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Tab2
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Song
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Sailin' On - Bad Brains
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Tabbed by: Mitch Rushton
Email: mitchr911@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (low to high EADGBe)
the other tab for this song is slightly off and doesn't include Dr. Know's so I decided
to take a stab at it.
Verse Riff:
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--999999999---------------------------------| D|--999999999--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----|x4 A|--777777777--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----| E|-------------9--9--8--9--9--9--8--8--8------|
Chorus Riff:
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------7-7-6-7-7-9-9---| D|--4-444444-4-4--7-7-6-7-7-9-9---|x4 A|--4-444444-4-4--5-5-4-5-5-7-7---| E|--2-222222-2-2------------------|
Pre Solo Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--| D|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--| A|--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--11--11-11-11-11-11-11--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--| D|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--|x1 A|--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--/15-12-15-15b17~~---15-12--------------------------------| G|----------------------------14~~--14-12-14b16-14-14-12-----| D|-------------------------------------------------------14--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------12-15b17-| B|---------------------------------------------------12-15-12-12-15----------| G|--9h12p9p0-9h12p9p0--12p0------12p0-14p0-12p0-14p0-------------------------| D|--------------------------14p0---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--15-12--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------15-12-15-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------14-12-14--12-14-12-14--------12------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------12-14----14-11h12-11------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------14---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------12----12~--| A|--14-14-12------------------------7-----9----9-------12-14----14------| E|-----------15-12-10-12-10-7--7-10---10----12----/15-------------------| e|--------------------------------------15b17--12----12\\--| B|------------------------12-15p12-12-------------15-------| G|-----------12-14-12-14-----------------------------------| D|--14-12-14-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Outro:
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--9-xx-999------------------------| D|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---|x3 A|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---| E|-----------9--9--8--9--9--8--8----| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--9-xx-999---------------------| D|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11~--13~~--|x1 A|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11~--13~~--| E|-----------9--9--8--9~---11~~--|
then add some ambience and you're done.
Song Order:
Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff X4
Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff x4
Pre-solo Riff x1
Solo
Chorus Riff x4
Verse Riff x4
Outro
Ambience
| pm_ palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
QED
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