-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
West Virginia - The Front Bottoms
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: AlfieJP
E-mail: [email protected]
This is the tab to The Front Bottoms new song 'West Virginia'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XII7af9SrLI
This is a different style from most of their previous songs, so tabbing it was quite interesting. I'm a huge
fan of the band and all of their past work. This is learned by ear so if you see any mistakes please let me
know. Try and find the rhythms yourself because they can be odd. Also a small riff is missing because I can't
work it out, try work it out yourself and let me know if you get it, it's marked in the tab.
Hope you enjoy.
Tuning:EADGBe
[Intro]
0:10
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------------------------------------5----------------|
A|--5----------------3--------2------------5----------------3--------2-------|
E|--3-------------------------0------------3-------------------------0-------|
0:32
"Is it raining where you are?
The only thing I could think to ask"...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------------------------------------5----------------|
A|--5----------------3--------2------------5----------(5)---3--------2-------|
E|--3-------------------------0------------3----------(3)------------0-------|
[Verse] 0:54
"But ain’t that the truth, man, Those are just facts,
The farther you go from where you start, The harder it is to get back"
(Find the rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|--10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
[Chorus] 1:05
"Love of my life, gone forever, Love of my life, gone for good"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7---12-12---5-5------------7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|--10-10---5-5---10-10---3-3----10-10---5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|--8--8-------------------------8--8------------------------------------------------------------|
1:20
Rhythm:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x4
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------7----0000---------------------|
B|--12-10-8----------------------8----0000--11---11-0000---------------------|
G|----------9999-11-9-7-------11---11----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9999-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] 1:31
"The good stuff comes, The good stuff goes..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x3
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
"So the taste of it may linger"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-----------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2222222222222222------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0000000000000000------------|
1:43
"Right now, I’m just a volcano..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x3
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
1:52
Rhythm: "Hell bent on self-destruction..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------55555555------|
A|--5555555555555555-22222222-33333333------| x2
E|--3333333333333333-00000000---------------|
Lead: "Hell bent on self-destruction..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--^11^11^11^11^11^11-11------------------------|
G|------------------------8^8^8^8^--11^11^11^11--| Try and figure the bending out, it varies, its just
D|-----------------------------------------------| a slight bend.
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] 2:04
"Love of my life, gone forever, Love of my life, gone for good"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7---12-12---5-5------------7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|--10-10---5-5---10-10---3-3----10-10---5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|--8--8-------------------------8--8------------------------------------------------------------|
*If anyone can work out the lead in the background of this, let me know because I cant seem to get it
2:16
Rhythm After Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x4
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
Lead After Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------7----0000---------------------|
B|--12-10-8----------------------8----0000--11---11-0000---------------------|
G|----------9999-11-9-7-------11---11----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9999-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:27
"I wish I may, I wish I might..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x2
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
"Right now, I’m just a volcano..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----------------| x3
A|--5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-------0-0-0-----------------------|
2:42
"Hell bent on self-destruction..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------55555555------|
A|--5555555555555555-22222222-33333333------| x2
E|--3333333333333333-00000000---------------|
Lead: "Hell bent on self-destruction..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--^11^11^11^11^11^11-11------------------------|
G|------------------------8^8^8^8^--11^11^11^11--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
2:53
"Ride or die, Brothers for life..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-7----5-7----9-12----9----------5-7-7-7-7--5-7-7-7-7--9-12-12-12-12-|
A|--2-5----3-5----3-5----7-10----7-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5--7-10-10-10-10-|
E|--0-3----------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
3:05
"There ain’t no doctor on earth, There ain’t no lord up above"
Rhythm:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-7-7-7-7--5-7-7-7-7--7-12-12-12-12-9|x2
A|-2-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5--5-10-10-10-10-7|
E|-0-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
Lead:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4--4-5-4-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-4-2-0-0-0-0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
3:16
Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--------------------------12------------------20s12--------------|
G|--12-----------9--7--5--4-----12-----------9--7--5--4s20-------------------|
D|-----12----12-------------5------12----12----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:27
"Like I said, I thought I was focused, I thought I had it figured out"
Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--------------------------12------------------20s12--------------|
G|--12-----------9--7--5--4-----12-----------9--7--5--4s20-------------------|
D|-----12----12-------------5------12----12----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--------------------------12-------------------------------------|
G|--12-----------9--7--5--4-----12-----------9--7--5--4h5h4h5h4--------------|
D|-----12----12-------------5------12----12----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus/Ending] 3:50
"Love of my life, gone forever, Love of my life, gone for good"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7---12-12---5-5------------7-7--12-12----12-12-----|
A|--10-10---5-5---10-10---3-3----10-10---5-5--10-10----10-10-----|
E|--8--8-------------------------8--8----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7---12-12---5-5------------7-7--12-12--12121212----|
A|--10-10---5-5---10-10---3-3----10-10---5-5--10-10--10101010----|
E|--8--8-------------------------8--8----------------------------|
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| s Slide
************************************
Is it raining where you are? The only thing I could think to ask,
But nothing ever hurt so bad, As the “no” that you said back,
But ain’t that the truth, man, Those are just facts,
The farther you go from where you start, The harder it is to get back,
Love of my life, gone forever
Love of my life, gone for good
This is for all my friends in West Virginia
The good stuff comes, The good stuff goes
The good stuff seems so hard to hold
Hope it slides slowly down your throat
So the taste of it may linger
Right now, I’m just a volcano
On the brink of eruption
Right now I’m just a psycho
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Love of my life, gone forever
Love of my life, gone for good
I wish I may, I wish I might
One day live life like a person in paradise
Right now, I’m just a volcano
On the brink of eruption
Right now I’m just a psycho
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Hell bent on self-destruction
Ride or die
Brothers for life
Darkest days
Coldest nights
Ride or die
Brothers for life
Darkest days
Coldest nights
There ain’t no doctor on earth
There ain’t no lord up above
Who knows a strong enough medicine
Or a lifesaving love
Like I said, I thought I was focused
I thought I had it figured out
How to organize my words good
Before they fall right out my mouth
But I have learned that the direction
I was walking was so wrong
And I just need a little help here, man
To find the path I should be on
Love of my life, gone forever
Love of my life, gone for good
Love of my life, gone forever
Get her back, good lord you know I wish I could
