Bad News tab by Blink-182

Name: Bad News
Channel: Blink-182

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: B

🎸 Intro:
 "I'm givin' you bad, bad news  "

Guitar 1 (Acoustic): 0:01-0:13:

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|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|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|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------|
D|4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2|
A|2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--2|
E|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0|

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:15-0:25:

PM  ***********    ***********    ***********    ***********
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| x2
A|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|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|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|8~--6~--8~--4~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4|
D|x---x---x---x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x|
A|6~--4~--6~--2~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|8~--6~--8~--11~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4|
D|x---x---x---x----x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x|
A|6~--4~--6~--9~~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2|
E|---------------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 1: "I keep on thinkin' that I might be better alone  "

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:26-0:36:

PM                                ***********    ***********
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|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---------|
B|--0----0-------0--4--2|
G|3---------3-----------|
D|----------------------| x3
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-----2------2---|
B|--0----0--0----0|
G|3---------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


🎸 Chorus 1:  "I'm givin' you bad, bad news  "

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 0:47-1:07:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|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|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|-----------------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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|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|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|-----------------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|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|4--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|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|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|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--4--4-4--4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0|

PM                              ***************
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|4--4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------6--6-6--6-6|
D|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|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|---------------0--0-0--0-0-0------------------------------|


🎸 Break:

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:08-1:19:

PM  ***********    ***********    ***********    ***********
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| x2
A|9--------------8--------------6--------------4--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|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|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|8~--6~--8~--4~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4|
D|x---x---x---x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x|
A|6~--4~--6~--2~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|8~--6~--8~--11~--8/9/11--4/6/8--8/9/11--4/6/4|
D|x---x---x---x----x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x|
A|6~--4~--6~--9~~--6/7/9---2/4/6--6/7/9---2/4/2|
E|---------------------------------------------|


🎸 Bridge:

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:19-1:39:

e|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------4~---------------|
G|4~-----4~-----4~---4~--4~--4~-----4~|
D|4~-----4~-----4~---4~--4~--4~-----4~|
A|2~-----2~-----2~---2~--2~--2~-----2~|
E|------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Lead): 1:19-1:39:

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|4----4---4----5----5---5----4----4---4----2----2---2--|
G|---4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4|
D|------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:  "I'm givin' you bad, bad news  "

Guitar 2 (Rhythm): 1:42-2:20:

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|4---4---4-------------------------------------|
A|4---4---4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|2---2---2-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

PM                                                     ***********
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|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|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|-----------------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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|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|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|-----------------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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4~|
D|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|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|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|


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| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Let ring out
| PM  Palm mute

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Published: October 28, 2023

Last updated: January 16, 2026

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