My Friend Kyle Tab by The Menzingers

My Friend Kyle tab by The Menzingers

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Half-Step Down

INTRO:
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Bb|-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-|
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                       ^       ^
                               *pre-bend the 5 up a half step (to a 6) and then hit & release it*

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Ab|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Eb|-5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---1-----1----1---1-----1-----1----|
  |                                                                 |
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-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-|
Gb|-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-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----|
Db|-7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----|
Ab|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----|
Eb|-5-----5-----5---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                 |
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
Bb|-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-|
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------|
Ab|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------|
Eb|-5-------------5-3-------------3-1-------------------------------|
  |                                                                 |
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|-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---|
Gb|-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---|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|



VERSE: x2  (lead comes in on second time)
eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------777777775555555555555555-|
Ab|-77777777555555553333333333333333-|-77777777555555553333333333333333-|
Eb|-55555555333333331111111111111111-|-55555555-------------------------|
  | pm..............................   .............................    |
  |                                                                     |
eb|----------5--------------0---0----|----------5--------------0--00000-|
Bb|-888555558-85-555-55555555^555^55-|-888555558-8585-5-55555553/555555-|
Gb|-------------7---7----------------|---------------7-7----------------|
Db|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    pm......................  ..  ..   ........................



CHORUS: x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Eb|---------------------------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|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------|
Db|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------|
Ab|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------|
Eb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------|
Gb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
    (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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |  pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... |
  |                                                                  |
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------7777777-5555555-5555555-|
Db|--7777777-5555555-3333333-3333333-7777777-------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

BUILD-UP:
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------|
Db|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------|
Ab|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------|
Eb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------|
Gb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: x4
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---|
Eb|---------------------------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-|
Bb|-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-|
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And play that slowly over the last chord:

eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-7-----------|
Ab|-7-----------|
Eb|-5-----------|

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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

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