Boyfriend Notes - Silent Drive

Boyfriend Notes

View chords used in this chart
5 Hollywood Actors Who Are Into Metal
Afinação: Eb Ab Db GbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Exisitng version is in standard tuning and has a few bits that are 'off' for me
Tabbed out how I think it goes
 
Main Verse Part:
 
Gb|-----------12------|-----------12------:| ----------9-----|----------9-----:|
Db|--9h10/12------12--|--9h10/12------12--:| -----7h9-----9--|-----7h9-----9--:|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------:|x2 --7-------------|--7-------------:|x2
Eb|-------------------|-------------------:| ----------------|----------------:|
 
Lyrics Start:
 
"If you left me, I'd be sleepy"
 
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|--10~----------|
Eb|---------------|
 
"soon the night will grow along with us"
 
Gb|----------9-----:|
Db|-----7h9-----9--:|
Ab|--7-------------:|x4
Eb|----------------:|
 
Back to Main Verse part until -
 
"and breeeeeeeeeath":
 
Gb|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------:|
Db|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------:|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--|--3-----3--3--3--3--|--------------|--------------:|
Eb|-----------------|--------------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--:| repeat 0's as needed
 
Heavy bit:
 
"HEY!... God begins with the first sound of light I see" etc
Gb|--------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
Db|--5-----------|--4h5-----------|--------2--|----------2-----|
Ab|-----5--------|-------5--------|-----2-----|-----0h2--------| x2
Eb|--------3-----|----------3-----|--0--------|--0-------------|
 
"and Breeeeeeath" 2:
 
additional bass 'solo'
 
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|--------------5h7--5--|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--|--3-----3--3--3--|--------7-------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----0----------|
 
Gb|-------------------|---------------------|--------12-------------|
Db|-----2-----2/9-----|-----9-----9/12--10--|--9/10------12--10--9--|
Ab|--2-----2-------7--|--7-----7------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--|--3-----3--3--3--|--------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| repeat 0's as needed
 
Heavy bit - "And it's all space"
 
Gb|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
Db|--5-----------|--4h5-----------|--------2-----|----------2-----|
Ab|-----5--------|-------5--------|-----2--------|-----0h2--------|
Eb|--------3-----|----------3-----|--0-----------|--0-------------|
 
Variation on verse riff - listen to the song for timing
 
"la dee dah dah's" begin
 
Gb|-----------------------------------:|-----------------------------------------:|
Db|--------4--4/7-----4-----4h5p4-----:|-------------2-----2h4--2-----2h4--2-----:|
Ab|-----5----------5-----5---------5--:|--------0h2----------------2----------2--:|
Eb|--3--------------------------------:|--0--------------------------------------:|
 
Final "and breeeeeeeeath" section:
 
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--|--3-----3--3--3--|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
 
for the last "and breeeeeeeath" just keep plucking on that Eb
 
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Db|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
 
Back to the main riff until the end
 
"la dee dah dah"
 
Gb|-----------12------|-----------12------:| ----------9-----|----------9-----:|
Db|--9h10/12------12--|--9h10/12------12--:| -----7h9-----9--|-----7h9-----9--:|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------:|x2 --7-------------|--7-------------:|x2
Eb|-------------------|-------------------:| ----------------|----------------:|
 
(/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off
 
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Boyfriend Notes

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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