The Promise Tab by Reel Big Fish

The Promise tab by Reel Big Fish

Guitar Tab

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                             The Promise - Reel Big Fish
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Tuning: Standard


Horn intro:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h3-2-0-2~---0h2h3-2-0-2~--------0h2h3-2-0------0h2h3-2-0-2~-------|
A|-----------------------------3-3~-------------------------------3-3~--|
E|----------------------------------------------1~----------------------|
Verse: play with staccato reggae-style strokes
   . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| x2
B|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
G|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
E|---------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1---------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Chorus is the same except the last bar is played like this:

     ...I promise you I will..
   . .  .
e|-3-3--3-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-|
B|-5-5--5-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5--5-x-5-5-x-4-4-4-|
D|-5-5--5-x-7-7-x-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3--3-x-7-7-x-5-5-5-|
E|----------5-5-x-3-3-3-|

And that's all there is! A simple but incredibly catchy song.


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| h   hammer-on
| x   Mute note
| ~   Vibrato
| .   Staccato

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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