'Perfect' by Simple Plan - Guitar Tutorial

            Song : Perfect
Band : Simple Plan
Tabbed By : Diamond Jerry (Raptureboy182@yahoo.com)

Tuning : Down 1/2 step (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
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[Intro]

 (guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9----------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2~--1~--------|  
C#|---9~--9~--9~---2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2~--2~---2---|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---~---------/7~--7~-------0~------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff]
 (guitar1) hard distortion!
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9--/11-11--/14-14--13-13--13-/14-13----------------|  
C#|--x-x--/-x--x--/-x--x---x--x---x-/-x--x---(3x)--then---|
G#|--7-7--/-9--9--/12-12--11-11--11-/12-11----------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|

d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9--/11-11--/14-14--13--/16-14---|  
C#|--x-x--/-x--x--/-x--x---x--/-x--x---|
G#|--7-7--/-9--9--/12-12--11--/14-12---|
D#|-------------------------------------|


 (guitar2) hard distortion!
d#|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0~--------------|
A#|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------0~--------------|
F#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-----2-2-2-2-2-2----------1~--------------|  
C#|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---(2x)---2~--------------|
G#|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------2~--------------|
D#|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0~--------------|

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[Verse]

 (guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9----------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2~--1~--2-1---|  
C#|---9~--9~--9~---2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2~--2~-----2~-|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---~---------/7~--7~-------0~------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
Hey dad look at me 
Think back and talk to me 
Did I grow up according to plan?

d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---9~--9-8~--8-9--2~--1~----/9~-9-8~--8-9~--8-9~--8-9~-|  
C#|---9~------9------2~--2~--2-/9~-----9-----9-----9------|
G#|---7~-------------~--------/7~------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
And do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do? 
But it hurts when you disapprove all along 

[Pre-chorus]

 (guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------2-------4-----9-9-9-9-9----------2--------------------------------|  
C#|------4-------7-------9-9-9-9-9--------4------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G#|----4-------7---------7-7-7-7-7------4--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
D#|--2-------5------------------------2----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|

 (guitar2)
d#|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A#|--------0~-------0~---0-0-0-0-0-----------0~---------0~---0-0-0-0-0-------|
F#|------2--------2------1-1-1-1-1---------2----------2------2-2-2-2-2-------|  
C#|----2--------2--------2-2-2-2-2-------2----------2--------2-2-2-2-2-------|
G#|-----------0----------2-2-2-2-2----------------0----------0-0-0-0-0-------|
D#|--2-------------------0-0-0-0-0-----2-------------------------------------|
And now I try hard to make it 
I just want to make you proud 
I'm never gonna be good enough for you 
I can't pretend that I'm alright 
And you can't change me 



[Chorus] - It was actually played by one guitar only (I guess!!)

 (guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9~----------------------------------------------------|  
C#|--9~---9~--9-8~--11~--8-9~--7~--(9-8~)---(2x)-----------|
G#|--7~---9~--------11~--------7~--------------------------|
D#|-------7~---------9~--------5~--------------------------|

 (guitar2)
d#|--0~----------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0~------5-4~-----4-5~---2~---(5-4~)-------------------|
F#|--1~---4~-------6~--------2~----------------------------|  
C#|--2~---4~-------6~--------2~-------------(2x)-----------|
G#|--2~---2~-------4~--------0~----------------------------|
D#|--0~----------------------------------------------------|
Coz we lost it all ,Nothing lasts forever 
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect 
Now it's just too late and We can't go back 
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect


-repeat intro riff-

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[Verse2]

 (guitar1) 
d#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------7h9----------------------7h9-------------------|
F#|---9~--8~-----2~--1~------/9~--8~-----/2~--1~-----------|  
C#|---9~--9~-----2~--2~-222--/9~--9~-----/2~--2~--2/-------|
G#|---7~--7~-----~----------/7~--7~-----/0~---------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
I try not to think 
About the pain I feel inside 
Did you know you used to be my hero? 

d#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------7h9-----------------------7h9~--7h9~-(9h10-9-)-|
F#|---9~--8~-----2~--1~-----/9~-9-8~-----------------------|  
C#|---9~--9~-----2~--2~--2--/9~------9----9----------------|
G#|---7~--7~-----~---------/7~----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
All the days you spend with me 
Now seem so far away 
And it feels like you don't care anymore 


-repeat pre-chorus & chorus-

And now I try hard to make it 
I just want to make you proud 
I'm never gonna be good enough for you 
I can't stand another fight 
And nothing's alright 

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[Bridge]

 (guitar1) hard distortion!		
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------9-9-9-9-xxx-9----------------------9-9-9-9-xxx-9-----|  
C#|--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-xxx-9----7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-xxx-9-----|
G#|--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-xxx-7----7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-xxx-7-----|
D#|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--------------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------|
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said 
Nothing's gonna make this right again 

d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
C#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------|
G#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------|
D#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~---------------|
Please don't turn your back 
I can't believe it's hard 
Just to talk to you but you don't understand 

 (guitar2)
d#|---------------------0-0-0-0------0------|---------------------------------|
A#|--2-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0------0------|------------------------2222222~-|
F#|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4---1-1-1-1--xx--1------|-6-6-6-6-6-/-4-4-4-4-4--2222222~-|  
C#|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--xx--2-(2x)-|-6-6-6-6-6-/-4-4-4-4-4--2222222~-|
G#|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--xx--2------|-4-4-4-4-4-/-2-2-2-2-2--0000000~-|
D#|---------------------0-0-0-0--xx--0------|---------------------------------|


[Break]

 (guitar1)
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|  
C#|---9~--9~--9~---2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---(7777777)------|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---~---------/7~--7~-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---(7777777)------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------(5555555)------|


[Chorus2] 

 (guitar1) Hard distortion!
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|  
C#|--9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---(4x)-----|
G#|--7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11----7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
D#|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|

 (guitar2)
d#|--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|  
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2---(4x)-------------|
G#|--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
D#|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|

Coz we lost it all ,Nothing lasts forever 
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect 
Now it's just too late and We can't go back 
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect


(End on A)
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