My First Guitar Tabs [Tablature] for Hoobastank - This is Gonna Hurt

Tabs wise, this may not be 100% correct/accurate nor would it be the exact way Dan and/or the band plays it. Unfortunately, there still aren't any tabs for this song yet, at this current point of time, so I took quite a while to learn the song by ear, as well as observing how Dan plays in some concert videos. But I believe this is almost the easiest way I can play it and it does sound about 99% correct.

Anyway, this is my first tab, for also my first guitar cover video as above. So I must humbly apologize for any mistakes along the way. I am also not very familiar with the terms of the techniques used,[such as finger sliding and the vibrato arm dips], therefore I may not have tabbed them correctly. Please feel free to leave your comments/corrections and I will try to improve on them as I go. You may refer to my video in the previous post to view how I really played it physically. Sorry for the long amount of text. Thank you and happy playing!




Artist:  Hoobastank
Song: This is Gonna Hurt
Album:   Fight or Flight
Source:  http://seanceabysstrancer.blogspot.sg/
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db7GwQ4pn0U
Tabbed: Séance [seia:ns] AbyssTrancer
         Tabbed on the 27th Jan 2013

Tuning: Drop C# [C# G# C# F# A# d#]
Q = 89 - 90 BPM

Gtr 1: Played by Dan Estrin [C# G# C# F# A# d#]
A guitar a vibrato arm is recommended but not mandatory.
EFX: Overdrive / Modern Distortion + Boost
Dan uses the Boss OD-20 Drive Zone twin pedal for the majority of his songs, including this. A typical overdrive will usually be fine. I used a Boss OD-3 type overdrive when on humbuckers and a Mesa Boogie type modern distortion when using single coils [as in my video, link above]. Dan also uses a EXR Micro Amp to boost his signals for lead playing, I think. I use a Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer instead, but any booster should work fine for this.


Intro
d#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X--|
G#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X--|

d#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5/15\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G#|--0-3-0-0--5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5/15\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
C#|--0-3-0-0--5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5/15\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
                          |____|
                      [Finger Slide]

d#|--------------------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------| Riff X3 
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-9-\8-\8-\8-\8--| [If you do not have a Vibrato arm,
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X--------------| play 10 X4 times and 9 X5 times]
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-7-\6-\6-\6-\6--|      X               X 
C#|--0-3-0-0-----------------------------|      8               7
    |__X3__|   |___X4____|   
             [Dip Vibrato Arm lightly]

d#|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
C#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
C#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|


Verse #1
d#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM--------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|

d#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\0-|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
                      |_________|
                    [Finger Slide]

d#|--------------------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-9-\8-\8-\8-\8--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X--------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-7-\6-\6-\6-\6--|
C#|--0-3-0-0-----------------------------|
               |__X3__|   |___X4____|   
      [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|-------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-12-\11-\11-\11-\11--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-10-\9--\9--\9--\9---|
C#|--0-3-0-0----------------------------------|
               |__X3__|    |_____X4_____|   
                [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|----------------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------14-\13-\13-\13-12-\11-\11-\11-\11--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X--------------X-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--12-\11-\11-\11-10-\9--\9--\9--\9---|
C#|--0-3-0-0-------------------------------------|
               |___X3___|     |_____X4_____|   
                  [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
C#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|
C#|--10-10-10-10--10/8--8-8---8-8-8-8-|


Chorus
[Slightly Palm Mute all notes on the lowest string for chunkier riff]

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|------------------------------3-|
C#|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-----|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|
C#|--0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|------------------------------3-|
C#|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-----|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|


Verse #2
d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|--0-3-0-0--PM-------------------|

d#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|--------------------pb3r2---------|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\3-|----3-pb6r5-------3--------3------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\3-|3-5-----------3-5------------3-5--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-X-X-X-X-3///15\\\\3-|----------------------------------|    
                      |_________|  |______________________________|
                   [Finger Silde]  [Kick in boost/t-screamer here]

d#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-9-\8-\8-\8-\8--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X--------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-7-\6-\6-\6-\6--|
C#|--0-3-0-0-----------------------------|
               |__X3__|   |___X4____|   
              [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|-------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-12-\11-\11-\11-\11--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-10-\9--\9--\9--\9---|
C#|--0-3-0-0----------------------------------|
               |__X3__|    |_____X4_____|   
                [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|----------------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------14-\13-\13-\13-12-\11-\11-\11-12\\3|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X--------------X--------------12\\3|
G#|--0-3-0-0--12-\11-\11-\11-10-\9--\9--\9--12\\3|
C#|--0-3-0-0-------------------------------------|
               |___X3___|     |___X4___|  |___| 
               [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]  [Finger Slide]

d#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|--------------------pb3r2---------|
C#|----3-pb6r5-------3--------3------|
G#|3-5-----------3-5------------3-5--|
C#|----------------------------------|    
   |______________________________|
    [Kick in boost/t-screamer here]


Chorus [yes, the same riff again]
[Slightly Palm Mute all notes on the lowest string for chunkier riff]

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|------------------------------3-|
C#|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-----|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|
C#|--0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|------------------------------3-|
C#|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G#|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----9---5-----5---3p0---3h5-----|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|


Verse #3
d#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|2----------10-\9-\9-\9-9-\8-\8-\8-\8--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X--------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-7-\6-\6-\6-\6--|
C#|--0-3-0-0-----------------------------|
               |__X3__|   |___X4____|   
      [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|-------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------10-\9-\9-\9-12-\11-\11-\11-\11--|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X-----------X-------------------|
G#|--0-3-0-0--8--\7-\7-\7-10-\9--\9--\9--\9---|
C#|--0-3-0-0----------------------------------|
               |__X3__|    |_____X4_____|   
                [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]

d#|----------------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------14-\13-\13-\13-12-\11-\11-\11-12\\3|
C#|--0-3-0-0--X--------------X--------------12\\3|
G#|--0-3-0-0--12-\11-\11-\11-10-\9--\9--\9--12\\3|
C#|--0-3-0-0-------------------------------------|
               |___X3___|     |___X4___|  |___| 
               [Dip Vibrato Arm slightly]  [Finger Slide]

d#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|--5p3p0h3p0-----------------------|
C#|-----------h3p0-[let it ring out]-|    


Bridge #1                                                       _
d#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  |
A#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  |
F#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  |
C#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  |
G#|1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  |
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
  |- X2
d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
G#|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|  |
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------| _|

d#|--------------------------------|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A#|--------------------------------|---3-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
F#|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--3--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-5---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|5----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|-7-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|------7------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|5--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  _
d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
A#|11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|  |
F#|--------------------------------|12*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|  |
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
  |- X2
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
C#|12*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|  |
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| _|
   |_______________________________________________________________|
    [*on the second time, Vibrato Arm action or Dive Bomb optional]


Bridge #2
d#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G#|1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|


d#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A#|--------------------------------|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G#|1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----------2h3---3h5---5h7-7pb8r7|
G#|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----3h5-------------------------|
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
  _
d#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
A#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
F#|--------------------pb3r2--------|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|  |
C#|----3-pb6r5-------3--------3-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|  |
G#|3-5-----------3-5------------3-5-|--------------------------------|  |
C#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
   |_________________________________________________________________|  |
     [Kick in boost/t-screamer here]                                 |- X2
  |
d#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   |
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   |
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   |
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   |
G#|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|----5---5-----5---3p0---3h5-5-5-|   |
C#|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------|0-0---0---0-0--------h3---------| __|


Outro
d#|--------------------------------|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A#|--------------------------------|---3-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
F#|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--3--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-5---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|5----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|-7-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|5--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


And you're done!


Song Flow
-------------
Intro
Verse #1
Chorus
Verse #2
Chorus
Verse #3
Bridge #1
Bridge #2
Outro


Tablature Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release
 /\ - slide into and/or out
 * - natural harmonic
 ph - pinch/ artificial harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - Vibrato arm dip; n = amount to dip
 x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash