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Teenage Icon by The Vaccines
Teenage Icon
Introduction:
G chord or e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------|
a-------------2----------/5------|
e-----1/3------------------------| (repeat)
Verse 1
G (or tab same as introduction)
Oh look at me so ordinary, no mystery, with no great capabilities,
Em D C G
But I could make out as if I had it but you don™t,
Em D C G D
God I™m so obvious and I should let it go oh I don™t know.
Chorus 1
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
Verse 2
G (or tab same as introduction)
Preserved and shy your average guy, no piercing stare, just out of shape with messy hair,
Em D C G
But I always figured I was somebody in wake,
Em D C G D
And now I™m guessing that my woman must be late cause I need her.
Chorus 2
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
Solo 1: (G, C, D, Em, D, C, G, Em, D, C, G, Em, D, C, G, D)
Bridge
C D G C
I™m not magnetic or mythical,
C D G C
I™m suburban and typical,
C D G C D G
But I got it, I got I™m overrun with it all.
Verse 3
G
Seductive charm a way with words so effortless not leather clad or dangerous,
Em D C G
But I always did it like a real rebel would,
Em D C G
I had a photo where John Lennon may have stood,
D
or so I™m told.
Chorus 3
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D
I™m nobody™s hero.
Solo 2: (G, C, D, G, C, D)
Chorus 4
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
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version 2
All chords are barre chords!
LEAD PART PLAYS VERSES (Look at the end of my tab)
Oh look at me so ordinary, no mystery, with no great capabilities,
Bridge:
Em D C G
But I could make out as if I had it but you don™t,
Em D C G D
God I™m so obvious and I should let it go oh I don™t know.
Chorus 1
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
Verse 2
Reserved and shy your average guy, no piercing stare, just out of shape with messy hair,
Bridge:
Em D C G
But I always figured I was somebody in wake,
Em D C G D
And now I™m guessing that my moment must be late cause I'm here.
Chorus 2
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
Solo : G C D Em D C G Em D C G Em D C G D
Middle 8 (although it's 16 bars) :
C D G C
I™m not magnetic or mythical,
C D G C
I™m suburban and typical,
C D G C D G
But I got it, I got I™m overrun with it all.
Verse 3
Seductive charm a way with words so effortless not leather clad or dangerous,
Bridge:
Em D C G
But I always did it like a real rebel would,
Em D C G
I had a photo where John Lennon may have stood,
D
or so I™m told.
Chorus 3
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D
I™m nobody™s hero.
Solo 2: (G, C, D, G, C, D)
Chorus 4
G
I™m no teenage icon,
C D
I™m no Frankie Avalon,
G C D G
I™m nobody™s hero.
LEAD PARTS (Freddy)
Lead Verse Part:
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A---------------5------------------|
E---3--x--3--x---------------------| (repeat)
Lead Bridge Part:
Add vibrato
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-12---11---9----7--|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-12h(to 14)--11h(to 12)---9h(to 11)---7--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
"I'm no teenage icon" e--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-------|
D--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------| x3 bars
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
"I'm no Frankie Avalon" e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------|
D--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------| x1 bar
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
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version 3
Standard Tuning
Capo : 7th Fret (based on 7th fret chords)
Pre-Chorus
E|--------------0|
B|--------------1|
G|--------------0|
D|--7---5---3---2|
A|--7---5---3---3|
E|--5---3---1---0|
Right before Chorus
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|--1--|
Chorus
E|--0------|
B|--1------|
G|--0------|
D|--2--3--5|
A|--3--3--5|
E|--0--1--3|
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version 4
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro (x4)
e |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-3-----7-x-7/10--|
Verse: (x8)
e |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-3-----7-x-7/10--|
Pre-chorus (x2)
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |-12---12-12---12-12----|-11---11-11---11-11----|-9---9-9---9-9----|-7---7-7---7-7----|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
...and then this, which isn't right but sounds okay.
e |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B |-----------------------|----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-9----9/11----11-11----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus (x2)
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
Verse: (x12)
e |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-3-----7-x-7/10--|
Pre-chorus (x2)
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |-12---12-12---12-12----|-11---11-11---11-11----|-9---9-9---9-9----|-7---7-7---7-7----|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
...and then this, which isn't right but sounds okay.
e |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B |-----------------------|----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-9----9/11----11-11----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus (x2)
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
Solo:
e |----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
B |----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
G |---7----7---9----9-7--|---5----|-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-|
D |-9----9---9-----------|-7----7-|-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-|
A |----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
E |----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |-17----------17-|-19----------19-|-20----------20-|
G |-------16-------|-------19-------|-------19-------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|
e |-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G |-16~~~~14----|-12----------12----|-14----------14----|-16b17r16-16----14----12-|
D |-------------|-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-|-------------------------|
A |-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-19----17----|
B |-17----------17----|-19----------19----|-20----------20----|-------------|
G |-------16-------16-|-------19-------19-|-------19-------19-|-------------|
D |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D |-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
Bridge #1:
e |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G |-12--------12-|-11--------11-|-7---------7--|-9---------9--| x2
D |-------10-----|-------10-----|-------9------|-------10-----|
A |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B |-13----12----10--|-13----12----13--|-15----13----12--|-17----15----13--|-12\\\\10\8----|
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15----------------------|
D |-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14----------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Verse: no guitar, 8 bars
Pre-chorus (x2)
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |-12---12-12---12-12----|-11---11-11---11-11----|-9---9-9---9-9----|-7---7-7---7-7----|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
...and then this, which isn't right but sounds okay.
e |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B |-----------------------|----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-9----9/11----11-11----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus (x2)
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
Bridge #2
e |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B |----------------------|----------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |---7----7---9----9-7--|---5----5---7----7-5--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-9----9---9-----------|-7----7---7-----------|-------------------------|
A |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Final Chorus (x2)
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12----------------------|
G |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12----------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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