Band: Sum 41
Song: Motivation
Album: All Killer No Filler
Submitter: lit_kid ([email protected])

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE high to low

Hey, this is an awesome sum 41 song that they played at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(not the way on the cd but a different way). Have fun with it and please rate it if u can, I 
spent a lot of time on it. it's 99% correct as far as i know. there are 2 guitars and 
I tabbed both out(although guitar 2 is rarely used), have fun. 



Intro:
Guitar 1 (After drum solo thing)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2----2------2--4-4-4--2---------|
D|-----2-2----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---7//-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--2---------|
A|-----2-2----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---7//-2-2-0--2-0--2-2-0--2-2-2--0---------|
E|-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---5//-0-0----0----0-0---------------------|
                               (slide^) |___________________________|  
Guitar 2- Rest                                        |
                                                     x2
Verse:
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------2-2-2---4-4-4-------|   
D|--2-2-2---4-4-4---2-2-2---4-4-4-------|
A|--2-2-2---4-4-4---0-0-0---2-2-2-------|
E|--0-0-0---2-2-2-----------------------| x4
pm: . .     . .     . .     . . 
   then
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4------|
A|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4------|
E|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5----2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2------|
    Motivation, such an aggravation...
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7--|
A|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7--|
E|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5----2---2---2-2-2---5---5---5-5-5--5--|
   Inspiration's getting hard to fake it                           Situation...

Guitar 2-Rest

Intro again:
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------2-------2-----2--4-4-4---2-2-2-----|
D|---2--2--2-2--2--2--2--4-4-4---2-2-2-----|
A|---2--0--2-2--0--2--0--2-2-2---0-0-0-----|
E|---0-----0-0-----0-----------------------| x2

Guitar 2-Rest (again)

Verse:
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------2-2-2---4-4-4-------|   
D|--2-2-2---4-4-4---2-2-2---4-4-4-------|
A|--2-2-2---4-4-4---0-0-0---2-2-2-------|
E|--0-0-0---2-2-2-----------------------| x4
pm: . .     . .     . .     . . 
        then
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4------|
A|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4------|
E|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5----2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2------|
    Motivation, such an aggravation...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7---|
A|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7---|
E|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5----2---2---2-2-2---5---5---5-5-5--5---|
   Inspiration's getting hard to fake it                           Situation...

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7---|
A|-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7----4---4---4-4-4---7---7---7-7-7--7---|
E|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5----2---2---2-2-2---5---5---5-5-5--5---|
   Inspiration's getting hard to fake it (do this second time guitar 1 plays it)

Chorus:
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2-2-------------2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-2--4-----2-2--2-2-2--4-----2-2--2-2-2--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|
A|--2-2--0-0-0--4-----2-2--0-0-0--4-----2-2--0-0-0--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|
E|--0-0---------2-----0-0---------2-----0-0---------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5-|
   Nothing to do...                                      No matter what you say, nothing's gonna change my mind

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2-2-------------2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-2--4-----2-2--2-2-2--4-----2-2--2-2-2--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|
A|--2-2--0-0-0--4-----2-2--0-0-0--4-----2-2--0-0-0--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|
E|--0-0---------2-----0-0---------2-----0-0---------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5-|
    Nothing to do...                                     No matter what you say, nothing's gonna change my mind

Solo thing
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--2-2----------------------|
A|--2-2---5-4-2-0-----0-2-2--|
E|--0-0-----------4-0--------| x4

Guitar 2
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--2-2---------------------|
A|--2-2---5-4-2-0-----0-2-2-|
E|--0-0-----------4-0-------| x3 (play after guitar 1 plays it once)

Thing after solo thing
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----8--9----8-9------8-9----8-9--8-9--8-9--8--9----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
       Can't pretend... (played with overdrive + phaser effects)

Guitar 2 
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------------2-------2------2--------------------2-4-|
D|---4-------------2-------2------2----4----4---4---4--2-4-|
A|---2-------------0-------0------0----4----4---4---4--0-2-|
E|-------------------------------------2----2---2---2------|
    (play each chord every time you hear Stevo's cymbal crash)

Right after thing after solo thing (Chord Solo)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------4-4---------2-2--|
D|---2-2---4-4---4-4---2-2--|
A|---2-2---2-2---4-4---0-0--|
E|---0-0---------2-2--------| x8 (mute strings after playing each chord twice)

Guitar 2
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--9-8-9-9--9-8-9-8-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------| x6 (start playing after playing the chord solo 2 times,
   ^ palm mute this ^             and after playing this 4 times, don't palm mute it)


Bass Part/Solo 
(I tabbed it out on guitar because its fun to play, if it's wrong-I'm not a bass player)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----12--11-----7---12--11--9--7--|
E|--0----------------0--------------------|

then
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4-(4)-------2-(2)--------------------------------|
D|--2-(2)-4-(4)-4-(4)-2-(2)---2-(2)--4-(4)--7-(7)--9-(9)---|
A|--2-(2)-2-(2)-4-(4)-0-(0)---2-(2)--4-(4)--7-(7)--9-(9)---|
E|--0-(0)-------2-(2)---------0-(0)--2-(2)--5-(5)--7-(7)---| x2
   ^don't palm mute this^

Guitar 2-Rest

Outro
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------2-------2-----2--4-4-4---2-2-2-----|
D|---2--2--2-2--2--2--2--4-4-4---2-2-2-----|
A|---2--0--2-2--0--2--0--2-2-2---0-0-0-----|
E|---0-----0-0-----0-----------------------| x2

End on (either guitar)
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|

That's it (except for the lyrics)!!! Sum 41 has fun with this song and it's one of the best 
off the album, instrumental yet easy to play. 
Remember: 
D|-7-|                  G|-2-|
A|-7-|  is the same as  D|-2-|  and
E|-5-|                  A|-0-|

D|-9-|                  G|-4-|
A|-9-|  is the same as  D|-4-|
E|-7-|                  A|-2-|

Just something to remember when you play the song. PLEASE RATE THIS! 
The only thing left is the lyrics, and here they are:

Lyrics: 

What's the difference of never knowing at all?
When every step I take is always too small.
Maybe it's just something I can't admit-but lately,
I feel like I don't give a sh*t. 

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to break it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

What's the point of never making mistakes?
Self-indulgence is such a hard habit to break.
It's all just a waste of time in the end.
I don't care so why should I even pretend?

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it.

Nothing's new, everything's the same.
It keeps on dragging me down, it's getting kind of lame.
I'm falling further behind, there's nothing to explain.
No matter what you say nothing 's gonna change my mind.

Can't pretend on doubt until the end.
It seems like leaving friends has become
This years trend and though I can't pretend.
It's not the same but who's to blame,
For all those stupid things I never said. 

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

Never what you want it to be.
Never what you want it to be. 

Thanks. 
Questions or comments: [email protected]