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Suckerpunch

Bowling for Soup
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tabbed by: Earl F

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)

This is 100% correct. Listen to the song for exact strumming.

The intro.

e|---------------------|--------------|
B|---------------------|--------------|
G|------------5555555--|--------------|
D|--7777--55--5555555--|--7-----------|
A|--7777--55--3333333--|--7-----------|
E|--5555--33-----------|--5-----------|

^ Repeat x4 ^ end on this

Verse 1

e|------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------|--------------7777777777--|-----------------------------------------|
D|--55--|--7777777777--7777777777--|--99999--5-------------------------------|
A|--55--|--7777777777--5555555555--|--99999--5-------------------------------|
E|--33--|--5555555555--------------|--77777--3-------------------------------|

^ ^ repeat x2 ^ ^ end of verse

1st

time only

Second verse intro

e|----------------------|-------|
B|----------------------|-------|
G|--------66--7777------|-------|
D|--7777--66--7777--55--|--7----|
A|--7777--44--5555--55--|--7----|
E|--5555------------33--|--5----|

^ repeat x2 ^ end

Verse 2

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------7777777777--|
D|--7777777777--7777777777--|
A|--7777777777--5555555555--|
E|--5555555555--------------|

pm.......................

Verse 1 again

Middle part (guitar 1)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------4444444--22222222222222--|
D|--2222222--4444444--22222222222222--|
A|--2222222--2222222--00000000000000--|
E|--0000000---------------------------|

Middle part (guitar 2) (* = pinch harmonic)

e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|------22--33--22---|-----2-3-2-------|------22--33--22---|
G|--22---------------|------------ 2*--|--22---------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

x2 x2

Bridge (guitar 1)

e|-----|-----------------------------|
B|-----|-----------------------------|
G|-----|------------7777--9/10--9/7--|
D|--9--|--9999--77--7777--x/x---x/x--|
A|--9--|--9999--77--5555--7/8---7/5--|
E|--7--|--7777--55-------------------|

Bridge (guitar 2)

e|-----------------|
B|--9--------------|
G|--9h10--9/7------|
D|-------------9~--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

The 9 on the B string isn't always hit. Just listen for when it's hit.

Verse 3

e|--------------------------|------------|
B|--------------------------|------------|
G|--------------9999999999--|--66666-----|
D|--9999999999--9999999999--|--66666--7--|
A|--9999999999--7777777777--|--44444--7--|
E|--7777777777--------------|---------5--|

Part 1 x4 Part 3 x3

Right at the end of part 1 there is a little riff played in the background.

It goes like this:

Part 2

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9--11--13--14--|
D|--x--x---x---x---|
A|--7--9---11--12--|
E|-----------------|

Each chord is played four times each.

Then you play the middle part once more. (though instead of just playing one

pinch harmonic in the second part, play all four of those notes with pinch

harmonics)

Outro

e|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------88--9999------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--9999--88--9999--77--|--9\-------------------------------------------------|
A|--9999--66--8888--77--|--9\-------------------------------------------------|
E|--7777------------55--|--7\-------------------------------------------------|

ending slide

...and theres every part of the song. :)

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