About This Blog

I started this blog because the tabs on the Lucero message board kept getting lost when they switched sites. A blog isn't a perfect forum for guitar tabs and chords, but it now has posts for all but a handful of their songs. And, to the best of my knowledge, this is the only source for Lucero tabs that has been endorsed by an actual Lucero guitarist. Accept no substitutes.

Holy shit! That's how that goes... www.lucerotabs.blogspot.com
-Brian Venable

Thank you to the folks who have sent me submissions, suggestions, and corrections. Thanks also to anyone who posted a tab on the luceromusic.com boards. You can find me there posting as Boston Twang. You can also email me at lucerotabs@gmail. Submissions and/or corrections are greatly appreciated.

General Thoughts on Lucero Chords

Ben seems to favor chord variations that fret the B string at the third fret. If a C, Em, G, or A doesn't seem quite right, try:
Cadd9 (x32030), Em7 (022030), G (320033), Asus (x02230)

Also, I think he leaves the E string open on a lot of his D chords (xx0230).

Sunday, September 27, 2009

What Are You Willing to Lose?

There's not much to the guitar for this song. As on most of this record, Ben's playing power chords. The E chords are (0799xx). Brian is mostly mirroring the same chords. He has one lead when it gets to the "What are you willing to lose" parts, and even that is buried in the mix. It goes like this:

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-12b^-bvp11-9----9-11-12b^--
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C#_______________________________B_________E
So what if all my heroes are the losing kind?
C#___________________________B_________E
Ended up with nothing but we put up a fight
C#_____________________________B
Most of it was choices that we never asked to choose
A_____________________________________________________E
The rest of it was luck and now we've run outa that too
B________________________A
What are you willing to lose?
A___________________________E
What are you willing to lose?

C#___________________________B_________________E
I spent every dollar just to try to earn a dime
C#___________________________B__________________E
I'd make you hate me just to try to make you mine
C#______________________________B
It doesn't really matter if I'm telling you the truth
A_________________________________________________________E
What you see is all that's left the rest is up to you
B________________________A__________E
What are you willing to lose?
B____________________________A
What are you willing to lose?


E________________B
We're so, so far gone
C#
In these losing fights, I'm just the losing kind
______A
Can't say its right or wrong
E_______________B
And so, we keep on
C#
No one else to blame, I'm going down in flames
____A
Saw it coming all along

E


C#_______________________________B__________E
So what if all my heroes are the losing kind?
C#__________________________________B_________________E
Not a chance in hell but still they lay it on the line
C#_____________________________B
Would you give it all away for what you want to do
A_______________________________________________________________E
Would you keep on going if you couldn't make it through now?
B________________________A__________E
What are you willing to lose?
B____________________________A
What are you willing to lose?


E________________B
We're so, so far gone
C#
In these losing fights, I'm just the losing kind
______A
Can't say its right or wrong
E_______________B
And so, we keep on
C#
No one else to blame, I'm going down in flames
____A
Saw it coming all along



C#_______B___________________________A____________E
Don't be so shy girl, I've seen your tendencies before.
C#___________B_________________A_______________F#
Woke up next morning with them scattered on my floor
E_________________________________B
Come on little darling, can't you cut us all some slack
C#________________________________________________________A
Cause the winners they all took off, babe, and they ain't never coming back
A
Now they're never coming back


E________________B
We're so, so far gone
C#
In these losing fights, I'm just the losing kind
______A
Can't say its right or wrong
E_______________B
And so, we keep on
C#
No one else to blame, I'm going down in flames
____A
Saw it coming all along


E________________B
We're so, so far gone
C#_______________A
We're so, so far gone
E_______________B
And so, we keep on
C#
No one else to blame, I'm going down in flames
A
Saw it coming all along
A
Saw it coming all along
A
Saw it coming all along

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