How to play Always by Blink 182

In this Blink 182 guitar lesson we’re going to learn how to play Always. Full on screen guitar tab is provided throughout the lesson and the full tab can be found below the video:

Blink 182 – Always guitar tab

0.00 – 0.34sec (bass only)

Verse (x1)
"And your hands they shake with goodbyes, and i'll take you back..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Pre-Chorus (x2)
"So here I am I'm trying, so here I am are you ready?"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------4-----4-|---------4----4--|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----4------4----|-----4------4----|---------4----4--|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4------4----|-------4-------4-|
A|-2-2---2---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4---------|-0--0-----0--0---|

Chorus (x2)
"Come on let me hold you, touch you, feel you, always..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Pre-Chorus (x2)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------4-----4-|---------4----4--|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----4------4----|-----4------4----|---------4----4--|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4------4----|-------4-------4-|
A|-2-2---2---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4---------|-0--0-----0--0---|

Verse (bass only)
"And I'll miss your laugh, your smile..."

Pre-Chorus (x4)
"So here I am I'm trying, so here I am are you ready?"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------4-----4-|---------4----4--|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----4------4----|-----4------4----|---------4----4--|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4------4----|-------4-------4-|
A|-2-2---2---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4---------|-0--0-----0--0---|

Chorus (x4)
"Come on let me hold you, touch you, feel you, always..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Bridge (x2)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|
G|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse (no guitar)
"I've been here before a few times, and I'm quite aware we're dying..."

Chorus (x4)
"Come on let me hold you, touch you, feel you, always..."
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Bridge (x4)
"Always........ always.....""
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|-4---4---4---4-5-|
G|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

End On (x1)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--4--|
D|--x--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|