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Backstabber

Backyard Babies
Tab

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Song

Artist: Backyard Babies

Title: Backstabber

Taken from: Safety Pin & Leopard Skin

Tabbed by: Ari (jetset-13@anti-social.com)

All guitars tuned down ½ step (low to high: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

riff A

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-99-9-(9)--7-7-7--7-7-7----|
|-77-7-(7)--5-5-5--7-7-7----|
|-00-0-(0)---------5-5-5----|

riff B

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-9-99-999-8/9-9999----|
|-9-99-999-8/9-9999----|
|-7-77-777-6/7-7777----|

riff C

|-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------|
|-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------|
|-1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5------------|
|-2-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---|
|-2-2--2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---|
|-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------7-7-7-7---|

riff D

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

riff E

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--8-8-8--7-7-7-7----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--8-8-8--7-7-7-7----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----|

riff F

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-0-6-5-3-33-3-3-5-3-| h/p

riff G

|-0-~~-0-~~-0-~~-|
|-0-~~-0-~~-0-~~-|
|-1-~~-1-~~-1-~~-|
|-2-~~-2-~~-2-~~-|
|-2-~~-2-~~-2-~~-|
|-0-~~-0-~~-0-~~-|

riff H

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-2-8-7-5-55-5-5-7-5----|
|-0-6-5-3-33-3-3-5-3----|

riff I

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0--0--0-0-0-0--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0--0--0-0-0-0--------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1--1--1-1-1-1--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2~~2~~2-2-2-2--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2~~2~~2-2-2-2--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0--0--0-0-0-0--------|

riff J

|----------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-0-3-5-66-5-3-5-3-0-3-|-66-5-3-5-3-0-3-|-0-3-66535303-|-6653-|

riff K

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

Structure:

A(x3), B, A(x3), B, C(x8), D, E(x2), F(x2), C(x4), D, E(x2), G, F(x2),

H(x2), D(x2), E(x3), I, J, K

[There's a melody going over chorus (E), but I haven't figured it out. No

solo either, sorry!!!]

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