Author/Artist: They Might Be Giants
Title: Boss of Me (Malcom In The Middle theme tune)
Transcribed by: Dave Mckechan
Email: dave@mckechan.co.uk

Tempo: 100 bpm (approx)
Key: G Major
Tuning: Standard

**** Fig 1 - Intro and Pre-Chorus

 |-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|
 |-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8--|
 |-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9--|-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9--|
 |-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
 |-x----x----x----x----|-x----x----x----x----|-x---x---x---x---|-x----x----x----x----|
 |-x----x----x----x----|-x----x----x----x----|-x---x---x---x---|-x----x----x----x----|

  Yes,    No,     Maybe,........

**** Fig 2 - Chorus

 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
 |-----|-----|-5---|-7---|
 |-5---|-7---|-5---|-7---|
 |-5---|-7---|-3---|-5---|
 |-3---|-5---|-----|-----|

**** Fig 3 - Verse, After the chorus let the first chord of fig 2 ring in to Fig 3

 |-3----|-0----|-3---|-5----|
 |-0----|-0----|-5---|-7----|
 |-0----|-0----|-3---|-5----|
 |-0----|-2----|-5---|-7----|
 |-2----|-2----|-3---|-5----|
 |-3----|-0----|-3---|-5----|

**** Fig 4 - Trumpet solo during chorus

 |---------------------------------------------------
 |------10----10-12--10----10-12--10----10-13-12-10--
 |-12------12-----------12-----------12--------------
 |----------------------------------------------------
 |-----------------------------------------------------
 |-------------------------------------------------------


**** Fig 5 - Guitar solo, Two guitars play seperate parts of this, Most of these notes are short
             (i.e. Stoccato)

 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |-8--8--8--8-8b10-8--8-8--8-8-8/10--8--8--8--8-8b10-8-8-8-8-8-8/1010--10---10-10-10-10---
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 |---------------------------------------------12-------12----------------------
 |-10-10-10/12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12--12-13----12-13----13-12--12--12---12---
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |-12-12-12-12-12--12--12---12-12-12-12--(lots of scratching--------------------
 |----------------------------------------with pick between---------------------
 |----------------------------------------here)---------------------------------
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |---------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0-3b5-3b5------