ok...i've seen some pretty messed up tabs here and this one is at LEAST 99% accurate.
i added both guitar parts and the most accurate solo on this website. here ya go and have
fun. no need to thank me.
INTRO(palm mute)
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D--44------------------------------------
A-----55555555-99999-77-44444444444444---
E----------------------------------------
Guitar 1
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------
A--5555555-444444444-555555555555555---
E--------------------------------------
VERSE(palm mute)
Guitar 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D---7777777777777--------------------------77777777777777---
A---55555555555557777777777777555555555555555555555555555---
E----------------55555555555553333333333333-----------------
Guitar 2 (palm mute)
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-----
D--0000000000007777777777775555555555550000000000000-----
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
Guitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B---333333333333----------------------------333333333333----
G---222222222222-2222222222222--------------222222222222----
D---000000000000-2222222222222-555555555555-000000000000----
A---000000000000-0000000000000-555555555555-000000000000----
E---000000000000---------------333333333333-000000000000----
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimmy_eat_world/the_middle_tab_ver_7.html ]
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G---777777777777----------------------------77777777777777--
D---777777777777-7777777777777-555555555555-77777777777777--
A---555555555555-7777777777777-555555555555-55555555555555--
E----------------5555555555555-333333333333-----------------
ok i got this solo from a version i downloaded.i dont have the actual CD. not sure how
many versions of the song there are or which one this is but i saw Jimmy play live and
this is how it goes.
SOLO
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-2h3p2-0---------------------------------------------------
G----------2h4p2-0------------------------------------------
D------------------4h5p4-0---------4-0-0--0-----0-----------
A--------------------------2h4p2-0----------4-4---4-7---5-4--5--4-5-
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------2h3p2-0------------------------------------
G------------------------2h4p2-0----------------------------
D----------0-0-------------------4h5p4-0---------4-0-0-0-----0----
A--4-5-4-0-------------------------------2h4p2-0---------4---4---4--
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------7--7
D-00000-22222-44444-55555-5/7--5-4-5-4-5-7--5-4h5--4-0---0---0----
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14
G---7/9---9/11---11/12-11-12--------------------------------
D-0-----0------0--------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------
B--12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-7-5-3-2-0---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
thats about it...if u have any questions email me at CowTippa@aol.com