Graduate Guitar Tab

Third Eye Blind Tabs:

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Author/Artist: Third Eye Blind
Song: Graduate
Album: Self-Titled
Transcribed by: Mark Rarang
Email: rzeznik08@yahoo.com

Tuning: Open D (D A D F# A D)
This song is in Open D tuning but like Semi-Charmed
Life, it's tuned to different vibrations. 445

Play intro only pressing, with no picking.

Intro:
|--|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
|--|5---9-5-9----5-9-5-9---5----|-----9-5-9----5-9-5-9---5----|-----9-5-9----5-9
|--|5---8-5-8----5-8-5-8---5----|-----8-5-8----5-8-5-8---5----|-----8-5-8----5-8
|--|5---7-5-7----5-7-5-7---5----|-----7-5-7----5-7-5-7---5----|-----7-5-7----5-7
|-7|5----------------------5-7--|-5----------------------5-7--|-5---------------
|-7|5----------------------5-7--|-5----------------------5-7--|-5---------------

------------|-----------------9p5-----5----------5-||
-5-9---5----|-----9-5-9----5-------9-----9p5--9----||
-5-8---5----|-----8-5-8----5-----------------------||
-5-7---5----|-----7-5-7----5-----------------------||
-------5-7--|-5------------------------------------||
-------5-7--|-5------------------------------------||

Guitar Two:
|-----------|--------------------------------------||
|-----------|--------------------------------------||
|----rest---|----------------------------5/7-------||
|-----for---|----------------------------5/7-------||
|---5-------|----------------------------5/7-------||
|---measures|----------------------------5/7-------||

Chorus:
|------------------------------------||------------||--------------------------|
|-------9p5--9----5--9--5--9---------||------------||-----9p5-9---5-9-5-9------|
|-------8p5--8----5--8--5--8---------||play-12times||-----8p5-8---5-8-5-8--5-7/|
|---5---7p5--7----5--7--5--7---5--7--||------------||-5---7p5-7---5-7-5-7--5-7/|
|---5--------5-------5---------5--7--||------------||-5-------5-----5------5-7/|
|---5--------5-------5---------5--7--||------------||-5-------5-----5------5-7/|

Verse:										  */w Fill 1
|-----0----0-------------10---10|-x----------0----0----0------5------0-|--------
|-----0----0-------------10---10|-x----------0----0----0------5-5----0-|--------
|-----x----x----13-13-13-13---13|-x----------x----x----x------5-5-5--x-|--------
|12---12---12-x-12-12-12-12---12|-x-12-12-12-12---12---12-x-5-5-5-5--7-|--------
|12---12---12-x-10-10-10-10---10|---12-12-12-12---12---12-x-5-5-5-5--5-|--------
|12---12---12-x-10-10-10-10---10|---12-12-12-12---12---12-x-5-5---5--5-|--------

-0----0---------------10--10-|-x----------0----0--------5------0--|--------0----
-0----0---------------10--10-|-x----------0----0--------5-5----0--|--------0----
-x----x------13-13-13-13--13-|-x----------x----x--------5-5-5--x--|--------x----
-12---12---x-12-12-12-12--12-|-x-12-12-12-12---12--x--5-5-5-5--7--|--12-12-12---
-12---12---x-10-10-10-10--10-|---12-12-12-12---12--x--5-5-5-5--5--|--12-12-12---
-12---12---x-10-10-10-10--10-|---12-12-12-12---12--x--5-5---5--5--|--12-12-12---

-0--------------10---10-|--x----------0----0------5------0-|------------0---0---
-0--------------10---10-|--x----------0----0------5-5----0-|------------0---0---
-x----13-13-13--13---13-|--x----------x----x------5-5-5--x-|------------x---x---
-12-x-12-12-12--12---12-|--x-12-12-12-12---12-x-5-5-5-5--7-|-x-12-12-12-12--12-x
-12-x-10-10-10--10---10-|----12-12-12-12---12-x-5-5-5-5--5-|-x-12-12-12-12--12-x
-12-x-10-10-10--10---10-|----12-12-12-12---12-x-5-5---5--5-|-x-12-12-12-12--12-x

----------10--10-|-x--------------------------------||
----------10--10-|-x--------------------------------||
-13-13-13-13--13-|-x--------------------------------||
-12-12-12-12--12-|-x-12-12-12-12---12-x-8-8-8-8-7---||
-10-10-10-10--10-|---12-12-12-12---12-x-8-8-8-8-7p0-||
-10-10-10-10--10-|---12-12-12-12---12-x-8-8-8-8-7p0-||

*Fill 1 (bass arr. for gtr.)
|----------------|-----------------|---------|--------|------------|----------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------|--------|------------|----------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------|--------|------------|----------||
|-165/7---------|-----------------|-165----|--------|/165-------|----------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------|--------|------------|----------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------|--------|------------|----------||

Guitar Solo (/w Guitar Two) /w wah-wah
                           fdbk.-----------|                1/2-----|1|1.5------
|---------9-|---------------------------|---------------------------------------
|---------9-|---9----9vvv------9------9-|-9-------------------------------------
|-----------|---8-----------------------|-9------------------9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-
|-----------|---------------------------|-9-------------------------------------
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------
|-----------|---------------------------|------------9--9--9--------------------

---------|		    1---------|				   1/4   1/4 1/2 1
-----|----------------12--------------------|------------------------0-----0----
-----|----------------12--------------------|-----------------------------------
9b9b-|9b9b9r--------9----10bbbbb10b10rp9h10-|-9-----------9-----10-b---10b-b---b
-----|-------9-9----9-----------------------|----9--9--9--9---9-----------------
-----|---------9--9-------------------------|----9--9--9--9---9-----------------
-----|---------9--9-------------------------|----9--9--9--9---9-----------------

					1/2---|     1-|				 1/2-
-0---0-|-----------------14-16-14-16b--16r-14-----|----------------14-16-14-16b-
---0---|-0--14---17vv-17----------------------17b-|-17vv--14--17----------------
-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------

--|							  1/2-|
-16r-14-------|-------------------------------------|---------------------9-|--
--------17-14-|-------------------------------------|------------------------|--
--------------|-------------8------10-10-10-10-9--9b|-9r---------8-----------|--
--------------|/9--9--9--9--7------7--7--7--7--7----|--------7---7-----------|--
--------------|/9--9--9--9--9------9-----9-----9----|----9---9---------------|--
--------------|/9-----9-----9------9-----9-----9----|----9---9---------------|--

				1/2---|     1-|			    1/2---|  
|-----------------14-16-14-16b--16r-14-----|-------------14-16-14-16b--16r-14---
|-----14--17vv-17----------------------17b-|17v---14-17v----------------------17
|/x----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
     
      1-----------------|  1/2
----|----------------------14---|-14-14--14-14-14-14-14--14----||
-14-|-17b--17--17--17--17--17---|-17-17--17-17-16-16-16--14-16-||
----|---------------------------|------------------------------||
----|---------------------------|------------------------------||
----|---------------------------|------------------------------||
----|---------------------------|------------------------------||

Guitar Two (with Guitar Solo)
|--x---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--
|--x---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--
|--x---------------------------------------|-----------9--9h10-10--10--9h10--|--
|--x--12-12-12-12-----12-x-8--8--8--8--7---|--9---9----9--9----9---9---9-----|--
|-----12-12-12-12-----12-x-8--8--8--8--7p0-|--9---9----9--9h11-11--11--9h11--|--
|-----12-12-12-12-----12-x-8--8--8--8--7p0-|--9---9----9--9----9---9---9-----|--

|-------9--------------------|----------------------------------|---------9-----
|-------9--------------------|----------------------------------|---------9-----
|-------9---------8----------|-------------9--9h10-10--10--9h10-|---------9-----
|-9--9--9--9---9--9----9---9-|-9--9---9----9--9----9---9---9----|-9---9---9--9--
|-9--9--9--9---9--9----9---9-|-9--9---9----9--9h11-11--11--9h11-|-9---9---9--9--
|-9--9--9--9---9-------9---9-|-9--9---9----9--9----9---9---9----|-9---9---9--9--

----------------|-----------------------------0-|-----------------------------0|
----------------|-----------------------------0-|-----------------------------0|
----8-----------|---------5---5-----------0---0-|---------5---5-----------0---0|
----9-----9---9-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0|
--9-9-----9---9-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0|
--9-------9---9-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0|

|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------
|----------9--9h10-10---10-9h10-|-------------8---8---8---8-8-8-|---------5---5-
|/9----9---9--9----9----9--9----|-9---9--9----9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-
|/9----9---9--9h11-11---11-9h11-|-9---9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-0-5-5-5-5---5-
|/9----9---9--9----9----9--9----|-9---9--9--9-9-9---9---9---9---|-0-5-5-5-5---5-

---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------12-12-|----------------------12-12|----------------------------|
-5------------12-12-|---------5--5-5-------12-12|--------7--7--------7-------|
-5-7-0-0----0-12-12-|-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-0-0-12-12|-7----7-7--7--7--7--7---7--7|
-5-7-0-0----0-0--0---|-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-0-0-0--0--|-7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7---7--7|
-5-7-0-0----0----0---|-0-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-0-0----0--|-7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7---7--7|

|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|-8------8--8--7--7--7-7-7-7-||
|-7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||
|-7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||
|-7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||

Interlude:

Guitar One
  1/2----|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-16b-vvv--(16)----|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||

Guitar Two (/w misc. gtr. noise)
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----
|-----------0---------0----|-------0---------0-0----|-------0---------0----|----
|-----0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0----|-0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0-0----|-0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0----|-0-5
|-----0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0----|-0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0-0----|-0-5-3-0---0-5-3-0----|-0-5

------------------------||
------------------------||
------------------------||
---0-------0---x-x-5-7--||
-3-0-0-5-3-0---x-x-5-7--||
-3-0-0-5-3-0---x-x-5-7--||

Outro:

After "I'm not waiting here for you to die____."
|---5-5-9--5-----9-----|--5-5-9-5-----9-----|--5-5-9---5-----9------|--5-5-9--5-
|---5-5-9--5-5-5-9-----|--5-5-9-5-5-5-9-----|--5-5-9---8-5-5-9------|--5-5-9--5-
|---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-5-7-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-7-|--8-8-8---5-8-8-8--5-7-|--8-8-8--8-
|-5-5---7--5-5-5-7-5-7-|5-5---7-7-5-5-5-5-7-|5-5---7-----5-5-5--5-7-|5-5---7--5-
|-5-----5----5-----5-7-|5-----5---5-----5-7-|5-----5-----5------5-7-|5-----5----
|-5-----5----5-----5-7-|5-----5---5-----5-7-|5-----5-----5------5-7-|5-----5----

-----9-----|---5-5-9---5-----9-----|---5-5-9---5-----9------|-0----------|----||
-5-5-9-----|---5-5-9---5-5-5-9-----|---5-5-9---5-5-5-9------|-0----------|----||
-8-8-8-5-7-|---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-5-5-|---8-8-8---8-8-8-8--5-7-|-0----------|----||
-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5---7---7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---7---5-5-5-5--5-7-|/9------(9)|----||
-5-----5-7-|-5-----5-----5-----5-5-|-5-----5-----5------5-7-|/9------(9)|----||
-5-----5-7-|-5-----5-----5-----5-5-|-5-----5-----5------5-7-|/9------(9)|-0--||

Notation Guide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release bend
/ = slide up
 = slide down
x = muted (muffled) note
()= with held note
v = vibrato
^ = harmonic

That's it guys!This is really an awesome song!Hope You'll enjoy it!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Lenny Judd (Pap Wanna Be	#1 by Lenny Judd (Papa Smurf) at Jun 21, 1982 at 2:05 PM EST
	I never thought of it as a high school graduation, because he says "can i get my punk ass off the street/i've been living on for so long" i saw it more as hes sick of being worthless, being looked down on, and he wants to get out of it and make something of himself, overcome prejudice and mabye something that makes him ashamed ""can i look at faces that i meet"

No Picture birdman Average	#2 by birdman ethdh at Dec 17, 1982 at 6:41 PM EST
	OK I DID MY RESEARCH AND HERE'S WHAT I CAME UP WITH: the songs not really about male prostitution, but its comparing trying to get a record deal as "whoring themselves". this is what stephan said about graduation in the little pamphlet thingy that comes with the album third eye blind:a collection "In the mid-90's i was trying to live my life outside institutions. Yet i found myself at institutions called record labels, trying to get a job. So this comes from the experience of whoring yourself out, standing in front of "the man." Asking permission in this song is really ironic, because its really about demanding your place. It came together while we were jamming, and it represents one of those moments when it felt so good to be playing on our own terms." peace.

No Picture Average	#3 by Fig at Jan 21, 1990 at 4:36 PM EST
	Senior year, at the VERY end, I had a project with a presentation in a teachers class who was not to fond of me, and I thought she might fail me. I played this song along with my presentation, and the teacher actually cracked a smile! I passed, thanx to my extra credit for "audio/visual aid" But I think she just liked the song!

No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#4 by brandon q at Sep 6, 1994 at 3:05 AM EST
	SJ said himself that this song is about male prostitution, and how the character in the song resolves to make something of himself after years of nothingness. Its also a great coming-of-age song, an inspiration to become the best you can be. 'Can I graduate' can be a graduation from anything- school, quitting smoking, getting promoted, dating a beautiful woman, moving away...Killer song. 3EB is unreal.