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Balloon Ride

Relient K
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

song: balloon ride

band: relient k

tabbed by Andrew Corbin

this is for rhythm guitar, i haven't figured out the lead. at least this is as close to the song as i can

by the way i haven't seen any better tab, on this song ANYWHERE.

Eh= high "E"

INTRO and VERSE 1 (no distortion):

G Em C D

e--3------0------0------2--------|
b--0------0------1------3--------|
g--0------0------0------2--------|
d--0------2------2------0--------|
a--2------2------3------0--------|
e--3------0------x------x--------|

PRE-CHORUS (distoriton):

F C G

e--x------x------x--------|
b--x------x------x--------|
g--x------5------x--------|      X3
d--3------5------5--------|
a--3------3------5--------|
e--1------x------3--------|

F C D

e--x------x------x--------|
b--x------x------x--------|
g--x------5------7--------|      X1
d--3------5------7--------|
a--3------3------5--------|
e--1------x------x--------|

CHORUS (distorion):

G A C D

e--x------x------x------x--------|
b--x------x------x------x--------|
g--x------x------5------7--------|      X4
d--5------7------5------7--------|
a--5------7------3------5--------|
e--3------5------x------x--------|

POST-CHORUS:

F C

e--x------x--------|
b--x------x--------|
g--x------5--------|      X4
d--3------5--------|
a--3------3--------|
e--1------x--------|

VERSE 2:

G Eh C D

e--x------x------x------x--------|
b--x------x------x------x--------|
g--x------9------5------7--------|
d--5------9------5------7--------|
a--5------7------3------5--------|
e--3------x------x------x--------|

PRE-CHORUS:

CHORUS (distortion):

CHORUS (no distortion):

G A C D

e--3------0------0------2--------|
b--0------2------1------3--------|
g--0------2------0------2--------|
d--0------2------2------0--------|
a--2------0------3------0--------|
e--3------0------x------x--------|

END ON G (power chord, distortion)

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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