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Iris tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Guitar 1(Rzeznik's Part)BDDDDD O_o?
Guitar 2(Mandolin) Complete Tab on Next Version In Fact I haven't seen a
mandolin myself:P
Guitar 3(Distortion)Standard Tuning
Bass = Standard

Guitar 1

Intro:

d  |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d  |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D  |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D  |---12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11/12-12--|
D  |----x--x--x--x--x--x-12-12-12-12----12--|
B  |---12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10----10--|

Single Version

d  |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d  |----4--4--4--4--2--2--0--0--0--|
D  |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D  |----5--5--5--5--4--4--2--0--0--|
D  |-------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------|

Acoustic Version (IMO Sounds Better)

d  |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
d  |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
D  |----5-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-4-0-----|
D  |----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
D  |----------------------------|
B  |----------------------------|


Verse:
(This part can be played by plucking or strummming, it also has many
variation, I'll try to put it up on the next update)

d  |--------0---------0---------0---------0----|
d  |----------0---------0---------0---------0--|
D  |------0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0|
D  |-------------------------------------------|
D  |-------------------------------------------|
B  |----3---------5---------8---------8--------|

d  |---------0----------0---------0---0-----0---0|
d  |-----------0----------0-------0---0-----0---0|
D  |-------0-----0----0-----0---0---0-----0---0--|
D  |---------------------------------------------|
D  |---------------------------------------------|
B  |----12---------10---------8---------8--------|

Chorus:
(This part also has many variations try to figure it out, sometimes rzeznik
strums an all open chord)

d  |-----------0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0---0--|
d  |-----------0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0---0--|
D  |-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-----0-0---0---0-0---0---0--|
D  |-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-----0-0---0---0-0---0---0--|
D  |-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B  |----12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|


Prelude

d  |-----------------------------------------------|
d  |--------0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0-|
D  |------0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
B  |---12---------14---------15---------15---------|

d  |-----------------------------------------------|
d  |--------0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0---0---|
D  |------0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
B  |---12---------10---------8---------8-----------|

Interlude Fig A

d  |-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0---0-|
d  |-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0---0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0---0-|
D  |----12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--11--12-|
D  |-----x--x--x--x--11-11-11-11--11---0-|
B  |----12-12-12-12---x--x--x--x---x---x-|

Interlude Fig B

d  |-----5--5--5-5-5-4--4-4--5-4-0-------|
d  |-----5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-------|
D  |-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-------|
D  |-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-------|
D  |-----5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-------|
B  |-----x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-------|

Solo Fig A

(This part is combined Rzeznik guitar and the mandolin part)

d  |-----0-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-7-------|
d  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
B  |-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|

d  |-----0-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-7-------|
d  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D  |-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
B  |-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|


Solo Fig B

d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
B  |----12-12-12-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

d  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
d  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
D  |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
D  |-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B  |-----0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-3-3----|

Solo Fig C

d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D  |-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
B  |----12-12-12-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D  |-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D  |-----x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B  |----12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-3-|

Acoustic Version Ending

d  |-----------------------------------------------|
d  |--------0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0-|
D  |------0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
D  |-----------------------------------------------|
B  |---12---------14---------15---------15---------|

d  |--------------------------0--|
d  |--------0---0------0---0--0--|
D  |------0---0------0---0----0--|
D  |--------------------------0--|
D  |--------------------------x--|
B  |---12---------10----------8--|


Guitar 2

Solo

e  |----------------------------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------7--------------------|
G  |-----2/7~-6~-2/7~-9-9/11~-2/7~---6-4/2-2/4-4/16~----|
D  |----------------------------------------------------|
A  |----------------------------------------------------|
E  |----------------------------------------------------|

e  |-----------------------------------------|
B  |--------------------7/14-14h15/14----14~-|
G  |-----2/7~-7/9-9/11~---------------14-----|
D  |-----------------------------------------|
A  |-----------------------------------------|
E  |-----------------------------------------|

Sequence

Single Version

Intro   		X 2
Verse   		X 4
Chorus  		X 4
Verse                   X 2
Intro			X 2
Chorus			X 4
Prelude 		X 2
Interlude Fig A + Fig B X 3
Interlude Fig A		X 1
Solo Fig A              X 3 Guitar 2 plays the solo
Solo Fig B		X 1
Solo Fig A		X 1
Solo Fig C		X 1
Prelude			X 2
Chorus			X 4 Make the last chord longer
Chorus 			X 8
Prelude	Till Fade

Acoustic Version

Intro   		X 2
Verse   		X 4
Chorus  		X 4
Verse                   X 2
Intro			X 2
Chorus			X 4
Intro   		X 2 Second time first part only
Solo Fig B		X 1 Second Part Only
Solo Fig A		X 2 Second time first part only
Solo Fig B		X 1
Solo Fig C		X 1
Prelude			X 1
Chorus			X 1
Ending 			X 1

Bass Tab

Note : The whole song uses Bass Picking

Intro

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

Verse

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

Pre Chorus

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

Chorus

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

Prelude

E |-----------------3--------------|
A |--2--4-----2--0-----------------|
D |--------0-----------------------|
G |--------------------------------|


Interlude Fig A

E |--------------------------------|
A |--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--------|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

Interlude Fig B

E |--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-------|
A |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

Solo Fig A

E |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
D |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
D |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

Solo Fig B

E |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
D |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|

E |--------------------------------|
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|


Sequence

Bass Starts Playing Verse

Verse			X 3
Prechorus		X 1
Chorus			X 4
Intro			X 2
Verse			X 1
Prechorus		X 1
Chorus			X 4
Prelude			X 2
Interlude Fig A + Fig B X 3
Interlude Fig A		X 1
Solo Fig A		X 1
Solo Fig B		X 3
Prelude			X 2 Lower the volume
Chorus			X 4 Pick the last note longer
Chorus 			X 8
Prelude Till Fade



Legend

h = Hammer on
/ = Slide
x = Mute
~ = vibrato

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This guitar tab for Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Guitar 1(Rzeznik's Part)BDDDDD O_o?. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Includes audio/video for playing along.