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Well Paid Scientist

Dead Kennedys
Bass Tab
★4.7(3)

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

Intro

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-555-3--3-3-3-3-3-555-|

Verse

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-555-3--3-3-3-3-3-555-| x7

Chorus

G------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------4---------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-7-2-5-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-7-2------------|

or alternatively:

G------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------4--------|
A-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-2---0 2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-2------------|
E-------------------2-----------------------2----------|

Verse

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-555-3--3-3-3-3-3-555-| x4

Chorus

G------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------4---------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-7-2-5-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-7-2------------|

Bridge

G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A-9-9-9--9-9-5-5--5-5-5-5-9-7-----|
E---------------------------------|x2
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-|
E-----------------------------------|

Dont know what to call this part to be honest

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-4---44-3-3-4-4---44-3-3-4-4---44-3-----------------------------|
E------3------------3------------3------22-55-22--22---22-55-22--22-|
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A--4-4---44-3-3-----|
E------3------------|x8
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-4-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-4-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2--------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-5-2-5-2-5--|

Verse

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-555-3--3-3-3-3-3-555-| x6

Chorus

G------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------4---------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-7-2-5-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-7-2------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-4-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-4-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-4----3----2----3--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A--4-4---44-3-3-----|
E------3------------|x8
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A--4-4---44-3-3-----|
E------3--------2---|

Comments

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