song: Boys Of Summer artist: The Ataris (covered from Don Henley) album: So Long Astoria tuning: standard author: millencolin22 email: millencolin09@hotmail.com *note, this is a tab for the video version because i was too lazy to tab out the extended bridge. pm: "..." strumming: "V" means pick down and "^" means pick up muting strings: X means to strum the chord but mute that string slide: "///" means slide down strings not to a specific note...towards the neck slide: "X/Y" slide X to Y Part 1 guitar 1 e----------------| b----------------| g-7/8-let ring---| d-7/8------------| a-5/6------------| e----------------| guitar 2 e----------------| b----------------| g----------------| d------------6---| a--------6-8---8-| e----------------| Part 2 guitar 1 e---------------------------------| b---------------------------------| g-8--*--8/4-4--*--4/6-6--*--6/4-4-| d-8-----8/4-4-----4/6-6-----6/4-4-| a-6-----6/2-2-----2/4-4-----4/2-2-| e---------------------------------| *the spacing between chords is 4 repeats of guitar 2's riff! listen to the song for exact timing. guitar 2 e--------------------------------------| b--7--6------7--6-----7--6-----7--6----| g--------6---------6--------6--------6-| d--------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------| guitar 1 e--------------------------------------| b--7--6------7--6-----7--6-----7--6----| g--------6---------6--------6--------6-| d--------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------| guitar 2 e--------------------------------------------------| b--------------------------------------------------| g-/8-8888*--8/4-4-4444*--4/6-6-6666*---6/4-4-4444*-| d-/8-8888---8/4-4-4444---4/6-6-6666----6/4-4-4444--| a-/6-6666---6/2-2-2222---2/4-4-4444----4/2-2-2222--| e--------------------------------------------------| *repeat as many times as necessary Verse 1 *played open Verse 2 *palm muted Verse 3/Post-Interlude *dont play the first 2 sets, and palm mute the last 2 sets (although play transition chords) guitar 1 e-----4---------------------------------------------| b-------4-------------------------------------2-----| g-------------6---6----6--6---6----6--4---4-----4---| d-4--------4--6-----6--6--6-----6--6--4-----4-------| a-4--------4--4-4------4--4-4------4--2-2---------2-| e-2-2------2----------------------------------------| guitar 2 e------------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------| g-------------6666666666--6666666666--4444444444-| d-4444444444--6666666666--6666666666--4444444444-| a-4444444444--4444444444--4444444444--2222222222-| e-2222222222-------------------------------------| vv^^vvv^^v vv^^vvv^^v vv^^vvv^^v vv^^vvv^^v guitar 1 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-8----8--10--11-11/-13--11-10-11--------------------------------------/6-| d-X----X--X---X--X-/-X---X--X--X-----4--6--8--6--4-3--3--4--6--6/8--6--/X-| a-6----6--8---9--9-/-11--9--8--9-///-X--X--X--X--X-X--X--X--X--X/X--X--/4-| e------------------------------------2--4--6--4--2-1--1--2--4--4/6--4-----| guitar 2 e--------------------------------------| b--7--6------7--6-----7--6-----7--6----| g--------6---------6--------6--------6-| d--------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------| Part 1 guitar 1 e--------------------------| b-44-22-00-4-00-4-0-22-000-| g--------------------------| d--------------------------| a--------------------------| e--------------------------| guitar 2 e--------------------------------------| b--7--6------7--6-----7--6-----7--6----| g--------6---------6--------6--------6-| d--------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------| Part 2 guitar 1 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-8----8--10--11-11/-13--11-10-11--------------------------------------/6-| d-X----X--X---X--X-/-X---X--X--X-----4--6--8--6--4-3--3--4--6--6/8--6--/X-| a-6----6--8---9--9-/-11--9--8--9-///-X--X--X--X--X-X--X--X--X--X/X--X--/4-| e------------------------------------2--4--6--4--2-1--1--2--4--4/6--4-----| guitar 2 e--------------------------------------| b--7--6------7--6-----7--6-----7--6----| g--------6---------6--------6--------6-| d--------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------| guitar 1 e-6----6---------6----6--------| b---9----7----7----9----7----7-| g----------6--------------6----| d------------------------------| a------------------------------| e------------------------------| (this is also played under the last chorus) guitar 2 e------------------------| b------------------------| g-------///6--///6--///4-| d-///4--///6--///6--///4-| a-///4--///4--///4--///2-| e-///2-------------------| *guitar 2 ends by holding the last chord (B5) guitar 1 e-------6----| b-2--4-----4-| g------------| d------------| a------------| e------------|