My Girlfriends Dead (ver 4) by Vandals
THE VANDALS-MY GIRLFRIENDS DEAD
Tabbed by:MasterOfChale
Hello fellow Vandals fans! This is my first tab on Ultimate guitar. Since this is my favorite Vandals song,
I was motivated to put up a correct version after seeing how incorrect the other tabs for this song were.
So without much ado, here is ze tabs!
INTRO PM
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------
A---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------
E----------------------------------------
PM *******************************
VERSE 1 PM
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---33333333-------------------7777777-88888888-1010101010101010-3333333233333333---
A---11111111-33333333-55555555-5555555-66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--1111111011111111---
E------------11111111-33333333------------------------------------------------------
PM *****************************************************************************
CHORUS 1 PM
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3~-
D---888888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010--3~-
A---666666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---1~-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM *****************************************************************************
BIG OL GUITARPICK SLIDE INTO...
VERSE 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---2/33333333-------------------7777777-88888888-1010101010101010-2/333-2/333-2/3333
A---0/11111111-33333333-55555555-5555555-66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0/111-0/111-0/1111
E--------------11111111-33333333-----------------------------------------------------
PM ***** ***** ***** **** *****
CHORUS 2
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3~-
D---888888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010--3~-
A---666666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---1~-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM *****************************************************************************
CHORUS 2 LEAD GUITAR OVERDUB (the part playing over the chords of chorus 2)
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
B---44-33-11-------------| |---44-33-11-------1-----------------------
G------------33--2/3-2--| |------------33-2/3---3--2------------------
D----------------------3-| X2 |------------------------------------------
A------------------------| |------------------------------------------
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
END OF CHORUS 2 (cont)
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---33-22-00-------------------------------------
D------------33-11-00----------------------------
A---------------------33-1/0/1~------------------
E------------------------------------------------
VERSE 3
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---2/33333333-------------------7777777-88888888-1010101010101010-2/333-2/333-2/3333
A---0/11111111-33333333-55555555-5555555-66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0/111-0/111-0/1111
E--------------11111111-33333333-----------------------------------------------------
CHORUS 3
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3~-
D---888888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010--3~-
A---666666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---1~-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS 3 LEAD GUITAR OVERDUB
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
B---44-33-11-------------| |---44-33-11-------1-----------------------
G------------33--2/3-2--| |------------33-2/3---3--2------------------
D----------------------3-| X2 |------------------------------------------
A------------------------| |------------------------------------------
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
END OF CHORUS 3 (cont)
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---33-22-00-------------------------------------
D------------33-11-00----------------------------
A---------------------33-1/0/1~------------------
E------------------------------------------------
Bridge: (repeated x2)
e|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12---------------| |---8---10----2/3---------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|X2|---8---10----2/3---------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12---| |---6---8-----0/1---------------------------|
E|-------------10-10-10-10---| |-------------------------------------------|
(listen for the timing)
CHORUS 4
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3~-
D---888888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010-88888888-1010101010101010--3~-
A---666666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---1~-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS 4 LEAD GUITAR OVERDUB
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
B---44-33-11-------------| |---44-33-11-------1-----------------------
G------------33--2/3-2--| |------------33-2/3---3--2------------------
D----------------------3-| X2 |------------------------------------------
A------------------------| |------------------------------------------
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
END OF CHORUS 4 (cont)
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---33-22-00-------------------------------------
D------------33-11-00----------------------------
A---------------------33-1/0/1~------------------
E------------------------------------------------
INTRO RIFF x2 (second time unmuted)
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------
A---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------
E----------------------------------------
PM *******************************
VERSE 4
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---2/33333333-------------------7777777-88888888-1010101010101010-2/333-2/333-2/3333
A---0/11111111-33333333-55555555-5555555-66666666-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0/111-0/111-0/1111
E--------------11111111-33333333-----------------------------------------------------
OUTRO CHORUS LEAD PART
E------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------
B---44-33-11-------------| |---44-33-11-------1--------------------------------------
G------------33--2/3-2--| |------------33-2/3---3--2--33-22-00-----------------------
D----------------------3-| X2 |-----------------------------------33-11-00--------------
A------------------------| |--------------------------------------------33-1-0-------
E------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------
E--11-11-10-10-8-8---------------------| |--11-11-10-10-8-8-------------8------------------|
B------------------11-11--10/11/10-----| |------------------11-11-10/11---11-10/11~~~~~~~~-|
G----------------------------------10--| |-------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| X2 |-------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
^ PITCH BEND THE SHIT OUT OF THESE NOTES! ^
I once had a girlfriend,
But then one day she dumped me and everywhere
I'd go people would ask me where she was.
I don't want to talk about her.
Someone always asks about her.
So I tell them all my girlfriend's dead.
I say it's leukemia or sometimes bulimia
Or a great big truck ran her over
And chopped off her head.
I don't want to talk about her.
Someone always asks about her.
So I tell them all she's dead.
I guess there's a part of me that likes the sympathy
Or the looks on thier faces when I tell them how
She passed away.
I don't want to talk about her.
Someone always asks about her.
So I tell them all she's dead.
(My girlfriend's dead)
My girlfriend's dead you see,
It's a total lie, but it's easier on me
Than having to admit she likes someone else.
(My girlfriend's dead)
My girlfriend's dead you know,
Please change the subject or I am going to go
Jump off a building and join her in heaven.
I don't want to talk about her.
Someone always asks about her.
So I tell them all she's dead.
I once had a girlfriend,
But then one day she dumped me and everywhere
I'd go people would ask me where she was.
I don't want to talk about her.
Someone always asks about her.
So I tell them all my girlfriend's dead.
[x2]
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ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PLAY THE LEAD GUITAR PART ON CHORUS (and i suspect that this is the way the first 2
choruses are actually played with the higher note version only being on the ending for pitch note squeals):
CHORUS 2 LEAD GUITAR OVERDUB (the part playing over the chords of chorus 2)
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
B------------------------| |------------------------------------------
G---88-77-55-------------| |---88-77-55---------5---------------------
D------------88---7/8-7--| X2 |------------88-7/8----8--7-8--------------
A----------------------8-| |------------------------------------------
E------------------------| |------------------------------------------
^(only play the 8 on the first time around)
END OF CHORUS 2 (cont)
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D---88-77-55-------------------------------------
A------------88-66-55----------------------------
E---------------------88-6/5/6~------------------
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