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Chick Magnet

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

Song

SONG: Chick Magnet

ARTIST: MxPx

ALBUM: Life In General

LYRICS WRITTEN BY: Mike Herrera

MUSIC WRITTEN BY: MxPx

UPDATED BY: (Charliesxe@aol.com)

main riff #1 14x

--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
---0--h3--2--0------------------------------|
--------------------3---0--h1--0--1--3------|

#2

----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------2--3--5------------------------|
-------0--h3----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0--h1--0--1--3----|

#3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3-----------------------|
-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------0--h3--------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|

#4

----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

The playing order goes:

riff 1(14x)- 2(4x)- 3(3x)- 4(1x)- 1(12)- 2(4)- 3(3x)- 4(1x)- 1(8x)--|

2(8x; at the very end, throw in ------------------------------------------| and let it ring.

               -----------------------------------------------------------|
               ---3-------------------------------------------------------|
               -----------------------------------------------------------|

That's how I play it on my bass. I've seen some slight variations on it,

but this is pretty much the standard way to play it.

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