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College Kids

Relient K
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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: College Kids

Artist: Relient K

Album: Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...But Three Do

Tabbed by: Sam Blake

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|Legend: |

| x = palm mute |

| ~ = let ring |

| h = hammer-down |

| p = pull-off |

| / = slide up |

| \ = slide down |

| < = increase volume |

| ! = cut-off |

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Intro Rhythm:

Part One - play 1x

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~~~~---7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A|-3~~~~---7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
E|---------5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|

Part Two - play 2x

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-------------------------------------------|
D|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--5~~~-|
A|-3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--5~~~-|
E|-------------------5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--3~~~-|

Intro Lead: play 1x - start when rhythm gets to Part Two

e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------8~~~-|
G|----------------------4~~~-|
D|---2~~----2~~----2~~--5~~~-|
A|-3~-----0~-----------------|
E|---------------1~----------|

Pre-verse Riff Rhythm: play 2x

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5-------------|
D|-5---7---3---5-|
A|-3---7---3---5-|
E|-----5---1---3-|

Pre-verse Riff Lead: play 2x

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8------------8------------8--------------|
G|-9h10p9-------9h10p9-------9h10p9----------9h10-7h9-|
D|--------10-----------10-----------10----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse Rhythm:

Part One - play 1x

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-------------------5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-------------------|
D|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-|
A|-3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-|
E|------------------5xxxxxxx-1xxxxxxx------------------5xxxxxxx-1xxxxxxx-|

Part Two - play 1x

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-------------------5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx----------------------|
D|-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3-\-2-/-3~~-|
A|-3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxx-3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-3-\-3-/-3~~-|
E|------------------5xxxxxxx-1xxxxxxx------------------5xxxxxxx-1-\-0-/-1~~-|

Verse Lead: play 1x - play during Rhythm Part Two

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---2~~----2~----2~~----2~~----2~--3-\-2-/-3~~-|
A|-3~-----0~-----------3~-----0-----3-\-3-/-3~~-|
E|--------------1~------------------1-\-0-/-1~~-|

Chorus Rhythm + Lead: play 2x - first time, palm mute the G5 chords

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5---------------|
D|-5---3--55555555-|
A|-3---3--55555555-|
E|-----1--33333333-|

PRE-VERSE

VERSE

CHORUS

Interlude Rhythm:

Part One - play 1x

e|------|
B|------|

G|-5~~~-|

D|-5~~~-|

A|-3~~~-|

E|------|

Part Two - play 6x - ring out last chord

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-55--55----------|
D|-55--55--55--7-5-|
A|-33--33--55--7-5-|
E|---------33--5-3-|

Interlude Lead: play 7x - end on G(5)

e|-----------------|
B|-55----665-------|
G|-------------7-4-|
D|---5577---555----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Bridge Rhythm: all palm muted

Part One - play 4x

e|------------------|
B|------------------|

G|-5555555544444444-|

D|-5555555555555555-|

A|-3333333322222222-|

E|------------------|

Part Two - play 1x

e|-------------|
B|-------------|

G|-555555554~~-|

D|-555555555~~-|

A|-333333332~~-|

E|-------------|

Bridge Lead: play 1x - play during 2nd time of Rhythm Part One

e|-----------------|
B|-55----665-------|
G|-------------7-4-|
D|---5577---555----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Pre-verse Riff Rhythm:

Part One - play 1x - come in at the *s in the Lead part

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-3---5-|
A|-3---5-|
E|-1---3-|

Part Two - play 3x

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5-------------|
D|-5---7---3---5-|
A|-3---7---3---5-|
E|-----5---1---3-|

Pre-verse Riff Lead: play 4x

e|--------------------------*--------------------------|
B|-----------8------------8-*-----------8--------------|
G|-9h10p9-------9h10p9------*-9h10p9----------9h10-7h9-|
D|--------10-----------10---*--------10----------------|
A|--------------------------*--------------------------|
E|--------------------------*--------------------------|

CHORUS

Outro Rhythm + Lead: play 4x - end with this

e|---------------|             |-------|
B|---------------|             |-------|
G|-5-------------|             |-5~~<!-|
D|-5---7---3---5-|             |-5~~<!-|
A|-3---7---3---5-|             |-3~~<!-|
E|-----5---1---3-|             |-------|

Notes/Comments:

-to clear up some confusion - the labels Part One or Part Two on a chunk of tab

shows that there are more than one part in a single part of the song. (I.E.-

Two different chord progressions in the same verse.) Rhythm and Lead

indicate separate guitars.

-the Pre-verse riff is VERY fast *PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK*

-on the interlude part, G(5) means G-string, 5th fret

-the Bridge part begins with a bass part, then goes into the guitar parts

-yes, I realize that the Outro is almost identical to the Intro. Do I look

like I care?

God Bless,

Sam Blake

Chords Used:

C5 Am5 F5 G5 C5-1st Inv.

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-5--------------|
D|-5--7---3--5--2-|
A|-3--7---3--5--3-|
E|----5---1--3--0-|

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