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Theme

Melvins
Tab

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

Song

Melvins - "Theme"

(originally by Clown Alley)

Riff 1

e-----------------------------|
b---6-----6--------6----------|
g-5---5/4---4--4/5---5/4~~----|

d-----------------------------| Do it twice.

a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|

Riff 2

e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
d----------------------|

a-2-2---2-5-2--2-2-5~--| Play this once, then Riff 1 and then Riff 2.

e-0-0---0-3-0--0-0-3~--|

Riff 3

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-6/7--7--7-7/6--6-6-6-6/7--7-7/6--|

d-6/7--7--7-7/6--6-6-6-6/7--7-7/6--| Play this four times.

a-4/5--5--5-5/4--4-4-4-4/5--5-5/4--|
e----------------------------------|

Riff 4

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------/6-6--------/9-9----------/11-11---------/13-13--|
g-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
a-2-5-2-2-------2-5-2-2------2-5-2-2--------2-5-2-2---------|
e-0-3-0-0-------0-3-0-0------0-3-0-0--------0-3-0-0---------|

Play Riff 1 again, then this:

e-----

b-----

g-----

d-2---

a-2--- Let ring and feedback.

e-0---

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