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The Tin Roof

Minutemen
Bass Tab

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

Song

"The Tin Roof" by MINUTEMEN

originally from "What makes a man start fires?"

Fig.1 (intro + verses 1,2)

G:-------------------------------------------------

/P\ /P\ /P\ /P\

D:------9---7\------7---5\-----5---3\-----5---3\---

A:-------------------------------------------------

E:--7-7--------5-5--------3-3---------3-3----------

NB.

/P\ == pull off

5\ == slide down

Fig.2 (played twice)

G:---------------------------------7-9--
D:-------------7---------7--------------
A:-----9---5-5---5---9-9---9---9-9------
E:-7-7---7------------------------------

Fig.3 (last verse + outro) Last bit

G:--------------------------------- G:-------------

D:-4-4-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----      D:-7-7---------
A:-----4-------5-------7-------7---      A:-----7---9---
E:-------5-------7-------9-------9-      E:-------9-----

Dan Capper, DJC@liyorkrd.li.co.uk

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