Great Escape Chords & Tabs
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THE GREAT ESCAPE - Boys Like Girls
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Tabbed by:jack
Email:jg3born@yahoo.com
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boys_like_girls/great_escape_tab_ver_8.html ]
in the song the lead guitar is played in drop d tuning and the rythem guitar is
played in open d tuning
Lead:(Paul) DADGBe
Rythem:(Martin) DADF#Da
INTRO (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO CONTINUED (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-------------------------------10-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
VERSE CONTINUED (LEAD)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17-----17|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16--16|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13--------------------------------14|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14-------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
B|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
G|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
D|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
A|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
E|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
CHORUS (LEAD)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (RYTHEM)
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS CONTINUES (LEAD)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
B|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
G|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
D|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
A|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
E|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
INTRO 2 (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO 2 (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-------------------------------10-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO 2 CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E|--9--------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 CONTINUED (LEAD)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17-----17|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16--16|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13--------------------------------14|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14-------------|
E)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
B|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
G|--0--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------0|
D|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
A|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
E|--0--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------5|
CHORUS (LEAD)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (RYTHEM)
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS CONTINUES (LEAD)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
B|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
G|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
D|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
A|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
E|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
BRIDGE (LEAD)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE (RYTHEM)
e|--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO (LEAD)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13--11-9--13--14--16--13--11-9--16--14--13--13--11-9--8---14--16--13-11--9--8--|
D|--X---X--X--X---X---X---X---X--X--X---X---X---X---X--X--X---X---X---X---X--X--X--|
A|--11--9--7--11--12--14--11--9--7--14--12--11--11--9--7--11--12--14--11--9--7--6--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO (RYTHEM)
e|--0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0--|
B|--0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0--|
G|--0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0--|
D|--9---------5-----------0---------7-----------9---------5-----------0---------7--|
A|--9---------5-----------0---------7-----------9---------5-----------0---------7--|
E|--9---------5-----------0---------7-----------9---------5-----------0---------7--|
CHORUS 3 (LEAD)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7---------------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 (RYTHEM)
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--8--0--7--5---------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------|
A|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--9--0--7--5---------------------------------------|
E|--9--5--0--7--9--5--0--7--9--0--7--5---------------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 CONTINUES (LEAD)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
B|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
G|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------|
D|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
A|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
E|-2---------------4---------------5---------------7-------------------------|
OUTRO (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-------------------------------10-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO CONTINUED (LEAD)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------17----------17----------17-------17----------17----------17----------17-------17----|
G)-----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16----16----16----16----16----16-------16----16-|
D)--14----------13-------------------------------14----------13-------------------------------|
A)--------------------------16-------14----------------------------------16-------14----------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO CONTINUED (RYTHEM)
e|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
G|--10-------------------------------------------10--------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------------------------7---------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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