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Minutemen
Tab

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

Intro and Verse 1:

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0:01 0:02

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
D|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
A|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
E|-------------------------------|

^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^

0:02 0:04

e|---------------------*---5-*-|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---*---5-*-|
G|-4---4-4---4---4-4---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5---5-5---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------5-*-5-*-|

"Steal the cue, achieve, succeed!"

0:05 0:06

e|---------------------*-------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---*-------|
G|-4---4-4---4---4-4---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5---5-5---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------5-*-5-*-|

"Place in line, position, time"

0:07

e|---------------------------*---5-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---*---5-*-----------|
G|-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4---6-*-6-*---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---7-*-7-*---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------------7-*-7-*---7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------------5-*-5-*---5-*-5-*-|

"Make the effort, hey it's worth the effort,

sure it's worth the effort!"

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Interlude 1:

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Guitar 1:

0:10 0:11 0:12 0:13 0:15

e|---------------------------------x-----------------------------|
B|-0-----------(n12n)--------------x------------(n12n)---------x-|
G|-0-3-3-4-*---(n12n)----4-3-3-4---x---4-3-3-4--(n12n)-4-3-3-4-x-|
D|-0-4-4-5-*---(n12n)----5-4-4-5---x---5-4-4-5--(n12n)-5-4-4-5-x-|
A|-x-4-4-5-*-------------5-4-4-5---x---5-4-4-5---------5-4-4-5-x-|
E|---2-2-3/10-*----------3-2-2-3---x---3-2-2-3---------3-2-2-3-x-|

V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^

Guitar 2 (studio overdub:)

0:10 0:11 0:12 0:13

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------n12n-----------------------------n12n--------------|
G|--------------n12n-----------------------------n12n--------------|
D|--------------n12n-----------------------------n12n--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(I tabbed this way because the first harmonic is still heard

in the Paranoid Time version while D. Boon strums again just

a second later. The second harmonic doesn't sound like it

sustains as long, but it doesn't make much sense to leave it

in the above tab.)

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Verse 2:

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0:16 0:17

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
D|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
A|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-x-|
E|-------------------------------|

^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^

0:18 0:19

e|---------------------------*-------|
B|-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---*-------|
G|-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------------7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------------5-*-5-*-|

"A conversation, a contradiction!"

0:20 0:21

e|---------------------------*-------|
B|-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---*-------|
G|-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------------7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------------5-*-5-*-|

^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ ^ ^

"Well you make no sense, you got no position."

0:22 0:24

e|---------------------------*-------|
B|-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---*-------|
G|-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4---6-*-6-*-|
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---7-*-7-*-|
A|---------------------------7-*-7-*-|
E|---------------------------5-*-5-*-|

^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ ^ ^

"What you need is a validation, go ahead, you got my permission!"

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Interlude 2:

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Guitar 1:

0:26 0:26 0:27 0:28 0:28 0:29 0:30

e|-------------------------------------------x-------------|
B|---------n12n-------------n7n---0-*-------n12n---0-*-----|
G|-3-3-4-*-n12n---4-3-3-4-*-n7n---0-3-3-4-*-n12n---0-3-3-4-|
D|-4-4-5-*-n12n---5-4-4-5-*-n7n---0-4-4-5-*-n12n---0-4-4-5-|
A|-4-4-5-*-(x-)---5-4-4-5-*-(x)---x-4-4-5-*--------x-4-4-5-|
E|-2-2-3-*-(x-)---3-2-2-3-*-(x)---3-2-2-3-*--------3-2-2-3-|

V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^

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Outro:

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0:31 0:33 0:34 0:36 0:38

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6---*-|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0---*-----------0---*---------2------------2---------------0--------------0--------*-x-x-|
A|-0---4-----4-0-*-0---4-----4-0-*---3----3-0-----3-----3-0-------2----3-0-------2----3-0---*-----|
E|---------------x-*-------------1-1----------1-1-----------1-3------------3-3------------3-*-----|

^

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Legend:

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Above Tab:

0:00 to 0:05 (example) = Explains when each part is.

In Tab:

n = When surrounding notes, play a natural harmonic directly above that fret.

() = When round brackets surround notes, either play that part or do not.

/ = Slide up.

* = Mute the string or strings.

Below Tab:

^ = Up Strum.

V = Down Strum.

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Chord Names Section:

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e|--------------------------5----------------------------|
B|-----------3----5---------5--------------0------0------|
G|--7--------4----6----6----6----3----4----0------0------|
D|--7--------5----7----7----7----4----5----0------0------|
A|--7------------------7----7----4----5----x------0------|
E|---------------------5----5----2----3----3-------------|

E7 sus 4 G A A A F# G G G sus2/B

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Lyrics

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Steal the cue,

Achieve, succeed!

Place in line,

position, time

Make the effort,

Hey it's worth the effort,

Sure it's worth the effort!

A conversation,

A contradiction!

Well you make no sense,

You got no position.

What you need is a validation,

Go ahead, you got my permission!

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End.

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- Gargoyle2500

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