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The Mexican Stds - the Robot Dick Song

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Song

The Mexican STD's - The Robot Dick Song.

Tabbed by Tim Mcstevenson, Im_way_too_cool_for_this@yahoo.com.

DADGBE Tuning

INTRO

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Guitar 1 plays this

G-8-888-888-888888-8-888-888-888888-|

D-8-888-888-888888-8-888-888-888888-|

A-6-666-666-666666-6-666-666-666666-|

pm...............................

Guitar 2 fades into this over Guitar 1

G-8-888-888-888888--10-10-10-10-10-----11-11-11----------13-13-13-13-13-|
D-8-888-888-888888--10-10-10-10-10-----11-11-11----------13-13-13-13-13-|
A-6-666-666-666666--8--8--8--8--8------9--9--9-----------11-11-11-11-11-|

pm..............................

RIFF 1

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Guitar 1's riff: guitar 1 plays alone the first time

G-8-8------------6-6------------------------------------------|---------|
D-8-8--3/4-3-1---6-6--3/4-3-1---9-9--3/4-3-1---8-8-3/4-3-1----|-6-4-2---|
A-6-6------------4-4------------9-9------------8-8------------|-------4-|
E-------------------------------9-9------------8-8------------|---------|

Guitar 2's riff: the second time, guitar 2 plays this over guitar 1

G-8-8------------6-6------------------------------------------|---------|
D-8-8--7/8-6-----6-6--7/8-6-----9-9--7/8-6--------------------|-9-8-6-4-|
A-6-6--------9---4-4--------9---9-9--------9------------------|---------|
E-------------------------------9-9---------------------------|---------|

RIFF2

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Both guitars play this in unison, guitar 3 plays riff 3 (below)

E--6-4---4-------6-4---4-------6-4---4-------6-4---4------6-4---4-----|
B------7---7-6-------7---7-4-------7---7-6-------7---7--4-----7---7-6-|

RIFF 3

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Guitar 1 plays this

G-8-888-888-888-8888888---6-666-666-666-66666666----------------------------|

D-8-888-888-888-8888888---6-666-666-666-66666666--9-999-999-9999999-8888888-|

A-6-666-666-666-6666666---4-444-444-444-44444444--9-999-999-9999999-8888888-|

E-------------------------------------------------9-999-999-9999999-8888888-|

pm.......................................................................

Guitar plays this to accentuate certain chords, listen to the song for which

ones

G-8--8\\6--6\\---------8-8\\6--6\\---------8-8/10-10/11-11/13-|

D-8--8\\6--6\\9--9\\8-8/8-8\\6--6\\9--9\\8-8/8-8/10-10/11-11/13-|

A-6--6\\4--4\\9--9\\8-8/6-6\\4--4\\9--9\\8-8/6-6/8--8-/9--9-/11-|
E-----------9--9\\8-8/---------9--9\\8-8/-------------------|

ENDING

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Let guitar 1 continue playing Riff 3 while guitar 2 plays this to end the

song

G-8--11-8---8--4-4-4--6-6-6--8----|-8-6-8\\-|
D-8--11-8---8--4-4-4--6-6-6--8----|-8-6-8\\-|
A-6--9--6---6--2-2-2--4-4-4--6----|-6-4-6\\-|

Play this part 2x End on this

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