This is a pretty accurate tab of Boxing Day, the brand new 2012 song by blink-182. The
intro is only preliminary as I need to work it out a bit better. Timings are difficult to
tab but easy to play so if you need help with timings you can find my cover here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa2SecsMBgw
Have fun!
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Boxing Day - blink-182
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Tabbed by: Tom Jakes
E-mail: tomjakes13@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
Finger-picked Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3--1-----1p0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----0--0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--------3------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Cont./Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3----3---3----3----3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------0----0---0----0----0-------------------------------------------------|
D|------0----0---0----0----0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----2---------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus 'It's sad...'
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----3----3------------|------3----3----3----3----------------------|
G|--0----2----0----0------------|------0----0----0----0----------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0------------|------0----0----0----0----------------------|
A|------------2----3------------|----------------2----3----------------------|
E|--3---------0-----------------|------3----2----0---------------------------|
In the video I play it the But this way also works depending on
above way which you prefer
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/blink-182/338482.html ]
Chorus 'I'm empty...'
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----3----3-----------|-------3----3----3----3----------------------|
G|--0----0----0----0-----------|-------0----0----0----0----------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0-----------|-------0----0----0----0----------------------|
A|-------3----2----3-----------|------------3---------3----------------------|
E|--3---------0----------------|-------3---------3---------------------------|
Again, I play it the above But this also works and closely follows
way in the video the bass line
Pre-Verse (1:37 in the video) Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------2----3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----2----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (This little riff also repeats all throughout the song if you listen closely.
Again, not entirely sure on this part, but again, it works)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------12--13--12---------------------------------------------|
G|--12----12----12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9---10---9---------------------------------------------|
A|--10----9-----7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This little bit is quickly slid back and forth
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (same as verse)
Chorus (I like to let the chords ring for the first half)
End on G
Thanks!
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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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