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Girl All The Bad Guys Want tab by Bowling For Soup

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Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want

Original Tab: Rob Watson ([email protected])
This Version: Harry ([email protected])

The original tab was pretty good  but there were a few bits missing (namely
Chours B, The Break, The Last Chord  and part of the Bridge).  There was an
occasional chord missed out and the playing instructions weren't very clear
(e.g. Palm Muting).  I've tabbed the missing bits and re-formatted the rest
so hopefully it will be easier to follow. This file was produced using the
song, and the tab by Rob - everything else is my own work.

Tuning: Drop Chord diagramD MajorD (The song's written in Chord diagramD MajorD Major, so this would makes sense)

 \  - Slide
 .  - Palm Mute
PMA - Palm Muting pattern Chord diagramA augmentedA
PMB - Palm Muting pattern Chord diagramBB

Intro/Chorus (1)

e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----4-0-----4-0-|-----4-0-2-0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-------4-------|-5-----------4---|

Intro (2)

e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------|-------------7\0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------|-------------7\0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------|-------------7\0-|

Intro/Chorus (2)

e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

Verse Chord diagramA augmentedA

PMA....................................
PMB...............................   ..
e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|

Verse Chord diagramBB

e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Pre Chorus

e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0---0-----------|-2---2-----------|-4---4-----------|-5---5-------7\--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-0---0-----------|-2---2-----------|-4---4-----------|-5---5-------7\--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0---0-----------|-2---2-----------|-4---4-----------|-5---5-------7\--|

Chorus Chord diagramA augmentedA

PMA......................................... ..... . ......... ..... . ....
PMB.......  ......    ......  ....      ......  ....      ......  ....
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

PMA..... ..... . ..
PMB.......  ....
e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus Chord diagramBB

  ........  ......  ........  ......  ........  ......  ........  .......
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

Bridge (1)

        (Note that the palm muting here is between the
        chords,  not on them - so they sound staccato)
     . . . .   . . . .   . . . .   . . .      . . . .
e |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramBB |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-/4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-/4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-/4-4-4-4-|
     . . . .
e |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramBB |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|-7-5-4-2-|-0-------|----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|-7-5-4-2-|-0-------|----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|-7-5-4-2-|-0-------|----------|

Bridge (2)

e |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----6-7-9---7-9-|-6---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---9-------9-----|---9-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------|-----------------|

Break (1)

   < - - - - - - - - - - - -  Very Quiet  - - - - - - - - - - - - >  Loud
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-5-----------7\--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-0---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-5-----------7\--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-5-----------7\--|

Break (2)

e |-17-15-14----------14----|
Chord diagramBB |----------17-15-17----17-|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------|

Last Chord

e |-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-12-12-12----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-12-12-12----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-12-12-12----------------|

Order:

GUITAR 1------------------------------------------------GUITAR 2 (Optional)
Intro/Chorus (1) X 3------------------------Intro (2), Intro/Chorus (2) X 2
Verse Chord diagramA augmentedA X 4 (PMA, PMB, PMA, PMA)-------------------------------------------
Verse B--------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre Chorus-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus Chord diagramA augmentedA (PMA)-------------------------------------------------------------
Intro/Chorus (1) X 2-----------------------------------Intro/Chorus (2) X 2
Verse Chord diagramA augmentedA X 4 (PMA, PMB, PMA, PMA)-------------------------------------------
Verse B--------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre Chorus-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus B-------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus Chord diagramA augmentedA (PMB)-------------------------------------------------------------
Intro/Chorus (1) X 4-----------------------------------Intro/Chorus (2) X 4
Bridge (1)-------------------------------------------8 Bar Rest, Bridge (2)
4 Bar Rest, Break (1)-----------------------------------------Break (2) X 8
Chorus Chord diagramA augmentedA (PMA)-------------------------------------------------------------
Intro/Chorus (1) X 8-----------------------------------Intro/Chorus (2) X 8
Last Chord-----------------------------------------------------------------

I've minimized the role  of the second guitar in this arrangement  to allow
the entire song to be played on a single guitar. You may want to swap parts
around so a second guitarist has more to do. One thing I can suggest is for
Guitar 1  to palm mute *all* of the chords in Chorus Chord diagramA augmentedA  and for Guitar 2 to
play just the chords that would not normally be palm muted.  Good luck with
the song.
                                                                    - Harry

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