5 Seconds of Summer – English Love Affair (Guitar Tab)

Video Lesson
Versions (6)

Auto-scroll

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Lucas Goldson (standbysunset on YouTube) Definitely one of their hardest songs to play, lots of string skipping and tough slides is a challenge. There's some tough harmonies going on such as the Preverse 2/Verse 2 part that I combined for one guitar. But you can always just play one note instead of two if you want. Guitar 1 - Luke Hemmings Guitar 2 - Michael Clifford
[Intro/Verse Part 1 (guitar 1 only)] 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------2x-|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----------8-----8---8/10------------%------------------|----5-----------8----8---8/10---------------|
D|------------------------------------6-----------3-----3---3p1-|----------------------------------6---------|
A|-3---3---3-5-6---6---6-----6/8--------------------------------|-3--3--3-5-6--6---6-----6/8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------4---4---4-3-1---1---1---------|------------------------------4---4---4-3-1-|
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5---3-3---3/5------------------------------|-------------| 
D|-----6-----------8-----8---8~\-----5------------------------------6----------8-----8---8~\-|-5-----------| 
A|--------------------------------------------3-------1-1------------------------------------|-5--x16------|
E|-4-------4\3/6-------6-6-------3-------3\1---------------------4------4\3/6------6-6-------|-3-----------|

                                                                                               *
Guitar 2 (comes in at the last chord above)
e|--------------------------2.-||
B|--------6h8p6h8p6h8h6--------||
G|-4--x8----------------8p7~---||
D|-----------------------------||
A|-----------------------------||
E|-----------------------------||
   *   

[Chorus]

Guitar 1  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
A|-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3-1-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
E|------------------------4~-4-4~-4-4~-4-4-4-4-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-4-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3~-3-6~-|

Guitar 2, 2x (on the second time ignore the pause)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------16-15-16---16-15-16-15-13-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16-18-16-18-18-| On the second
G|-(pause)-17-15-17---17-15-17-15-13-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17-17-17-17-17-| time stop at 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| the % symbol
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 cont'd
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If this is too
B|--18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---1616~-16~-16-15~--16~--16-15-16-| tricky for you
G|--17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---1717~-17~-17-15~--17~--17-15-17-| to play just
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| play the
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| notes on the
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------%----$----------| B string

[Pre-Verse 2/Verse 2 (1:03)] 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------8-----------11-----11---11/13-------|
B|------------------------------------9------------------------------4-6-8-------------------------9-|
G|-5---5-----------8-----8---8/10--------------------------------5-----------8----8------8-/10-------| 
D|-5----------------------------------6-------------------3~---------------------------------------6-|
A|-3---3---3-5-6---6---6-----6/8-----------------(pause)--1~--3------3-5-6---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------4-------4-3-1------------------------------------------------4-----|

e|-----------------------------8-----------11-----11---11/13---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------4-6-8-------------------------9---------------------|
G|------------8/10--10\8~------5-----------8----8------8-/10---------------------------|
D|-6-5-3--3~--8/10--10\8~----------------------------------------6-----------(pause)---|
A|-6-5-3--3~--6/8---8-\6~--3-------3-5-6-----------------------------6-5-3-------------|
E|-4-3-1--1~-------------------------------------------------4-------4-3-1-------------|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------8---6-6---6/8-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----9----------11----11---11~\------8------------------------------9----------11----11---11~\---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------5---3-3---3/5-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----6----------8-----8----8~~\------5------------------------------6----------8-----8----8~~\---------| 
A|----------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4------4\3/6-------6-------------3-------3\1--------------------4------4\3/6------6------------3--x16-|

                                                                                                  *
Guitar 2 (comes in at the last note above)                                                              
e|------------------------||
B|--------6h8p6h8p6~------||
G|-4----------------------||
D|----x8------------------||
A|-2----------------------||
E|------------------------||
[Chorus]
Guitar 1  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
A|-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3-1-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
E|------------------------4~-4-4~-4-4~-4-4-4-4-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-4-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3~-3-6~-|

