"Almost" by Bowling for Soup TAB by Aaron Prescott Whew! Complicated Song! Good luck! I'm about 95% sure of this tab, there are little bits and pieces that probably aren't correct. Guitar 1 (Clean): Standard Tuning Guitar 2 (Clean): Standard Tuning Guitar 3 (Distorted): Standard Tuning Guitar 4 (Distorted): Standard Tuning Key to Tab symbols: / Slide up \ Slide down h Hammer On p Pull Off x Muted Note . Stacatto (play short) [] Tied Note INTRO: Guitar 1 |-E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| | B|---------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-| | G|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------| | D|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 2 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-2-----------------------| | A|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-2-----------------------| | E|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------| | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------x-14\---| Guitar 3 |-E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/9-----8-----4-----o|| Play | D||o-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x-----x-----o|| 2x | A||-------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/7-----6-----2------|| | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-o|| 2x | A||--2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x--|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VERSE 1: Guitar 3 |-E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play 1st | D||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------6-----o|| Time Only | A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------4---6p4--|| | E||-[2]----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------4h6----------|| | | "I almost got drunk at school at fourteen ..." | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-o|| 3x | A||--2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x--|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REFRAIN: Half-time feel "I almost had you ..." Guitar 1 |-E||--------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2------------|| | B||--------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0------|| | G||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| 2x | A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-o|| 2x | A||--2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---4-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0--|| INTERLUDE: End half-time feel Guitar 3 |-E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/9-----8-----4-----o|| Play | D||o-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x-----x-----o|| 2x | A||-------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/7-----6-----2------|| | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-o|| 2x | A||--2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x--|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VERSE 2: "I almost held up a grocery store ..." Guitar 4 E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| G||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play D||o-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-o|| 2x A||--2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x--|| E||--------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x--|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 3 "... that I almost got hooked on 'cause you ran away ..." |-E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4-----4-----4---4-|-4-----4-----4-----4---4-|-4-----4-----4-----4---4-|-4-----4-----4---4-4---4-| | D|-x-----x-----x-----x---x-|-x-----x-----x-----x---x-|-x-----x-----x-----x---x-|-x-----x-----x---x-x---x-| | A|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-|-2-----2-----2---2-2---2-| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | . . . . . . . . . . . | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| | A|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REFRAIN: Half-time feel "I almost had you ..." Guitar 1 |-E||--------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2------------|| | B||--------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0------|| | G||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| 2x | A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-o|| 2x | A||--2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---4-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0--|| End half-time feel "You kept me guessing ..." E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------| G|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----------------------| D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-5-----------------------| A|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERLUDE: Guitar 3 |-E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|/9-----8-----6-----4-----| | D|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-x-----x-----x-----x-----| | A|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|/7-----6-----4-----2-----| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| | A|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIDGE: A. "Here I go thinking about all the things I could have done" B. "I'm gonna need a forklift 'cause all the baggage weighs a ton" Guitar 4 E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| G||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play D||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| 2x A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| E||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| "I know we have our problems, but I can't remember one" E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------| G|-8-----8-----8-----8---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----------------------| D|-8-----8-----8-----8---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-5-----------------------| A|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x-|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . "I almost forgot to say something else ..." Guitar 1 |-E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| | B|---------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-|[4]------------4---0-2-4-| | G|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------| | D|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 2 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-2-----------------------| | A|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-2-----------------------| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------| "... tore it all up and then I threw it away ..." Guitar 1 |-E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|---------------4-2-0-2-4-|[4]------------4-2-0-2-4-|[4]----------------------|-------------------------| | G|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-----4-----4-------------|-----4-----4-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 2 Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| | A|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x-| . . . . . . . . FINAL REFRAIN: Half-time feel "I almost had you ..." Guitar 1 |-E||--------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2------------|| | B||--------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0------|| | G||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| 2x | A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Guitar 4 | E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | B||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| | G||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o|| Play | D||o-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-o|| 2x | A||--2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---4-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2--|| |-E||--------------------------|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0--|| End half-time feel "You kept me guessing ..." E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------| G|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----------------------| D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-5-----------------------| A|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------| OUTRO: "I almost had you ..." Guitar 1 |-E|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------| | B|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| | G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-| | A|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-| "I almost had you ..." Guitar 1 |-E|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------------------| | B|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------------| | G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-|-2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-| | A|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-|-2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-|-0-----0-----0---0-0-0-0-| Guitar 3 |-E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/8-----6---8-4-----|------/9-----8-----4-----| | D|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-------x-----x-----x-----| | A|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/6-----4---6-2-----|------/7-----6-----2-----| | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Guitar 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | G|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| | D|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| | A|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-6-----6-----6-----6---x-|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-| |-E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-0-----0-----0-----0---x-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 1 |-E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------||--------------0------------|| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------4---0-2-4-||-[4]------------4---0-2-4--|| | G|------/8-----6---8-4-----|-------------------------|---------4---------------||o---------4---------------o|| Repeat | D|-------x-----x---x-x-----|-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-----4-----4-------------||o-----4-----4-------------o|| and Fade | A|------/6-----4---6-2-----|-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x-|-------------------------||---------------------------|| | E|-------------------------|-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-|-------------------------||---------------------------|| | | Guitars 3 & 4 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||---------------------------|| | B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||---------------------------|| | G|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-------------------------|-------------------------||o-------------------------o|| Repeat | D|-4-----4-----4-----4---x-|-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-2-----------------------||o[2]----------------------o|| and Fade | A|-2-----2-----2-----2---x-|-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x-|-x-----------------------||---------------------------|| |-E|-------------------------|-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-|-0-----------------------||-[0]-----------------------|| . . . .