Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing 2007 RCA Records Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Bass Tab ________________________________ 1.) Girlfriend Key: D Tuning: Drop D Intro: G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------5-----| A|----------------------------------5---5---| (x2) D|-0-0------0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-------5-| Verses: x2 G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-----5-5----5-5----5-5-----------------------------| D|-------0------0------0------0-7-7--0-7-7--0-7-7--0-7-7-| then G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|------4------4------4------5------------------------------| A|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5-5--0-5-5--0-5-5--0-5-4-2-4-| Refrain: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| Chorus: G|---------------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------5-----| A|---------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---------|-------------------5---5---| D|-0-0-0-0-----------------5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5-------5-| ____________________________________ 2.) I Can Do Better Key: C Intro / Verse G -------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------| A -3333333333333333--------------------| 5x E ------------------33333333-11111111--| Pre Chorus G ----------------------| D ----------------------| A -0-0-----0-0----------| E -----1-1-----1-1-3-3--| Chorus G ----------------------------------------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x A -3333333333333333-----------------------------------------------------| E ------------------3333333333333333-5555555555555555-1111111111111111--| Verse 5x Pre chorus 1x Chorus 2x Bridge G ------| D ------| that's all A -3-3--| E ------| Wait for a wile only drums then: Chorus 1x Chorus variation G ------------------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------------------| A -3333333333333333-------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------3333333333333333-5555555555555555-1111111111/17171717-| Chorus 2x End on G ----| D ----| A -3--| E ----| _____________________________________ 3.) Runaway Key: C Verses: G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| x12 E|---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| Chorus/Bridge: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| x2 E|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ________________________________________ 4.) The Best Damn Thing Key: D Tuning: Drop D Intro and Verses: G|---------| D|---------| A|-0-2-4-5-| D|---------| Refrains: G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-------5---4---2---------| D|-----5---------------5---7-| Chorus: That you're not not not gonna get any better!!! G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-| then G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---9-9-9-9---5-5--7-| Bridge: Give me an A!!! G|---------------1-2-| D|-----------2-4-----| A|-------------------| D|-2-4-6-7-----------| (Repeat Refrains and Chorus) Outro: A little tricky here, but this is easier if you mastered it correctly G|-----------7---5-----7p5h7--14----|------------------------------------------|---| D|---------7---7---5-7-----------12-|-12-12-12\10-12-12-12---------------------|---| A|-0-2-4-5--------------------------|------------------------5---3-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------0---0-----0---------|---| x4 _____________________________________________ 5.) When You're Gone Key: G Tuning: Standard EADG Chorus: G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--7--5--3--7p5h7--5-5p2h5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-----------------3--5-| E|---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------| Post Chorus: While doing piano G|-------------------------------0-2-4-5-0---------------------------------| D|-------------------------2p0h2-------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------0-0-0-0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------| Verse 2: G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-2-4-2-0-| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| (x2) E|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| Refrain: G|-----------------------------------------------------7-| D|---------------------------------------------------7---| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: We are made for each other... G|-----------4---4-|-----------5---5-|-----------7---4-|-----------------| D|---------4---4---|---------5---5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-----------------| A|-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| I know that ever wanted was for you to know... G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------4-4-5-5---------4-4-5-5---------4-4-5-5-----------------| A|-7-7-7-7---------3-3-3-3---------4-4-4-4---------5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ________________________________________ 6.) Everything Back But You Key: E Tuning: Standard EADG Intro: G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| (x2) E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| Verses: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------2-----| A|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4---4-2-| (x2) E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| Refrain: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| then G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-0-0-| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| Chorus: G|-------------------------------------------------2-4-2-1-2-1-----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------4-2-| A|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| (x2) E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| Bridge: Same as Chorus Outro: G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---7---7---7---7-| (x4) E|-0---0---0---0---| _________________________________________________ 7.) Hot Key: G# Tuning: Drop D Intro G ----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------| A -----------1-1--4-4------------1-1--4~--| D -6-6--1-1------------6-6--1-1-----------| Verse G ------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------| 4x A --------------------333333333-44444444----| D -66666666-333333333-----------------------| Pre Chorus G -------------| D -------------| A --1-1---4-4--| D -------------| Chorus G ------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------| A ------1-1--4-4------------1-1--4-4--| D -1-1------------6-6--1-1------------| After Chorus G --------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------1-1--1-4-4--4----------------1-1--1--4~--| D -6-6--6-1-1--1----------------6-6--6-1-1--1-------------| Verse 4x Pre Chorus Chorus After Chorus Bridge...first only guitar then G --------------------| |----------------| D --------------------| 2x |----------------| A -1~---4~------------| |-1~---4~--------| D -----------6~---1~--| |-----------6-6--| Chorus 2x After Chorus 1x __________________________________________ 8.) Innocence Key: E Tuning: Standard EADG Post Chorus: while doing the piano G|-------| D|-------| A|-4---0-| (x2) E|-------| Verse 2: G|-------| D|-------| A|-4---0-| (x2) E|-------| Refrain: G|-----------4---4-------------------------------------------------| D|---------4---4-----------4-2-1-2-----------1-2-1---2---2---------| A|-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-2-------0---0---0-0-2-2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: G|---------------------1-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------2-2---2-----4-1---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0---------2-2-----4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---------| then G|---------------------1-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------2-2---2-----4-1---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0---------2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: