GOOD CHARLOTTE: WONDERING
The real song is tuned down half a step, but this version is for STANDARD TUNING!!
Rhythm is mostly shown, but you can LISTEN to the song to figure out the exact STRUMMING.
INTRO RIFF
Guitar 1 (clean) (second part palm mute & distort when drums come in)
E|---------------------------------|---|
B|---------------------------------|---|
G|---------------------------------|---|
D|-----4---------------------------|-1-|
A|-2-2---2-----2-------2-------2---|-1-|
E|---------0-0---0-4-4---4-0-0---4-|---|
Guitar 2 (distorted, comes in after a few measures, repeats each chord a bunch of times)
E|---------|
B|-12---11-|
G|--x----x-|
D|--9----8-|
A|---------|
E|---------|
CHORUS/MAIN BACKGROUND (distorted)
E|-----------------------------------------|---|
B|-----------------------------------------|---|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-4-2-|-1-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-4-2-|-1-|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-2-0-|---|
RIFF 1 (distorted)
E|------------------------|
B|-----7p5-5p4-4----------|
G|-4-4-----------4-6b8r-4-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
VERSE (clean, starts after singing with just bass)
E|-7---9-7---11-7---7---9-7-----7---|
B|---7-----7------7---7-----7-9---7-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/good_charlotte/wondering_tab_ver_8.html ]
PRE-CHORUS (distorted)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------444-4-4-4-----------------------------444-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
D|-666-6-6-6-444-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-44-666-6-6-6-444-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
A|-666-6-6-6-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-44-666-6-6-6-222-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-4-4-2-2-1-1-|
E|-444-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-00-22-444-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------|
RIFF 2 (play Riff 1 twice, then add, distorted)
E|---4-----4-----4---4-7-6-4-------------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7---------7-8-8-4-4---------|
G|-4-----4-----4-----------------------6-6-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE (distorted, repeat first part a few times then add ending of pre-chorus)
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-2--4-4--6-6-6-6-|
A|-2-2--4-4--6-6-6-6-|
E|-0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4-|
UPKEY CHORUS (distorted)
E|-----------------------------------------|---|---|
B|-----------------------------------------|---|---|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|---|-3-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-6-4-|-3-|-3-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-6-4-|-3-|-1-|
E|-----------2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-4-2-|-1-|-1-|
RIFF 3 (distorted, second part repeats in up key chorus, end on last part)
E|------------6p4---|-------14-13-------------6p4---|-13-13-11-11-8-8-6-6-5-5-----------------|
B|----9p8-6h8-------|-------------14-14/16\14-------|-------------------------6-6-------------|
G|-6h8------------6-|-6/8\6-----------------------6-|-----------------------------5-5---------|
D|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------7-7-7/8-|
A|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
ORDER:
Intro Riff, Intro Riff & Guitar 2, Main Background & Riff 1, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Verse, Pre-
Chorus, Chorus, Main Background & Riff 1 --> Riff 2, Bridge --> Ending of Pre-Chorus, Intro Riff,
Chorus, Riff 3 --> Riff 3 & Upkey Chorus
