Asking For It Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	D A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author ToaAckar [pro] 496.

2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 29, 2023

This tab was based off the way it's been played live, and a little bit by ear from when the song came out.
EDIT: Fixed the verse, it actually plays octaves.
 
 
[Verse]
 
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--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--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|--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-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    ^in second verse, go up to 10
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--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--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--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--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bend the 1 real slowly
In the second pre-chorus, start off with a palm mute and slowly lift it.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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There's a transition part in the opening riff that's played like this, it's pretty easy to hear E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------3333-----------------------------------------------------| D|-8-8-8-8-----or--------------------------------------| A|-------------------3333--------------------------| D|-10101010-------------------------------------|