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                             Motorcycle - The Front Bottoms
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Tabbed by: Corey R.

I will try to add more lead parts as I figure them out. For now, I have the chords for the full song and the 
lead for the intro, prechorus thing (acting cool), and verse. 

Tuning: Standard
Listening to the song for exact timing for both the rhythm and lead parts

Intro/Verse Rhythm 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--12--7--10-9------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--12--7--10-9------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--10--5--8--7------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus/End of verse (the and acting cool part) Rhythm
e|-------------------|          ---|
B|-------------------|          ---|
G|-------------------|          ---|
D|-5--10-9--7--10-9--| x2, then -5-|
A|-5--10-9--7--10-9--|          -5-|
E|-3--8--7--5--8--7--|          -3-|

Chorus Rhythm 
e|-----------------------|          ------------------------|
B|-----------------------|          ------------------------|
G|-------------12--------|          -------------12---------|
D|-10----12----12----10--| x2, then -10----12----12--12--10-|
A|-10----12----10----10--|          -10----12----10--12--10-|
E|-8-----10----------8---|          -8-----10--------10--8--|

Back to intro/verse

Pre-Chorus/End of Verse 2 (slight change) (The Would I lie to you line) Rhythm
e|-------------------|            -------|
B|-------------------|            -------|
G|-------------------|            -------|
D|-5--10-9--7--10-9--| x1.5, then -7--9--|
A|-5--10-9--7--10-9--|            -7--9--|
E|-3--8--7--5--8--7--|            -5--7--|

Back to chorus

Bridge Rhythm 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9--------------------|
D|-9----9----10----5----| x4
A|-7----9----10----5----|
E|------7----8-----3----|

Back to chorus (one chorus where guitar is silent for first part, normal for second part. One chorus after that
completely normal, end on the C chord) 

Lead Parts (so far)

Intro Lead
e|-15--------------------------15--14----------------------------------------|
B|-----15--17-15----17-15-------------17-15--17------------------------------|
G|---------------16--------16--------------------16-14-16-12~~---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No lead in Verse 1 until the end prechorus part (acting cool)

Pre-Chorus/End of Verse 1 lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7---9-7----9-7---9-7----9-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10-----9-----10-----9-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Lead (coming soon hopefully)

Back to Intro

Verse 2 Lead (this lead part also encompasses the end of verse/prechorus 2 (would I lie to you))
e|--------------|          ------------------------|
B|-8--15--13----|          ------------------------|
G|-7--14--12----|          -----------4----5----2--|
D|--------------| x3, then -5----7-----------------| start bending the 2 right before the chorus 
A|--------------|          ------------------------|
E|--------------|          ------------------------|

Bridge Lead (coming soon hopefully) 


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend