Smash Mouth - She Sells Tabs

Band: Rule 62
Written by Brian Coakley


(Acoustic)
Intro:

E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---8---------------------|
D---8------9----8---------|
A---6------9----8---------|
E---6------7----6---------|  Repeat this 4x
    D#     B    A#
For each of the last three times, play these riffs:
E----/-----/---------/
B----/-----/---------/
G-8r-/-8-6-/---6-8---/
D----/-----/-8-----8r/
A----/-----/---------/
E----/-----/---------/
  2x   3x      4x

Verse:
B  A#  D#  A#

Verse riff:
"She sucked me in but I don't care. . . ."
E-----6-6-6-6---------------6---6--------|
B-7-9---------9-7---7-9---9-------9-7-6--|
G-----------------8-----8-----8----------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Play this twice, but end like this the second time:

E-6---6---------9-6---------9-6--------6------------|
B-------6-7-6-7-----6-7-9-7------9-7-9---9-7-6-7-6--|
G---8-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Then go straight into chorus:
chords: D#  C#  D#     A#  B
Chorus riff: (repeated many times throughout the song)
E-----6-6-6-6----|
B-7-9---------9--|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Bridge:
  A#                   B
"So strung out on your love. . . ."

Then repeat verse pattern, with chords and riff, until
"Sink those teeth into me. . . . ."
Solo:
E---------------------------|
B-6s7-6s7-6s7-6-7-6-6-6-7---|
G-------------------------8-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Play this 3x, then

E-----------6-6-6-6---6-6-6-9-6-|
B---7---9-----------9-----------|
G-8---8---8---------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
Play this 2x, then

E--------6-----|
B-7r---6---7-9-|
G----8---------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|

Then play this 3x:
E-9---9-6-----|
B---7-----7-9-|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

End of third time:
E-9---9-------|
B---7---6-7-6-| then to chorus riff
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

These riffs are played at the end (listen to the CD to hear
where):
E-9-6-6--9-9-6--|(there are variations on this)
B---------------|

E-14-13-11-11--|
B--------------|
End on:
E-11r-
B-----

I hope this wasn't too confusing.  If you're having trouble making sense
of my madness, or have a question/comment, e-mail me!  Thanks
Luke