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Riot

Dead Kennedys
Bass Tab
4.6(21)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Dead Kennedys

Riot

Tabbed by David Abramovich <bramo1@hotmail.com>

x? = many times, I was too lazy to count, but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Please email with any comments/corrections/death threats

x8

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-----------------\1----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

x4

G|--------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|--5-7-5-7-5-7-----------7-10-7-10-7-10-7--6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0000000000000000111111111111111122222222333333334444444455555555----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff: x?

G|-------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-7-7-7-7-7-7-13-13-13-13-13-------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Riff: x3

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7-7-8-8-5557-07-|
E|-----------------|

Chorus Tail:

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-6-0-0-7--7-0-6-0-0-7---------------------------|

-Verse Riff x?

-Chorus Riff x3

-Chorus Tail x1

x?

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-1111111111111111--|
E|-------------------|

Bridge Riff: x10

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0--6--6--0--0--7--X--3-----------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-------------1-------|
A|--0--2-3--0----------|
E|---------------------|

x6

G|----------------------------------14--|
D|-13-13-13-13-7--------13-13-13-13-----|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0------|
E|--------------------------------------|

-Verse Riff x1

G|-------------------------------------------14----14-----|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-7-7-7-7-7-7-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

-Verse Riff x?

-Chorus Riff x3

-Chorus Tail x1

-Chorus Riff x3

-Bridge Riff x?, tempo slowing down each time

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