• Song:

    Boys Of Summer

  • Artist:

    Ataris

  • Album:

    Live At The Metro

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.

<--legend-->
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

<--Intro -->

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--------------------------------------|

<--Verse-->

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)

<--Chorus-->

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  


<--Post Chorus-->

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--------------------------------------|

<--Interlude-->

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--------------------------------------|

<--Ending-->

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)

<--end on-->

guitar 1

e-------6----|
b-2--4-----4-|
g------------|
d------------|
a------------|
e------------|
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