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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:19:50 -0400 (EDT)

From: Fred Lidskog <swede@email.unc.edu>

Subject: 3/311/color.tab

"Color"

Performed by 311

>From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records

Written by: C. Sexton

(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI

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Tabbed by Fred Lidskog <swede@email.unc.edu>

Riff 1

======

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--2--2--------3--3--2--2--0--0--2--0---------------------------------------
A--------2--2---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

======

Next part has 2 guitars playing at once: (NOTE: I've tried to line the 2

parts up so they're lined-up according to the timing of the song)

guitar #1

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--10-------9---7---6-------9------10-------9---7---6-------9------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #2

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------

G----10--10---9---7---6---6---9---9--10--10---9---7---6---6---9---9-----
D-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--10--10-----

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #1

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--7---10---6---9-------7-6-4-----------4-------7-6-4-----------7-6-4-------
D-------------------4-----------5---5-----5-4-----------5---4---------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #2

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G----10--10---9---9---7---7---4---4---4---4---7---7---4---4---7---7---------
D-----7---7---7---7---4---4---5---5---5---5---4---4---5---5---4---4---------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3 (this is the same as Riff 2, but with a little more at the end)

======

guitar #1

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--10-------9---7---6-------9------10-------9---7---6-------9------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #2

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------

G----10--10---9---7---6---6---9---9--10--10---9---7---6---6---9---9-----
D-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--10--10-----

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #1

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--7---10---6---9-------7-6-4-----------4-------7-6-4-----------7-6-4----
D-------------------4-----------5---5-----5-4-----------5---4------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #2

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G----10--10---9---9---7---7---4---4---4---4---7---7---4---4---7---7---4--
D-----7---7---7---7---4---4---5---5---5---5---4---4---5---5---4---4---5--

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #1

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G---------7-6-4---------7------6--------------------------------------------
D-5---4---------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #2

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G---4---7---7---4-------7------6--------------------------------------------
D---5---4---4---5-------4------8--------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar #3(heavy distortion)

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---------------5---5-5--------------------------------------------------
A---------------5---5-5-4---/--8-----------------------------------------
E---------------3---3-3-2---/--6-----------------------------------------

SONG STRUCTURE

==============

----> Play Riff 1 (x4)

----> (Guitars 1 & 2) Play Riff 2

----> Play Riff 1 (x4) (with heavier distortion than the first time)

----> (Guitars 1, 2, & 3) Play Riff 3

Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu

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