Standard Tuning
(In the song, there's a quiet synth in the background playing the
top string of the rhythm chords for the intro and verses. You CAN
combine the synth and lead guitar for the verses. The combined version
is after the resective parts in verse. Personally, I like this version)
Rhythm
Intro/Verses
e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g----------99999999-|
d-99999999-99999999-|
a-99999999-77777777-|
e-77777777----------|
Synth
Intro/verse (palm mute)
e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g----------99999999-|
d-99999999----------|
a-------------------|
e-------------------|
Lead
Verse
e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
d-------------------------|
a-------------6~----------|
e-7-9-7~--7-9-----7-9-7~--|
Alternate Verse (Synth + Lead)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------99999999----------9999999---------------99999999----------99999999-|
d-99999999----------99999999--------------99999999----------99999999----------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------7-9-7~-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weezer/memories_tab_ver_4.html ]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------99999999----------99999999---------------99999999----------99999999-|
d------99999999----------99999999---------------99999999----------99999999----------|
a-----6~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-7-9--------------------------------------7-9-7~-----------------------------------|
Chorus
Rhythm
e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g-999999999999--------------|
d-999999999999-999999999999-|
a-777777777777-999999999999-|
e--------------777777777777-|
then
e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g-------------4-444444444444-|
d-7-6-4-6-4-2-4-444444444444-|
a-7-6-4-6-4-2-2-222222222222-|
e-5-4-2-4-2-0----------------|
Synth
e--------------------------|
b-4-2--5-4-2--2--2----2----|
g--------------4---4----4--|
d--------------------------|
a--------------------------|
e--------------------------|
then
e----------------|
b----------------|
g-2-1------------|
d-----4-2-1------|
a-----------4-2--|
e----------------|
Bridge
Pt.1
Rhythm
e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------|
d-44444444-66666666-9999999999999999-|
a-44444444-66666666-9999999999999999-|
e-22222222-44444444-7777777777777777-|
Lead (Slow Slide)
e---------|
b-1///7~--|
g---------|
d---------|
a---------|
e---------|
Pt.2
Guitar
e-------4--------------4--------------2--------------2--------------|
b---4------4---4---4------4---4---4------4---4---4------4---4---4---|
g-4---4------4---4---4------4---4---4------4---4---4------4---4---4-|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Piano
e-11-9--12-11-9--9---9------9-----|
b-----------------12----12----12--|
g---------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|
Chorus