Goo Goo Dolls – Thousand Words (Guitar Tab)

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E5 D5 C5 2 4 4 x x x 0 2 2 x x x x 5 7 7 x x Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Lead Guitar' Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Backing Guitar' Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm Guitar' Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Overdriven Guitar'
  Q=145
 4/4
  Gtr I
                                 >
   W              +W            +W            +W
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-16b18--------|-(16)--------|-(16)--------|-(16)----|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

  Q  E  E  E  E  E   E     Q.       E  +Q     E   E
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------14h16p(14)-|-16b18====16r(16)--(16)----|
|------14h16------------|--------------------14--14-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

      ~~
   E  H     +Q.      +E   Q   E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-14h16----(16)---|-(16)-16--14h16-14h16-14h==|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|

   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-16p14h16p14h16p14h16p14h|=16p14h16p14h16p14h16p14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   ~~
   H     +E   Q   E        +Q.    E   +E   S  S  E  E
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------14--16b18==|=(16)---16r=(16)p14----14-----|
|-16----(16)------------|--------------------16----16--|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|

   E  E  H     E  E    E  Q   Q   Q  E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-14----------------|------------------|
|----16-14----14-14-|-14S12--12--11--x-|
|-------------------|------------------|

                             ~~
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    H     +E   S  S  E  E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------14-16-|
|-------------------14-16-|-16----(16)-14h16-------|
|-11S12-12S14-14h16-------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

   Q       E  +S   S  H       +Q.    Q   Q   E
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-16b18===16r(16)p14-------|-------------------|
|--------------------16----|-(16)---14--14--14-|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|

      ~~~
   E  H.       +E     +H.       Q
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|-14S16-------(16)-|-(16)-----------|
|------------------|------------x\--|
|------------------|-----------14\--|

  Gtr II
  W          +W           +H.       E  E    +W
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|-------------14-|-(14)----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)------14----|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|

   +Q    E   H      +E     +Q     E    H      +E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(14)------17-----(17)-|-(17)--(17)--17-----(17)-|
|-------16-(16)----(16)-|-(16)---16--(16)----(16)-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

   +Q.    Q   Q   E    +W
|-------------------|---------|
|-(17)---14--15--14-|-(14)----|
|-(16)--------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|

   +Q    E   H      +E     +Q     E    H      +E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(14)------17-----(17)-|-(17)--(17)--17-----(17)-|
|-------16-(16)----(16)-|-(16)---16--(16)----(16)-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

   +Q.    Q   Q    E     +W
|---------------------|---------|
|-(17)---14--15---14--|-(14)----|
|-(16)-----------(14)-|-(14)----|
|---------------------|---------|
|---------------------|---------|
|---------------------|---------|

                                                      ~~~
   +H     H      W          W          E  E E  E  E  E  Q
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|-(14)---------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|-9-11-9--------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|--------12-14-12-12\-|
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|

  W          H    E +Q.        +W            W
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|------2-(2)------|-------------|------|
|----------|------4-(4)b6====|=(4)r--------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|

  H     H      +H      E   Q   E   H      E  Q.      +H   +E     S  E S  E
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------10----|-(10)-(10)---10h12---10--|
|------------|-------------------|------/13-------|-------------------------|
|------/7----|-(7)----(9)-(7)----|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|

   +H     H      W          H    Q  E  E    Q.        E   E  E  E  E
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|
|-(10)---------|----------|--------------|-----------14---------------|
|--------------|----------|-----------14-|-16b18====(16)r16-14--------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------------16-14--|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|

                           <                    >
   ~~
   H    H      W           Q   +Q        +Q    +Q     Q  E  Q       E  E  E
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------16b17===16r16p14--|
|------------|----------|-17--(17)b19===(17)r=(17)--|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-16---------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|

   Q   H    Q     H.       E     +E     H     Q.    E    +Q.  E   Q  Q
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-17S=19-------|-17------------------|----------------|------14-----14---|
|--------------|----------16b18r(16)-|-16----18----14-|-(14)-----16------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|

   Q   E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    E  E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

   +Q    E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-17----17-|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)--------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

   Q   E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    E  E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

   +Q    E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-------17-|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

   Q   E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    E  E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

   +Q    E  Q.    E  E    +Q    E  Q.    Q
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-------14---|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14---------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
E5 D5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Q    E  Q.      E  E    +Q     E  Q.      E  E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   +Q     E  Q.      E  E    +Q     H        Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14-------14----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E5 D5 Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Q    E  Q.      E  E    +Q     E  Q.      E  E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   +Q     E  Q.      E  E    +Q     E  Q.      E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14---------14-----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E5 D5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Q    E  Q.      E  E    +Q     E  Q.      E  E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   +Q     E  Q.      E  E    +Q     E  Q.      E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14---------14-----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E5 D5 C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
  Gtr IV
  Q   E Q   E E E   Q   E Q   E E E   Q   E E E E E E   H    Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------7\-|
|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------7\-|
|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------5\-|
|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|------------|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime)