THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - "boss of me" Tablature

Author/Artist: They Might Be Giants
Title: Boss of Me (Malcom In The Middle theme tune)
Transcribed by: Dave Mckechan
Email: dave@mckechan.co.uk

Tempo: 100 bpm (approx)
Key: G Major
Tuning: Standard

**** Fig 1 - Intro and Pre-Chorus

|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|
|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|
|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9--|-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9--|
|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
|-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----x----|

Yes, No, Maybe,........

**** Fig 2 - Chorus

|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-5---|-7---|
|-5---|-7---|-5---|-7---|
|-5---|-7---|-3---|-5---|
|-3---|-5---|-----|-----|

**** Fig 3 - Verse, After the chorus let the first chord of fig 2 ring in to Fig 3

|-3----|-0----|-3---|-5----|
|-0----|-0----|-5---|-7----|
|-0----|-0----|-3---|-5----|
|-0----|-2----|-5---|-7----|
|-2----|-2----|-3---|-5----|
|-3----|-0----|-3---|-5----|

**** Fig 4 - Trumpet solo during chorus

|---------------------------------------------------
|------10----10-12--10----10-12--10----10-13-12-10--
|-12------12-----------12-----------12--------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------


**** Fig 5 - Guitar solo, Two guitars play seperate parts of this, Most of these notes are short
(i.e. Stoccato)

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8--8--8--8-8b10-8--8-8--8-8-8/10--8--8--8--8-8b10-8-8-8-8-8-8/1010--10---10-10-10-10---
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------12-------12----------------------
|-10-10-10/12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12--12-13----12-13----13-12--12--12---12---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-12-12-12-12--12--12---12-12-12-12--(lots of scratching--------------------
|----------------------------------------with pick between---------------------
|----------------------------------------here)---------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0-3b5-3b5------