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The Boys Of Summer Tab

by Ataris

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The Ataris
The Boys of Summer (Don Henley Cover)
So Long, Astoria

Standard Tuning
h - Hammer
p - Pull
~ - Ring
\ - Slide Down
/ - Slide Up
pm - Palm Mute

Intro
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8~----------------8~------------------4~------------------6~--------------
D--8~----------------8~----------------8\4~----------------4/6~--------------
A--6~----------------6~----------------6\2~----------------2/4~--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2            (Main Riff begins)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6---
G--8~---------6---------6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6--
D--8~-----6h8---8~-----------------------------------------------------------
A--6~------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro (con't)                            
Guitar 1
e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G-------4~-----------------------
D-----6\4~-------------4-4-4-4---
A-----4\2~-------------2-2-2-2---
E--------------------------------
Guitar 2                       (Main Riff Ends)
e--------------------------------
B--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--
G-----6----6----6----6----6----6-
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

Verse (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-
D--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-
A--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse (con't)
Guitar 1
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--
D--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--
A--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--
E---------------------------
 
Chorus
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-3~-----------------6~-------------------6~-------------------4~------------
D-4~-----------------6~-----------6-6-6--66~---------6-6-6---6\4~------4-4-4-
A-4~---------4-4-----4~-----------4-4-4--44~---------4-4-4---4\2~------2-2-2-
E-2~---------2-2-------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
e------2~--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------2~--------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~----
G----------3~--------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~--
D----------------------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Chorus

1st Solo (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-
D--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-
A--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 3
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-11-13--11--------------------------------------------
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x---x--------------------------------------------
A--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--9-11---9--------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------1-2/4/6-\4---4-3-1------------1--

1st Solo (con't)
Guitar 1
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--
D--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--
A--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--
E---------------------------
Guitar 3
e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--2/4/6-----6/(7)/9~------

Verse 2 (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8~-----------------------4~-----------------------------------------------
D--8~---------------------8\4~----------------------4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
A--6~---------------------6\2~----------------------2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   pm - - - - - - - - - - -  
Guitar 3
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Verse 2 (con't)
Guitars 1&3
e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-----------------------------
pm- - - - - - - - grad. lift pm

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Guitar 1 (Slight Distortion)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------4---2--------4p2-4p2-------2------4---2--------4p2-4p2-------2--
G--4-4---4---4-4-4---------4--4-4----4-4---4---4-4-4---------4--4-4----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
 | pm-   -   - - -  -   -  -  -      - -   -   - - -  -   -  -  - -   |
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4~--------------------------------4~--------------------------------
D--4~--------------------------------4~--------------------------------
A--2~--------------------------------2~------2/4----\2-----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------



2nd Solo (Not Exact Timing or Strumming shown)
Guitar 1 (with Delay)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--14\---------------------14p12----------------------14\---------------
G--------------------------------13--11---------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2                                                   
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-11-13--11---------------------------------------
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x---x---------------------------------------
A--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--9-11---9---------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------1-2/4/6-\4---4-3-1-------1--

2nd Solo (con't) (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff repeated as many times as 
Guitar 1                                                     nescessary)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------14p12--------------------14\--------------------------14p12---
G-------------------13~-----------------------------------------------13
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-15-15-13-13-11-11-11/13\
D---------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-11-11--9--9--9/11\
E-2/4/6\4--------6/(7)/9~-----------------------------------------------
Guitar 3
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-4---4-4-4-4
D--8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-4---4-4-4-4
A--6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-2---2-2-2-2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Solo (con't)
Guitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------14\---------------------8p6-------------------------
G-11-------------------------------------------8p6---------8~-----------
D--------------------------------------------------8p6-6h8--------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G11-11-11-11-13-15-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-11-11-13-13-13
D-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x
A-9--9--9--9-11-13-11-11-11-11--9--9--8--8-6-6-6--8--8--8--9--9-11-11-11
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 3
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4--4-4-4-4--4-6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4---4-4-4--
D--4--4-4-4-4--4-6---6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4---4-4-4--
A--2--2-2-2-2--2-4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2---2-2-2--
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Solo (con't)
Guitar 1
e--------------------------
B--------7---7---7h9-11~---
G-----8---8---8------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
Guitar 2
e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~-
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--
A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~-
E--------------------------
Guitar 3
e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G-4------------------------
D-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
A-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
E--------------------------

Verse 3
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8~-----------------------4~-----------------------------------------------
D--8~---------------------8\4~----------------------4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
A--6~---------------------6\2~----------------------2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   pm - - - - - - - - - - -  
Guitar 1
e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G-----------------------------4x-
D-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4x- - Pause
A-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2x-
E--------------------------------
pm- - - - - - - - grad. lift pm



Chorus, Pickscrape, Then...
Final Chorus
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-3~-----------------6~-------------------6~-------------------4~------------
D-4~-----------------6~-----------6-6-6--66~---------6-6-6---6\4~------4-4-4-
A-4~---------4-4-----4~-----------4-4-4--44~---------4-4-4---4\2~------2-2-2-
E-2~---------2-2-------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
e------2~--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------2~--------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~----
G----------3~--------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~--
D----------------------------------6~----------------6~--------------------4~
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 3
e--6--4--6--2---2----6--4--6--2-----2-----6--4--6--2-----2----6--4--6--2----2
B-------------2-------------------2--------------------2------------------2--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Another Pickscrape, and Repeat

Outro (After Final Chorus)
Guitars 1&2
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------6~-------------------6~------------------4~-----------
D--4~------------------6~-------------------6~----------------8\4~-----------
A--4~------------------4~-------------------4~----------------6\2~-----------
E--2~------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 3
e--6--4--6--2-----2----6--4--6--2-----2-----6--4--6--2-----2-----------------
B--------------2-------------------2--------------------2-------2-2h4~-------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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offtherails wrote on July 18 2003, 12:00 am

Damn good job dude.

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fear_ofthe_dark wrote on August 9 2003, 12:00 am

does anyone else care that this is a cover song. damn punk rockers with none of there own talent.

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zinaron wrote on September 12 2003, 12:00 am

it doesn't really matter if it's a cover because it's still a cool song. the only thing that pissed me of was when that guy destroyied
that beautiful Gibson LesPaul,but other than that i see nothing wrong with the song.

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