Smash Mouth — The Fonz Tab

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Song: The Fonz
Band: Smash mouth
Album: Fush Yu Mang (1997)
Written by Smash mouth
Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com) e—mail me!!

I had to tab out this song off of Fush Yu, because it's one of the better 
tracks on the album.  Enjoy:

Intro:
E——————————————————————————                 ————————
B——————————————————————————                 ————————
G————————6——6——————————————                 ————————
D——6——6——6——6——8——8——7——7——                 ———6————
A——6——6——4——4——8——8——7——7—— Played 2x, then:———6————
E——4——4————————6——6——5——5——                 ———4————
   G# G# C# C# Bb Bb A  A                      G# (let ring)

First verse:
E——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
B——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
G——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D—(6)——————————————————————————————————————————————————
A—(6)—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4——————————————————
E—(4)—————————————————————————————————4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4——

E—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
G—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A——————————————————4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4h6——————————————————————
E—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2———————————————————4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—

E———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
B———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
G—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————6—
D—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————6—
A—————————————————————————6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—————————————————4—
E—4—3—4—5—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—————————————————2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2———

First Chorus:
One guitar plays the intro, while the other plays this with ska upstrokes:
   G#  C#     Bb  A     G#  C#     Bb  A    G#
E——4———9——9———6———5—5———4———9——9———6———5—5——4———
B——4———9——9———6———5—5———4———9——9———6———5—5——4———
G——5——10—10———7———6—6———5——10—10———7———6—6——5———
D——6——11—11———8———7—7———6——11—11———8———7—7——6———
A———————————————————————————————————————————————
E———————————————————————————————————————————————

Second verse: Heavy distortion, but played the same, except for the end:
E———————————————————————————————————————
B———————————————————————————————————————
G————————————————————————————————————6——
D————————————————————————————————————6——
A——6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6——9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9——4——
E———————————————————————————————————————

Second chorus: Played 4x instead of two, with this riff at the end:
D————————————————
A————————————————
E——6s7s6——5—5—4——

Bridge: (This is played 4x)
E——————————
B——————————
G——————8———
D——8———8———
A——8———6———
E——6———————
   Bb  D#

Solo: (played over chorus/intro chords, probably on a wah pedal)
E——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
B————————6—————————6—5———5———————6—————————6—5———5—————
G————5—8———7—7———5—————6—————5—8———7—7———5—————6———————
D——6———————————6———————————6———————————6————————————6——
A———————————————————————————————————————————————————6——
E———————————————————————————————————————————————————4——
(* the riff from the second chorus is played at the end of the solo)

Third verse: Back to no distortion, and played the same except for: 
"Looked down and no one cared. . ."
E————————————————————————————4———
B——————————————————————————4———4—
G———————————————————————6————————
D————————————————————————————————
A————————————————————————————————
E—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4—4——————————

Third chorus: Play just ska part 4x, then add distorted guitar for 4x, 
end on G#

Lyrics:
I wanna try your shoes on, and wear them for a day. Learn to walk like 
you do, and see what I see. I'd talk like I knew something, that everyone 
wanted to hear.
But you're the Fonz. . .
The definition of icy, the measure of what's up. You could play the tuba, 
and everyone would clap. Well I can play the tuba, and they all just 
shake their heads.
Cause you're the Fonz. . .
I know it's over for me, I know it's over for me, I know it's over for 
me, I know it's over.
Drove my car to the top floor, and stood at the edge. When I woke up in 
heaven, looked down and no one cared. But when you pulled your own 
trigger, they all gathered round to watch.
Cause you're the Fonz. . .

That's it!  I hope this makes some sense to you. It's a fun song to play, 
so have fun, dammit. E—mail me and tell me how I'm doing, or if you have 
any changes or anything.

Luke