The Boys Are Leaving Town Chords & Tabs
The Boys Are Leaving Town Tab
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The Boys Are Leaving Town - Japandroids
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This was requested so I did my best in making it not suck. Really hard to figure
this one out!
Tabbed by: TheSneakinSnail
Effects: Guitar plugged into two amps, one clean with chorus, the other distorted.
Email: Drover700@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------| x16
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|0-0-0-0-|
The second part of the intro has each chord play 6 quarter notes, then 4 16th
notes, then repeat. listen to the song and follow the rythm
e|0---0---0----0---|
B|0---0---0----0---|
G|1---8---13---1---|
D|2---9---14---2---| x4
A|2---9---14---2---|
E|0---0---0----0---|
The verse plays the same 4 chords, 16 quarter notes each. x4
Chorus:
(Will we find our way back home...)
e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------9---------0-------0-------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------9---------0-------0-------|
G|x-------x-------x-------1-------6--------x-------9---------1-------6-let---|
D|4-(x3)--11-(x4)-9-(x4)--2-(x5)--7-(x11)--9-(x5)--11-(x11)--2-(x5)--7-ring--| x4
A|4-------11------9-------2-------7--------9-------11--------2-------7-------|
E|2-------9-------7-------0-------5--------7-------9---------0-------5-------|
Solo Thingy:
16th notes, get ready to break your hand.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/japandroids/the_boys_are_leaving_town_tab.html ]
e|0---------0---------0---------|
B|0---------0---------0---------|
G|13--------13--------13--------|
D|14-(x32)--16-(x32)--14-(x64)--|
A|14--------14--------14--------|
E|0---------0---------0---------|
e|0--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
B|0--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
G|16-------18--------18--------16--------16--------18-------16-------|
D|14-(x6)--14-(x26)--16-(x10)--16-(x22)--14-(x10)--14-(x22)-14-(x32)-|
A|14-------14--------14--------14--------14--------14-------14-------|
E|0--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
e|16--------16--------16--------|
B|x---------x---------x---------|
G|16--------16--------16--------|
D|14-(x32)--16-(x32)--14-(x64)--|
A|14--------14--------14--------|
E|0---------0---------0---------|
e|19--------19--------19--------19-------|
B|x---------x---------x---------x--------|
G|16--------16--------16--------16-------|
D|14-(x32)--16-(x32)--14-(x32)--14-(x32)-|
A|14--------14--------16--------14-------|
E|0---------0---------0---------0--------|
Repeat Chorus
End:
e|0------|
B|0------|
G|1-let--|
D|2-ring-|
A|2------|
E|0------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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