Band: The Wonder Years
Song: Wont Be Pathetic Forever
EP: Wont Be Pathetic Forever
This is one of my favorite wonder years songs and it took me about 2hours to learn the
thing. im not sure if its totally right so leave a comment or email me at
if you notice anything wrong.
TUNNING drop D flat
im not sure if thats what its called. but it is tuned 1/2 down. then D tunes down a full step
Lead Guitar (Verse)
Eb||-------3-----3---------3---------------3------3---------3-0---|
Bb||-----0-----0---------0---------------0------0---------0-------|
Gb||-4h5---4h5-------4h5---4h5p4-----4h5----4h5-------4h5-------5-|
Db||-----------------------------5--------------------------------|
Ab||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar (Pre Chorus)
Eb||---------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5~------------------------------------------|
Db||-5~-----5~-----7~-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
Ab||-3~-----5~-----7~-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
Db||--------5~-----7~-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
X X X X X X X X X
Lead Guitar (Pre Chorus)
Eb||---------------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5--9--7--10--9--10--12--10--9--5--9--7--10--9--10-|
Db||-x--x--x--x---x--x---x---x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--|
Ab||-3--7--5--8---7--8---10--8---7--3--7--5--8---7--8--|
Db||---------------------------------------------------|
Eb||---------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------|
Gb||-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12--12--|
Db||-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---|
Ab||-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10--10--|
Db||---------------------------------------|
X X X X X X
Rhythm Guitar (Chorus)
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||---------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Lead Guitar (Chorus)
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------6-5---------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------5b----------------------5-7-5---|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------5-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------6-5---------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------5b----------------------5-7-5---|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------5-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-6-5---------------------6-5------------------------|
Gb||-----5-4---4---4---4-5b------5-4---4---4------------|
Db||---------5---7---5---------------5---7---3-3-5--3-5-|
Ab||----------------------------------------------------|
Db||----------------------------------------------------|
X X X
Eb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-6-5---------------------6-5----------------5h6p5-------------|
Gb||-----5-4---4---4---4-5b------5-4---4h5~-----------5h7p5-5p4---|
Db||---------5---7---5---------------5--------------------------5-|
Ab||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar (Verse 2)
Eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||---------------------------------------------------------------|
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 X X X X X X
Rhythm Guitar (Verse Pt2)
Eb||-----------------------------3-----------------------------|
Bb||-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
Gb||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar (Verse Pt2)
Eb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||--5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2---4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-9-9-9-7-5--|
Db||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||-------------------------------------------------------------|
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 X X X
Rhythm Guitar (Pre Chorus)
Eb||--------------------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5~-------------------5--5--5--5------------|
Db||-5~-----5~-----7~-----5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-|
Ab||-3~-----5~-----7~-----3--3--3--3-5--5--5--5-|
Db||--------5~-----7~----------------5--5--5--5-|
Lead Guitar (Pre Chorus)
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5--9--7--10--9---------------------5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
Db||-x--x--x--x---x---------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Ab||-3--7--5--8---7--////pick slid////--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------|
Gb||-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-12-12-12-12-12--12-|
Db||-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---x--|
Ab||-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--10-10-10-10-10--10-|
Db||-----------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar (Chorus)
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||-------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3-|
Eb||---------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3~--|
Lead Guitar (Chorus)
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------6-5---------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------5b----------------------5-7-5---|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------5-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Eb||---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------6-5-------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------5b----------------------5-7-5-------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------5-----|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------------|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-6-5---------------------6-5------------------------|
Gb||-----5-4---4---4---4-5b------5-4---4---4------------|
Db||---------5---7---5---------------5---7---3-3-5--3-5-|
Ab||----------------------------------------------------|
Db||----------------------------------------------------|
X X X
Eb||-----------------------------------------|
Bb||-6-5---------------------6-5-------------|
Gb||-----5-4---4---4---4-5b------5-4---4h5~--|
Db||---------5---7---5---------------5-------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------|
Db||-----------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar (Break Down)
Eb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7--5-|
Ab||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7--5-|
Db||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7--5-|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
Ab||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
Db||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
X X
Lead Guitar (Break Down) this comes in after rhythm goes through once
Eb||-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------------|
Bb||-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------5---3-3-|
Gb||-4h5-----4h5-----4h5-----4h5-----4h5-----4h5-----4h5-------5-5-5-5-5-|
Db||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
X X
Rhythm Guitar (lately iv been thinking bout being a doctor...)
Eb||------------------------------------------|
Bb||------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5---------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3-|
Eb||-----------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5--------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3~-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3~-|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3~-|
Rhythm Guitar (Outro)
Eb||--------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5-----------------------------------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3--|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3--|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5----0-0--2-2--3-3--3-3---3--3--|
Eb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------5-5--5-5---------------|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3------5-5--5-5--5-5----2~--3-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5------0-0--2-2--3------3-3--3-3--5-5----2~--3-|
Db||-----------5-5------0-0--2-2--3----------------5-5----2~--3-|
Lead Guitar (outro)
Eb||------------------------|
Bb||------------------------|
Gb||------------------------|
Db||------------------------|
Ab||-//////Pick Slide//////-|
Db||------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------6-5---------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5------------5b----------------------5-7-5---|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3-------------5-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Db||-----------5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3-3---------------|
Eb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-5-5--5-5----------------------------5-5--5-5---------7~--5-|
Db||-5-5--5-5--5-5------0-0--2-2--3------5-5--5-5--5-5----x~--x-|
Ab||-3-3--3-3--5-5------0-0--2-2--3------3-3--3-3--5-5----5~--3-|
Db||-----------5-5------0-0--2-2--3----------------5-5----------|
