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A Story About A Girl Tab

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Author/Artist: Our Lady Peace
Title: A Story About A Girl
Album: Gravity
Tuning: Standard Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Transcribed by: Izzy

This is a great emo song off 'Gravity'. 
I think it oughta be their next single.

Key:

~~~ = Vibrato
(no.) = Natural harmonic
b(no.) = Bend note to match pitch of (no.)
r = release bent note to original pitch
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
x = Fret Hand mute
/ = Slide down 


Intro riff (Clean electric, let ring) 

-------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----5-----4----5-----4-----5--|------5-----4------------5-----4---| x2
-------3-----3----3-----3------|----5---5-----5------5-----5-------|
---5-----5-----5----5-----5----|--3-------3-----3------3-----3-----|
-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

there is a slight variation on the third time at the end of this riff:

-------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----5-----4----5-----4-----5--|------5-----4------------4-----5---| 
-------3-----3----3-----3------|----5---5-----5------5-----5-------|
---5-----5-----5----5-----5----|--3-------3-----3------3-----3-----|
-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse (Clean electric, hit the lower bass notes louder)

-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|-------------------------|
--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x--|--7/--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3--|  x4
--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x--|--7/--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3--|
--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x--|--5/--1-1-x-x-1-1-x-x-1--|
   G                  A    F


Prechorus is divided into 2 parts:

Guitar 1 (Clean electric) plays intro riff x2
Guitar 2 (Dirty/distorted electric) plays verse riff x2


Chorus (exact rhythm not included, has some palm muting)

-------------------------------------------------|
---------1---------------------------------------|
--5------2---------------------------------------|
--5------2-----3-----5------------x--5/3--3------|  x2
--3------0-----3-----5------------x--5/3--3------|
--3------------1-----3---(pause)--x--3/1--1------|
 G/C    Am     F     G                   F


Post 1st chorus riff

Guitar 1 (Dirty/distorted electric)

---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x---8b(10)--6h8p6--6~~-6~~~-6/-|
--10h12--10h12-x-10h12--10h12-x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x------------------------------|

---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x---8b(10)--6h8p6--6~~-6b(8)r6---6-----------|
--10h12--10h12-x-10h12--10h12-x------------------------------7---7--4b5r4/-|
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------| 
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|
---------------x--------------x--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Dirty/distorted electric) plays the verse twice.


I'll update this tab for the rest of the song soon, cuz i'm not a good 
lead guitar player, and this song has too many licks going in the background. 
Also, there's a solo somewhere, so I'll need more time. But you can survive 
with these parts for now!


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Our Lady Peace 
A Story About a Girl 
Tabbed by: Andy Picker 
Tuning: down a half step 
www.ourladypeace.cc


Guitar 1 intro 

E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|------10---9---10---9---10--| 
A|----7----7---7----7---7-----| 
E|--7-------------------------| 

(continued) 

E|------------------| 
B|---------------8--| 
G|------------------| 
D|------10---9------| 
A|----7----7---7----| 
E|--7---------------| 

Guitar 2 

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|--5-5---5-5---73-3---3-3-3--| 
A|--5-5---5-5---73-3---3-3-3--| 
E|--3-3---3-3---51-1---1-1-1--| 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|------5----------------------------------------| 
D|--x-x-5-7-3----2-2----2/5----5-5----5-53-3-3--| 
A|--x-x-3-7-3----2-2----2/5----5-5----5-53-3-3--| 
E|--x-x---5-1----0-0----0/3----3-3----3-31-1-1--| 
           |Palm Mute|   |Palm Mute| 

Guitar 2 

E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|------20------20------20-----20--20-18---18-17--17--| 
G|19-17---19-17---19-17---19-17--19------19-----19--17| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

Second verse Guitar 1 seen above 
Second verse Guitar 2 

