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Goose Freight Train

Melvins
Tab
3.9(5)

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Date: 02 Dec 95 16:55:48 EST

From: Rene Jung <100613.2677@compuserve.com>

Subject: Melvins:Goose freight train

Subject: Goose Freight Train

By The Melvins

Album: Stoner Witch

Probably to simple for everybody out there, but here it is anyway.

Play it with a shuffle groove.

Riff 1:

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E-|-----------------|----------------|--------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|--------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|--------|
D-|-----------------|----------------|--------|
A-|---------3---3-2-|------2---------|--------|
E-|-2---x-2---2-----|----x---5-5-3-5-|--2x----|

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

E-|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
G-|-2---------------|-----4----4-2---|-2------------|
D-|---4-------------|--------------4-|---4----------|
A-|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
E-|-----------------|----------------|--------------|

Continue Riff 1 1/4 B

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

E-|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
G-|----4----4---4---|-2--------------|--------2-4-2-----|
D-|-----------------|---4------------|----2-4-------4-2-|
A-|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E-|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

1/4 1/4 1/4

2 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E-|-----------------|--------|
B-|-----------------|--------|

G-|-----------------|--------| Riff 1 12x

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

S

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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

1/4 B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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

4th ending

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

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

S

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

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

S S

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E-|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-------4-3-------|-----------------|
G-|-4---4-----4-3---|-----------------|
D-|---3-----------4-|-3---------------|  Riff 1 4x
A-|-----------------|---4-3-----------|
E-|-----------------|-------4-3-2-0-1-|

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

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

4x

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