INTRO (distorted)
Back-up guitar (listen to pick up the exact strumming)
E|-3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--3-3-|
B|-3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--2--2--2--2--2-2--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0-0--2--2--2--2--2-2--0--0--0--0--0-0--2--2--2--2--2-2-|2x
A|-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-2-------------------3--3--3--3--3-3-|
E|-3--3--3--3--3-3--0--0--0--0--0-0-----------------------------------|
Lead guitar (first part strummed faster than appears)
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-7-12-12-12-12-12------16-14-12-14-|
D|--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x-(3x)--x--x--x--x-|2x
A|-10-10-10-9-10-10-10-10-10------14-12-10-12-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
VERSE - same as intro chords & strumming but clean
BRIDGE (distorted & palm muted)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|---5---5---5---5---7---7----7---7---5---5---5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-------3-------5--------5-------3-------3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (distorted, rhythm not shown for chords, but strummed as the intro & verse)
E|-3--3--3----------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3----------------------------------|
G|-0--2--0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-0--0--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-2--0--2--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--2--0----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ballyhoo/waiting_tab.html ]
SOLO (distorted, played against the chorus)
E|----------------------7^r-5h7p5-5h7p5-10b12b12b12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|------------8h10-8h10------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|--------7h9------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-10p9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------17-15-14-14h15p14----------------------------|
B|-10-10b12-8-10-10b12-8-10-8-------------------15-----8h10-10b12-8---8-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------7h9--------------9------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-8---8-10-10b12-8---8---------\\-|
G|---------9--------------9--------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
**I know this solo is not perfect, but I got tired of trying to figure out the ending
especially; played as above though it still sounds good**
OUTRO (distorted)
Back-up guitar plays chorus twice, second time ending on the C chord
Lead guitar (rhythm not shown, but multiple times per chord, play twice & end)
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12--14--12--11-12-|
D|--x--x----x---x--x-|
A|-10--12--10---9-10-|
E|-------------------|
ORDER: Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Solo, Bridge, Chorus, Outro