It's a state G|-------------------------------------------1---1---------------------------------| D|-----2-1-4-2-----------------4-2-1-4-----2---2---------------------------4-2-1-2-| A|-0-0-------------4-2-7---2-2---------4-4---------0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2---------| (x2) E|-------------0-0-------0---------------------------------------------------------| then It's so beautiful... G|---------| D|---------| A|-2(hold)- E|--------- Final Chorus: G|---------------------1---------------------------------6-9-8-6------| D|-----------------2-2---2-----4-1-----------------6-7-9---------9----| A|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0---------2-2-----4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| then |-(x2) G|---------------------1----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------2-2---2-----4-1------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0---------2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: G|-----------------------| D|----1h2-1h2----1h2-1h2-| A|-4----------0----------| (x4) E|-----------------------| ________________________________________ 9.) I Don't Have To Try Key: B Tuning: Standard EADG Intro: Avril raps, "I'm the one I'm the one who wear the pants!!!" then G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------| (x2) E|------------2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-| Verses: Hey you, follow me!!! G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------/9-9\2-2-2-2----------2-2/4-4-4-4-| (x3) E|-4-4-4-4---------------2-2-2-2-------------| then G|---------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-| D|-------------------------------------------6---------| A|---------/9-9\2-2-2-2----------2-2/4-4-4-4-----------| E|-4-4-4-4---------------2-2-2-2-----------------------| Chorus: I Don't have to try to make you realize!!! G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6---------/7-7-7-7-| (x2) E|-----------------4-4-4-4----------| then "Anything I wanted to I do!!!" G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-------------------------| E|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-| then I Don't have to try !!! G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6---------/7-7-7-7-| E|-----------------4-4-4-4----------| Bridge: Avril screams G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------6(all htroughout)-| A|-----------------6-------------------| E|-4(all throuout)---------------------| then cool riff G|-------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3/11-9-8-| D|---------------------------------1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4------------------------| A|---------1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------| E|-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------| ________________________________________ 10.) One Of Those Girls Key: C# Tuning: Drop C# Intro: F#|-------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------| G#|---------------------------9-9-| x2 C#|-0-0--0-2-2--2-5-5--4-5-5------| Verses: F#|------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------2-2-2-2----------------5---| x2 C#|-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5--5-5---5-| Refrain: F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| C#|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-| Chorus 1: x2 F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------5-------5---| C#|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5---5-5-5---5-| F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|-------------------------2-2-0-0-| C#|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------| (Repeat Intro) Bridge: F#|-------------------------------------------------| C#|-----9-----9-----5-----5-----0-----0-----7-------| G#|---9-----9-----5-----5-----0-----0-----7---------| x2 C#|-9-----9-----5-----5-----0-----0-----7-----7-7-8-| Chorus 2: F#|-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-| C#|-------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------| G#|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10--------------| C#|-------------------------5-5--9-9-8-8-| F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------5-------5---| C#|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5---5-5-5---5-| F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|-------------------------2-2-0-0-| C#|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------| Outro: F#|------------------------------| C#|------------------------------| G#|------------------------------| C#|-0-0--0-5-5--5-9-9--9-5-5-7-7-| F#|--------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------| C#|-0-0--0-5-5--5-9-9--9-8-8-7-7-0-| ____________________________________ 11.) Contagious Key: C# Tuning: Drop C# Bass doesn't play the intro. Verses F#|---------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------| x4 G#|-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-------------------------| C#|---------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Pre-Chorus F#|---- C#|---- G#|-9-- C#|---- F#|------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------| G#|-9------10--------------------------| C#|---------------12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Chorus F#|-------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------| x3 G#|-------------------------------| C#|-5-5-5---0-0-0---7-7-7---9-9-9-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---------5-5-5---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| Bridge F#|-------------------------------------7---| C#|---------------------------------5-4-----| G#|-10-10----10----10---------5---5---------| x3 C#|-------12----12----12--0-0---0---------0-| F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| C#|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| __________________________________________ 12.) Keep Holding On * - means harmonics Intro: G|-0~----------------5~----5*-| D|--------4~---2~-------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Verse 1: G|----------------5*-| D|-------------------| A|-------------3-----| (x2) E|-3---2---0---------| Refrain: G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------0-4-| A|-----------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------2-3-3-3-3-2-0-----| E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------| Chorus: G|-------------------------------------------5-4-2-| D|-------------------------------2-4-5-----5-------| A|-----------------------------2-------3-3---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---------------------| there's nothing you could say G|----------------------------11-12-11---------9-11-12-------5-4-2-| D|-------------------------11----------------9-------------5-------| A|-5/10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-------------5/7-7-----------3-3---------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: G|---------------------| D|-----------------10~-| A|-10~---9~---7~-------| E|---------------------| Before the doors close G|----------------5*-| D|-------------------| A|-------------3-----| E|-3---2---0---------| (Repeat Refrain and Chorus) Bridge: Nothing's gonna change gonna change... G|-----------------5-5-5*|-------------------4---5*-| D|---------------5-------|-------------2-2-4---2----| A|-0-0-0-0-2-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-2--------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------------| Whatever's meant to be will work out perfect ly yeah yeah yeah G|-----------------5-5-5*|-------------------------| D|---------------5-------|---------------------2-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-2-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----| E|-----------------------|-------------------------| la da da da G|---------------------| D|-----------------10~-| A|-10~---9~---7~-------| E|---------------------| (Repeat Chorus until fade out)