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"PERFECT" Simple Plan As heard on No Pads, No Helmets ... Just Balls (ATLANTIC)
Words and Music by Charles-Andre Comeau, Jean-Francois Stin co, Pierre Bouvier, Sebastien LeFebvre, Arnold Lanni • Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
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All guita rs are tuned down one half step (low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)). Bass tun ing (low to h igh): Eb Ab Db Gb. All notes and chords sound one half step lowe r than written (key of Eb).
ESXII ASV ES Esus2 AS A6 Asus2v F#m7(4)
&1f2fr . 5fr 0 )()()(
II 0 )( )( )(
lffi • X O )()( )( • . 5fr 00
II 13 4 13 4 11 14 1 1 4 134 T3 41
Bsus4 B B/C# C#m7 A Asus2'x 85 E5/B ii 7fr ii 7fr . 8fr . 9fr ii 9fr 119fr x xx m . ?fr I 34 32 2 31
~ I n tro (0:00)
M od erat e Rock q = 78 Esxn
Gtr . I (s lightl y dirty elec. w/ec ho e ffect) w/pi ck and fi ngers throughout
ill] (0:12)
ES Esus2 Gtr. 2 (elec . w/light di st .)
•
ES
2 34 3 1 11 144 I I 4
Esus2 ES AS A6 AS 1/2
Asus2
• 12
C#5
. 4 fr
144
A6
E511
0 )(
II 11 3 4
A5(#4)
• I 13
AS 1/2
Es1x . 9fr 34
A511
XO x
II 1 14
112
1i_ ..... _1_4_-_1: - 1:_-..._1_3_ ~ i - -#- -hlMf-l -tt -#-thM --1 9 -12 -12 - 12 -...11 - 11 - 1--1- -+ -1--1- ---1
f • repeat pr evious chord
Gtrs. 3 and 4 (elec. w/dist.) Rhy. Fig. I
f Bass
Bass Fig. I
ES Esus2 ES Gtrs. 3 and 4 repea t Rhy. Fig. I (see meas. 5)
7 Gtr . 2
Esus2 ES AS 1/2
11-14 -14 - 14 -...13 - 13 - - -~ - ....... l'-+-'-+- -+-9-9 - 11 x-- - x- x- -- x x- x- x 9..-12 -1 2 - 12-...11 -11 7 - 7- ·-9
Bass rep eats Bass Fig. I (see meas. 5)
A6 AS A6
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end Rhy. Fig. I
end Bc,ss Fig.
AS
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9
(g lst Verse
1. Hey Esx•1
Gir. I
-14• - 14 • -12·
I Gtrs. 3 and 4
(0:.25)
dad look at me
--13 =(13' 14 141 14} 14
Ii" I I
Think back and talk to me Did I Asus2 v AS v
I --9. ~~!' 7. 7 7} 7 5.
I Ii" I I
Rhy. Fill l_ ____ _____ __ _ _ _________ ____________________ _ __ ___ ,
-----------~ · 2
2 \J ~ Bass Bass Fill I _ _______________________________ __ ________ _ _ ___ _ _ ,
- - - - - - - - -~ ~
And do you think I'm wasting my time
I I I
grow Esxn
I 1_!t:
r
"PERFECT"
up according to plan
--13 -( 13) -- 16 - 18-
p I 1G
I I -I I
doing things I wanna do butit
12 ASV
G1r. I
E5)()1
7 . 7. 5.
I
hurts when you disapprove all along Esxn
15 Grr. 5 (elec. w/dirty lone)
Grr . I
--·- -14 --13--( 13) 13 --1 4
14 - 0
I
~ [Q] Pre-chorus
I I F#m7(4)
17 G1r. 5
- 10 ·
-+ -~
* Grrs. 3 and 4 let ri11g
2 ---- 4 - -
I ......-4 ----µ -
T h.
I
(0:49, 2:12)
try try
-
o comf)osire ,1rrang<' IIU'lll
Bass -
~
I I
-12-
~
hard hard
12
Rf
I I
to make to make
---
I
it it
---
2 -- 2 -4 -- 0 I I I I
I
• ..
-i
I I Asus2
12~
0 2
2--2 o,---o ~I
And now
9 9
- ---- - 9• 9)::::::::= 9 • 9 9 •
I I" I --==-== (vol. swells)
--13 -- 14===(14~ 13 -- 14 -14-- 14 14 14--14--14-
I
Just just
I I
want want
~,--.........
&::::::t8r
~ I
I I
to make to make
..
you you
I
2-0~ 2-0 u ---- --
5 (5)° 0 - 5 - 0 - 5- -(5) - 0-5-7_J I I -l l:::::L..J I I I I
3
"PERFECT"
19 ES Gtr. 5
proud proud
I'm I'm
never never ES II
gonna gonna
be be
good good
enough enough
for for
---9 · 12 10 - - 9 ---1 2 12 -10-9-- 10-·-----., • 9--(9) .. I
I I I I I I I J I - L.__J
GtrS. 3 and 4 > > > ~- -' I 5 . . . I I I I I 4 I I I I I I I I I . .
-2 I I I I 2 I I I I I I I I I 2 I I -~ I I I I O
i L__J I L---1 I L,.....J L,.....J I L__J -----Bass
-- --7~7)' L..-o' 5-7~-0-0-{0)-0-7- ' -5-7 5-7 -- 5.-_......J
I- d L.....J
you can•t pretend that I'm alright you I can't stand another
21 F#m7(4) ______ _ -· -....... 10:· (10)
I ., I I
r
a -2 ...._4
I ,-4 -p
Th.
fight Asus2
., 9 I
I
12 v I
.. 12- 12; I
r
~--, 8=:t&)
~ I
--'--2---2~-2-2-4-0--1-.s - s - s - s-(Vs
I L-=:I I I I 1. I I I I I
lli] Chorus (1:11, 2:34)
lost ft · all I'm sorry
And you can't And nothing's
AS
change alright
--
me 'cause we've 'cause we've
9- 8- - 9 -- 9 - (9)-- 9- - 8--9-I I I I
I I I I I I I I
ooinliID f I ~ -'eff ~ II
.. .. 6,...7.,,.+12 -- 12 (12) - 12 - -12 --12 ·12 ·12 ·14 ,41 bd I 12 12 12 1, 12 I I I I I- -j
can't be Now it's ES
Nothin' lasts forever Bsus4 B 8/C# C#m7
perfect A Asus21x
Gtrs. 3 and 4 play Rhy. Fill 1 (see meas. 9) 24 Gtr. l
~ 7'
I Gtr. 5 play simile 2nd rime
9 - • 9 • 7'
I I -=::: Bass plays Bass Fill 1 (see meas. 9)
Bass Fill 1 (2:46)
--9:t9)=8 9 9 9 II II I
r r I
--9:t9)=8 9 9 9
r r I
I --I 8:t8)=9; I
I 9 9 9
·vr r r I 2 I 4
3 3
---
8:t8)=9; 9 9 9
9 -(9)'
I I"' r I 2 I -C::::: 4 -C:::::
3 3
(E) (B) (C#m)
9. 11' 0.
I I 3
9. 11' 0.
I
--9:t9)::::=8-9 9 9-
r I I 3 I 2 2
--9i;9)==8-9-
11 11 9 - 9 -11 I
r I I 3
I I
L.J I 3 2 2
~--------,--r===-~-0=~1,~~---------~-,~~r=·===~1~~4·_-_-_--_-~-~~~~,=~~~~~
4
just too E51X
late
28 Gtrs. I and 5 (composite arrangement)
--9=t9 9 9
9 9
and we can't go back
Bsus4
--
I'm B
949):::8 9 9 9
sorry BIC#
"PERFECT" (2nd time) To Coda ,$
(skip ahead to meas. 44)
can't be perfect C#m7 A
--8=t8):::9: 9 9 9 '1'1
II II II
o' .__vf LJ 7. 7 '-9 . --~ v I r r I ~ r I
< I Bass plays Bass Fill I second time (see previous page)
[fil (1:35)
E5 Esus2 E5 Esus2 E5 A5 Gtrs. 3 and 4 play Rhy. Fig. I twice (see meas. 51
32 Gtr. 2
9 - 9-11 9-9-1 1 - 11 - 11r14 - 14 - 14-...13 - 13 - - - - +--+-<,-.+,f--1-+--+X-X- -- X- X-- -X-X---X-+---+--"'--'-,._'---+-7-7--9-9-9-12-12-12'-<11 - 11 --li----,1--1---+---+-
x- x- x 7 - 7-- 9
34
Bass plays Bass Fig. l twice (see meas. 5)
E5 Esus2 E5 Esus2 E5 1/2
9 -9 - 11-11- 11 ...... 14-14 - 14-...13 - 13 - - - - --#-'o+,j--+x-x---x-x---x-x --- X-+-- ..... --'~'-+-"---lf-7 - 7-9 - 9 -9-1 2 -1 2 -12-...11 - 11 --11----1--1--1--- +-
@] 2nd Ver se (1:48)
I try not to think E5Xll
36 Gtrs. 3 and 4 play Rhy. Fill J ( see meas. 9)
Gtr. I
Bass plays Bass Fill l ( see meas. 9)
about the pain I feel inside A5v
A5
9- 9-11 x- x- x 7 - 7-9
I
A6 A5 A6 A5
1/2
11 ...... 14 -14-14 ..... 13 -13 x- --x-x---x 9-12 -12 - 12-...11 - 11
A6 A5 A6 A5
·~ -11 ...... 14 -14 -14 -...13 -13 x-- x-x---x 9-12 - 12 - 12-...11 -11
Did you know
E you used to be
1/2
my
hero Asus2v
All the days E51X
you spent with me now it seems so far away A5v
and it
39
9 --f 9):::: 11 -13 ---11--- --- 9 ~ 9 9 -- 9 -- 9
+--+----l-,l- -l----+---1--- 1- -...L.-0 ----+----1---+---+---1----'- .~----1-..- -1-- - -1- --__J
feels like you don't care anymore E51x
42
9-8-fB'r---11 - 13 1-----9-9~9)--9-9-9
I D.S.~ al Coda ,$
(go /Jack to @)) And now
,$-Coda (2:55)
44
perfect
B Gtr. I
Bsus4
7 ---1--1---1--,l--l-- 4---"
I
Gtrs. 3 and 4 P.M- • ••••••• 1
Bass
L--------- ·----- --2-2-2-2 -- 2 - 2 -- 2 - 2
5
"PERFECT"
IQ] Bridge (2:58)
(1.) Nothing's gonna (2.) nothing's gonna
AS 45 Gtrs. 3 and 4
~2
:-:==~ . .