Guitar 2, 2x (on the second time ignore the pause)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------16-15-16---16-15-16-15-13-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16-18-16-18-18-| On the second
G|-(pause)-17-15-17---17-15-17-15-13-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17-17-17-17-17-| time stop at 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| the % symbol
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If this is too
B|--18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---1616~-16~-16-15~--16~--16-15-16-| tricky for you
G|--17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---1717~-17~-17-15~--17~--17-15-17-| to play just
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| play the
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| notes on the
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------%----$----------| B string

[Pre-bridge]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----------8-----8---8/10-------------------|  
D|-------------------------------------6------------|
A|-3---3---3-5-6---6---6-----6/8--------------------|
E|---------------------------------4---4---4-3-1~---|
[Bridge (2:06)]
Guitar 1                               
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------=3=------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------5~---------3~-------------------------------------8~-88~-8-----777~-77~-7-----|
D|--------6~---5-5--5-5~--3-3--3-3~----------6~---5~----------3~--------8~-88~-8--x8-888~-88~-8--x8-|
A|-6-6--6-6~---3-3--3-3~--1-1--1-1~---6-6--6-6~---6~---3-3--3-3~--/5~---6~-66~-6-----555~-55~-5-----|
E|-4-4--4-4~--------------------------4-4--4-4~---3~---1-1--1-1~--/3~-------------------------------|

   * *  *      * *  *     * *  *      * *  *           * *  *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-5~---13~---10~--5~---3~---13~---10~--5~------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------(silence)-------------------||
A|------11~---8~---3~---1~---11~---8~---3~------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------||
[Final Chorus]
Guitar 1    
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-3-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
A|-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-3-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
E|-4~-4-4~-4-4~-4-4-4-4-1-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3~-3-6~-|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-18---18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---1616~-16~-16-15~--|
G|-17-17---17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---1717~-17~-17-15~--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5-5-5-5-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
A|-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3-1-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-5-8~-8-8~-8-8~-8-8-8-8-6-5~-5-5~-5-5~-5~-5-8~-|
E|------------------------4~-4-4~-4-4~-4-4-4-4-3-6~-6-6~-6-6~-6-6-6-6-4-3~-3-3~-3-3~-3~-3-6~-|

Guitar 2, 2x (on the second time ignore the pause)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------16-15-16---16-15-16-15-13-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16---16-15-16-18-16-18-18-| On the second
G|-(pause)-17-15-17---17-15-17-15-13-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17---17-15-17-17-17-17-17-| time stop at 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| the % symbol
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If this is too
B|--18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---15-16-18---18-16-15---1616~-16~-16-15~--16~-| tricky for you
G|--17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---15-17-17---17-17-15---1717~-17~-17-15~--17~-| to play just
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| play the
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| notes on the
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B string

[Outro pt. 1 (guitar 1 only)]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~--5-----------8-----8---8/10--------------------------------5-----------8-----8---8/10----------------| 
D|-5~----------------------------------6-------------------------------------------------------6---6-5-3---|
A|-3~--3---3-5-6---6---6-----6/8----------------------1------3~--3---3-5-6---6---6-----6/8---------------6-|
E|---------------------------------4-------4-3-1~--3~---3~-----------------------------------4-------------|
[Outro pt. 2]
Guitar 1              Guitar 2
e|--------------------||-15~-13~-11\10--8~\--||
B|--------------------||---------------------||
G|--------------------||-12~-10~-8-\7---5~\--||
D|-5~--3~--------5~\--||---------------------||
A|---------1-2---3~\--||---------------------||
E|-3~--1~-------------||---------------------||
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| / Slide up | p Pull-off | x Dead note | \ Slide down | * Natural harmonic | h Hammer-on | ~ Vibrato | / or \ slide to and from a note | * - palm mute | p - pull-off | ~ - hold note | =3= = triplet