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The Boys of Summer

Don Henley
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.

Intro

Intro: Guitar 1

(Drums Play Here)

e|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-6---|
b|------|-------|------|----------|----------|-7-------|-9p7-7-------|---9-|
g|------|-------|-6//8-|------6---|------6---|---8-6-8-|-------8-6-8-|-----|
d|------|-------|------|-6//8---8-|-6//8---8-|---------|-------------|-----|
a|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-----|
E|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-----|

Intro: Guitar 2

(This whole part is actually played on synthesizer keyboard, but every other tab

this, so here it is)

e|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------|
b|------|-------|------|----------|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6-----|
g|------|-------|------|----------|------6-----6---------------------------|
d|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------|
a|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------|
E|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------|

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Verse

Verse: Guitar 1

(In the song, it sounds like he just strums it once, but I just keep strumming it, so do

you want)

e|------6------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
b|------7------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
g|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
d|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
a|------6------|------2-------|------4--------|-------2------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|

Verse: Guitar 2.................(cont. throughout verse)

e|--------------------------------------|
b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
d|--------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

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Chorus

Chorus: Guitar 1

e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|
b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----|
E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|

Chorus: Guitar 2

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--|
g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-|
d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------|
a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

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Post-Chorus

Post-Chorus: Guitar 1

e|----|-----------|-----------|--9-6---|--------|
b|----|-----------|-----------|------9-|--------|
g|----|-------6---|------6-6--|--------|--------|
d|----|--6//8---8-|--6-8------|--------|--------|
a|----|-----------|-----------|--------|--6\\---|
E|----|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|

Post-Chorus: Guitar 2...................(cont.)

e|----------------------------------------------|
b|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6-----------|
g|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----------|
d|----------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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Verse

Verse: Guitar 1

(In the song, it sounds like he just strums it once, but I just keep strumming it, so do

you want)

e|------6------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
b|------7------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
g|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
d|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------|
a|------6------|------2-------|------4--------|-------2------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|

Verse: Guitar 2.................(cont. throughout verse)

e|--------------------------------------|
b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
d|--------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Chorus

Chorus: Guitar 1

e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|
b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----|
E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|

Chorus: Guitar 2

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--|
g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-|
d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------|
a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

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Bridge

Bridge: Guitar 1

(I'm not entierly sure, what Guitar 2 does, and I'm not sure on the exact picking for

1, but this is pretty close)

(cont. throughout bridge)

e|----------------------------|
b|------4-4--2-2-----4-4--2-4-|
g|--4-4----------4-4----------|
d|----------------------------|
a|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 1

e|------|--9p6---|--6p4--|--9p6--------------|------------6---|
b|------|------9-|-------|------9p7----------|------7---9-----|
g|------|--------|-------|----------6-8-6-8--|--8-8---8-----8-|
d|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------|
a|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------|
E|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------|

Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Pt. 3: Guitar 1

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Pt. 3: Guitar 2 (cont. throughout bridge until chorus picks up again)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Chorus

Chorus: Guitar 1

e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|
b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----|
E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|

Chorus: Guitar 2

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--|
g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-|
d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------|
a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

Chorus: Guitar 1

e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|
b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----|
E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|

Chorus: Guitar 2

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--|
g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-|
d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------|
a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

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The song fades out with guitar 1 playing the chorus, and guitar 2 has the cool ending

thing:

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Chorus

Ending Chorus: Guitar 1

e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|
b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----|
a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----|
E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------|

Ending Chorus: Guitar 2

Play x7 and then.....................fades out on this

e|---6---6------|------------------|---6---6------|
b|-----9---7--7-|--7----7-----7//9-|-----9---7--7-|
g|-----------6--|---6-6---6-6------|-----------6--|
d|--------------|------------------|--------------|
a|--------------|------------------|--------------|
E|--------------|------------------|--------------|

I know the part in the middle on the ending chorus isn't right, but post any suggestions

have...

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//=slide up

\\=slide down

p= pull off

h= hammer on

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