5 Seconds of Summer – Shes Kinda Hot (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Lucas Goldson (standbysunset on YouTube)
This was quite an interesting song upon the first listen, at first I thought I was listening to the
wrong band! But the 5SOS sound definitely kicks in in the chorus and it's a much rockier lead single
than SLSP.
Guitar 1 & 3 - Michael Clifford
Guitar 2 - Luke Hemmings
[Intro (guitar 3 only)] e|-------------8x-|-------------2x-|-------------6x-|-------------2x-| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|-----2-4~-2-----|----------------|-----2-4~-2-----| A|-----2-4~-2-----|-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----|-0-4--------4-2-| E|-0-4--------4-2-|----------------|-0-4--------4-2-|----------------| e|-------------2x-|-------------------------------|-------------2x-| B|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------| G|----------------|-------1~----------------------|----------------| D|----------------|---1-4----4-1-------2-4~-2-----|----------------| A|-----2-4~-2-----|-2------------4-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----| E|-0-4--------4-2-|-------------------------------|-0-4--------4-2-|
[Distorted part (0:48)]
Guitar 1 Guitar 2 e|----------------------------||----------------------------| B|----------------------------||----------------------------| G|-4-----3-2-----4------------||-11-----10-9-----11-9~------| D|-4--x7-3-2--x8-4--(pause)---||-----x7-------x8------------| A|-2-----1-0-----2------------||--9------8-7------9-7~------| E|----------------------------||----------------------------| [Back to acoustic (guitar 1 only)] e|-------------8x-|-------------2x-|-------------2x-|-------------------------------|-------------2x-| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------1~----------------------|----------------| D|----------------|-----2-4~-2-----|----------------|---1-4----4-1-------2-4~-2-----|----------------| A|-----2-4~-2-----|-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----|-2------------4-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----| E|-0-4--------4-2-|----------------|-0-4--------4-2-|-------------------------------|-0-4--------4-2-|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---------| G|-------------------------------9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-4-----3-2-----8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9---4-----| D|-2--------2------7-------7-------------------------------------4--x7-3-2--x8-------------------4--x8-| A|-2--x16-2/2--x15-7--x7-7/7--x8-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-2-----1-0-----6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7---2-----| D|-2------1/2------7-----6/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------2x-|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------|-----------------------------------------.----------| G|-13------16-16-16-|-14------13------11-----10-9-----13-----13---16-----| D|-----x13----------|-----x16-----x16-----x7-------x7-----x8----------x8-| A|-11------14-14-14-|-12------11-------9------8-7-----11-----11---14-----| D|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
[SOLO]
Guitar 1 (w/ wah pedal, tremolo pick) | Downpick these normally |
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|| Play "1.", then
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-17-----19-----21-----21~\-|| play the first
G|-14------18-----16-----14-----|-9------11-----13-----16-----|-----x8-----x3-----x3------|| bar again, then
D|-----x16-----x8-----x4-----x4-|----x16-----x8-----x4-----x4-|-14-----16-----18-----18~\-|| skip "1." and
A|-12------16-----14-----12-----|-7-------9-----11-----14-----|---------------------------|| play "2."
D|------------------------------|--------------------------1.-|------------------------2.-|| instead
e|-17-16--17-16--17-19-17-16----17-16-----------------------------------| Judging from how Michael plays
B|------17-----17-----------17-------17-19-17~~~~~~~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~\-| this part live, he may have used
G|----------------------------18----------------------------------------| an octave pedal which makes this
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| part sound higher. The other
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| versions have this part an octave
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| down if you want to play it like
that instead!
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------2-------------4-----3-2------------------.---4-------------|
D|-2--x16-2------2--x16-2------4--x7-3-2-x8---2-2-2---2-2-2---4--x8-(pause)-|
A|-0------2--x16-0------2--x16-2-----1-0----2/2-2-2-2/2-2-2---2-------------|
D|--------2-------------2-------------------1/2-2-2-1/2-2-2-----------------|
Guitar 3 (harmony)
e|-9-------9-------9-10-9---------9----9--------------------------------|
B|---12-10---12-10--------12-10-----12---10-9~~~~~~~--------------------|
G|------------------------------9--------------------------(silence)----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3 (Ashton's solo, guitar 1 only):]
e|----------------|-------------2x-|-------------2x-|-------------------------------|-------------2x-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------|
G|---(silence)----|----------------|----------------|-------1~----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-----2-4~-2-----|----------------|---1-4----4-1-------2-4~-2-----|----------------|
A|----------------|-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----|-2------------4-0-4--------4-2-|-----2-4~-2-----|
E|----------------|----------------|-0-4--------4-2-|-------------------------------|-0-4--------4-2-|[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---------| G|-------------------------------9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-4-----3-2-----8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9---4-----| D|-2--------2------7-------7-------------------------------------4--x7-3-2--x8-------------------4--x8-| A|-2--x16-2/2--x15-7--x7-7/7--x8-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-2-----1-0-----6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7---2-----| D|-2------1/2------7-----6/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------2x-|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------|-----------------------------------------.----------| G|-13------16-16-16-|-14------13------11-----10-9-----13-----13---16-----| D|-----x13----------|-----x16-----x16-----x7-------x7-----x8----------x8-| A|-11------14-14-14-|-12------11-------9------8-7-----11-----11---14-----| D|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
[Final Chorus/Outro]
Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9-4-----3-2-----8/9-9-9-8/9-9-9~\-| D|-2--------2------7-------7-------------------------------------4--x7-3-2--x8-------------------| A|-2--x16-2/2--x15-7--x7-7/7--x8-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7-2-----1-0-----6/7-7-7-6/7-7-7~\-| D|-2------1/2------7-----6/7---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------|----------------------------| B|-------5~-------|----------5~----------------| G|---4-6----6-4---|----4~-6~----6~--4~---------| (switch to clean or acoustic tone) D|-6------------7-|-6~-----------------6-4~\---| A|----------------|----------------------------| D|-------------3x-|----------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------2x-|----------------------------------------| B|------------------|----------------------------------------| G|-13------16-16-16-|-14------13------11-----10-9-----13-----| D|-----x13----------|-----x16-----x16-----x7-------x7-----x9-| A|-11------14-14-14-|-12------11-------9------8-7-----11-----| D|------------------|----------------------------------------| e|-------------3x-|---------------------------| B|----------------|---------------------------| G|----------------|---------------------------| (switch to clean or acoustic tone) D|----------------|---------------------------| A|-----2-4~-2-----|-------2~-4~---------------| E|-0-4--------4-2-|-0~-4~-------2~-x----x-----| ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | x - mute note | / or \ - slide from and to note | ~ - hold note | . - release note with fretting hand