'Second Best' by Home Grown - Guitar Tutorial

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            Second best
by Home Grown
Tabed by Jenson

Tune a half a step down

Intro (2x)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8---13-13--11-11--9-9--8-8---8/9-8---------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6---11-11---9--9--7-7--6-6---6/7-6---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8---13-13--11-11--9-9--8-8-----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------6--4----------------------|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6---11-11---9--9--7-7--6-6---6--4----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------4--2----------------------|
Verse One (2x)
     I want your boyfriend...in a    box so i can send him off... somewhere
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-----------2-----------6--4----4------------2---------------6---4--------------|
Ab|--2-----------2-----------6--4----2------------2---------------6---4--------------|
Eb|--------------0-----------4--2-----------------0---------------4---2--------------|
    far away...            then we'll be the way...               that we
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Ab|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Eb|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-----------|
        x x x x     x x x     x x x         x x x x     x x x     x x x
    used to    be                  used to   be                      (end of first verse)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Gb|------4-4---------------------------4-4----------------------           ---11---|
Db|--2---4-4---4-4---4*4*----------2---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           --------|
Ab|--2---2-2---4-4-------4*4*------2---2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           ----9---|
Eb|--0---------2-2-----------4*4---0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----           --------|
Chorus
    I   dont  want to be second best        I    waited too long
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-4-4------------------------------------4----------11---|
Db|-------2-2-------4-4-4--------4----6-6---6-6---2-2--------4----4----------|
Ab|-------2-2-------2-2-2--------4----6-6---6-6---2-2--------2----4------9---|
Eb|-------0-0--------------------2----4-4---4-4---0-0-------------2----------|
          x x       x x x        x    x x   x x              x
     i just want a second chance to be your first again
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4-------------4---3-------------4-------------------|
Db|--2------4------4----------------2-------4-----4-------------|
Ab|--2------2------4------2---1-----2-------2-----4-------------|
Eb|--0-------------2----------------0-------------2-------------|
Verse 2
   You're never....with anyone...........you're content
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------4-----------------------(too lazy---------------------|
Db|-------------------6-4------------do 2nd part of intro here)-|
Ab|-------2-----------6-4---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------4-2---------------------------------------|
    when your.....             you'll be calling me               then we'll
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Ab|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Eb|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-----------|
        x x x x     x x x     x x x         x x x x     x x x     x x x
   cheat ahh   gain              cheat ah    gain                   (end of second verse)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Gb|------4-4---------------------------4-4----------------------           ---11---|
Db|--2---4-4---4-4---4*4*----------2---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           --------|
Ab|--2---2-2---4-4-------4*4*------2---2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           ----9---|
Eb|--0---------2-2-----------4*4---0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----           --------|
Repeat ChorusBridge (let guitar 2 start it off)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
Ab|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
Eb|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
      x x   x x   x x   x x   x x
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|(2x)
Ab|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
      x x   x x   x x   x x   x x     x x   x x   x x   x x   x x
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------11------------------------------|
Db|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
Ab|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----9------------------------------|
Eb|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
      x x   x x   x x   x x   x x
Octave Solo (use wah pedal for the weird sound)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4~-----6---8~--x-x-x-x-x-9---11~---14~---------------------|
Db|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-------------------4-4---4-4-------|
Ab|--2~-----4---6~--x-x-x-x-x-7----9~---12~-----4-4---4-4-------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-------|
Repeat Chorus 2x, with little changes you can figure out on your ownOutro
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8-----4----|
Db|---------------------------------4----|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6-----2----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
===============
Intro
Let Guitar One start
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---4-----------------------|
Db|---4-----0-2-------6--4----|
Ab|---2-----0-2-------6--4----|
Eb|---------0-0-------4--2----|
    Strum along with Guitar One
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4------------------------4---------------------|
Db|---4------2-------6--4------4------2-------6--4---|
Ab|---2------2-------6--4------2------2-------6--4---|
Eb|----------0-------4--2-------------0-------4--2---|
Verse One (same as Guitar One minus the octaves ending verse)
Chorus (clean)      ..long
eb|-----------      --------|
Bb|-----0-----      --------|
Gb|-------3--- (x6) --------|
Db|---4-------      ---4----|
Ab|-----------      ---4----|
Eb|-----------      ---2----|
     i just want a second chance to be your first again
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4-------------------------------4-------------------|
Db|--2------4------4------6---------2-------4-----4-------------|
Ab|--2------2------4------6---------2-------2-----4-------------|
Eb|--0-------------2------4---------0-------------2-------------|
Verse Two
Let Guitar do Octaves, end with
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|---6--4---|
Ab|---6--4---|
Eb|---4--2---|
    Strum along with Guitar One
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4------------------------4---------------------|
Db|---4------2-------6--4------4------2-------6--4---|
Ab|---2------2-------6--4------2------2-------6--4---|
Eb|----------0-------4--2-------------0-------4--2---|
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