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My Friend Kyle by The Menzingers

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Tuning: Half-Step Down

INTRO:
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                            ^    ^
                *pre-bend the 5 up a half step (to a 6) and then hit & release it*

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---1-----1----1---1-----1-----1----|
 |                                 |
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-7p5-7p5-5-5-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5-----5-----5---------------------------------------------------|
 |                                 |
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5-------------5-3-------------3-1-------------------------------|
 |                                 |
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|

VERSE: x2 (lead comes in on second time)
eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------|---------777777775555555555555555-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-77777777555555553333333333333333-|-77777777555555553333333333333333-|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-55555555333333331111111111111111-|-55555555-------------------------|
 | pm..............................  .............................  |
 |                                   |
eb|----------5--------------0---0----|----------5--------------0--00000-|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-888555558-85-555-55555555^555^55-|-888555558-8585-5-55555553/555555-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------7---7----------------|---------------7-7----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  pm...................... .. ..  ........................


CHORUS: x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Chord diagramAbAb|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------3-3---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---1-1---|

Then repeat the first two parts of the INTRO & then the same VERSE and CHORUS

INTERLUDE:
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------|
 |                                             |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |                                             |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
  (this harmony is there, it's just really quiet)

INTERLUDE/BRIDGE: (the rhythm is to leave out the 1st eighth beat, and play the rest)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... |
 |                                 |
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------------7777777-5555555-5555555-|
Chord diagramDbDb|--7777777-5555555-3333333-3333333-7777777-------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

BUILD-UP:
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------|
 |                                             |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |                                             |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: x4
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Chord diagramAbAb|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------3-3---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---1-1---|

Last two times, play this overtop:
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And play that slowly over the last chord:

eb|-------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-7-----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-7-----------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-5-----------|

************************************

| /  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

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