Hey guys. This is one of Bowling for Soup's best songs. Here it is.
Intro guitar 1 (clean):
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------5p4-0h2-4--------5p4-0h2-4----------5p4-0h2-4----------5p4-0h2-4--|
G----4---------------4-----------------4------------------4---------------|
D---4-4-------------4-4---------------4-4----------------4-4--------------|
A-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------2-----------------4------------------0------------------|
Guitar 2 clean (If you listen carefully, you can hear a faint...):
e--11-9-11-7---------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------| X4
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
Guitar 1 (distorted):
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--4-4-4-4----------------------------------------| X2
D--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-------------|
A--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-------------|
E-----------2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-------------|
Guitar 2 (distorted):
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G---8-6-8-4--8-6-8-4--8-6-8-4--9-8-4--------------| x2
D---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--------------|
A---6-4-6-2--6-4-6-2--6-4-6-2--7-6-2--------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
(Play this until the chorus. Both guitars are playing this)
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G--4-4-4-4------------------------------------| x4
D--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2---------|
A--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2---------|
E-----------2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---------|
Guitar 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bowling_for_soup/almost_tab_ver_5.html ]
(On the part where he sings, "Where I almost dropped out..." Guitar 2 play this. Play
so that it's at the same time as the chords)
e--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Both guitars):
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------| x2
D--6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------------2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
After the singing part, play the intro
For the second verse, it's the same as the first verse except the notes of the second
Instead of playing just 7 on e', play 7 one' with open B.
Chorus
Bridge:
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------66666666----------------------------| x2
D--44444444-66666666-66666666-44444444-66666666-2222222--|
A--44444444-66666666-44444444-44444444-66666666-2222222--|
E--22222222-44444444----------22222222-44444444-0000000--|
The soft part of the bridge is just play the intro for guitar 1. Oh and before the soft
guitar 2 plays this simple thing. Here it is.
e---7--9--11--12--12--11--9--11-7----|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
The chorus and the song ends. But there's something played at the very end of the song.
goes like this.
e------------------------------------------------|
B--5p4-0h2-4-0-----5p4 0h24-0-----5p4-0h2-4-0----|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
Song stucture:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Soft part
Chorus a few times
Outro
Enjoy
Dulguun
Peace out
