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Ocean Avenue

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TabTuningDrop D
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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/Verse

"Theres a place on Ocean Avenue..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|(x9)

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

Chorus

"If I could find you now things would be better.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|(x3)

"Theres a place on Ocean Avenue..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|(x5)

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

Chorus

"If I could find you now things would be better.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|(x3)

Bridge

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|(x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

Chorus

"If I could find you now things would be better.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|

Outro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|(x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--2--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--4--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0----------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 2.

Intro

N.C.

Verse

"Night" "Stayin' up all night"

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/6----6--7----7----4\------/6-----6--7-----7-----4--2--4\----------------|
A|------7-------0----0-------------7--------0-----0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Sleepin all day stayin up all night" (Repeat what you do above)

Guitar 3

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------7---10----------------------------7--5--7---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/6----6--7----7------------/6----6--7------7-----------------------------|
A|------7-------0------------------7--------0-----0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Same as Guitar 1)

Interlude

(Repeat first half of the Verse)

Verse

"There's a peice of you thats here with me"

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)

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

(Repeat Verse Cont'd)

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

N.C.

(Do that until the chorus)

e|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1h2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro

(Same as Guitar 1)

(Outro Cont'd: Same as Guitar 1)

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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