The Ataris – The Boys Of Summer (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Chords

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INTRO > PART 1
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Guitar 1 :
e|----------------------|
B|--2h4------------2----|
G|-------------1h3---3--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Guitar 2 :
    D#5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--8~~~----------------|
D|--8~~~----------------|
A|--6~~~----------------|
E|----------------------|

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INTRO > PART 2
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Guitar 1 :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
G|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (strum each chord only once here) :
    D#5                  B5                  C#5                 B5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--------------------4-------------------6-------------------4--------------------|
D|--8--------------------4-------------------6-------------------4--------------------|
A|--6--------------------2-------------------4-------------------2--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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[Verse]
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Guitar 1 :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
G|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (strum up and down) :
    D#5                       D#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Nobody on the road        Nobody on the beach       I feel it in the air      The summer's out of reach

    C#5                       C#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Empty lake, empty streets  The sun goes down alone  I'm drivin' by your house  Though I know you're not home

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[Chorus]
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    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can see you             Your brown skin           You got your hair        And your sunglasses on, baby
                              shinin' in the sun        combed back

    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    And I can tell you        My love for you will      After the boys of         summer have gone
                              still be strong

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[Bridge]
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Guitar 1 :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
G|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 :
    D#5                       D#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C#5                       C#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 :
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4-6----4------------------------------------------------------|
A|—-----------------6-8---------------------1----------------------1------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------2-4---4-------2p1----1-2-4---2----------------|

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[Verse]
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Guitar 1 :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----|
G|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (palm muted) :
    D#5                       D#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I never will forget       I wonder if it was a      Remember how you made     Remember how I made you
    those nights              dream                     me crazy?                 scream

    C#5                       C#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Now I don't understand   what happened to our love   But babe, when I get     I'm gonna show you what 
                                                         you back                 I'm made of

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[Chorus]
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    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can see you             Your brown skin           I see you walkin'         and you're smilin' at 
                              shinin' in the sun        real slow                 everyone

    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can tell you            My love for you will      After the boys of         summer have gone
                              still be strong

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[Bridge]
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Guitar 1 :
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x-x-8-8-6-6-----8-8-x-8-x-6---------x-x-8-8-6-6-----8-8-x-8-x-6-------|
D|--------------9-9-------------x-9-----------------9-9-------------x-9---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x-x-8-8-6-6-----8-8-x-8-x-6---------x-x-8-8-6-6-----8-8-x-8-x-6-------|
D|--------------9-9-------------x-9-----------------9-9-------------x-9---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 :
    B5
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--4~~~----|
D|--4~~~----|
A|--2~~~----|
E|----------|

    B5
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--4~~~----|
D|--4~~~----|
A|--2~~~----|
E|----------|

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[Solo]
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Guitar 1 :
e|---9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------9p6---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------9~~~~~~~~~----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------9p6---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------9~~~~~~~~~----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------9p6---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------9~~~~~~~~~----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---9-------9p6---------------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|
B|---------------9~~~~~~~~~-----------11p9----9p7-------------------------------------9-11--------|
G|------------------------------------------------10p8--6h7-7h8---------8-8-8-11-8-11-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 :
    D#5                       D#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C#5                       C#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D#5                       D#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C#5                       C#5                       B5                        B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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[Verse]
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    D#5 (ring once)                                     B5 (ring once)           
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Out on the road today     I saw a black flag        A little voice inside     "Don't look back. 
                              sticker on a Cadillac     my head said              You can never look back."

    C#5 (palm muted)          C#5 (palm muted)          B5 (palm muted)           B5 (palm muted)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I thought I knew what     What did I know?          Those days are gone       I should just let them go
    love was                                            forever                   but-

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[Chorus]
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    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can see you             Your brown skin           You got that top          and that radio on, baby
                              shinin' in the sun        pulled down               

    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can tell you            My love for you will      After the boys of         summer have gone
                              still be strong

    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can see you             Your brown skin           You got that hair         and those wayfarers on
                              shinin' in the sun        slicked back and          baby        

    F#                        C#5                       C#5                       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can tell you            My love for you will      After the boys of         summer have gone
                              still be strong

=> the 2nd part of the chorus, one guitar plays high notes + continues to do so in the outro :
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---11----11-----------11----11-------------|
G|------13----11----11-----13----11----11----|
D|---------------11-----------------11-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

and it ends with :
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--------11---------|
D|--11p13----13~~~---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
*********************************** | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Dead note ***********************************