*Even though this is tabbed out in standard tuning, I think the real song is
actually a half-step down. The lowest note in the chorus doesn't quite
sound low enough to 100% match the song, but I hate messing with the tuning
on my guitar so I just play it this way. If you want to play the song 100%
correct, just tune your guitar a half step down and play the tab as shown
with all notes up a fret on guitar except of course the low note (open
string E) remaining an open string E.*
INTRO (clean, muted - unmute & distort last four notes)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------4-3-------3-------------------|
D|-----------------------6-4---------6-4---------------------6-----------------|
A|---6-4---------6-4---4-----7-4-444-----7-6-666-----4-444-------6-4-----------|
E|-4-----7-4-444-----7-----------------------------------------4-----7-4-0-1-2-|
INTRO PART 2 / CHORUS (distorted, basically same riff as intro)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------4-3-------3-------------------------|
D|-----------------------6-4---------6-4---------------------6-4h6-------------------|
A|---6-4---------6-4---4-----7-4-444-----7-6-666-----4-444-----------6-4-------------|
E|-4-----7-4-444-----7---------------------------------------------4-----7-4-0-1-2-4-|
VERSE (clean, reggae-like upstrokes for the most part)
Only the highest strings are played, but I'm showing the whole cords for ease of play
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6--4-4--4-4--x2--|
B|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--7-7--5-5--4-4--x2--|
G|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--8-8--6-6--4-4--x2--|Play twice
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8--6-6--6-6--x4--|
A|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--6-6--4-4--6-6--x4--|
E|-4-4-4-4--------------------4-4--x2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pepper/boot_tab_ver_2.html ]
BRIDGE "so when the dance gets hot..." (1st part distorted, 2nd part clean upstrokes)
E|--------------|-6-6-4-4-4-4-x2-|
B|--------------|-7-7-5-5-4-4-x2-|
G|--------------|-8-8-6-6-4-4-x2-|
D|------------6-|-8-8-6-6-6-6-x4-|Play twice
A|-----6--4-7---|-6-6-4-4-6-6-x4-|
E|-4-7----------|---------4-4-x2-|
SOLO (distorted, back-up plays verse chords)
E|---------------------------------2h4p2-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------4-2-2h4p2-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4-6-6^--rp4-----------------4---4-----------------------------4-|
D|---------4-6-----4-6-------------------------------6---4---------4---4-6-4h6p4---4---|
A|-----4-6-----4-6---------------------------------------------4-6---6-----------6-----|
E|-4-7-----------------------------------------------------4-7-------------------------|
< palm mute these notes >
E|-14-------14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----16-15----16-15h16p16----16-15-13-15-16-/20-15---------6-8-6-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------6-8-8-9-------9-8-9-8-9-6-8-9-8-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-6-9-8---6-9-8---6-|
A|-------9-------9---|
E|-------------------|
POST-SOLO CHORUS (mostly bass, with the guitar riffs as below distorted)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---6-4--------------------------|
E|-4-----7-4----------------0-1-2-|then go into the chorus
END ADDITION (distorted, muted; each section four times relatively quickly)
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---------|---6-4---|
A|---6-4---|-4-----7-|
E|-4-----7-|---------|
ORDER: Intro, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Solo, Post-Solo Chorus, Verse,
Bridge, Chorus (which repeats and fades out; End Addition is towards the
end of the song if you wish to play it)
