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Southbound

Mxpx
Bass Tab

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

Song

Song - Southbound

Band - MxPx

Album - Life in General

Tabbed by - Josh (kyphos@hotmail.com)

/ = slide up , \ = slide down, h = hammer on.

Intro -

E ---3/-10-\3>----

Verse - ( > = strum a lot )

G-------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------

A-----5>--------------------5---------------------

E-5>----------3>-----5>---------------------------

"Its all the same…."

Chorus - ( 4x )

G----------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

A-3333---5-------------------------------------------------
E-----------33333------------------------------------------

Bit after Chorus -

G----------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------

A-–3>----5>----------3>------------3>--5>--------------3>--------

E-----------3>---5-------3>---5--------------3>---5-------3>---5-

"Staring at white lines….."

G-------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------

A--3-3-3--5-5-5-----------------------------

E----------------3>--2h3>-2h3>--------------

(Back to Verse)

Variation -

G--------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

A---------333---5>h4--5>h4--5>h4-----(Then you go to the solo bit)
E-3>---5-------------------------------------------------

Solo Type thing -

G-------------------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------

A-----3>------5>-------3>-------5>-------3>----5>-------3>------5>--

E-3>-------5>-------3>-------3>-------3>------5>-----3>------5>-----

G----------------------

D----------------------

A---3>------5>---------

E-3>------5>-----3-----

Thats it. Just follow the order I’ve given you, but when the chorus

comes the 2nd time around, play the variation. If your unsure on the

rhythm, listen to the cd.

Questions, corrections etc e-mail me.

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