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At the Stake

Melvins
Tab
★4.7(5)

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

Song

(4/4)

Begin by building feedback in the key of E.

Intro Riff

1 + 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4

 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|-2--2--------------2--2--|-------------------------|
 A|-2--2--Ring--------2--2--|--Ring-------------------|  x4
 E|-0--0--------------0--0--|-------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4

 E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-4/-5--5--5--5-----------|---------------------------------|
 D|-4/-5--5--5--5--0--2--2--|---------------------------------|
 A|-2/-3--3--3--3—-0--2--2--|--Ring + Bend Neck Down----|
 E|-------------------0--0--|---------------------------------|

Main Riff - play 4x without palm mute

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 +

 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|-2--2-----2--2--4--5-----|-------------------5-----|
 A|-2--2-----2--2--4--5-Ring...-----------------5-----|
 E|-0--0-----0--0--2--3-----|-------------------3--0--|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4

 E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-4/-5--5--5--5-----------|---------------------------------|
 D|-4/-5--5--5--5--0--2--2--|---------------------------------|
 A|-2/-3--3--3--3—-0--2--2--|--Ring + Bend Neck Down----|
 E|-------------------0--0--|---------------------------------|

This is the main riff also used for the Verse, palm muted.

The last time it's played before the bridge you rest for a

bar after the first bar.

Bridge

 E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 G|-7—-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7—-7--7--7--7--7--7------|
 D|-7—-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7—-7--7--7--7--7--7--0---|
 A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0---------------|
 E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4

 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-4/-5--5--5--5--5-----4--|-------------------------|
 D|-4/-5--5--5--5--5--0--4--|--Ring-------------------|
 A|-2/-3--3--3--3--3--0--2--|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

"Chased know any reason..."

1 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 +

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

1 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|-4----(4)----4-----5-----|----5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
 A|-4----(4)----4--0--5-----|----5--5--5--5--5--5--0--|
 E|-2----(2)----2--0--3-----|----3--3--3--3--3--3--0--|

1 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 +

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

1 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|-4----(4)----4-----5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 A|-4----(4)----4--0--5-----|--Ring.....--------------|--(Ring).....------------|
 E|-2----(2)----2--0--3-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Then Main Riff returns...

the rest you can figure out by yourself

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