Wicked Ways tab by Garbage

Tabs

Song Title: Wicked Ways
Tuning: Normal

***I am going to rate the difficulty of this tab as "INTERMEDIATE" since the strumming
is really choppy. This Song Has A augmentedA Weird Strumming Pattern. Listen To The Song For The
The Pattern Is Very Choppy***


Guitar Tab 🏷Legend
/ = Slide Up
~ = Vibrato

Chords Used For This Song

  A minorAm   C majorC   D MajorD  D/AD/A F/CF/C F#dimF#dim  A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 E5E5 F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5 G#5G#5
E MajorE|---0-----0-----2-----2----X--------|---------------------------------------|
BB|---1-----1-----3-----3----1----1---|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---2-----0-----2-----2----2----2---|---2---4---5---6-----------------------|
D MajorD|---2-----2-----0-----4----3----4---|---2---4---5---6---2---3---4---5---6---|
A augmentedA|---0-----3-----X-----0----3--------|---0---2---3---4---2---3---4---5---6---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-------------------0---1---2---3---4---|

Main Guitar Riff:
For the vibrato note as ~ do a small light vibrato.

Guitar I: Riff A augmentedA
E MajorE|----------------------------|
BB|-------7-/-5---5~ ~ ~ ~ ~---|
G+G|-------7-/-5---5~ ~ ~ ~ ~---|
D MajorD|---7------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

Guitar II: Riff BB
Listen To Song For Rythmn
E MajorE|---------------------|---------------------|
BB|------1--0------1--0-|----1--0------1--0---|
G+G|---2---------2-------|-2---------2---------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|---------------------|

Intro:
Play main guitar riff 4 times.

Verse 1:
Guitar I: Riff A augmentedA
Guitar II: Riff BB

I tried hard to mend my wicked ways [Riff A augmentedA]
Acted like a lunatic for years [Riff A augmentedA]

[Riff BB]Lord knows I try to be good
[Riff BB]I'd keep my promises if only I could
[Riff BB]You count your blessings that I can't rely on you [D/AD/A][Riff A augmentedA] Or [Riff BB 4 Times]

Pre Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

And I [F5F5]tried
And I [A5A5]tried
And I [C5C5]tried
And I [D5D5]tried


Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

[E5E5]Collect your [B5B5]pictures [C5C5]of the Pope
[G5G5]Pray to God for [B5B5]love and hope
[E5E5]Bring the [B5B5]Virgin [C5C5]home for luck
[G5G5]Bolt the door down, [B5B5]keep it shut [B5B5] x 8

*****Play Riff A augmentedA Twice*****

Verse 2:
Guitar I: Riff A augmentedA
Guitar II: Riff BB

I've done things I never thought I'd do [Riff A augmentedA]
Sure it helps to lose myself in you [Riff A augmentedA]

[Riff BB]A little time and I'll be all right
[Riff BB]C'mon sugar let's go out tonight
[Riff BB]Forgive your trespasses
[Riff BB]And all that we've been through [D/AD/A][Riff A augmentedA] Or [Riff BB 4 Times]


Pre Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

And I [F5F5]tried
And I [A5A5]tried
And I [C5C5]tried
And I [D5D5]tried
And I [F5F5]tried
And I [A5A5]tried
And I [C5C5]tried
And I [D5D5]tried


Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

[E5E5]Collect your [B5B5]pictures [C5C5]of the Pope
[G5G5]Pray to God for [B5B5]love and hope
[E5E5]Bring the [B5B5]Virgin [C5C5]home for luck
[G5G5]Bolt the door down, [B5B5]keep it shut [B5B5] x 8


Bridge:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

[F#5F#5]That sinking [A5A5]feeling
[B5B5]When you are [G5G5]leaving
[F#5F#5]All I [A5A5]believed in
[B5B5]Walks out my [G5G5]door [F#5F#5] [G5G5] [G#5G#5]


Interlude:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

[A minorAm]I tried hard to [C majorC]mend my wicked ways [F#dimF#dim] [F/CF/C]
The [A minorAm]damage's done, there's [C majorC]nothing left to [F#dimF#dim]say


Pre Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords

Oh I [F5F5]Tried [A5A5] [C5C5]
[D5D5]And I [F5F5]tried
And I [A5A5]tried [C5C5]
[D5D5]And I [F5F5]tried
And I [A5A5]tried
And I [C5C5]tried
And I [D5D5]tried


Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Riff C majorC

Riff C majorC
E MajorE|-------------------------20-/-17---|
BB|-------/13-----13-/-17-------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

[E5E5]Collect your [B5B5]pictures [C5C5]of the Pope
[A5A5](just like I [F5F5]told you)

[G5G5]Pray to God for [B5B5]love and hope
[A5A5](just like I [F5F5]warned you)

[E5E5]Bring the [B5B5]Virgin [C5C5]home for luck
[A5A5](just like I [F5F5]told you)

[G5G5]Bolt the door down, [B5B5]keep it shut