Boots Of Chinese Plastic Tab by The Pretenders

Boots Of Chinese Plastic tab by The Pretenders

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bm

🎸 Intro:

e|-19W~-----------14W~----------12--14--15--14--12W~------|
B|-19W~-----------14W~----------12--14--15--14--12W~------|
G|-20W~-----------15W~----------13--14--15--14--13W~------|
D|-21W~-----------16W~----------14--16--17--16--14W~------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|



Pre🎸 Verse:

   Bm (rhythm guitar)
e|-----7--------------7--------------7----|
B|-----7------10------7------10------7----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

🎸

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   Bm
e|-----7--------------10b------------7----|
B|-----7------10-------------10------7----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   Bm
e|-----7--------------7--------------7----|
B|-----7------10------7-------7------7----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-10-7-----------------------------------|
B|------10-7------------------------------|
G|-----------9-7-----9-7------------------|
D|---------------9-7-----9-7--------------|
A|---------------------------9\7--5-------|
E|----------------------------------------|



Verse 1 Response Parts:

e|------7--------------------------|
B|------7-----10-------------------|
G|-/8---------------7------9-7-----|
D|-----------------------------9-7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   after each vocal line


🎸 Chorus:

   Bm               A                G               A
e|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
B|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
G|------------7----------------6---|-----------4---------------6---|
D|-/9-----------9---7------------7-|-5-----------5---7-----------7-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Bm               D                A               C
e|------7-----------10----10-------|-----5-----------------8-------|
B|------7-----------10----10-------|-----5-----------------8-------|
G|------------7---------------11---|-----------6--------------9----|
D|-/9-----------9---------------12\|-7-----------7--/10---------10-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   G                                 A
e|-7-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|



PreVerse Leads:

e|-13-----13----13---13---13---13---|-14-----14---14---14---14---14---|
B|-16b18--b18---b18--b18--b18--b18--|-17b19--b19--b19--b19--b19--b19--|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-15-----15---15---15---15---15---|-14-----14---14---14~~-----------|
B|-18b20--b20--b20--b20--b20--b20--|-17b19--b19--b19--b19~~----------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Verse 2 Response Parts:

e|---------------------------------|
B|------------7-----9----x---------|
G|------------7-----9----x---------|
D|-9----x-9----------------7---9---|
A|-9----x-9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----9---9b10--b10---b11--9---7~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


e|------7--------------------------|
B|------7-----10-----------9m--7m--|
G|------------------7------9m--7m--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-7-------------------------------|
B|------10-------------------------|
G|-----------9b11----9-----7~------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:

   Bm               A                G               A
e|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
B|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
G|------------7----------------6---|-----------4---------------6---|
D|-/9-----------9---7------------7-|-5-----------5---7-----------7-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Bm               D                A               C
e|------7-----------10----10-10----|-5----5----------8-----8-8~----|
B|------7-----------10----10-10----|-5----5----------8-----8-8~----|
G|------------7--------------------|-6----6----------9-----9-9~----|
D|-/9-----------9------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   G                                 A
e|-7-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|



🎸 Bridge:

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-3---3-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-|-/5-------5-5---5---5-5------5---|

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------3--x----|
E|-3---3-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-|-/5---3---5---3---5---3-------5--|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2W~~-----------------------------|
D|-2W~~-----------------------------|
A|-0W~~-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



Instrumental Trade-offs:

e|-11----11----11----11-----11------|---------------------------------|
B|---10----10----10----10---10------|---------------------------------|
G|-----11----11----11----11-11------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-x-7-x-7---7---x-7-x-7---7p0------|---------------------------------|
B|-x-7-x-7---7---x-7-x-7---7p0------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-17---17-----17---17-----17-----17-----|----------------------------------x-|
B|------17br19------17br19-17br19-17br19-|----------------------------------x-|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-7-----x-7-----x-7-----x-7-----x-7-----|-----14-----14--17--14-----14-------|
B|-7-----x-7-----x-7-----x-7-----x-7-----|-16b----16b------------16b----16b---|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-14----------14--17p14-17~-----14-----|-17---17-----17-17h19~---19~-----17-|
B|-------16b----------------------------|-----------19-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-19-17---------------------------------|
B|-------19-17---------------------------|
G|-------------19-20-19-20---------------|
D|-------------------------19-17---------|
A|-------------------------------19--17--|
E|---------------------------------------|



Verse 3 Responses:

   muted guitar 3x
e|---------------------------------|
B|------------7-----9----x---------|
G|------------7-----9----x---------|
D|-9----x-9----------------7---9---|
A|-9----x-9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   fourth time:
e|------7--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------7--------------------|
D|----------------9----------------|
A|----------------------9----------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|----7---------------------------|
B|----7-----10----------9m----7m--|
G|----------------7-----9m----7m--|
D|--------------------------9-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----7-----7-----------------------|
B|----7-----7------------9--7-------|
G|--------------9---7~---9--7-------|
D|-----------------------------9--9-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----7-----------------------------|
B|----7-----------------9--7--------|
G|------------9---7~----9--7--------|
D|----------------------------9~--9-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----7-----7-----------------------|
B|----7-----7---------9br11----7----|
G|--------------7~----9br10----7----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Outro 🎸 Chorus:

   Bm               A                G               A
e|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
B|------7----------------5---------|-----3---------------5---------|
G|------------7----------------6---|-----------4---------------6---|
D|-/9-----------9---7------------7-|-5-----------5---7-----------7-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Bm               D                A               C
e|------7-----------10----10-10----|-5----5----------8-8----8-8~---|
B|------7-----------10----10-10----|-5----5----------8-8----8-8~---|
G|------------7--------------------|-6----6----------9-9----9-9~---|
D|-/9-----------9------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Bm               A                G               A
e|------7-----7-7--------5-----5-5-|-----3----3--3---5-------------|
B|------7-----7-7--------5-----5-5-|-----3----3--3---5-------------|
G|------------------6--------------|-----4----4--4---6-------------|
D|-/9---------------7--------------|-----5----5--5---7-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Bm               D                A               C
e|-----7-7----7-7----10----10-10---|-5--5--5---5-5---8--8--8---8-8--|
B|-----7-7----7-7----10----10-10---|-5--5--5---5-5---8--8--8---8-8--|
G|---------------------------------|-6--6--6---6-6---9--9--9---9-9--|
D|-/9------------------------------|-7--7--7---7-7--10-10-10--10-10-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   G                                 A
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


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

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| ~   Fret-hand Vibrato
| W   Tremolo/Whammy bar vibrato

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