'Sk8er Boi Acoustic' by Avril Lavigne - Guitar Tutorial

            pm = palm mute
*  = hold note
h  = strike hard

Intro:

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------   x2
d--12---------7---------9---------8---------7-----------
a--12-(x8)----7-(x8)----9-(x8)----8-(x4)----7-(x4)------
E--10---------5---------7---------6---------5-----------

Verse:
________________________pm_____________________________/
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------- x4
d--12---------7---------9---------8--------------------- 
a--12-(x8)----7-(x8)----9-(x8)----8-(x8)----------------
E--10---------5---------7---------6---------------------

1st Chorus:
                                             (ending chorus)
e----------------------------------------     e-----------
b----------------------------------------     b-----------
g---------------------------------------- x2  g-----------
d--3--------10---------8---------7-------     d--8------*-
a--3-(x8)---10-(x8)----8-(x8)----7-(x8)--     a--8-(x5)-*-
E--1---------8---------6---------5-------     E--6------*-

2nd Verse:

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------- 
d-----------------------------------------------8-------
a--------12---------------7------------9--------8-(x8)--
E--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--7-7---7-7-7--6-------

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------h9--h9--
a--------12---------------7------------9--------h8--h8--
E--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--7-7---7-7-7--h8--h8--

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------- 
d-----------------------------------------------8-------
a--------12---------------7------------9--------8-(x8)--
E--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--7-7---7-7-7--6-------

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------- 
d-----------------------------------------------10------
a--------12---------------7------------9--------10-(x8)-
E--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--7-7---7-7-7---8------

2nd Chorus

e-----------------------------------------     e------------
b-----------------------------------------     b------------
g----------------------------------------- x4  g------------
d--3---------10---------8---------7-------     d--h8------*-
a--3-(x8)----10-(x8)----8-(x8)----7-(x8)--     a--h8-(x5)-*-
E--1----------8---------6---------5-------     E--h6------*-

Instrumental bit: 
(sounds a bit like the theme music to zelda)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------- x2
d--3---------10---------8------h11-pm11-h11-pm11-h11-pm11-h11-pm11----
a--3-(x8)----10-(x8)----8-(x8)-h11-pm11-h11-pm11-h11-pm11-h11-pm11----
E--1----------8---------6-------h9--pm9--h9--pm9--h9--pm9--h9--pm9----

Bridge:

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------- x2
d--12-------3-------10-------8------7-------
a--12-(x16)-3-(x16)-10-(x16)-8-(x8)-7-(x8)--
E--10-------1--------8-------6------5-------

ending bridge:

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--h12------pm12------h7------pm7------h9------pm9------h8------pm8-------
a--h12-(x3)-pm12-(x5)-h7-(x3)-pm7-(x5)-h9-(x3)-pm9-(x5)-h8-(x3)-pm8-(x5)--
E--h10------pm10------h5------pm5------h7------pm7------h6------pm6-------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--h12------pm12------h7------pm7------h9------pm9------h10---------------
a--h12-(x3)-pm12-(x5)-h7-(x3)-pm7-(x5)-h9-(x3)-pm9-(x5)-h10-(x8)----------
E--h10------pm10------h5------pm5------h7------pm7-------h8---------------

                        (SLIDE DOWN)

Last Chorus:

e-----------------------------------------     e------------
b-----------------------------------------     b------------
g----------------------------------------- x4  g------------
d--3---------10---------8---------7-------     d--h8------*-
a--3-(x8)----10-(x8)----8-(x8)----7-(x8)--     a--h8-(x6)-*-
E--1----------8---------6---------5-------     E--h6------*-

and thats it!

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