I
Bass
.
change the make this 85
4 . 4 2
I
.
things right ES
-2 -2-0-I
.f2
.. 2 0 I
......
that you said And again
E5/B P.M .••••••••• , >
. . . . . . 9 9 . 7 7 I I I 7
I
•II II
Please don't turn your back I C#5
~ . . . .
4 I
. . can't 85
--4-4-2-
I
--!h-0-0-0-0-2 -- 2- 2 - 4 7 4 -- 4 -- 4 - 4 - 4 -4--6--- 2 --, •II · o-1..(0) - 0-o-o-o - o - o - o
I I I I L..J 1:::::LJ I I I I
believe it's hard just to 48
21-- 2--2--2--2--2----1---o
[ill (3:23)
ESXII 51 Gtr. I
-- --
to A511
you but A5(#4) A511
--
you don't
A5(#4) A511
I I
~ 14 :--1,i:( 13:t:=14 -t7-: --\..(f ,L-· i14:--13 -(13) ~16 -18 -t-1: 14.--1 14 14- 7-. --7 7 7,....-... 14. I I I s14 I I 7 , y ~ I I ·j ~ I I I ~ I • LJ i Gtrs. 3 and 4 . -'15\
I
~ 2 ' - - 2 2' 2 I 0 ., l
I
Bass
. I I I I
understand A5(#4)
--
AS11
'Cause we've
6-(6) 7 1 1 I
~ I I
. . . . . . . . . . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
~ - - o - 0 - 0 - 0 - o - o- o 7-7-7-6-7-9 - 7 - 6-ff
II] Outro Chor us (3:35)
lost it all ES ES11
Gtrs. 3 and 4 SS Rhy. Fig. 2 >
5 .... --,
I I I , 1 , I I 4 \I J -2 I 2 I I I I -2 i I I I I -u i ~ ~ I
Bass
7. --- o--o I o-coJ --- o
L--....J :::l I I
I
I I
and nothing lasts forever BS
I I 4 I
I 4 I 2
L-.J:::::j
/ . . . I
I I
II
I'm sorry
-, . , I I . . . . I I
I I I I I
L-- I L__J I L-- __J I I I I
7 2 -- 2-- 2 -- 2 - 2-( 2)--- 2 --- 2 --- 2
I 0 L....J I L.......J ~ I bd_J I
6
can't be 57 C#5
just too late ES E511
Gm . 3 and 4 play Rhy. Fig. 2 twice (see meas. 55) Bass
59 Bass Fig. 2
6-o 7.
I 0 - (0)-0 L___J :::t I I
can't be 61 C#5
h==4--4-4--4-=t=i4-4 LJ I bd I
(4:00)
lost it all (Perfect)
63 ES ESXII Gtr. 2
7
I
6
I
1--,-,---13 ..... 14 - 13 ...... 14 - 14 - 14-.......13- -1---.~t--'f--X---x-- - X- X-- -'I' - -+---1----11 ..... 12 - 11 ...... 12 - 12 - 12-11 -t---+ --
65
mf Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 simile (see meas. 59)
(Perfect) C#S
can't
11-14 - 14 - 14 -.....13- 13
be
perfect AS
"PERFECT"
Now It's end Rhy. Fig . 2
and we can't go back I'm sorry 85
I 2--2- - 2· J~t>--@-=ir--§d 0 t__J I I
perfect ·cause we've AS end Bass Fig. 2
7 - 7 -6-7- 7-6 - 7~~ 4-0 bd 5--5--5--5 I I I I I I I I
and nothing lasts forever I'm sorry
BS
112
perfect
AS 112
11 .-L14 - 14 -14-.......13 -13--~ x---x-x-- - X-+-- -9.,.....12- 12-12-.......11-11 -t---
112
Now It's
112
x---x- x---X-+----+-+-.....,.~--+-+---"l'-'- -+-...._---1~-~----f--'" -+ ...... +---1~-~---'!f--'"-+ ...... ----1 9.,.....12-12-12-.....11 - 11 -1----+--+--+--+-t---+-+---+--+---+- -+--+--+--+---+--+----t
Just too late and we can't go back (Perfect) Es Esx11 85
67 Gtr. 2
Gtrs. 3 and 4 >
I'm sorry (Perfect) C#S
can't be perfect
112 AS