Going Away To College Tab

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Blink 182
going away to college
tabbed by: headless_duck77
 
~= let ring out
x=mute that string
 
Intro:
e:------------------------
B:------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
D:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 x8
A:------------------------
E:------------------------
 
2nd half of intro twice:
e:---------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------
G:-----------8-----------8------------8--------------
D:-----9-----------9------------9------------12----12 x2
A:-------------------------7-7----7-7----9-9----9-9--
E:-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----------------------------
 
play this 2nd time around:
e:---
B:---
G:---
D:-9~
A:-9~
E:-7~
 
pre chorus:
e:----------------------------
B:----------------------------
G:---------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11
D:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11 x2
A:-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-
E:-7-7-7-7--------------------
 
 
2nd half of intro twice:
e:---------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------
G:-----------8-----------8------------8--------------
D:-----9-----------9------------9------------12----12 x2
A:-------------------------7-7----7-7----9-9----9-9--
E:-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----------------------------
 
play this 2nd time around:
e:---
B:---
G:---
D:-9~
A:-9~
E:-7~
 
pre chorus:
e:----------------------------
B:----------------------------
G:---------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11
D:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11 x2
A:-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-
E:-7-7-7-7--------------------
 
Chorus:
e:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9----------------
D:-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4 x3
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2
 
Then:
e:---------------------------
B:---------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----------
D:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4~
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4~ x1
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2~
 
 
2nd half of intro twice:
e:---------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------
G:-----------8-----------8------------8--------------
D:-----9-----------9------------9------------12----12 x2
A:-------------------------7-7----7-7----9-9----9-9--
E:-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----------------------------
 
Verse:
e:-------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------
G:-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----9-----8-
D:------------------------------------------------- x2
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---
NOTE!:All notes played on the low E string are muted
 
pre chorus:
e:----------------------------
B:----------------------------
G:---------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11
D:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11 x2
A:-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-
E:-7-7-7-7--------------------
 
Chorus:
e:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9----------------
D:-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4 x3
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2
 
Then:
e:---------------------------
B:---------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----------
D:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4~
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4~ x1
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2~
 
interlude:
e:------------------------
B:------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
D:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 x8
A:------------------------
E:------------------------
 
Chorus (slightly altered):
e:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9----------------
D:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4 x3
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2
 
Then:
e:---------------------------
B:---------------------------
G:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-----------
D:-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4~
A:-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4~ x1
E:-----------------7-7-7-7-2~
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the intro doesnt suck ass when u play it with distortion it actually sounds pretty good. great tab

Not quite... He does use a capo on the second fret and if you play it as you tabbed it, it sounds horribly narrow and out of tune.

it's 11 not 12 in the second half of the intro