Author/Artist: Our Lady Peace
Title: A Story About A Girl
Album: Gravity
Tuning: Standard Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Transcribed by: Izzy

This is a great emo song off 'Gravity'. I think it oughta be their next single.

Key:

~~~ = Vibrato
(no.) = Natural harmonic
b(no.) = Bend note to match pitch of (no.)
r = release bent note to original pitch
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
x = Fret Hand mute
/ = Slide down


Intro riff (Clean electric, let ring)

-------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----5-----4----5-----4-----5--|------5-----4------------5-----4---| x2
-------3-----3----3-----3------|----5---5-----5------5-----5-------|
---5-----5-----5----5-----5----|--3-------3-----3------3-----3-----|
-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

there is a slight variation on the third time at the end of this riff:

-------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----5-----4----5-----4-----5--|------5-----4------------4-----5---|
-------3-----3----3-----3------|----5---5-----5------5-----5-------|
---5-----5-----5----5-----5----|--3-------3-----3------3-----3-----|
-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Verse (Clean electric, hit the lower bass notes louder)

-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|-------------------------|
--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x--|--7/--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3--|  x4
--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x--|--7/--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3--|
--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x--|--5/--1-1-x-x-1-1-x-x-1--|
   G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)  F (133211@1)
Prechorus is divided into 2 parts:

Guitar 1 (Clean electric) plays intro riff x2
Guitar 2 (Dirty/distorted electric) plays verse riff x2


Chorus (exact rhythm not included, has some palm muting)

-------------------------------------------------|
---------1---------------------------------------|
--5------2---------------------------------------|
--5------2-----3-----5------------x--5/3--3------|  x2
--3------0-----3-----5------------x--5/3--3------|
--3------------1-----3---(pause)--x--3/1--1------|
 G/C (2431xx@7)  Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)
Post 1st chorus riff

Guitar 1 (Dirty/distorted electric)

---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x---8b(10)--6h8p6--6~~-6~~~-6/-|
--10h12--10h12-x-10h12--10h12-x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|

---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x---8b(10)--6h8p6--6~~-6b(8)r6---6-----------|
--10h12--10h12-x-10h12--10h12-x------------------------------7---7--4b5r4/-|
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Dirty/distorted electric) plays the verse twice.


I'll update this tab for the rest of the song soon, cuz i'm not a good lead guitar player, and this song 
too many licks going in the background. Also, there's a solo somewhere, so I'll need more time. But you can 
with these parts for now!