Portal - Still Alive Chords & Tabs

by Misc Computer Games

[Content]
Hey everyone, this will be the first tab I've made. Note that this version of the song
tabbing is the rhythm and goes along with the voice of GLaDOS, and is not the chords that
Coulton plays. This took me a couple hours to make so I hope it was worth the time :)
I separated the acoustic guitar (in the beginning) and GLaDOS' singing by putting the
notes in the section below here, then the whole song after it.
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Song: Still Alive
Artist: Portal/GLaDOS
Composer: Jonathan Coulton
Tabbed By: Chargerfan96
This is the pattern to the acoustic guitar after GLaDOS says, “This was a triumph,” and
the song:
(This was a triumph…)               (It’s hard to overstate…)
e|--------2-----------2-----}------|----------0-----}------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3--}-x4---|-------2-----2--}-x4---------|
G|--2-----------4-----------} -----|----2-----------}------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
And here’s the part after the chorus: (This is actually played throughout the rest of
song)
e|-----2~-----3--2--0---|
B                        
G|--2------2------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
NOTE: At the second and third chorus (marked **), an electric guitar comes in. During
chorus I’ve written an extra stanza below each phrase. This shows the notes of the chords
the electric guitar. Also, I’ve also put each word where the chord is played in CAPS, to
it easier to follow along. (x means palm-mute)

[Intro/Verse 1]
This was a tri-umph        I’m mak-ing a note here:  huge suc-cess
e|--3----2--0--0---2---------------3---2--0--0----2-----------0-------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
G|-----------------------------2----------------------------------2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s hard to ov-er state my sat-is-fac-tion
e|-------0---2--3--0------------0----------2--------------------------------|
B|----------------------2---3-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2------------------------------2---2------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ap-er-ture Sci-ence          We do what we must   be-cause   we can
e|-3--2---0----0---2------------3---2---0---0-----2----------0--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----------------------------------2----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For the good of all of us    Ex-cept the ones who are dead
e|--0---2---3---0---------0--------------0---1----0-------------------------|
B|------------------2--3------------3-----------------3---1-----------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
But there’s no sense cry-ing ov-er ev-ry mis-take
e|------------------1----0--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1-------------3--3--1--3--1---1---1--------------------------|
G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You just keep on try-ing till you run out of cake
e|---------------1---3---1---0------------0--1---1--------------------------|
B|-----------1--------------------3---3-------------------------------------|
G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And the sci-ence gets done   And you make a neat gun
e|--3---5---6---6----5----3------1---3---5---5--3----1----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For the peo-ple who are still a-live
e|--------------1---1---0----0---2--2---------------------------------------|
B|--3---1---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
I’m not ev-en an-gry            I’m be-ing so sin-cere right now
e|------3--2--0--0---2--------------3--2---0--0---2---------0---------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
G|--2------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ev-en though you broke my heart and killed me
e|-0--2----3-----0-------------0--------------2-----------------------------|
B|--------------------2---3-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2----2----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And tore me to pie-ces     And threw ev-ry piece   in-to   a fire
e|------3---2--0---0---2------------3---2--0----0-----2-------0-------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
G|--2--------------------------2---------------------------------2----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
As they burned it hurt be-cause       I was so hap-py for you
e|-0---2-----3----0------------0---------------0---1--0---------------------|
B|--------------------2---3-----------------3-------------3---1-------------|
G|---------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
**Now these POINTS of DA-ta make a BEAU-ti-ful LINE
e|------------------1--0----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1----------3---3---1--3---1---1---1--------------------------|
G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|---------------------5-x-x---------3-x-x----------------------------------|
D|-------------3-x-x---5-x-x---------3-x-x-------3-x-x----------------------|
A|-------------3-x-x---3-x-x---------1-x-x-------3-x-x----------------------|
E|-------------1-x-x-----------------------------1-x-x----------------------|
And we’re OUT of BE-ta we’re re-LEAS-ing on TIME
e|---------------1--3--1----0------------0--1---1---------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------3--3----------------------------------------|
G|--2----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|------------------5-x-x-----------3-x-x-----------------------------------|
D|-----------3-x-x--5-x-x-----------3-x-x-------3-x-x-----------------------|
A|-----------3-x-x--3-x-x-----------1-x-x-------3-x-x-----------------------|
E|-----------1-x-x------------------------------1-x-x-----------------------|
So I’m GLAD I got BURNED     Think of ALL the things we LEARNED
e|-3---5---6---6--5----3----------1---3---5---5----3----1-----1-------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|----------3~---------5~-------------------------------------7~------------|
D|----------3~---------5~-----------------3~------------------7~------------|
A|----------1~---------3~-----------------3~------------------5~------------|
E|----------------------------------------1~--------------------------------|
For the PEO-ple who ARE still a-LIVE
e|--------------1---1---0----0---2--2---------------------------------------|
B|--3---1---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------2------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3---2--------------------|
G|----------3~----------2~----------7~-------------2---2---4----------------|
D|----------3~----------2~----------7~-----------------2---4---5~~----------|
A|----------1~----------0~----------5~---------------------2---5~~----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3~~----------|

