teenage_dirtbag.tabTEENAGE DIRTBAG, by WHEATUS Tabbed by ROB ZONNEVELD Questions and comments are expected to make this tab better... email me at robzonneveld@home.com or tc789506@hotmail.com *LISTEN TO SONG BEFORE WHILE OR BEFORE ATTEMPTING, AS TABLATURE DOES NOT PORTRAY CORRECT TIMING* This tab is a simpler version written with-out the frequent muting (which can only really be heard during the soft part anyway... however, i wrote it in during the soft part (2:19)) Times are approximate Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (0:05) Play 5 times* e|------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|------|-----0-----0-----2-----0-| G|------|-------------------------| D|------|-------------------------| A|------|-------2-2---------0-0---| E|-(7\)-|-0-0---------0-0---------| *(the slide down, on E from 7th fret to open, is played only during the introduction on the upbeat of the bar prior to the main riff. other times omit slide) Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (0:30) e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------| A|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2---|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| Now you want to hit that distortion pedal. Figure 2 - Chourus, distortion (0:40) Other guitar (clean) plays chords displyed above (strumming copies main guitar picking) Play first 3 times Play this the 4th time E A B C#5 G#5 E A B C#5 G#5 A B e|------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------2-2--4-4----------| G|------2-2--4-4------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-----| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-------2---4-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-0---2---| E|-0-0----------------4---| E|-0-0----------------4-----------| Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (1:02) Play 5 times e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----0-----0-----2-----0-| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------2-2---------0-0---| E|-0-0---------0-0---------| Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (1:27) e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------| A|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2---|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| Figure 2 - Chourus, distortion (1:37) Play this first 3 times Play this the 4th time E A B C#5 G#5 E A B C#5 G#5 A B e|------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------2-2--4-4----------| G|------2-2--4-4------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-----| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-------2---4-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-0---2---| E|-0-0----------------4---| E|-0-0----------------4-----------| Figure 3 - Bridge, distortion (1:59) Play 2 times NOTE: E E A* E E A* E E A* C#5 G#5 A B (do not play) e|---------|---------|---------|-----------------| A* = e|-0-| B|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----------------| B|-0-| G|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-----------------| G|-2-| D|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|---6-------2---4-| D|-2-| A|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-4-----6-0---2---| A|-0-| E|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-----4-----------| E|-0-| Let Ring Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (2:19) The x's don't have to be played on those exact strings, just use the idea to make the effect Play 4 times e|--------0--------0--------0--------0-| B|--------0--------0--------2--------0-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-----xxx--2-2-xxx------xxx--0-0-xxx--| E|-0-0-xxx------xxx--0-0-xxx------xxx--| Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (2:39) e|--------0--------0--------0--------0-| B|--------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-4-4-xxx--0-0-xxx--2-2-xxx--2-2-xxx--| E|-----xxx------xxx------xxx------xxx--| e|--------0--------0--------0-----| B|--------0--------0--------0-----| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-4-4-xxx--0-0-xxx--2-2-xxx--2-2-| E|-----xxx------xxx------xxx------| Figure 2 - Chourus, soft distortion and palm muted (2:49) Play first 3 times e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---6-----| A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-----6-| E|-0-0-0-0---------------------4---| Play this the 4th time e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---6-------2---4-| A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-----6-0---2---| E|-0-0-0-0---------------------4-----------| Figure 3 - Bridge, distortion (3:11) Play 2 times E E A* E E A* E E A* C#5 G#5 A B e|---------|---------|---------|-----------------| B|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----------------| G|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|---6-------2---4-| A|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-4-----6-0---2---| E|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-----4-----------| Let Ring Figure 4 - Outro, distortion (3:31) E B E A e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------4-4-x-x--x------------2-2-----| D|-2-2-x-x--x-4-4-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-----| A|-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-0-0---0-| E|-0-0-x-x--x------------0-0-x-x--x-----4---| E B E A E e|----------------------------------------------0-| B|----------------------------------------------0-| G|------------4-4-x-x--x------------------------1-| D|-2-2-x-x--x-4-4-x-x--x-2--2-------------------2-| A|-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2--2---0---------------2-| E|-0-0-x-x--x------------0--0------4--2--4--2---0-| Slow down here