'Lucky Denver Mint' by Jimmy Eat World - Guitar Tutorial

            Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E) 

Verse and Chorus riff:  (occassionally let the B string ring open) 

  D               A/D             B/D 
e-------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------| 
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
  

Verse: 
Guitar 1 (plays verse riff) 
Guitar 2 (light distortion, palm muted) 
Guitar 3 (plays fill) 

Guitar 2 
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
 p.m-----------------------------------------------------------------------] 
  

Fill: (acoustic, used throughout entire song) 

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
G---------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------| 

Bridge: 

  G               A/D                 B/D 
e-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| 
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
  

Structure + Lyrics 

Drum Intro (4 measures, acoustic fill comes in after 2) 

Verse (4x) 

this time its on my own 
minutes from somewhere else 
somewhere I made a wish 
with lucky denver mint 

Chorus (2x) 

you're not bigger than this, not better 
why can't you learn? 

Verse (4x) 

hurry, go on ahead 
good things won't let you wait 
I'll catch up when we get home 
at home i'll leave, a dollar underwater keeps on dreaming for me 

Chorus (4x) 

Bridge (4x) 

why can't I learn? 

Chorus (4x) 

Drum outro 

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