to start a band, of course.
I saw her walking thru the crystal court.
She made a scene by the revolving doors.
She's gonna walk around and drink some more.

So we walked across that grain belt bridge.
Into bright new minneapolis
She said i think that all those things I did.
Were just momentum from the party pit.

[ CHORUS ]

Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Dmaj              EmII                 DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down at the party pit.

Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Em7               EmII                 DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down at the party pit.

Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Dmaj              EmII                 DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down at the party pit.

Em          Dmaj       Cmaj     Em7               EmII       DmajII EmII
   sailed away on such separate trips and she got pinned down...        and I'm pretty 
we kissed.

[ BRIDGE ] — Piano chord build up to:

e |——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |——5————7———————8——————10———————11—————12———————15—————|
G |——7b9——9b11————10b12——12b14————13b15——14b16————17b19——|
D |——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |——————————————————————————————————————————————————————| x 2

    Gmaj   Gmaj/F#         Gmaj/B       Cadd2
        Gonna walk around and drink some more...
e |——3————————3———————————————3——————————3———————————————|
B |——3————————3———————————————3——————————3———————————————|
G |——0————————0———————————————0——————————0———————————————|
D |——0————————0———————————————0——————————2———————————————|
A |——2————————0———————————————2——————————3———————————————|
E |——3————————2——————————————————————————————————————————| x 4

[ SOLO ]

e |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |—12—12—13—12—15p12—13p12—15p12—13p12—15p12—13p12—15p12—13p12—15p12—13p12—15p12—13p12—|
G |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

e |——————15——————15—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |—15b17———15b17———17b15—12—15—12——12—12h13p12—15—13—12————————————15——————————————————|
G |——————————————————————————————————————————————————————14—12—14b16———16b14—12—14—12———|
D |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

e |——————————————————————————————|
B |——————————————————————————————|
G |——12—12—12—14b16b14—12—14—12——|
D |——————————————————————————————|
A |——————————————————————————————|
E |——————————————————————————————|

Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...

[ OUTRO ] — No guitar for first four lines

Gonna walk around gonna walk around gonna walk around and drink.
Gonna walk around gonna walk around gonna walk around and drink.
Gonna walk around gonna walk around gonna walk around and drink.
Gonna walk around gonna walk around gonna walk around and drink.

    Gmaj   Gmaj/F#         Gmaj/B       Cadd2
        Gonna walk around and drink some more...
e |——3————————3———————————————3——————————3———————————————|
B |——3————————3———————————————3——————————3———————————————|
G |——0————————0———————————————0——————————0———————————————|
D |——0————————0———————————————0——————————2———————————————|
A |——2————————0———————————————2——————————3———————————————|
E |——3————————2——————————————————————————————————————————| x 4 OVER:

Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...
Gonna walk around and drink some more...
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This tab was not created by me, but by Rob Dickie (rogggo) — rogggo [at] gmail [dot] com.

I have posted it with his permission.

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