TEENAGE DIRTBAG, by WHEATUS
Tabbed by ROB ZONNEVELD
Questions and comments are expected to make this tab better...
email me at robzonneveld@home.com or tc789506@hotmail.com
*LISTEN TO SONG BEFORE WHILE OR BEFORE ATTEMPTING, AS TABLATURE
DOES NOT PORTRAY CORRECT TIMING*
This tab is a simpler version written with-out the frequent muting
(which can only really be heard during the soft part anyway...
however, i wrote it in during the soft part (2:19))
Times are approximate
Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (0:05)
Play 5 times*
e|------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|------|-----0-----0-----2-----0-|
G|------|-------------------------|
D|------|-------------------------|
A|------|-------2-2---------0-0---|
E|-(7\)-|-0-0---------0-0---------|
*(the slide down, on E from 7th fret to open, is played only
during the introduction on the upbeat of the bar prior to the main
riff. other times omit slide)
Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (0:30)
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2---|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Now you want to hit that distortion pedal.
Figure 2 - Chourus, distortion (0:40)
Other guitar (clean) plays chords displyed above (strumming copies
main guitar picking)
Play first 3 times Play this the 4th time
E A B C#5 G#5 E A B C#5 G#5 A B
e|------------------------| e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------| B|--------------------------------|
G|------2-2--4-4----------| G|------2-2--4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-----| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-------2---4-|
A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-0---2---|
E|-0-0----------------4---| E|-0-0----------------4-----------|
Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (1:02)
Play 5 times
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----0-----0-----2-----0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------2-2---------0-0---|
E|-0-0---------0-0---------|
Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (1:27)
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2---|-4-4---0-0---2-2---2-2-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Figure 2 - Chourus, distortion (1:37)
Play this first 3 times Play this the 4th time
E A B C#5 G#5 E A B C#5 G#5 A B
e|------------------------| e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------| B|--------------------------------|
G|------2-2--4-4----------| G|------2-2--4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-----| D|-2-2--2-2--4-4----6-------2---4-|
A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-| A|-2-2--0-0--2-2--4-----6-0---2---|
E|-0-0----------------4---| E|-0-0----------------4-----------|
Figure 3 - Bridge, distortion (1:59)
Play 2 times NOTE:
E E A* E E A* E E A* C#5 G#5 A B (do not play)
e|---------|---------|---------|-----------------| A* = e|-0-|
B|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----------------| B|-0-|
G|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-----------------| G|-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|---6-------2---4-| D|-2-|
A|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-4-----6-0---2---| A|-0-|
E|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-----4-----------| E|-0-|
Let Ring
Figure 1a - Verse part 1, played clean (2:19)
The x's don't have to be played on those exact strings, just use
the idea to make the effect
Play 4 times
e|--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------2--------0-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----xxx--2-2-xxx------xxx--0-0-xxx--|
E|-0-0-xxx------xxx--0-0-xxx------xxx--|
Figure 1b - Verse part 2, played clean (2:39)
e|--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-xxx--0-0-xxx--2-2-xxx--2-2-xxx--|
E|-----xxx------xxx------xxx------xxx--|
e|--------0--------0--------0-----|
B|--------0--------0--------0-----|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4-4-xxx--0-0-xxx--2-2-xxx--2-2-|
E|-----xxx------xxx------xxx------|
Figure 2 - Chourus, soft distortion and palm muted (2:49)
Play first 3 times
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---6-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-----6-|
E|-0-0-0-0---------------------4---|
Play this the 4th time
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---6-------2---4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-----6-0---2---|
E|-0-0-0-0---------------------4-----------|
Figure 3 - Bridge, distortion (3:11)
Play 2 times
E E A* E E A* E E A* C#5 G#5 A B
e|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
B|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----------------|
G|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-1-1-1-2-|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|---6-------2---4-|
A|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-2-2---0-|-4-----6-0---2---|
E|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-0-0-----|-----4-----------|
Let Ring
Figure 4 - Outro, distortion (3:31)
E B E A
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------4-4-x-x--x------------2-2-----|
D|-2-2-x-x--x-4-4-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-----|
A|-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-0-0---0-|
E|-0-0-x-x--x------------0-0-x-x--x-----4---|
E B E A E
e|----------------------------------------------0-|
B|----------------------------------------------0-|
G|------------4-4-x-x--x------------------------1-|
D|-2-2-x-x--x-4-4-x-x--x-2--2-------------------2-|
A|-2-2-x-x--x-2-2-x-x--x-2--2---0---------------2-|
E|-0-0-x-x--x------------0--0------4--2--4--2---0-|
Slow down here
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