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PLEASE HELP WITH SONG!

Unread post by goltzy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:40 am

Hey guys,

i need help with the song name by the goo goo dolls. This song was the reason i picked up guitar, but i cant figure out how to play it. ive read lots of different online tabs but they suck. I know there is someone here that can help me. So, please help me!
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Unread post by souna » Fri Apr 16, 2004 5:05 am

I have a friend who's a huge dools fan I'll ask her to lend me that song and I'll see what I can do. No promisses though I dont know the song so I cant say If I will learn it or no but I'll try oh and Welcome to the boards if I didnt welcome you yet.
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Unread post by Trippin Hillbilly » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:05 am

Have you tried this one? It's on mxtabs.net

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From: "Zack Smith" 
Subject: g/goo_goo_dolls/name.tab     
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:34:13 -0600

Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: "Name"
Album: A Boy Named Goo
By: Zack Smith, shadysmith@hotmail.com

I have seen many versions of this song, but I believe that mine is the 
closest to the actual CD recording. If you have anything to say, please 
email me at shadysmith@hotmail.com.
I am confident that this is the most accurate version you will find.  
There may be some shady parts in the chorus, but if you listen to the 
original recording closely then you should be able to figure them out.  
Email me with suggestions, because I am always open for advice. I hope 
that you can use this.

Drop the low E string to D.
Raise the G string to A.
Drop the B string to A.

"/" means: slide up

Verse:

-------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0------0------
---------0------------0------------0--------0------0--------
-----0-----0------0-----0------0-----0----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------5------------------------------
---7------------6-------------------------4------2------0---

---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---0--2/4--4/7--7---7---7---7---7---2---4---4---4---2---0---2---4---2---
---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1:

Now we're ....
---0--4--5------------0--0--2-------0---------------------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0---------------------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------

We don't ........
---0--4--5------------0--0--2-------0--5--7--9--7---------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0---------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0---------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0---------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0---------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0---------

You could ........
---0--4--5------------0--0--2-------0---------------------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0---------------------
---0--0--0------------0--0--0-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------
---4--4--4------------2--2--2-------0---------------------

And I won't .......
----0--4--5------0--0--2-----0---
----0--0--0------0--0--0-----0---
----0--0--0------0--0--0-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---

Repeat Verse

Chorus 2:

You grew ......
----0--4--5---------0--0--2---------------0-----------------
----0--0--0---------0--0--0---------------0-----------------
----0--0--0---------0--0--0---------------0-----------------
----4--4--4---------2--2--2---------------0-----------------
----4--4--4---------2--2--2---------------0-----------------
----4--4--4---------2--2--2---------------0-----------------

And re-runs ......
----0--4--5-------0--0--2-------0--5--7--5---
----0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
----0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
----4--4--4-------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0---
----4--4--4-------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0---
----4--4--4-------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0---

A tired song ......
---0--4--5----------0--0--2------0----------
---0--0--0----------0--0--0------0----------
---0--0--0----------0--0--0------0----------
---4--4--4----------2--2--2------0----------
---4--4--4----------2--2--2------0----------
---4--4--4----------2--2--2------0----------

And I won't ....
----0--4--5------0--0--2-----0---
----0--0--0------0--0--0-----0---
----0--0--0------0--0--0-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---
----4--4--4------2--2--2-----0---

Repeat Verse pattern twice

Solo: (Strum all but the low E string while playing)
------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------
--0-2-4-4-2-0-0-2-4-2-0-2-4-5-4-4-5-----------------4-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-5-7-9-
--2-0-0-2-4-5-4-2-0---------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-9-7-5-4-2-2-
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

--0-5-7-10-9-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------

Repeat Verse pattern once, and then repeat just the first half of it =
(the picking part)

Ending:
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---2---4---4---4---2---0---0---
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
-------------------------------
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Unread post by Ryeguy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:39 am

I've never heard that song before, but from the looks of the tab, it looks pretty funky. Some unusal chords shapes. I'll have to try that one out to.
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Unread post by ericwormann » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:41 am

All goo goo dolls stuff is in awful tunings. Some pretty good songs, its just too bad that you have to restring for some of them.
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Unread post by Matty Boom » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:47 am

goaltzy, i think that's pretty on for a tab, what trippin posted i was just playing it and it sounded dead on
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Unread post by goltzy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:14 pm

Thanks guys for helping. I love this place! Everyone is so helpful.
Trippin, i dont think that tab is right because the tuning is not right, but I will give it a shot if you say it sounds good. I dont know how to get my G up to an A tho withot breaking the string. What about tuning the string down to an A? Would this work? Thanks again guys.
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Unread post by Matty Boom » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:42 pm

tune it up to an a

just be careful and stretch the string out before you do it, it's only one step so it shouldn't break on you

feel free to get at me on aim and i can help you figure this one out
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Unread post by goltzy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:48 pm

Matty Boom,

i dont know what aim is????
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Unread post by Matty Boom » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:50 pm

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Unread post by goltzy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:53 pm

That sucks, I dont have aol. How would u help me with that? I dontr understand. Sorry, newbie here.
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Unread post by Duffman » Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:04 pm

i learned this song, really fun to play, but i used a differnet tab/tuning. this is what i used: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/g/goo_goo_ ... -tab.shtml

it sounded really good to me and it wasn't that hard to play. this is a recording i made, its not very good as it was when i first to learned to play it, and you can hear my roommate in the background, who didn't know i was recording. also i use using a mic from my headphone set. i also added a little of my own stuff with the high e string. sometimes on the 445000 chord, i would play 445005, and same for th 224000, i would play 224004. i hope this helps.
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Unread post by goltzy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 6:37 pm

Duffman,

You are a saint man! i appreciate you doing that for me. It sounded really good. Tou've sold me on that tab. Thanks again. Now its just figuring out how you made it sound so good...
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