Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Ab
Intro riff:
Guitar 1 (Distortion + Chorus)
e|---------------------|
B|-13--13--13-11-11-9--|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------|
B|-----6-6-------------|
G|-5---6-6-3-3---------| x4
D|-6---6-6-4-4---------|
A|-6---4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-------2-2---------|
β« Verse 1:
(Guitar only comes in after second half)
Guitar 2 (Use upstrokes)
e|---------------| e|---|
B|---------------| B|---|
G|-5---3-3-5-----| x7 G|-5-|
D|-6---4-4-6-----| D|-6-|
A|-6---4-4-6-----| A|-6-|
E|-4---2-2-4-----| E|-4-|
β« Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Chorus and distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11--11--11----11-----|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11-----11------------|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13-13b15--13b15---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11--11--11----11-----|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion
e|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------|
B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6--6-6--| B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6-|
G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6-|
D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| x3 D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6-|
A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4--4-4--| A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4-|
E|-4--4-4--------------------------| E|-4--4-4--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6--6-6--|
G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| X2
D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--|
A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4--4-4--|
E|-4--4-4--------------------------|
Intro riff:
β« Verse 2:
(Guitar only comes in after the second half again)
Guitar 2 (Use upstrokes)
e|-----| e|---------------| e|---|
B|-----| B|---------------| B|---|
G|-----| G|-5---3-3-5-----| x7 G|-5-|
D|-X-X-| D|-6---4-4-6-----| D|-6-|
A|-X-X-| A|-6---4-4-6-----| A|-6-|
E|-X-X-| E|-4---2-2-4-----| E|-4-|
β« Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Chorus and distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11--11--11----11-----|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11-----11------------|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13-13b15--13b15---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11--11--11----11-----|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion
e|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------|
B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6--6-6--| B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6-|
G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6-|
D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| x3 D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6-|
A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4--4-4--| A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4-|
E|-4--4-4--------------------------| E|-4--4-4--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6--6-6--|
G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| X2
D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--|
A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4--4-4--|
E|-4--4-4--------------------------|
Intro Riff:
β« Bridge:
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-----------------------------4----------------4------------------|
B|---------------------4--------------------------6-----4-----6-6--|
G|-----5-------1---------5-------6------5-----5-----------5---6-6--|
D|-------6-------3---5-------6------------6-3---------5------------|
A|---6-------3-----3-------4----------6-------------3-------4------|
E|-4-------1------------------------4------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------4------6-6----------------------4---------|
G|------5-------1----------5----6-6------5-------1---------5-------|
D|--------6-------3----5-------------------6-------3---5-----------|
A|----6-------3------3--------4--------6-------3-----3-------4-----|
E|--4-------1------------------------4-------1---------------------|
Guitar 2 (clean)
e|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------4-------6---| B|---------------------4-----|
G|-----5-------1---------5-------6-| G|-----5-------1---------5---|
D|-------6-------3---5-------6-----| x3 D|-------6-------3---5-------|
A|---6-------3-----3-------4-------| A|---6-------3-----3-------4-|
E|-4-------1-----------------------| E|-4-------1-----------------|
Guitar 3 (Distorted) (at the end of bridge)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-6----|
D|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6----|
D|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4----|
E|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--------------|
PM| |
β« Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Chorus and distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11--11--11----11-----|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----13--13--13----13----11-----11------------|
G|------------13----13------------13----13------------13----13-13b15--13b15---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion
e|---------------------------------|
B|--------9---9--9--4--4-4-6--6-6--|
G|-5--5-5-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--| x4
D|-6--6-6-10--10-10-5--5-5-6--6-6--|
A|-6--6-6-8---8--8--3--3-3-4--4-4--|
E|-4--4-4--------------------------|
β« Outro:
Guitar 1 (Distortion + Chorus)
e|---------------------| e|-------|
B|-13--13--13-11-11-9--| B|-13~---|
G|---------------------| x8 G|-------|
D|---------------------| D|-------|
A|---------------------| A|-------|
E|---------------------| E|-------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------| e|-------|
B|-----6-6-------------| B|-------|
G|-5---6-6-3-3---------| x8 G|-5-----|
D|-6---6-6-4-4---------| D|-6-----|
A|-6---4-4-4-4---------| A|-6-----|
E|-4-------2-2---------| E|-4-----|
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b = bend
~ = vibrato
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Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl (Chords)
- Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl (Bass)
Song History
Published: September 20, 2023
Last Updated: January 16, 2026