The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley Artist: Don Henley Song: The Boys Of Summer Album: Building The Perfect Beast Yeah, I know this tab's on here already, but I'm convinced this is like 96% right and other one... well... honestly doesn't sound that great Standard Tuning E-a-d-g-b-e //=slide up \\=slide down p= pull off h= hammer on Intro: Guitar 1 (Drums Play Here) e|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-6---| b|------|-------|------|----------|----------|-7-------|-9p7-7-------|---9-| g|------|-------|-6//8-|------6---|------6---|---8-6-8-|-------8-6-8-|-----| d|------|-------|------|-6//8---8-|-6//8---8-|---------|-------------|-----| a|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-----| E|------|-------|------|----------|----------|---------|-------------|-----| Intro: Guitar 2 (This whole part is actually played on synthesizer keyboard, but every other tab this, so here it is) e|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------| b|------|-------|------|----------|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6-----| g|------|-------|------|----------|------6-----6---------------------------| d|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------| a|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------| E|------|-------|------|----------|----------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse: Guitar 1 (In the song, it sounds like he just strums it once, but I just keep strumming it, so do you want) e|------6------|--------------|---------------|--------------| b|------7------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| g|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| d|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| a|------6------|------2-------|------4--------|-------2------| E|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| Verse: Guitar 2.................(cont. throughout verse) e|--------------------------------------| b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----| g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---| d|--------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus: Guitar 1 e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----| E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| Chorus: Guitar 2 e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--| g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-| d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------| a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Post-Chorus: Guitar 1 e|----|-----------|-----------|--9-6---|--------| b|----|-----------|-----------|------9-|--------| g|----|-------6---|------6-6--|--------|--------| d|----|--6//8---8-|--6-8------|--------|--------| a|----|-----------|-----------|--------|--6\\---| E|----|-----------|-----------|--------|--------| Post-Chorus: Guitar 2...................(cont.) e|----------------------------------------------| b|--7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6-----------| g|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----------| d|----------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Verse: Guitar 1 (In the song, it sounds like he just strums it once, but I just keep strumming it, so do you want) e|------6------|--------------|---------------|--------------| b|------7------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| g|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| d|------8------|------4-------|------6--------|-------4------| a|------6------|------2-------|------4--------|-------2------| E|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| Verse: Guitar 2.................(cont. throughout verse) e|--------------------------------------| b|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6----| g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---| d|--------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Chorus: Guitar 1 e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----| E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| Chorus: Guitar 2 e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--| g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-| d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------| a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Bridge: Guitar 1 (I'm not entierly sure, what Guitar 2 does, and I'm not sure on the exact picking for 1, but this is pretty close) (cont. throughout bridge) e|----------------------------| b|------4-4--2-2-----4-4--2-4-| g|--4-4----------4-4----------| d|----------------------------| a|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 1 e|------|--9p6---|--6p4--|--9p6--------------|------------6---| b|------|------9-|-------|------9p7----------|------7---9-----| g|------|--------|-------|----------6-8-6-8--|--8-8---8-----8-| d|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------| a|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------| E|------|--------|-------|-------------------|----------------| Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 2 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----| g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Pt. 2: Guitar 2 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----| g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Pt. 3: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Pt. 3: Guitar 2 (cont. throughout bridge until chorus picks up again) 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----| g|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus: Guitar 1 e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----| E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| Chorus: Guitar 2 e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--| g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-| d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------| a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| Chorus: Guitar 1 e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----| E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| Chorus: Guitar 2 e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| b|---7---|-------|-------|--2-4--|---7---|-------|--------|--2-4--| g|----6--|---6---|--6----|-----4-|----6--|---6---|--6-----|-----4-| d|-----6-|----6--|---6---|-------|-----6-|----6--|---6----|-------| a|-------|-----4-|----4--|-------|-------|-----4-|----4---|-------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ The song fades out with guitar 1 playing the chorus, and guitar 2 has the cool ending thing: ____________________________________________________________________________ Ending Chorus: Guitar 1 e|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| b|--2----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--2-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| g|--3----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--3-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| d|--4----|--6----|--6----|--4----|--4-----|--6----|--6----|--4----| a|--4----|--4----|--4----|--2----|--4-----|--4----|--4----|--2----| E|--2----|-------|-------|-------|--2-----|-------|-------|-------| Ending Chorus: Guitar 2 Play x7 and then.....................fades out on this e|---6---6------|------------------|---6---6------| b|-----9---7--7-|--7----7-----7//9-|-----9---7--7-| g|-----------6--|---6-6---6-6------|-----------6--| d|--------------|------------------|--------------| a|--------------|------------------|--------------| E|--------------|------------------|--------------| I know the part in the middle on the ending chorus isn't right, but post any suggestions have... www.TAB6.com