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Strangers

311
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Song

'Strangers'

Performed by 311

From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records

Music by: N. Hexum

Lyrics by: N. Hexum

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Tabbed by: RC311Yeh (RC311Yeh@aol.com)

Intro (w/auto-wah):

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1:-----------------

2:-----------------

3:-----------------

4:---6-7-7-7-7h9p7-
5:-9---------------

6:-----------------

Riff 1 (w/auto-wah):

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

Ad lib at will....

N.C.

1:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

2:----12----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----12-
3:-14----14---------14----------14------------------14--14---------14----

4:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

5:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

6:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2 (w/auto-wah):

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

N.C.

1:-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
2:-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-

3:-------------------------------------------

4:-------------------------------------------

5:-------------------------------------------

6:-------------------------------------------

Riff 3 (w/auto-wah):

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

N.C.

1:-16--x-x-x-x--16--x-x-x-x--16--x-x-x-x--16-
2:-15--x-x-x-x--15--x-x-x-x--15--x-x-x-x--15-
3:-14--x-x-x-x--14--x-x-x-x--14--x-x-x-x--14-

4:-------------------------------------------

5:-------------------------------------------

6:-------------------------------------------

Riff 4 (w/auto-wah):

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

N.C.

1:---------------------------

2:---------------------------

3:---------------------------

4:-7----7----7--7--7--7-9--7-

5:---------------------------

6:---------------------------

Fill 1 (w/auto-wah):

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(Eb7)

1:---------------------------------------------------------------

2:---------------------------------------------------------------

3:----6--6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--6--6-----6-
4:-5-----5--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5----
5:-6-------------------------------------------------------------

6:---------------------------------------------------------------

Fill 2 w/ auto-wah

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F#m11

1:-7-----7--7---7------7-7---7-
2:-7-----7--7---7------7-7---7-
3:-9-----9--9---9------9-9---9-
4:-7-----7--7---7------7-7---7-

5:-----------------------------

6:-----------------------------

Ending (w/auto-wah):

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N.C. Esus2

1:-------------------------------7-
2:-------------------------------7-
3:-------------------------------9-
4:-7---7---7--7--7--7-9--7---7-----

5:---------------------------------

6:---------------------------------

Lyrics/Song Structure:

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---> Bass Intro

---> Play Intro

---> Play Riff 1 over:

Now I don't know you, you don't know me

But I can show you where is the beat

You can do as you do as long as you move

Two perfect strangers sharing a groove

---> Play Riff 2 (x4)

---> Play Riff 3

---> Play Riff 1 over:

Now I don't know you you don't know me

But I can show you where is the beat

You can do as you do as long as you move

Two perfect strangers sharing a groove

---> Play Riff 2 (x4)

---> Play Riff 3

---> Play Riff 4

---> Play Fill 1 over:

Suckers step up and want to cause friction

but violence is for those who can't handle diction

Competition is waning

Circumnavigate the draining

Complaining about those who are steady maintaing the

---> Play Fill 2 over:

Jam

Jump into the pit and just slam

Big respect goes to those who can lose their *** once in a while

Act a fool to mark time, yo, that's my style

---> Play Riff 1 over:

You can do as you feel as long as you move

Two perfect strangers sharing a groove

---> Play Riff 2 (x4)

---> Play Ending

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