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Song

Song: Tessie

Artist: Dropkick Murphys

These are bass piano chords transcribed for guitar.

Before the vocals kick in

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------2-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
D-3--3-3-5-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
A-3--3-3-5-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
E-1--1-1-3-----------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------|

When vocals kick in

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----|
E-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1----|

When heavy guitar begins (with distortion)

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----|
E-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1----|

Solo interlude

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------8-10^-10-8----8-8----8-8-----------------------------------|
A--8-8h10------------10-----10-----8-10-8-10-10-10-8-10-10^----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------8-8-12-8-10-----------------|
A--8-10-8-10^-10-8----8-8----8-8--8-10-8-----------------------------|
E------------------10-----10-----------------------------------------|

Second Verse (after interlude)

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----|
E-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1----|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---|
E------------------------------------------1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------3-3-3-3-----------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---|
E----------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----|
E-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1----|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1010101010101010-8-8-8-8--10101010-|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1010101010101010-8-8-8-8--10101010-|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--|
E-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---|
E------------------------------------------1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------3-3-3-3-----------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---|
E----------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---|

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