Band: Bowling For Soup
Song: Punk Rock 101
Tabber: Li-Heng Chan
E-mail: [email protected]

*=palm-mute
=slide-up
Drop D Tuning
There are mainly two guitars for this song, but there's third one that comes in

Intro Guitar 1
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G----------------4------------4-
D-6---6-6-6-6-2-4--6-6-6-6-2-4-
A------6-6-6-6-2-2--6-6-6-6-2-2-
D------6-6-6-6-2----6-6-6-6-2---

Intro(continued) Guitar 1 Play x2
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7
A-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7
D-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7

Intro Guitar 2
E-4-4----5-4---5-4-2-4-4-----5-4---5-4-2-4--
B----5-5-----5-----------5-5-----5-----------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
                                         ^Slide up the guitar

Intro (guitar 3) Figure out pattern, play in harmony with guitar 2. Play x2
E-7-7-4-4-9-7-4-9-7-4-7-
B------------------------
G------------------------
D------------------------
A------------------------
D------------------------
                      ^Slide with guitar 2

At the beginning of the verse
E------
B------
G------
D-2-2-
A-2-2-
D-2-2-

Fill before chorus
E---
B---
G---
D-2-
A-4-
D-4-
  ^Let ring

Chorus(figure out strumming pattern) Play x4
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7
A-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7
D-2-2-4-4-7-7-7-7

Then play the verse beginning
Then the fill before chorus
Then the chorus

Post Chorus, before bridge. Guitar 1
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-2-2-72--2-72-2-722-22-22
A-2-2-72--2-72-2-722-22-22
D-2-2-72--2-72-2-722-22-22

Post Chorus(guitar 2)
E--------------------44-44-44
B--------------------55-55-55
G--------------------44-44-44
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
D-----------------------------

Bridge. When the vocals sing: "But he's never there" Play this
E-----1
B------
G-0h1--
D------
A------
D------

Before Erik says: "Did you just say that?"
E-------------
B-------------
G-------------
D-9--9999-99
A-9--9999-99
D-9--9999-99

Then play the chorus until the outro

Outro:
E----------------------
B----------------------
G--------4----------4--
D-6666-2-4---6666-2-4--
A-6666-2-2---6666-2-2--
D-6666-2-----6666-2----
   *          *     ^Let ring

Then you're done! This took me extremely long to tab out, an hour and a half's effort. Enjoy.