The Front Bottoms – Motorcycle (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Corey R. Listening to the song for exact timing for both the rhythm and lead parts

Intro/Verse Rhythm 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--12--7--10-9------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--12--7--10-9------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--10--5--8--7------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus/End of verse (the and acting cool part) Rhythm
e|-------------------|          ---|
B|-------------------|          ---|
G|-------------------|          ---|
D|-5--10-9--7--10-9--| x2, then -5-|
A|-5--10-9--7--10-9--|          -5-|
E|-3--8--7--5--8--7--|          -3-|

Chorus Rhythm 
e|-----------------------|          ------------------------|
B|-----------------------|          ------------------------|
G|-------------12--------|          -------------12---------|
D|-10----12----12----10--| x2, then -10----12----12--12--10-|
A|-10----12----10----10--|          -10----12----10--12--10-|
E|-8-----10----------8---|          -8-----10--------10--8--|

Back to intro/verse

Pre-Chorus/End of Verse 2 (slight change) (The Would I lie to you line) Rhythm
e|-------------------|            -------|
B|-------------------|            -------|
G|-------------------|            -------|
D|-5--10-9--7--10-9--| x1.5, then -7--9--|
A|-5--10-9--7--10-9--|            -7--9--|
E|-3--8--7--5--8--7--|            -5--7--|

Back to chorus

Bridge Rhythm 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9--------------------|
D|-9----9----10----5----| x4
A|-7----9----10----5----|
E|------7----8-----3----|

Back to chorus (one chorus where guitar is silent for first part, normal for second part. One chorus after that completely normal, end on the C chord) Lead Parts (finished 10-20-15)

Intro Lead
e|-15--------------------------15--14----------------------------------------|
B|-----15--17-15----17-15-------------17-15--17------------------------------|
G|---------------16--------16--------------------16-14-16-12~~---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No lead in Verse 1 until the end prechorus part (acting cool)

Pre-Chorus/End of Verse 1 lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7---9-7----9-7---9-7----9-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10-----9-----10-----9-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Lead (added 10-18-15) First part:

e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-----------------|-----------------12--------15-15-13-12--|
G|-12--12----12-14-----------------12-|-12--12----12-14------------------------|
D|--------14----------12--12-12-14----|--------14----------12--12--------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Second part: 1st chorus

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-------12-12-------11-11-------11-11------------12-12-11-11------------|
D|-------12-12-------12-12-------10-10-------10-10--9-9------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-10~--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second part: 2nd chorus on (on final chorus hold and bend the final G-11~ and do not hit the 9)

e|-12-12----------------------------------------|
B|-------15--13--12-----------------15~---------|
G|-------------------14--14-12--11------11~-9~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 Lead (this lead part also encompasses the end of verse/prechorus 2 (would I lie to you))
e|--------------|          -----------7----8----5--|
B|-8--15--13----|          -8----10----------------|
G|-7--14--12----|          -----------4----5----2--|
D|--------------| x3, then -5----7-----------------| start bending the 2 right before the chorus 
A|--------------|          ------------------------|
E|--------------|          ------------------------|

Bridge Lead (added 10-20-15)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11-11-------------------12-12-------------------14-14-------16-16-------|
D|-14-14-------------12-12-------------------12-12-------------------12-12-------------------------| x3
A|-------12-12-14-14-------------12-12-14-14-------------12-12-14-14-------------14-14-------14-14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------15---15---17---17---19---19---|
G|-------------------------12-12-------14-14-------16---16----------------------------------|
D|-14-14-------16-16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12----14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|