Great Escape Chords & Tabs
Okay guys, this is my very first tab to make. VERY FIRST. Uhh, i think that i'm right
i just based all of this on listening to the song. And this is how i play it. I think this
the best version so far; but im not saying its good, cuz all the ones who made this tab
BADLY. Hope you enjoy...
Oh, and i made this tab because, only now, Boys Like Girls is getting popular. ERR.
stayed hidden..
[Intro]
Guitar 1
-----------------------12------12-------12--------12-------|
---------------------12--12--12--12---12--------12--12-----|
-------------------9-------8-------------------------------|
------------------------------------11-----9---------------|[x4]
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Guitar 2, after x2 of Guitar 1
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-------------------14--------------13----------------------|
-------------------x---------------x-----------------------|
-------------------12--------------11----------------------|
[Verse 1]
"Paper bags and plastic hearts..."
Guitar 1
--------------------0---------------0----------------------|
--------------------0---------------0----------------------|
--------------------2---------------1----------------------|
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Guitar 2
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-------------------14--------------13----------------------|
-------------------x---------------x-----------------------|
-------------------12--------------11----------------------|
keep playing until "...its goodbye...."
"...its goodbye..."
Guitar 1
-------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------|
-------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------|
-------6--------2--------1--------4------------------------|
-------6--------2--------2--------4------------------------|
-------4--------0--------2--------2------------------------|
-------------------------0---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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------11-------7--------2--------9-------------------------|
------11-------7--------2--------9-------------------------|
------9--------5--------0--------7-------------------------|
"....we can make it right." <--- dont play anything in this part
[Chorus]
"Throw it away..."
Guitar 1
------0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------|
------0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------|
------6--------2--------1--------4-------------------------|
------6--------2--------2--------4-------------------------|[x2]
------4--------0--------2--------2-------------------------|
------------------------0----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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------11-------7--------2--------9-------------------------|[x2]
------11-------7--------2--------9-------------------------|
------9--------5--------0--------7-------------------------|
"Watch it burn..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boys_like_girls/great_escape_tab_ver_5.html ]
Guitar 1
(just listen really close...you can hear this being played)
----------11-----11----------11------11------------12-------12-------11--|
------7h9----7h9----7h9-9h10----9h10----9h10-10h12----10h12----10h12-12--|
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Guitar 2
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------4-----------------6--------------------7----------------------9-------|
------4-----------------6--------------------7----------------------9-------|
------2-----------------4--------------------5----------------------7-------|
Just do the same with verse 2, and chorus
[Bridge]
"All of the wasted time the...."
Guitar 1
(strum once only, and let it ring)
------0---------0-------2-------0----------------------------|
------0---------0-------2-------0----------------------------|
------2---------1-------2-------4----------------------------|
------2---------2-------4-------4----------------------------|
------0---------2-------4-------2----------------------------|
----------------0-------2------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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------7--------2-------4--------9-------------------------------|
------7--------2-------4--------9-------------------------------|
------5--------0-------2--------7-------------------------------|
[Solo]
Guitar 1
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--------13----11---9----13----14----16---------------------|
--------x-----x----x----x-----x-----x----------------------|
--------11----9----7----11----12----14---------------------|
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--------13----11---9----16----14----13----------------------|
--------x-----x----x----x-----x-----x-----------------------|
--------11----9----7----14----12----11----------------------|
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--------13----11---9----13----14----16---------------------|
--------x-----x----x----x-----x-----x----------------------|
--------11----9----7----11----12----14---------------------|
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--------13----11---9----8----------------------------------|
--------x-----x----x----x----------------------------------|
--------11----9----7----6----------------------------------|
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Guitar 2,follow the guitar strumming of GUITAR 1 in CHORUS
[Acoustic Chorus]
"Throw it away..."
Guitar 2 plays this part; FOLLOW STRUMMING OF GUITAR 1 IN CHORUS, BUT ONLY STRUM ONCE
note, and LET IT RING.
[Chorus x2]
[Outro]
Guitar 1
-----------------------12------12-------12--------12-------|
---------------------12--12--12--12---12--------12--12-----|
-------------------9-------8-------------------------------|
------------------------------------11-----9---------------|
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*FADES OUT*
