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Song
Less Than Jake
"Sugar In Your Gas Tank"
bass tab
transcribed by R. Flahive
terms used
x=mute string
a=slight bend (accent)
/=slide
Intro ____
|1.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------- D|o--------------------------------------------------------------- A|o---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------0-2-2--2-2-2--2------0-
_____________________________
G--------------------------| D-------------------------o| A-------------------------o| E--0--0-0-0--0-------------|
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|2.
G-----------------
D-----------------
A--7-7--7-7-7-----
E------------------
Verse 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------- D|o---------------------------6-9------6-9-------8-11------------- A|o-------6-9-------6-9---7-7------7-7-------9-9--------9-9------- E|----7-7-------7-7-----------------------------------------------
______________________________
|1.
G-----------------------------------------| D--8-11--------------------6h7--9a--6-7--o| A-----------------x-7--------------------o| E-----------------------------------------|
_________
|2.
G-----------------
D-----------------
A--7-7--7-7-7-----
E------------------
Chorus __________________________________
|1.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------- D|o--------------------------------------------------------------- A|o------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--- E|-------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------
_______________________
G--------------------| D-------------------o| A---7--7-7-6-7-6-7--o| E--------------------|
_________________________________________
|2.
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------11-------9--------------------------- A----7--7-7-6-6-7-7--9-9-------7-7-------------6-6-7-7-8-8----- E-----------------------------------------7-7------------------
Bridge 1
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-7-7-6-6--------7-7--7-7-7-- E----------------------------------------------10-10--------------
Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
Chorus (play 2nd ending 3 times)
Bridge 2
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-7-7-6-6---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--------
D--------
A--------
E-10-10--
Interlude: 1st time
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-- A--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
2nd time
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------- E---------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
3rd time
G-----------------4-4-3-3-4-4-3-3--3----3---3-4-3-3--3------------ D--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------4----4----------------4-4-4--
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------
D--14-14-14-14--
A---------------
E---------------
4th time
G--8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8---6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-- D--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
G--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6------------------------------ D--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------------------------------ A-----------------------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---
E--------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1 (rest)
Chorus (play 2nd ending 4 times)
That's it!
Send all questions/comments/complaints/contributions/chaos to:
iflahive@k12s.phast.umass.edu
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