Goon Squad - Deftones
This song is originally played on an 8-string guitar.
This tab is written to be played on a 6-string.
Tuning: DADGBe
It sounds a little odd by itself. Try playing it with the
song, or with a singer.
The song is made up of the simple riffs below, the order
of the song is below.
br = bend, return
() = fill, variation
Thanks to desertcoldmoon for the intro riffs. They didn't
need a lot of translating so I just copied them.
Intro Riff 1 Intro Riff 2
e|------------------------| e|--------------------|
B|---7-7------------------| B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6(br)----------| G|--------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-| D|-4-4-4-4-4(br)4-4-4-|
A|-5-----5-5----5-5-5-5-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-|
D|------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-|
Verse Riff 1 Chorus
e|-------------------------| e|-5-5-5-5---------|
B|-------------------------| B|-6-6-6-6---------|
G|-------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
A|(5-6-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-6)| A|-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-6-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-6-| D|---------9-9-9-9-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deftones/goon_squad_tab_ver_2.html ]
Bridge 1 Bridge 2
e|-----------------| e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------| B|(6-6-5-5-3-3-1-1-6-6-5-5-3-3)|
G|-----------------| G|(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| D|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-8-8-7-7-5-5-|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-8-8-7-7-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| D|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-8-8-7-7-5-5-|
Verse Riff 2 Fill/Ending
e|-------------------------| e|-------------|
B|-------------------------| B|10-----------|
G|-------------------------| G|10-----------|
D|-------------------------| D|-0--Let-Ring-|
A|(3-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-4)| A|-0-----------|
D|-3-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-4-| D|-0-----------|
Intro Riff 1 x3
Intro Riff 2 x1
Intro Riff 1 x2
Intro Riff 2 x1
Intro Riff 1 x2
_________|Intro Riff 1 x2|________
(Here, strum the chords to the rhythym, use the song for
reference.)
_________|Verse Riff 1 x8|________
(It's a good touch to slide down to the beginning of each
verse riff. Each.)
Chorus x2
Verse Riff 1 x4
Chorus x4
_________|Bride 1 ==|________
(I can't tell exactly how many times to play this, again,
listen to the song.)
Verse Riff 1 x8
Chorus x4
Bridge 2 x3
Fill/Ending x1
Verse Riff 2 x8
Chorus x6
Bride 2 x4
Fill/Ending x1
