#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:30:33 -0400 From: ElectrkEye@aol.com Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 06:40:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "H. Lessing"Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 01:02:28 -0400 From: belikemike911@netscape.net Subject: h/henley_don/boys_of_summer.tab Song: Boys of Summer Artist: Don Henley Tuning: Regular EBGDAE Key: P Pull Off H Hammer On () Ghost Note ~ Vibrato X Pause/Stop PM... Palm Mute Keyboard Intro (transcribed to guitar) E|---------------------| B|-6-5----6-5----6-5---| G|-----6------6------6-| D|---------------------| repeat over and over A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Intro: clean/chorus E|------|----------|----------|----------|--P-P---------------|---P---| B|------|----------|----------|-6--------|-8-6-5--6-----------|-10-8~-| G|-5/7~-|-----7----|-----7----|---7-5-7~-|----------7-5-(5)/7-|-------| D|------|-5/7---7~-|-5/7---7~-|----------|--------------------|-------| A|------|----------|----------|----------|--------------------|-------| E|------|----------|----------|----------|--------------------|-------| Verse: clean/chorus Pm.................... E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------6-X-6------H--| D|----77-55-------7-X-5-7-| repeat throughout the verse A|-55---------------------| E|------------------------| Chorus: slight distortion/chorus Use Chords F, C, A# F C But I can see ... C A# You got your hair combed back and... F C And I can tell you ... C A# After the boys of summer are gone Bridge: clean/chorus Pm.. .. . (all 8 are palm muted) E|--------------------------| B|----------------P---------| G|-----77-55-----7-5---7--5-| D|--------------------------| repeat for Bridge A|-8-8-------88------8------| E|--------------------------| Fills after Bridge: clean/chorus P (add slight distortion) E|-8-5----|---P---|----H-P-----------------|---------------------------| B|-----8~-|-10-8~-|-8-6-8-6----H-P---------|-------6---6-8-(8)/10------| G|--------|-------|---------7-5-7-5---5/7~-|-7-7-7---7------------9-9~-| D|--------|-------|-----------------7------|---------------------------| A|--------|-------|------------------------|---------------------------| E|--------|-------|------------------------|---------------------------| Outro: clean/chorus E|---------------------| B|-10~-8~-10~-6~----6~-| G|---------------5~----| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| repeat a few times, then go to... E|--------------------------------P-H---| B|--H--6---H--6---H--------------6-5-6~-| G|-5-7----5-7----5-7-7-5-7-(7)/9--------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| *** SOLO ACOUSTIC VERSION **** "The Boys of Summer" Don Henley and Mike Campbell, 1984 Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast Geffen 24026-2 If you'd like to do a solo acoustic version, might I suggest the following. It alludes to the keyboard sections to give a bit of a fuller sound. For guys like me, the ladies seem to rather appreciate this rendering. Let the bass notes ring throughout. I suggest strumming in a down, down, up, down pattern (tho' not so rigidly as my meager tab implies.) On the G, you may substitute [for the B] or add the root G shown in brackets below. To me, the chorus has more power playing the full G chord after playing G/B in the verses. I've not heard Mr. Henley do an acoustic version, but surely one exists, if someone would point me in the right direction. G/B (four times) C (four times) D (four times) C (four times) -3---3---2-------|-3---3---2-------|-3---3---2-------|-3---3---2-------| -3---3---3---3--.|-3---3---3---3--.|-3---3---3---3--.|-3---3---3---3--.| -0-------0--[0]--|-0-------0--[0]--|-2-------2--[2]--|-0-------0--[0]--| -0-------0------.|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| -2---------------|-3--------------.|----------------.|-3--------------.| [3]--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| I play it according to the following map: Full verse intro Verse One Chorus One [G, D, D, C twice, as Eric kindly showed us] Full verse break Verse Two Chorus Two [Skip the lead] Full verse break Verse Three Choruses Three and Four and then i do this little outro reminiscent of the real one: {3 or 7 times} (slowin' down -- ) -/7-5-7---3---3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---2~--3--- ------------3---.|-3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5---------3--- -----------------|-------------------------------0--- -----------------|-------------------------------0--- ----------------.|----------------------------------- -----------------|-------------------------------3--- If my guitar is tuned right today, the album version is tuned a half step down, which may explain away some confusion some of you may have. Tuning down is probably smart as that chorus is a booger to sing. Thanks Eric. Michael B electrkeye@aol.com