Don Henley – The Boys Of Summer tab ver. 2

Tuning: D#            The Tuning is 1/2 step down and the B string is tuned to C#
        C#            Yes, this is important. It may not be the correct tuning but it
        F#            is way easier to play.
        C#
        G#
        D#

/ - Slide up
\ - Slide Down
x - Muted Strum
"~~" - Vibrato
"h" - Hammer On
"p" - Pull off
(        ) - Sustain/hold note


Intro:

D#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|C#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|F#|---7/9~~~~~~~~----------------------|--------------------------------------------|C#|---------------7/9---h12---p9-------|-------7/9---h12---p9-----------------------|G#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|D#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----12p9--------9--------|----14p12--12---------------------16--14-------------------|-------------12-----------|---------------14---14-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
-------------3---------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|-----------------0-----------0---------0---------------0-------------2--------2------|-0------0------------0-------2-----2-------2-----------2----2------------0-----------|-0---------------------------0------------------0------0---------0-------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------:||-0--------------0---------------------------:|| Rinse &-5-----5------------5-----------------------:|| Repeat-5---------5-------------5------------------:||-3------------------------------------------:||--------------------------------------------:||
Interlude: (This Section is muted with the palm)
---------------------------------------------------|--2--2--0--0----------2p0-----2--0-----------------|----------------5p0--------0---------0h5p0---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
After 4 times played, the interlude is overdubbed once more. Then, goes to something like this...
---------------------------------------------------|--2--2--0--0--------2p0-----2----0-----------------|---------------5p0-------0------------5------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Small Lead Part during break:
------------------------------------------------------------------------|--12--------------------------------------------------------------------|------h16---14--------------14p11h12p11---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------h14---12h14p12------12h14---|------------------------------------------------------------h14---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------12----12---12---14---16-----------------|-----14--14--14---12---(14---------------)---14-----------|-----14--14--14------------------------------14-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
No idea if this last part of the lead is right but I think it's close. Outro: (Keep in mind that the Chorus is playing at the same time, so you'll here the other arpeggios as well.)
------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---16---14~~~16---12--------12---16---14~~~16---12-------12-------|------------------------12-----------------------------12---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then...The fancy part in between
-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------12---------12---------12-----12--14--16--14--12------------|--12h14-----12h14------12h14-----12----------------------12--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
And...The Second little fancy part
-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--16--14~~~~12--------------12--------12--14---------------|-----------------12---12h14-----12h14----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Well, there you have it. I think this is pretty accurate. Tuning the B string up to C# really helps. Also, if you want the same tone as the song, it's real easy. I use one of those compressor/limiter pedals and compress the line a little. Send that signal straight into a mixer or ANYTHING BUT a guitar amp because it's a direct line he's using. Questions, comment's concerns: mmagoon16@hotmail.com
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