Eighteen Guitar Tab

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1/2 Step down tuning

   Intro:         	          
eb|-22222222222222222-333333-------222222----2-------------------------
Bb|-33333333333333333-333333-22222-333333---3--------------------------
Gb|-22222222222222222-000000-22222-222222--2---------------------------
Db|-00000000000000000-000000-22222-000000-0----------------------------
Ab|-------------------222222-00000-------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------333333-------------------------------------------
    
   Verse 1:
Guitar 1
eb|-22222222222222222-333333-------2222222222222222-333333-------------
Bb|-33333333333333333-333333-22222-3333333333333333-333333-2222--------
Gb|-22222222222222222-000000-22222-2222222222222222-000000-2222--------
Db|-00000000000000000-000000-22222-0000000000000000-000000-2222--------
Ab|-------------------222222-00000------------------222222-0000--------
Eb|-------------------333333------------------------333333-------------

Guitar 2 (After Drum Starts)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-00000000000000000-555555-77777-0000000000000000-555555-7777--------
Ab|-00000000000000000-555555-77777-0000000000000000-555555-7777--------
Eb|-00000000000000000-555555-77777-0000000000000000-555555-7777--------

   Chorus:
Guitar 1 
eb|-2222222320-2222222320-3333333333-----------------------------------
Bb|-3333333333-3333333333-3333333333-2222222222------------------------
Gb|-2222222222-2222222222-0000000000-2222222222------------------------
Db|-0000000000-0000000000-0000000000-2222222222------------------------
Ab|-----------------------2222222222-0000000000------------------------
Eb|-----------------------3333333333-----------------------------------

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------3333333333-5555555555------------------------
Bb|-----------------------3333333333-5555555555------------------------
Gb|-7777777777-7777777777-4444444444-6666666666------------------------
Db|-7777777777-7777777777-5555555555-7777777777------------------------
Ab|-5555555555-5555555555-5555555555-7777777777------------------------
Eb|-5555555555-5555555555-3333333333-5555555555------------------------

   Solo:
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----------12^14-14(b)-12------12^14-14(b)-12~---------------------- 
Ab|--12^14---------------------14--------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 (After First Solo)
eb|-----------------------3333333333-5555555555------------------------
Bb|-----------------------3333333333-5555555555------------------------
Gb|-7777777777-7777777777-4444444444-6666666666------------------------
Db|-7777777777-7777777777-5555555555-7777777777------------------------
Ab|-5555555555-5555555555-5555555555-7777777777------------------------
Eb|-5555555555-5555555555-3333333333-5555555555------------------------

Guitar 1 (Plays this over Guitar 2)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----------12^14-14(b)-12------12^14-14(b)-12~---------(2x)---------
Ab|--12^14---------------------14--------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----------12-14^14(b)--12--9--7------------------------------------
Ab|--12^14--------------------------------7(b)--5~---------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
   
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----------12^14-14(b)-12------12^14-14(b)-12~---------------------- 
Ab|--12^14---------------------14--------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------  

   Verse:

   Chorus: 4x

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Austin Rhythm Player	#1 by Austin at Apr 7, 1972 at 10:52 AM EST
	wow does this song speak the goddamn truth when it comes to break-ups

No Picture Freddy Badass	#2 by Freddy Timmons at Jun 3, 1972 at 1:29 AM EST
	i really love this song. it's sounds so pretty...with a sound that sounds like no other. although the lyrics are kind of depressing (what did they mean by walking away "just like on tv?"), the song is still really pretty. i love it!

No Picture Adam Average	#3 by Adam Baine at Feb 21, 1975 at 10:45 PM EST
	i like the song cuz its really cool and all, but WHAT DOES IT MEAN???

No Picture Dave Wanna Be	#4 by Dave Bitches!!!! at Jun 3, 1975 at 6:09 PM EST
	sob...i just noticed that..dude idk i have that song recorded and he dont say that..maybe the dumbass who wrote it on here just put that up there to confuse us..lol idk...COUGHloserCOUGH

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#5 by jimmy rodrigues at Apr 23, 1976 at 5:08 PM EST
	This song is SO pretty. Enough said

No Picture Kazza Average	#6 by Kazza at Aug 7, 1979 at 2:16 AM EST
	I personally like the song, but the singer sounds a hell of a lot like Kurt Cobain at times. YES! he does!! I was trying to figure out who he sounded like. You're so right. This song is soo awesome, I love it. They overplay on it the radio too much, but it still rocks. 1 2 Next

No Picture Wanna Be	#7 by shade at Apr 20, 1980 at 3:37 PM EST
	dont be a smartass dude...

