Band: American Hi-Fi
Song: Flavor of the Weak (Acoustic)
Tuning: standard EADGBE (Capo on the 1st Fret)
Alright, I could never find a transcription of the acoustic version of this song, so I've
finally gotten fed up enough to tab it myself, b/c I think it's an even better song
unplugged. I'm basing this off the '01 Live Radio version, but I've tried to combine
Stacy's Rhythm part and Jamie's lead part into a piece for a solo acoustic guitar, so
the song's been changed around a little. All notes are relative to capo, except for
the solo. Enjoy...
Intro: (repeat x 4)
Em7 C
e|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0----|
B|-3--3-3-3---1-1-1-1----|
G|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0----|
D|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2----|
A|-2--2-2-2---3-3-3-3----|
E|-----------------------|
Verse 1:
She... nails n' she... know... phone...
G Dsus2 D Em C
e|-3--3-3-3-3--0--2-2-2-2-2---0-0~---0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3---0-0~---1-1-1-1-1---|
G|-0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2---0-0~---0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---2-2~---2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-x--x-x-x-x-----------------2-2~---3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-----------------0-0~---------------|
She'll... his dirty... clothes... her...
G Dsus2 D Em C
e|-3--3-3-3-3--0--2-2-2-2-2---0-0~---0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3---0-0~---1-1-1-1-1---|
G|-0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2---0-0~---0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---2-2~---2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-x--x-x-x-x-----------------2-2~---3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-----------------0-0~---------------|
and he's... posters... wall... wished she was
Em G D Am C
e|-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---0--2-2----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
B|-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--3---3-3----1-1-1-1-1-0--1-1-1--------|
G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-------2|
D|-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0------0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----4--|
A|-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--2h4---|
E|-0-0-0-0~--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
and she knows... songs...
D
e|-2--2-2-2----3-3--3----|
B|-3--3-3-3----3-3--3----|
G|-2--2-2-2----0-0--0----|
D|-0--0-0-0--------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Chorus:
Her Boyfriend... anything... her...
G Dsus2 Am C
e|-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
B|-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1--|
G|-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|
A|-x--x-x-x-x-----------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
He's too... Nintendo... I wish... her...
G Dsus2 D Am C
e|-3~--3-3-3-3--0--2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
B|-3~--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1--|
G|-0~--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--|
D|-0~--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|
A|-x~--x-x-x-x-----------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--|
E|-3~--3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
See...
D G
e|-2--3--3------------------------|
B|-3--3--3----6-4-2----6-4-2------|
G|-2-----0----------2~-------4~~~-|
D|-0-----0------------------------|
A|-------x------------------------|
E|-------3------------------------|
She's... Week...
Am D G
e|--0-0-0-0---2-2--3--3-------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---3-3--3--3-----6-4-2----6-4-2------|
G|--2-2-2-2---2-2-----0-----------2~-------4~~~-|
D|--2-2-2-2---0-0-----0-------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-2-----------x-------------------------|
E|--------------------3-------------------------|
Post-Chorus Riff:
e|----------0-------0-------0---------------------|
B|--------3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|-0---0--------0-------0-------0--2h4--6--4--0~--|
D|-2-2----------------------------------------2~--|
A|-2------------------------------------------2~--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (Play Same bit as Verse 1)
Jamie also plays something along the lines of this over it: (I haven't quite figured it
out, "Lo Siento," my ear's not that good yet...)
e|--------------------9----9---11------------------|
B|------9~-9-11-9-11----9----9-----11p9---11~~-----|
G|--0h2-------------------8----8--------8----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then Play:
Chorus
A Slight Variation on the 2st Post-Chorus Riff: (x4)
e|----------0-------0------------|
B|--------3---3---3---3----------|
G|-0---0--------0-------0-2------|
D|-2-2--------------------2------|
A|-2----------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------|
Solo:
e|-----1-----------11----11--11---11----11---------10-10-|
B|-------4-----------11b--11b--11b--11b---11b-11b--11-11-|
G|---------1--3~-----------------------------------------|
D|------------3~-----------------------------------------|
A|------------0~-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8-8-7-7--| Sorry, that's as far as I've got it
B|--9-9-8-8--| figured so far. I'm going to try to
G|-----------| update this when I do. If a far better
D|-----------| guitarist wants to hit this up with a
A|-----------| completed solo, please, be my guest...
E|-----------|
It ends with:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---12-12p10--8--5~~~~---|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Then Play Chorus Variation: (x1)
Her Boyfriend... Anything... her...
G Dsus2 Am C
e|-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
B|-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1--|
G|-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|
A|-x--x-x-x-x-----------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
He's too... He's too... stoned...
G Dsus2 Am C
e|-3--3~~-----0-0~~--------0-0~~----0-0~~---|
B|-3--3~~-----3-3~~--------1-1~~----1-1~~---|
G|-0--0~~-----2-2~~--------2-2~~----0-0~~---|
D|-0--0~~-----0-0~~--------2-2~~----2-2~~---|
A|-x--x~~------------------0-0~~----3-3~~---|
E|-3--3~~-----------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
End on:
She makes me weak...
e|--------------3~~---------|
B|--------------3~~---------|
G|--------------0~~---------|
D|--------------0~~---------|
A|--------------x~~---------|
E|--------------3~~---------|
Well, there ya have it. Any Questions/Suggestions/Insults/Completions of the solo, just
email me at chris17_59@hotmail.com
Peace,
Chris
