The Boys of Summer (Don Henley Cover)
So Long, Astoria
Standard Tuning
h – Hammer
p – Pull
~ – Ring
– Slide Down
/ – Slide Up
pm – Palm Mute
Intro
Guitar 1
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G–8~—————-8~——————4~——————6~————–
D–8~—————-8~—————-84~—————-4/6~————–
A–6~—————-6~—————-62~—————-2/4~————–
E—————————————————————————-
Guitar 2 (Main Riff begins)
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B——————–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6–7-6—
G–8~———6———6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6—-6–
D–8~—–6h8—8~———————————————————–
A–6~————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————-
Intro (con’t)
Guitar 1
e——————————–
B——————————–
G——-4~———————–
D—–64~————-4-4-4-4—
A—–42~————-2-2-2-2—
E——————————–
Guitar 2 (Main Riff Ends)
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 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
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B—————————————————————————-
G–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6-
D–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6-
A–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–2—2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2-2–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4-
E—————————————————————————-
Verse (con’t)
Guitar 1
e—————————
B—————————
G–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–
D–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–
A–2—2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2-2–
E—————————
Chorus
Guitar 1
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G-3~—————–6~——————-6~——————-4~————
D-4~—————–6~———–6-6-6–66~———6-6-6—64~——4-4-4-
A-4~———4-4—–4~———–4-4-4–44~———4-4-4—42~——2-2-2-
E-2~———2-2————————————————————-
Guitar 2
e——2~——————————————————————–
B——–2~——————–6~—————-6~——————–4~—-
G———-3~——————–6~—————-6~——————–4~–
D———————————-6~—————-6~——————–4~
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
Repeat Chorus
1st Solo (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
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B—————————————————————————-
G–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6-
D–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6-
A–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–2—2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2-2–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4-
E—————————————————————————-
Guitar 3
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-11-13–11——————————————–
D–x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x–x–x–x—x——————————————–
A–6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–8–9-11—9——————————————–
E——————————————-1-2/4/6-4—4-3-1————1–
1st Solo (con’t)
Guitar 1
e—————————
B—————————
G–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–
D–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–
A–2—2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2-2–
E—————————
Guitar 3
e————————–
B————————–
G————————–
D————————–
A————————–
E–2/4/6—–6/(7)/9~——
Verse 2 (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff, repeated as many times necessary)
Guitar 1
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G–8~———————–4~———————————————–
D–8~———————84~———————-4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–
A–6~———————62~———————-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–
E—————————————————————————-
pm – – – – – – – – – – –
Guitar 3
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G—————————————————————————-
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–
E—————————————————————————-
pm- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Verse 2 (con’t)
Guitars 1&3
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B—————————–
G—————————–
D-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E—————————–
pm- – – – – – – – grad. lift pm
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Guitar 1 (Slight Distortion)
e———————————————————————-
B——4—2——–4p2-4p2——-2——4—2——–4p2-4p2——-2–
G–4-4—4—4-4-4———4–4-4—-4-4—4—4-4-4———4–4-4—-
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
| pm- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
Guitar 2
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–4~——————————–4~——————————–
D–4~——————————–4~——————————–
A–2~——————————–2~——2/4—-2—————–
E———————————————————————-
2nd Solo (Not Exact Timing or Strumming shown)
Guitar 1 (with Delay)
e———————————————————————–
B–14———————14p12———————-14—————
G——————————–13–11———————————
D———————————————————————–
A———————————————————————–
E———————————————————————–
Guitar 2
e———————————————————————–
B———————————————————————–
G–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-11-13–11—————————————
D–x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x–x–x–x—x—————————————
A–6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–8–9-11—9—————————————
E——————————————-1-2/4/6-4—4-3-1——-1–
2nd Solo (con’t) (Guitar 2 plays Main Riff repeated as many times as
Guitar 1 nescessary)
e———————————————————————–
B———14p12——————–14————————–14p12—
G——————-13~———————————————–13
D———————————————————————–
A———————————————————————–
E———————————————————————–
Guitar 2
e———————————————————————–
B———————————————————————–
G———————————8-8-8-8-8-8-8-15-15-13-13-11-11-11/13
D———————————x-x-x-x-x-x-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x-
A———————————6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-11-11–9–9–9/11
E-2/4/64——–6/(7)/9~———————————————–
Guitar 3
e———————————————————————–
B———————————————————————–
G–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–8-8-8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–8-8-4—4-4-4-4
D–8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–8-8-8—8-8-8-8–8–8-8-8-8–8-8-4—4-4-4-4
A–6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–6-6-6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–6-6-2—2-2-2-2
E———————————————————————–
2nd Solo (con’t)
Guitar 1
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B——————-14———————8p6————————-
G-11——————————————-8p6———8~———–
D————————————————–8p6-6h8————–
A———————————————————————–
E———————————————————————–
Guitar 2
e———————————————————————–
B———————————————————————–
G11-11-11-11-13-15-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-11-11-13-13-13
D-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x-x-x-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x
A-9–9–9–9-11-13-11-11-11-11–9–9–8–8-6-6-6–8–8–8–9–9-11-11-11
E———————————————————————–
Guitar 3
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–4–4-4-4-4–4-6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4—4-4-4–
D–4–4-4-4-4–4-6—6-6-6-6–6–6-6-6-6–4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4—4-4-4–
A–2–2-2-2-2–2-4—4-4-4-4–4–4-4-4-4–2—2-2-2-2–2–2-2—2-2-2–
E———————————————————————-
2nd Solo (con’t)
Guitar 1
e————————–
B——–7—7—7h9-11~—
G—–8—8—8————
D————————–
A————————–
E————————–
Guitar 2
e————————–
B————————–
G-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~-
D–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–
A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~-
E————————–
Guitar 3
e————————–
B————————–
G-4————————
D-4——4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—
A-2——2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—
E————————–
Verse 3
Guitar 1
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G–8~———————–4~———————————————–
D–8~———————84~———————-4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–
A–6~———————62~———————-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–
E—————————————————————————-
pm – – – – – – – – – – –
Guitar 1
e——————————–
B——————————–
G—————————–4x-
D-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4x- – Pause
A-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2x-
E——————————–
pm- – – – – – – – grad. lift pm
Chorus, Pickscrape, Then…
Final Chorus
Guitar 1
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G-3~—————–6~——————-6~——————-4~————
D-4~—————–6~———–6-6-6–66~———6-6-6—64~——4-4-4-
A-4~———4-4—–4~———–4-4-4–44~———4-4-4—42~——2-2-2-
E-2~———2-2————————————————————-
Guitar 2
e——2~——————————————————————–
B——–2~——————–6~—————-6~——————–4~—-
G———-3~——————–6~—————-6~——————–4~–
D———————————-6~—————-6~——————–4~
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
Guitar 3
e–6–4–6–2—2—-6–4–6–2—–2—–6–4–6–2—–2—-6–4–6–2—-2
B————-2——————-2——————–2——————2–
G—————————————————————————-
D—————————————————————————-
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
Another Pickscrape, and Repeat
Outro (After Final Chorus)
Guitars 1&2
e—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G———————-6~——————-6~——————4~———–
D–4~——————6~——————-6~—————-84~———–
A–4~——————4~——————-4~—————-62~———–
E–2~————————————————————————
Guitar 3
e–6–4–6–2—–2—-6–4–6–2—–2—–6–4–6–2—–2—————–
B————–2——————-2——————–2——-2-2h4~——-
G—————————————————————————-
D—————————————————————————-
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
All guitars fade out
