Tabs
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: BB 🎸 Intro: "I'm givin' you bad, bad news " Guitar 1 (Acoustic): 0:01-0:13: e|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------------| D MajorD|4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2--2-2--2-2-2| A augmentedA|2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2--2-2--2-2-2| E MajorE|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0| e|----------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------| G+G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------| D MajorD|4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2| A augmentedA|2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2| E MajorE|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0| Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:15-0:25: PM *********** *********** *********** *********** e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| x2 A augmentedA|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Guitar 3 (Lead): 0:15-0:25: e|--------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------| G+G|8~--6~--8~--4~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4| D MajorD|x---x---x---x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x| A augmentedA|6~--4~--6~--2~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------| G+G|8~--6~--8~--11~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4| D MajorD|x---x---x---x----x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x| A augmentedA|6~--4~--6~--9~~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 1: "I keep on thinkin' that I might be better alone " Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:26-0:36: PM *********** *********** e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| A augmentedA|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|7--------------6--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| PM *********** *********** *********** *********** e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| A augmentedA|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Guitar 3 (Lead): 0:36-0:45: e|-----2------2---------| BB|--0----0-------0--4--2| G+G|3---------3-----------| D MajorD|----------------------| x3 A augmentedA|----------------------| E MajorE|----------------------| e|-----2------2---| BB|--0----0--0----0| G+G|3---------------| D MajorD|----------------| A augmentedA|----------------| E MajorE|----------------|
🎸 Chorus 1: "I'm givin' you bad, bad news " Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:47-1:07: e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| PM *********** e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-------------2| A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| e|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------------| D MajorD|4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2--2-2--2-2-2| A augmentedA|2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2--2-2--2-2-2| E MajorE|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0| PM *************** e|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4--4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------6--6-6--6-6| D MajorD|4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6| A augmentedA|2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4-4--4-4| E MajorE|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0------------------------------| 🎸 Break: Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:08-1:19: PM *********** *********** *********** *********** e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| x2 A augmentedA|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Guitar 3 (Lead): 1:08-1:19: e|--------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------| G+G|8~--6~--8~--4~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4| D MajorD|x---x---x---x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x| A augmentedA|6~--4~--6~--2~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------| G+G|8~--6~--8~--11~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4| D MajorD|x---x---x---x----x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x| A augmentedA|6~--4~--6~--9~~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| 🎸 Bridge: Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:19-1:39: e|------------------------------------| BB|-------------------4~---------------| G+G|4~-----4~-----4~---4~--4~--4~-----4~| D MajorD|4~-----4~-----4~---4~--4~--4~-----4~| A augmentedA|2~-----2~-----2~---2~--2~--2~-----2~| E MajorE|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Lead): 1:19-1:39: e|------------------------------------------------------| BB|4----4---4----5----5---5----4----4---4----2----2---2--| G+G|---4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------| x4 A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Chorus 2: "I'm givin' you bad, bad news " Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:42-2:20: e|----------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------| G+G|4---4---4-------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4---4---4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| A augmentedA|2---2---2-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| PM *********** e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-------------2| A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E MajorE|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| PM *************** e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4~| D MajorD|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4~| A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2~| E MajorE|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Let ring out | PM Palm mute ************************************
Other versions of Bad News
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Bad News by Blink-182
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