The Menzingers – Bad Actors (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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Bad Actors by the Menzingers. I will submit the chords they play. You can figure out the strumming pattern. Sounds pretty good acoustic like most of their songs.

[Intro]
Play these in the strumming pattern you hear. This will be the original strumming pattern
e|-------|
B|-4-5-9-|
G|-4-6-9-|
D|-4-6-9-|
A|-2-4-7-|
E|-----0-| (X2)

LEAD

e|--------------------------------------|
B|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D|----------------6-4-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
Strum once, let ring.
e|-------|
B|-4-5-9-|
G|-4-6-9-|
D|-4-6-9-|
A|-2-4-7-|
E|-----0-| (X2)

then play the original pattern

e|-------|  
B|-4-5-9-|  
G|-4-6-9-|      
D|-4-6-9-|       
A|-2-4-7-|       
E|-----0-| (X2)  

[Chorus]
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|  
B|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
               ^ enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D|----------------6-4-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
orignial strumming pattern for the whole second verse
e|-------|       e|-----2-|
B|-4-5-9-|       B|-4-5-2-|
G|-4-6-9-|       G|-4-6-5-|
D|-4-6-9-|       D|-4-6-4-|
A|-2-4-7-|       A|-2-4-4-|
E|-----0-| (X3)  E|-----2-| (x1)

[Chorus]
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|  
B|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
               ^ enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D|----------------6-4-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
continue with original strumming pattern
e|4-2-0---2---|
B|4-2-0-4-2-4-|
G|4-5-1-4-5-4-|
D|6-4-2-4-4-4-|
A|6-4-2-2-4-2-|
E|4-2-0---2---| (x2)

Strum once, let ring
e|-----------0-|
B|-4-5-9-4-5-0-|
G|-4-6-9-4-6-2-|
D|-4-6-9-4-6-2-|
A|-2-4-7-2-4-1-|
E|-----0-----0-| 
             ^ Strum lots leading into chorus

[Chorus]
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|  
B|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
                         ^ Let last note ring out
               ^ Enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D|----------------6-4-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

[END]