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|--7h9-7h9—7h9-7h9-9b-7h9p7v--| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|--7h9-7h9—7h9-7h9-9b-7h9p7v—5h9-52-2h4-2p0--| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|--7h9-75-5h7-53--| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 

Solo 

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---7h9-7h9-x-x-7h9-7h9-9b-9-7h9-12-12-12-12bp11h12-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

Solo Continued 

E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----5h7-5h7-x-x-5h7-5h7-x-x-7b-7-5-5h7p5p0/16-16-18-17--| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

Little solo that continues back into chorus 

E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---7b-7-5h7p5--| 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture katie Average	#1 by katie focner at Jul 16, 1971 at 1:19 PM EST
	i love this song. the majority of the album has a "shit happens but it all turns out peachy in the end." but not this one. it just leaves u. and i like that. i think its more uplifting than the happy ending songs anyhow. how depressing is it when you're having a shitty day/week/life, and u listen to a song about a person who had a shitty time too, but now they're all better, and youre still fucked?? he's acknowledging that shes strong. he says "these feelings have to end" but he doesnt say they are going to. its all about empathy. its not pessimistic, not optimistic. its just realistic. and thats refreshing.

No Picture I BAKE YOU MUFF Average	#2 by I BAKE YOU MUFFIN at Jun 22, 1979 at 7:10 PM EST
	GCrocks make up your mind! You obviously have a few favs off the new album, just say that! But i still love ya!

No Picture connor Average	#3 by connor gooley at Dec 12, 1984 at 5:58 PM EST
	U r all such lucky fuckers! OLP have come and gone to england and i doubt will eva come back! Noooo! They fucking rawk and it wuld give my life to see them!

No Picture Joshua Wanna Be	#4 by Joshua graham at Aug 6, 1987 at 10:14 AM EST
	You know I think that lotza people have too much time on there hands! Oh ya, including me too :)

No Picture David Average	#5 by David Tims at May 26, 1991 at 9:12 AM EST
	WELL SORRY!! if you are a REAL our lady peace fan you would find it hard to pick your fav. song to THERE IS JUST TO DAMN MANY GOOD ONES!!!

No Picture Joe Average	#6 by Joe Fitzpatrick at Oct 3, 1991 at 10:06 AM EST
	stop... just stop... stop with the caps lock, please. JxVirgo is right. people, please use correct grammar, or at least try your hardest to. as far as GCrocks's comment... WELL SORRY!! if you are a REAL our lady peace fan you would find it hard to pick your fav. song to THERE IS JUST TO DAMN MANY GOOD ONES!!!... it seriously pained me to read that. first of all, i'm guessing that you, GCrocks, think that you are the only "REAL" our lady peace fan here. may i state that you are wrong. you probably only heard about OLP after 'gravity' came out, you damn trend whore. and i'm also guessing that you started liking GC after 'lifestyles' came out. once again; trend whore. i'm so sick of you fair weather 'fans' coming in here saying that you are so-and-so's biggest fan, when you basically know only their most famous song. so many 'true' fans have been following OLP for years. for instance, i have loved OLP since their demo was released. do you know how long ago that was? so please do not come in here and make comments on what "REAL" fans should/should not like. i am a very strong fan and i happend to have my favorite OLP songs, and then i have my least favorites. i can admit when OLP has a bad song. i don't need to be like you and say that "THERE IS JUST TO DAMN MANY GOOD ONES!!!" just to seem like i am a all mighty fan of this band. so shut the fuck up and go back to fingering GC's vaginal music. i'm suprised that you haven't used "ROFL; RAWK; LOLLOLLOLLOL; KEWL" or any other annoying poseur terms in your incoheirent speeches. seriously, i could make more sense typing with my penis (if i had one). peace out.

No Picture spencer Wanna Be	#7 by spencer mccarthy at Oct 23, 1997 at 1:07 PM EST
	eeeasy now.

No Picture Chris Wanna Be	#8 by Chris H at Aug 2, 1998 at 8:51 PM EST
	I also get to see olp im very excited to see them... the fact the mike is gone kina makes me more excited (dont get me wrong mike is awesome and all) its just ive seen them 3 times before and this will be somthin new!!!

No Picture Doolittle Lead Player	#9 by Doolittle at Apr 2, 2003 at 2:07 PM EST
	I think this song is about a girl that's going through a really rough time in her life; so hard that she can barely get out of bed. She's so miserable that she can barely breathe, but he's telling her that she will be able to get through it and that he will always be there for her.