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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)
Date: 06 Dec 95 17:23:43 -0500
Subject: TAB: "Sweet Willy Rollbar" by the Melvins
From: burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Sweet Willy Rollbar by the Melvins
from the album "Stoner Witch"
words and music by Buzz Osbourne
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Dropped-D Tuning
Intro Part 1
Note: the 22xxxx's are *harmonics*
E ------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| D --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Intro Part 2/Verse 1
E -----------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------| G -----------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------| A --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0--------| D --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0----5^--|
Chorus Riff (I guess it's the chorus anyway)
E |----------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------| G |.--------------------------------------------------------.| D |.--------------------------------------------------------.| A |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--| D |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--|
Bridge Riff (on the record, a second guitar arpeggiates the D5 and D#5s.)
E ----------------------|--------------------------------| B ----------------------|--------------------------------| G -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.| D -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.| A -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5--5-5-5-5-5--6--6-6-6-6-6----| D ----------------------|--------------------------------|
. . . . . .
E |---------------------------------------------|--------------------| B |---------------------------------------------|--------------------| G |.-------------------------------------------.|--------------------| D |.-------------------------------------------.|--------------------| A |---5-5--5^---5-5--5^--5-5--5^---6^-6^--5-----|--------------------| D |---0-0--0----0-0--0---0-0--0-------------5---|--------------------|
Ending is just a palm muted D5 (00xxxx). Intro Part 2 is not completely
correct but sounds close enough to fake it.
. palm mute
^ bend
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