Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Well, its been a long time since probably has done a tab justice.
I spent long hours on this song, and I'm 10000 % sure this is the way that
Rzeznik plays it, if not even better.
Tabber: Jake Chen (YES ME!)
Tuning: DADGDD
E- Down to D
B- Up to D (if it snaps, replace the string with a high E string)
G- keep the same
D- keep the same
A- keep the same
E- Down to D
The song is also played in D#A#D#G#D#D# standard, so just tune it
to the DADGDD and put a capo on 1 st fret.
Intro
D|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---------0----------0---------0----0-|
G|-------0---------0----------0-------0----0-|
D|---5---------7-----0----5------------------|
A|-7---------5----------3--------------------|
D|----------------------------------5----4---| (x2)
Verse - Figure out the strumming pattern.... its one heavy stroke to get
the chord started then constant strumming until the next chord,
but repeat about twice more for the C chord.
E D C
D|-0---0---0--|
D|-0---0---0--|
G|-0---0---0--|
D|-0---7---5--|
A|-2---5---3--|
D|-2---0---0--|
Riff 1 - Played after he sings last line of verse,
then played again after he says "I wanna wake up where you are"
D|-------------------0-|
D|----------0--------0-|
G|------------0------0-|
D|--------4-----0----5-|
A|-0--3/5---------0--3-|
D|-------------------0-|
Chorus - "So why don't you slide" part, The C and G part is played constantly
C G (Figure out the strumming pattern here)
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
G|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-5--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
A|-3--5---12--14--12--10--9--7--5--|
D|-0--5---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--| (x2)
Verse 2 - Play the whole thing again except don't play Riff 1 before he sings
"I wanna wake up where you are" just end on the C chord. Then play
Riff 1 after he sings "I won't say anything at all"
Chorus 2 - Play only once.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/goo_goo_dolls/slide_tab_ver_3.html ]
Bridge
(I'll do anything you'd ever dream to be complete...) - Same strum pattern
as chorus
D|-0--0-|
D|-0--0-|
G|-0--0-|
D|-5--0-|
A|-3--5-|
D|-0--5-|
(Little pieces of the nothing that falll......)
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
G|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-5--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
A|-3--5---12--14--12--10--9--7--5--|
D|-0--5---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
(Oh may put your arms around me...) - Figure out strum pattern here
D|-0---0--|
D|-0---0--|
G|-0---0--|
D|-0---7--|
A|-2---5--|
D|-2---0--|
(What you feel is what you are...) - Figure out strum pattern here
D|-0--0--|
D|-0--0--|
G|-0--0--|
D|-5--0--|
A|-3--5--|
D|-0--5--|
(What you are is beautiful..) - Figure out strum pattern here
D|-0--0--|
D|-0--0--|
G|-0--0--|
D|-5--0--|
A|-3--2--|
D|-0--2--|
(Oh may, if you wanna get married or run away!!!!!!) - Figure out
strum pattern here
D|-0--0--0--|
D|-0--0--0--|
G|-0--0--0--|
D|-0--7--5--|
A|-2--5--3--|
D|-2--0--0--|
Break - Strum pattern same as chorus
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
G|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
D|-5--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
A|-3--5---12--14--12--10--9--7--5--|
D|-0--5---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--|
Repeat Bridge
Then end on Riff 1
(YEAHHHHHHHHHHH...... I'll do anything..... slide into the sheets...)
- Same chords from chorus (C and G) then finish off with the chorus ending.
Ending
D|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---------0----------0---------0----0-|
G|-------0---------0----------0-------0----0-|
D|---5---------7-----0----5------------------|
A|-7---------5----------3--------------------|
D|----------------------------------5----4---|
D|----------------------------------0-|
D|-----0---------0----------0-------0-|
G|-------0---------0----------0-----0-|
D|---5---------7-----0----5---------0-|
A|-7---------5----------3-----------5-|
D|----------------------------------5-|
