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Star Shines

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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 21:13:22 -0500 (EST)

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

Subject: TAB: Star Shines by 311

"Star Shines"

Performed by 311

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

Music by: C. Sexton

Lyrics by: N. Hexum and D. Martinez

(c) Hydroponic Music BMI

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

Riff 1

(w/ heavy distortion)

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

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

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

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

A---------------------------------------------------1h2p1-------------------

E--1--1--1--4--------1--1--1--4--------1--1--1--4---------4-1-1--1--1--4----

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

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

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

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

A---------------------------------------------------1h2p1-----------------4-
E--1--1--1--4--------1--1--1--4--------1--1--1--4---------4-1-1--1--1--4----

Chorus Riff A (played by Guitar #1)

(w/ heavy distortion)

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

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

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

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

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

A-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------
E--2--4--2-----2--2---------------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff B (played by Guitar #2 simultaneously as Chorus Riff A)

(with wah-wah)

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

(NOTE: the notes below are 16th notes, the part tabbed out below takes the

same amount of time to play as Chorus Riff A does)

e-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------
B-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------

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

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

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

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

Riff 3

(w/ heavy distortion)

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

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

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

D-------------------6--5---------------------------------6--5---------------
A-6--4--6--4--6--4--------6--4--4--6---6--4--6--4--6--4--------6--4--4--6---

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

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

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

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

D-------------------6--5-----------------------------------6--5-------------
A-6--4--6--4--6--4--------6-----4--6--4--6--4--6--4--6--4--------6--4--4--6-

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

SONG STRUCTURE:

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----> Play Riff 1 (x2) over:

----> (Guitar #1) Play Chorus Riff A (x8) \

(Guitar #2) Play Chorus Riff B (x8) / over:

----> Play Riff 1 (x2) over:

----> (Guitar #1) Play Chorus Riff A (x8) \

(Guitar #2) Play Chorus Riff B (x8) / over:

----> Play Riff 3 (x3) (play this muffled with the palm of your hand the

third time) over:

----> ALL INSTRUMENTS EXCEPT DRUMS AND KEYBOARD STOP

----> Play Riff 3 over:

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

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