Stupid Girl Garbage
Band: Garbage
Song Title: Stupid Girl
Tuning: Normal
This song has an interesting little twist to it. The "B" chord is play two different
One is an "E" type bar chord and the other is a "B" type bar chord. It does make a
in the song. I have listed the "E" type as B2.
[F#] [F#5] [B5] [B] [D#m] [B2]
E|-----2-----------------2------6-----|-----7-----| B|-----2-----------------4------7-----|-----7-----| G|-----3-----------4-----4------8-----|-----9-----| D|-----4-----3-----4-----4------8-----|-----9-----| A|-----4-----3-----2-----2------6-----|-----8-----| E|-----2-----1------------------------|-----7-----|
Intro Riff:
There are two ways to play the intro lick. I will put them both in this tab and let you
which sounds best to you. The intro riff will be known as (Riff A).
Version 1
E|-------0-------0-------0-------|-------| B|-------------------------------|---4---| G|-------------------------------|-------| D|---4-------4-------4-------4---|-------| A|-------------------------------|-------| E|-------------------------------|-------|
Version 2
E|-----------------------------------| B|-------5-------5-------5-------4---| G|-------6-------6-------6-------4---| D|---4-------4-------4-------4-------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Verse 1:
If you want you can play the F# & B chords with the verse.
F# (you) B (after high)
You pretend you're high
F# (you) B (after bored)
You pretend you're bored
F# (you) B (anything)
You pretend you're anything
F# (just) B (after adored)
Just to be adored
F# (after need)
And what you need
B (is) F# (after get) B
Is what you get
Pre Chorus:
D#m (don't) B2 (fear)
Don't believe in fear
D#m (don't) B2 (faith)
Don't believe in faith
D#m (don't) B2 (anything)
Don't believe in anything
D#m (that) B2 (break)
That you can't break
Chorus:
There is a fill riff in the chorus it will be known as (Riff B). Listen to the song
for the riff.
Riff B
E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----8b9-----| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------|
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (all) B5 (wasted)
All you had you wasted
F#5 (all) B5 (wasted)
All you had you wasted
Verse 2:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/garbage/stupid_girl_crd.html )
There is a small guitar riff in the chorus. It will be known as Riff C
Riff C
E|------------------------| B|---4-H.O.-5-------------| G|---4-H.O.-6-------------| D|---4~~~~~~--------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
F# (what) (Riff C)
What drives you on (What drives you on)
F# (can) (Riff C)
Can drive you mad (Can drive you mad)
F# (A) B (yourself)
A million lies to sell yourself
F# (is) B2 (had)
Is all you ever had
D#m (don't) B2 (love)
Don't believe in love
D#m (don't) B2 (hate)
Don't believe in hate
D#m (don't) B2 (anything)
Don't believe in anything
D#m B2 (waste)
That you can't waste
Chorus 2:
There is a cool keyboard fill in the second chorus it wil be known as Riff D
Riff D
E|---9-------7---6---|---5---| B|-------7-----------|-------| G|-------------------|-------| D|-------------------|-------| A|-------------------|-------| E|-------------------|-------|
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
Interlude before the guitar solo:
Listen to song for the changes. This is an instrumental part. There are three separate
parts you can play here. They are listed below.
Guitar 1
[F#] [B] [F#] [B] [F#] [B] [F#] [B]
Guitar 2:
Riff D
Guitar 3:
Intro Riff
Guitar Solo:
Outro parts:
D#m (don't) B2 (fear)
Don't believe in fear
D#m (don't) B2 (pain)
Don't believe in pain
D#m (don't) B2 (anyone)
Don't believe in anyone
D#m (that) B2 (tame)
That you can't tame
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (all) B5 (wasted)
All you had you wasted
F#5 (all) B5 (wasted)
All you had you wasted
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (you) B5 (after girl)
You stupid girl
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
F#5 (can't) B5 (fake)
Can't believe you fake it
F#5 (girl)
You stupid girl
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