No Picture Jack Average	#8 by Jack Tweddell at Dec 18, 1980 at 2:56 PM EST
	yeah, i think it's called "eighteen" cause that's how old the guy was when he wrote it... or it's how he felt at that age... or that's what people feel at that age i like the song

No Picture Stephen Average	#9 by Stephen Meier at Jul 23, 1981 at 11:41 PM EST
	emo nick sucks

No Picture FUCK Average	#10 by FUCK at Jan 26, 1983 at 11:59 PM EST
	and does it really say "Na na na bitch"?????

No Picture Julien Average	#11 by Julien MarK at Jul 23, 1986 at 4:54 AM EST
	I personally like the song, but the singer sounds a hell of a lot like Kurt Cobain at times.

No Picture jamie Lead Player	#12 by jamie soad at Nov 18, 1989 at 5:48 AM EST
	this song, the writer had to be an emotional masochist.. i mean, he liked crying himself to sleep because of HER.. why? we don't know.. maybe we're not supposed to he's seen this scenario on tv before.. "she" has to leave, he loves her, and it's that pivital moment where it's just like.. hey what's going on, and before you know it, she mysteriously turns around and walks away all those things she said to him, he liked that, he knew he loved that.. but he didn't like crying, he just liked her and all there is/was about her i keep rambling, hope that helps you out kids, this is definitely a late-teenage break-up song.. it's so dawson's creek, almost

No Picture Garth Badass	#13 by Garth "Fuckin" Rhodes at Oct 27, 1990 at 12:58 AM EST
	I like this song. anyone know how there other stuff compares to this? any bands you can say they sound like?

No Picture Professional	#14 by ♠danny♠ at Dec 16, 1990 at 9:56 AM EST
	i really like this song alot...grows on you fast. i really like the first line - You’ll steal my heart, I’ll count to three -

No Picture ~Ivy Loves Shav Rhythm Player	#15 by ~Ivy Loves Shavo~ at Apr 16, 1991 at 3:58 AM EST
	What is with that last line

No Picture adrian Average	#16 by adrian zamora at Dec 2, 1992 at 2:50 PM EST
	I think that the guy is longing for a girl who doesn't really return his affections. She's just playing games with him. He likes it because it's better to have a girl flirt with you and lead you on, then for her to completely ignore you. This happens a lot in real life, I have come to believe. Especially at the tender age of eighteen. Just my own interpretation. I heard the hometown hero is touring with weezer right now. Bleeds in blue is also an amazing song.

No Picture leaves Average	#17 by leaves u who i dont like at Jan 11, 1993 at 12:21 AM EST
	Yup, this song is pretty damn good :P Anywho, i was wondering what y'all think she said to him. Was it all the lovey stuff or the break-upy stuff that hes talking about?

No Picture Clay Wanna Be	#18 by Clay Swartz at Oct 18, 1993 at 11:15 PM EST
	dude..WHY IS THIS SONG CALLED EIGHTEEN??? lol

No Picture paul Average	#19 by paul mcnutt at Apr 25, 1994 at 4:32 PM EST
	this is by far one of the best songs i've heard for a while..too many songs now are just so "cookie-cutter" and there's nothing that defines them as a band any different from any other band..kudos to Hometown Hero for "eighteen" :)

No Picture justin Average	#20 by justin tompkins at Jul 14, 1995 at 10:56 PM EST
	i can't breathe when i listen to this song

No Picture Diego Wanna Be	#21 by Diego at Feb 27, 2001 at 6:01 PM EST
	i really like this song alot...grows on you fast. i really like the first line - You’ll steal my heart, I’ll count to three -

No Picture Miguel Average	#22 by Miguel Sanchez at Mar 14, 2002 at 9:53 AM EST
	good way to put it, i like this song, even though it is a rather "out of character" for me to like music like this.... i dont care, im not labeling myself to emo or something, i just listen to whatever sounds good to me and this is good. love it.

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#23 by Eric Falter at Jun 13, 2002 at 1:53 PM EST
	why not?

No Picture Cody Average	#24 by Cody Ballenger at Sep 16, 2003 at 7:43 AM EST
	i dont really get the line "All those things you said to me, well Made me cry myself to sleep, and Kinda think I like it, pretty sure I liked it" does anyone understand this line?

No Picture He Wanna Be	#25 by He Wo at May 7, 2006 at 4:05 PM EST
	wow i LOVE this band i read about them in a magazine and i downloaded all their songs i could find, i must say they are AWESOME. hehe. anyone kno where they are from?