How I Met My Mother Tab by Guided By Voices

How I Met My Mother tab by Guided By Voices

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Verse 1:

            pm                        pm                         pm                       pm
    F#5                      F#5                       F#5                       F#5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
   Fabulous                                    just    fabulous                                       I

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            pm                        pm                         pm                       pm
   E5                        E5                        E5                        E5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
   wanted to see                                  I    wanted to kill some time                    I was

            pm                        pm                         pm                       pm
   B5                        B5                        B5                        B5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   captured                                    got     captured                                     was

            pm                        pm                         pm                       pm
   E5                        E5                        E5                        E5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
   mortified                                   un-     fortified


Chorus:

   F5                        F5                        F5                        F5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
   Fixed   my   eyes   on    beautiful  prize          fixed   my   eyes   on    beautiful  prize

   G5                        G5                        A5                        A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
   Fixed   my   eyes   on    beautiful  prize    its   how   I   met   my        mother              its

   A5                        A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7-----------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7-----------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-----------------------|
   how   I   met   my        mother


Lead during Verse 1:

   B5                        B5                        B5                        B5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-2b4~------------------|-------------------------|-4r2b4-------------------|-----------------------4-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   captured                                    got     captured                                     was

   E5                        E5                        E5                        E5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-/9~-----~---------------|-9~---------9~---------8-|-9~-------9~-------------|-9~---------9~-------/10-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   mortified                                   un-     fortified


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| pm - palm mute
| b  - bend up
| r  - release bend
| /  - slide up
| ~  - vibrato

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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