I Got Nothing Tab by The Bangles

I Got Nothing tab by The Bangles

Guitar Tab

The Bangles I Got Nothing
Tabbed by Jack Delonge

Guitar 1: Lead
Guitar 2: Rhythm

Intro:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---8~----8(9)(8)-----|---8~—---8(9)(8)-----|---8~—8-6---6/8------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------7----------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------3-3-3-3--|

Guitar 2
e|---3--------1--------|----1---------6------|----4---------4------|---3-----------------|
B|---3--------1--------|----3---------8------|----4---------6------|---3-----------------|
G|---4--------2--------|----3---------8------|----5---------6------|---4-----------------|
D|---5--------3--------|----3---------8------|----6---------6------|---5-----------------|
A|---5--------3--------|----1---------6------|----6---------4------|---5-----------------|
E|---3--------1--------|---------------------|----4----------------|---3-----------------|

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Verse 1:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
  I got nothing there's   looking back          All my yesterdays      flames.
            no sense in                                went up in
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   Now I'm gonna forget    past                  I don't even recog    name.
        what's in the                                 nize your

Pre-Chorus 1:
Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~---------2~-----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~---------3~-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------8--7--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------7/5--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  Two undiscarded lives  a simple proposition,    Everyday a little     pain.

Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~---------2~-----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~---------3~-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
   Survival's up to me     everytime I           open my eyes the       world remains. I got
            since

Chorus:
Guitar 1 with volume lowered and wah
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  bad (too bad too)     happy 'cause that's   have (that's all I
                too                But I'm              all I            have)     I got
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--(re-adjust volume)-|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  want (they want)      dreaming  I practi-   won.
              they               no false            cally just
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------3~--2~---------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|

Verse 2:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------3-2------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------3-3-3--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--3------------------|
  Looking at their win-    easy chairs,         I can see they think   beat.
        dows from their                                they got it

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
  They just see a drif-    worn out clothes,     Not someone who'd     meet.
        ter in some                                  be so good to

Pre-chorus 2:
Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~---------2~-----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~---------3~-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------8--7--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------7/5--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    I'm more ashamed of    what I'm wearing,    Not reaching past       ledge.
         them than                                 the  window

Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~---------2~-----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~---------3~-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    There's a view of      we're not sharing,    'Cause they won't      end.
        life that                                   work out to the

Chorus:
Guitar 1 with volume lowered and wah
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  bad (too bad too)     happy 'cause that's   have (that's all I
                too                But I'm              all I            have)     I got
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--(re-adjust volume)-|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  want (they want)      dreaming  I practi-   won.
              they               no false            cally just
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------3~--2~---------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|

Solo:
Guitar 2
e|---3--------1--------|----1---------6------|----4---------4------|---3-----------------|
B|---3--------1--------|----3---------8------|----4---------6------|---3-----------------|
G|---4--------2--------|----3---------8------|----5---------6------|---4-----------------|
D|---5--------3--------|----3---------8------|----6---------6------|---5-----------------|
A|---5--------3--------|----1---------6------|----6---------4------|---5-----------------|
E|---3--------1--------|---------------------|----4----------------|---3-----------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---5/7----7-7--------|---5/7----7-7--------|---7\5—--------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------5\3-------|----3h5-5-5-5--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----5p3-5-5-5-3h5-5--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---3--------1--------|----1---------6------|----4---------4------|---3-----------------|
B|---3--------1--------|----3---------8------|----4---------6------|---3-----------------|
G|---4--------2--------|----3---------8------|----5---------6------|---4-----------------|
D|---5--------3--------|----3---------8------|----6---------6------|---5-----------------|
A|---5--------3--------|----1---------6------|----6---------4------|---5-----------------|
E|---3--------1--------|---------------------|----4----------------|---3-----------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--6/8~-----8/12~-12--|
G|---5/7----7-7--------|---5/7----7-7--------|---7\5—--------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------5\3-------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|--12/15~-15----------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Pre-Chorus 1:
Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~---------2~-----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~---------3~-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------8--7--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------7/5--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  Two undiscarded lives  a simple proposition,    Everyday a little     pain.

Guitar 2
e|----3~--------3~-----|----2~-------2~------|----3~--------3~-----|---0~--2~--0~--2~----|
B|----5~--------5~-----|----3~-------3~------|----5~--------5~-----|---1~--3~--1~--3~----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  Survival's up to me     everytime I           open my eyes the       world remains. I got

Chorus:
Guitar 1 with volume lowered and wah
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  bad (too bad too)     happy 'cause that's   have (that's all I
                too                But I'm              all I            have)     I got
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|--3------------------|
   nothing (got nothing)  want (they want)      dreaming  I practi-   won.
              they               no false            cally just

Outro:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----5~---------------|----4~---------------|----2~---------------|---------------------|
D|----5~---------------|----4~---------------|----2~---------------|----5~---------------|
A|----3~---------------|----2~---------------|----0~---------------|----5~---------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----3~---------------|
   nothing (got nothing)   bad (too bad)       nothing (got nothing)   bad (too bad) got
                too              I got               too

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---5~----------------|---------------------|---7~----------------|---------------------|
D|---5~----------------|---5~----------------|---7~----------------|------3-2------------|
A|---3~----------------|---5~----------------|---5~----------------|--------------3-3-3--|
E|---------------------|---3~----------------|---------------------|--3------------------|
     nothing               too bad, I got        nothing,   too       bad.

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------3-2------------|------3-2------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------3-3-3--|--------------3-3-3--|---------------------|-----------R---------|
E|--3------------------|--3------------------|---3~----------------|---------------------|

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| b  - bend
| r  - release
| /  - slide up
| \  - slide down
| R  - whole rest
| ~  - vibrato
|(9) - bend note to that position

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