Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl by Olivia Rodrigo

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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---------|

♫ 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-|


♫ 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:



♫ 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-|


♫ 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:



♫ 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|                          |


♫ 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--------------------------|     

♫ 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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Published: September 20, 2023
Last Updated: January 16, 2026