The Front Bottoms - Motorcycle
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Motorcycle - The Front Bottoms
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Tabbed by: Corey R.
Tuning: Standard
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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