Biography:
I Fight Dragons is a rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2008, consisting of Brian Mazzaferri (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, chiptunes), Packy Lundholm (harmony vocals, electric guitar), Bill Prokopow (harmony vocals, piano, chiptunes), Hari Rao (bass), and Chad Van Dahm (drums).
I Fight Dragons' music combines pop/rock songs with original electronic sounds made using Nintendo Game Boys, Nintendo Entertainment Systems, Atari 2600's, Commodore 64's, and more.
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Other songs:
- Always
- Before I Wake
- My Way
- With You
- Another Week
- Chicago
- Crazie
- Dont You
- Eighteen
- Fight For You
- Fighting On
- Give It Up
- Heads Up Hearts Down
- I Will Wait For You If You Do For Me Acoustic
- Jimmy And Sally
- Just Decide
- Move
- No One Likes Superman Anymore
- No Strings
- Not I
- Pretend
- Rewind
- Save World Get Girl
- Shes Got Sorcery
- Shits Gonna Be Ok
- Suburban Doxology
- The Faster The Treadmill
- The Geeks Will Inherit The Earth
- The Power Of Love
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Hey thanks for checking out the tab! I tried to put as much detail and options in it as
I could. I feel pretty
confident that it is nearly perfect though I'm sure there may be some mistakes.
Helpful Hints:
I highly suggest playing all of these chords as bar chords and including lots of string
muting in the verses.
The chords I have put in parenthesis are just passing tones that you can play if you
want to, but they are not
completely necessary. There are a few syncopated rhythms that make IFD awesome that I
attempted to write out
the counts for. If you can't understand what I did I suggest listening to the song and
copying it. (That's what
I did and it was far easier to figure out then dictating it).
Fun Fact:
This song modulates from E to F every time it goes into a chorus and I just thought that
was pretty neat :D
Tab legend:
p pull off
h hammer on
s slide
/ slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")0
Intro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
(last time you play the intro you play this into the verse)-->
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
Optional easier intro to verse:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
last time you repeat play this (this is also what you can play in verse that's easier
for you to sing and play)
E (E/D#) B D ----->
1
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
It came at night no one was watching
(E/D#)D (D/D#)
and they travel light
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
before we knew they'd taken over
(E/D#)
and now they've
B D
come for you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then stop
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Interlude:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) E
Call them your friends call them your saviors
(E/D#) D (D/D#)
Or your presidents
E (E/D#)D
Call it the truth, but
(D/D#) E
Spare me your sermons
(E/D#)
Until they
B D
turn on you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Solo Interlude (background chords)
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D#
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B G G# ------> A Pre Chorus
Slammin Guitar Solo:
sweeping sixteenth triplets
e ---10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -12-----10--------10-12-10-----------------------------------------14h15h16-17-----|
G -------------9-12---------12-9-12p9-------9h12p9--9-------15h16h17-----------------|
D -----------------------------------12-9-12------12---------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------17------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --15h17p15--------15h17p15----15----------------------15-------15----15------------------|
G -----------16--------------16-----14p12-14/16p14---11s12----11s12------12---12-----12----|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------14----14---12/14--14--|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sixteenth not triplets again
e -12h13h14h15---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------9h10h11h12----------------------------|
G --------------12p11p9-12p9-12/14-14-12----9h11h12---------------90--------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G
nine ten
*Dramatic Pause*
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Outro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) x2 ----->E
sounds best ending on E
Hope you enjoyed this song as much as I did! :D
I could. I feel pretty
confident that it is nearly perfect though I'm sure there may be some mistakes.
Helpful Hints:
I highly suggest playing all of these chords as bar chords and including lots of string
muting in the verses.
The chords I have put in parenthesis are just passing tones that you can play if you
want to, but they are not
completely necessary. There are a few syncopated rhythms that make IFD awesome that I
attempted to write out
the counts for. If you can't understand what I did I suggest listening to the song and
copying it. (That's what
I did and it was far easier to figure out then dictating it).
Fun Fact:
This song modulates from E to F every time it goes into a chorus and I just thought that
was pretty neat :D
Tab legend:
p pull off
h hammer on
s slide
/ slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")0
Intro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
(last time you play the intro you play this into the verse)-->
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
Optional easier intro to verse:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) X3
last time you repeat play this (this is also what you can play in verse that's easier
for you to sing and play)
E (E/D#) B D ----->
1
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
It came at night no one was watching
(E/D#)D (D/D#)
and they travel light
E (E/D#)D (D/D#)E
before we knew they'd taken over
(E/D#)
and now they've
B D
come for you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then stop
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Interlude:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D# ----> verse
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) E
Call them your friends call them your saviors
(E/D#) D (D/D#)
Or your presidents
E (E/D#)D
Call it the truth, but
(D/D#) E
Spare me your sermons
(E/D#)
Until they
B D
turn on you
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G-F#----->
nine ten
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Solo Interlude (background chords)
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B D D#
E (E/D#) D (D/D#)
1 + + + 4 +
E (E/D#) E D# D B G G# ------> A Pre Chorus
Slammin Guitar Solo:
sweeping sixteenth triplets
e ---10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -12-----10--------10-12-10-----------------------------------------14h15h16-17-----|
G -------------9-12---------12-9-12p9-------9h12p9--9-------15h16h17-----------------|
D -----------------------------------12-9-12------12---------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------17------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --15h17p15--------15h17p15----15----------------------15-------15----15------------------|
G -----------16--------------16-----14p12-14/16p14---11s12----11s12------12---12-----12----|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------14----14---12/14--14--|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sixteenth not triplets again
e -12h13h14h15---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------9h10h11h12----------------------------|
G --------------12p11p9-12p9-12/14-14-12----9h11h12---------------90--------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
A C
one two
D G
three four
A C
five six
D G G
nine ten
*Dramatic Pause*
Chorus:
F C G Am
No one noticed when the world began to change
F C G Am
Til one by one we started goin down in flames
F C G Am B7 build it and then let ring free
Now I don't wanna be the one who doesn't live to see the end
So I just smile and pretend
Outro:
E (E/D#) D (D/D#) x2 ----->E
sounds best ending on E
Hope you enjoyed this song as much as I did! :D
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