Bowling for Soup – A Friendly Goodbye (Guitar Tab)

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There's really only a difference in the guitars in the intro/hook/bridge, they play the same thing throughout the rest of the song. This is my first time doing a tab so it might not look great but it should accurate. Have fun!

 Intro (Guitar 1)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-7-7-7-7-9---------9-7-7-7-9----|
D|-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7----|
E|-5-5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5--------------||x2|

 Intro (Guitar 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-13-14-14-14-14-16-9-9-9-9-13-14-14-14-14-16----|
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-11-12-12-12-12-14-7-7-7-7-11-12-12-12-12-14----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------||x2|

Verse:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

  * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

  * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--9----9------|
D|--9----9---/--|
A|--7----7---/--|
E|-----------/--|

 Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--|
D|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------|

Intro Verse Chorus Intro (x2)

 Bridge:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-4--------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------5-5-4--------||x2|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--4----7---10--|
D|--4----7---10--|
A|--2----5----8--|
E|---------------|

There also seems to be some high note action going on, though it's sorta inaudible. It won't be a huge loss, but I think it's something like this:

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----14--------15-------17-14----14-------|
G|-14----14--14----14-14-------14----14----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------||x2|

Chorus Intro

 Outro (listen for rhythm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----9-7-9---9-7-7-9--|
D|--7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-9--|
A|--7-7-5-7-7-7-5-5-7--|
E|--5-------5----------|

* = palm mute / = pickscrape And that should do it! Let me know if I should keep doing these or just stick to playing.