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Song
"Foaming"
by The Melvins
Written by Buzz Osbourne and Kevin Rutmanis
Tabbed by ben.nield@gmail.com
^ bend up a note
h hammer on
p pull off
. palm mute
x finger mute
/ slide up
\ slide down
Riff 1 (play 2X)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-4-----------3-------------------|-4-------4---3-------------------| a-2-----------1-------4---3---2---|-2---2---2---1-------------------| e---------------------2---1---0---|-----0---------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-4-----------3-------------------|-4-----------3-------------------| a-2-----------1-------4---3---2---|-2-----------1-------------------| e---------------------2---1---0---|---------------------------------|
Verse - play 7.5 times
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-----------------------------9^--|---------9---------------5^------| a-7---7---7---7---7---7---x---7^--|---------7---x-x-5h7-------------| e-0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . .
Then
1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------| g---------------------------------| d-----9^------9^------------------| a-----7^------7^------0---5---7---| e---------------------------------|
/ don't pluck, \
just bend up and down
Bridge
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-----6---5-------6---5-----------|-----6---5-------6---------------| a-5-----------7-----------5-------|-5-----------7-------0---5---7---| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-----6---5-------6---5-------5---|-----6---5-------6---5-------5---| a-5-----------7-----------5-------|-5-----------7-----------5-------| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-7-------5---6-------------------|---------------------------------| a---------------------7---5---7---|-----------------7-------6---5---| e---------------------------------|-3---2---0-----------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d---------------------------------|-7-------6---5-------------------| a---------------------------------|---------------------7---6---5---| e-----7---6---5---3---2---1---0---|---------------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d---------------------------------|---------------------------------| a-----------------7-------5---6---|---------------------------------| e-3---2---0-----------------------|-----7---5---7---3---2---1---0---|
Return to Verse
Then
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-----6---5-------6---5-----------|-----6---5-------6---------------| a-5-----------7-----------5-------|-5-----------7-------0---5---7---| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-----6---5-------6---5-------5---|-----6---5-------6---5-------5---| a-5-----------7-----------5-------|-5-----------7-----------5-------| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b---------------------------------| g---------------------------------| d---------------------------------| 15X a-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| e-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
. . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d--------10\9----10\9--------12\11|--------10\9------------10\9-----| a---------8\7-----8\7--------10\9-|---------8\7-------------8\7-----| e-0---0--------0-------0--0-------|-0---0--------0---0---0-------0--|
. . . . . . . . . . .
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g----------------------------10\9-|---------------------------------| d--------10\9----12\11--------8\7-|--------10\9------------10\9-----| a---------8\7----10\9-------------|---------8\7-------------8\7-----| e-0---0--------0-------0--0-------|-0---0--------0---0---0-------0--|
. . . . . . . . . . .
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d--------10\9----10\9--------12\11|--------10\9------------10\9-----| a---------8\7-----8\7--------10\9-|---------8\7-------------8\7-----| e-0---0--------0-------0--0-------|-0---0--------0---0---0-------0--|
. . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d--------10\9----10\9---------7---|-----7---7---7-/-9-------9-------| a---------8\7-----8\7---------5---|-----5---5---5-/-7-------7-------| e-0---0--------0-------0--0-------|---------------------------------|
. . . . .
Repeat those eight bars again
Then
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-10---------10-----------10------|----10-----------10------10------| a-8----------8------------8-------|----8------------8-------8-------| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d-9---4--------3------7-----------|--------let-last-note-ring-------| a-7---2--------1------5-----------|---------------------------------| e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Drums and noise for 25 bars
Outro - played repeatedly for about 5 mins.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a---------7-----------5---------------------------------------7---| e-0---0-------6---7-----------7-------6---7-------8---7-----------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a---------7-----------5-----------------------7-------------------| e-0---0-------6---7-------7---6---5---6---7-----------------------|
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