Salad Days Tab

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Most of the Salad Days tabs I see are either incorrect or slightly off. I tried to time sync the chords in the chorus to Mac's singing. I find it easier to play along to the song this way.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

Author nathangruman [a] 31.

1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 12, 2025

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Tabbed by Nathan Gruman
Salad Days is a very simple song structure-wise.
It goes Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus.
You could probably learn the entire song in around 20 minutes.
It requires some tricky picking in between strumming in the Verse.
The Chorus requires some FLEXIBILIIY, but don't give up :)
 
 
   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  D   U  D
   Cmaj7          G   Cmaj7          G   Cmaj7          G             G6
e|-3--3-----------3-|-3--3-----------3-|-3--3-----------3-|-0--0---0--0-|
B|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0---0--0-|
G|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-5--5---0--0-| x4
D|-2--2-----------0-|-2--2-----------0-|-2--2-----------0-|-4--4---0--0-|
A|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-5--5---0--2-|
E|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x---0--3-|
 
First Chorus:
(Chord placement is timesynced to lyrics)
Strum pattern: D D U D U D
ohhhhhhhhhh mama, actin' like my life's already over
e|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------5--|
D|-5--------4-----4------------------------------4--|
A|-8--------7-----5------------------------------5--|
E|-x--------x-----7------------------------------x--|
 
ohhhhhhhhhh dear, act your age and try another year
e|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--|
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--| ->
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------5--| -> Play for 2 more bars
D|--5--------4-----4----------------------------4--| ->
A|--8--------7-----5----------------------------5--|
E|--x--------x-----7----------------------------x--|
 
aaaand back into the verse
   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  U  D  U  D  U   D  D   U  D
   Cmaj7          G   Cmaj7          G   Cmaj7          G   D13       G6
e|-3--3-----------3-|-3--3-----------3-|-3--3-----------3-|-0--0---0--0-|
B|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0---0--0-|
G|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-5--5---0--0-| x4
D|-2--2-----------0-|-2--2-----------0-|-2--2-----------0-|-4--4---0--0-|
A|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-3--3--1--0-----2-|-5--5---0--2-|
E|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x--------3--3-|-x--x---0--3-|
 
[Final chorus]
ohhhhhhhhhh mama, actin' like my life's already over
e|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------5--|
D|-5--------4-----4------------------------------4--|
A|-8--------7-----5------------------------------5--|
E|-x--------x-----7------------------------------x--|
 
ohhhhhhhhhh dear, act your age and try another year
e|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--|
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--|
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------5--|
D|--5--------4-----4----------------------------4--|
A|--8--------7-----5----------------------------5--|
E|--x--------x-----7----------------------------x--|
 
ohhhhhhhhhh mama, actin' like my life's already over
e|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------0--|
G|-0--------0-----0------------------------------5--|
D|-5--------4-----4------------------------------4--|
A|-8--------7-----5------------------------------5--|
E|-x--------x-----7------------------------------x--|
 
ohhhhhhhhhh dear, act your age and try another year
e|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--|
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------0--| ->
G|--0--------0-----0----------------------------5--| -> Play for 2 more bars
D|--5--------4-----4----------------------------4--| ->
A|--8--------7-----5----------------------------5--|
E|--x--------x-----7----------------------------x--|
 
   G
e|-3--------------|
B|-0--------------|
G|-0--------------|
D|-0--------------|
A|-2--------------|
E|-3--------------|
 
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x = Dead note
 
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