[Verse 3]
Go ‘head and leave me    I think I’d pre-fer   to stay   in-side
e|-3----2----0----0---2---------3----2---0---0----2---------0---------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
G|--------------------------2-----------------------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
May-be you’ll find some-one else to help you
e|--0--2----3-----0-------------0------------2------------------------------|
B|---------------------2----3-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2---2-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
May-be Black Me-sa    That was a joke   ha-ha    fat chance.
e|--3--2----0---0--2------3----2--0--0-----2---------0----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------2-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-ny-way this cake is great     It’s so de-li-cious and moist
e|-0-2---3---0-------------0---------------0--1----0------------------------|
B|----------------2---3-----------------3---------------3----1--------------|
G|----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
**Look at ME still TALK-ing when there’s SCI-ence to DO
e|--------------1----0------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------3---3------1-----3---1---1--1---------------------|
G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|-------------------5-x-x-----------------3-x-x----------------------------|
D|---------3-x-x-----5-x-x-----------------3-x-x------3-x-x-----------------|
A|---------3-x-x-----3-x-x-----------------1-x-x------3-x-x-----------------|
E|---------1-x-x--------------------------------------1-x-x-----------------|
When I LOOK out THERE it makes me GLAD I’m not YOU
e|--------------1----3---1----0------------0---1---1------------------------|
B|---------1----------------------3---3-------------------------------------|
G|--2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|-------------------5-x-x------------3-x-x---------------------------------|
D|---------3-x-x-----5-x-x------------3-x-x--------3-x-x--------------------|
A|---------3-x-x-----3-x-x------------1-x-x--------3-x-x--------------------|
E|---------1-x-x-----------------------------------1-x-x--------------------|
I’ve ex-PER-i-ments to RUN     There is RE-search to be DONE
e|--3---5---6--6---5---3---3--------1---3--5----5----3--1---1---------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|----------3~-------------5~-------------------------------7~--------------|
D|----------3~-------------5~--------------3~---------------7~--------------|
A|----------1~-------------3~--------------3~---------------5~--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1~-------------------------------|
On the PEO-ple who ARE still a-LIVE
e|-------------1---1---0----0---2--2----------------------------------------|
B|-3---1---3----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                            
G|---------3~----------2~----------7~---------------------------------------|
D|---------3~----------2~----------7~---------------------------------------|
A|---------1~----------0~----------5~---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
And be-lieve me I  am still a-live
e|--5--5----7---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7--3----5---7--7-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|-----------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3---2----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2---2---4------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3~~------------------------------------|
I’m do-ing sci-ence and I’m still a-live
e|--5--5---5---7---5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7---3----5---7--7-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|-----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---2----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2---2---4------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3~~------------------------------|
I feel fan-tas-tic and I’m still a-live
e|-5--5----5---7---5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7---3----5---7--7------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---2-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2---2---4-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2---4---5~~-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------2---5~~-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3~~-------------------------------|
While you’re dy-ing I’ll be still a-live
e|---5-----5----7---5-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7---3----5---7--7-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|-----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---2----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2---2---4------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---4---5~~------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2---5~~------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3~~------------------------------|
And when you’re dead I will be still a-live
e|--5---5-----5-----7---5---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7---3----5---7--7--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR 2:
e|--------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3---2-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2---2---4---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2---4---5~~---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2---5~~---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~~---------------------------|
Still a-live                      STILL A-LIVE
e|---3---5--5--------------------------3---2--2-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| x  Dead note
| ~  Vibrato
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