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The Next Big Thing

Mxpx
Tab

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

Song

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The Next Big Thing - MxPx

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Tabbed by: punkROCKSerfer

email: BdRlgnNOFXguy32@AOL.com

~= let ring

*= palm mute

X= pick scratch

/ \= slide

Intro

e|---------------|    |----------------|
B|---------------|    |----------------|
G|-----2-X-4-X-9-|    |-44444444444444-|
D|-2-X-2-X-4-X-9-| X3 |-44444444444444-|
A|-2-X-0-X-2-X-7-|    |-22222222222222-|
E|-0-X-----------|    |----------------|

Verse 1 (Music today isn't....)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------222222-444444444444--------222222-444444444444-|
D|-222222-222222-444444444444-222222-222222-444444444444-|
A|-222222-000000-222222222222-222222-000000-222222222222-|
E|-000000---------------------000000---------------------|

***** ****** ************ ***** ****** ******

Pre-Chorus (It's someone to tell....)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4444444444-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-222222222-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4444444444-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-222222222-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-2222222222-|
E|-----------------000000000----------------------------|

Chorus (It's the next big....)

e|---------------|    |----------------|
B|---------------|    |----------------|
G|-----2-X-4-X-9-|    |-44444444444444-|
D|-2-X-2-X-4-X-9-| X3 |-44444444444444-|
A|-2-X-0-X-2-X-7-|    |-22222222222222-|
E|-0-X-----------|    |----------------|

Verse 2 (You go to the store....)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------222222-444444444444--------222222-444444444444-|
D|-222222-222222-444444444444-222222-222222-444444444444-|
A|-222222-000000-222222222222-222222-000000-222222222222-|
E|-000000---------------------000000---------------------|

***** ****** ************ ***** ****** ******

Pre-Chorus (It's someone to tell....)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4444444444-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-222222222-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4444444444-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-222222222-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-2222222222-|
E|-----------------000000000----------------------------|

Chorus (It's the next big....)

e|---------------|    |----------------|
B|---------------|    |----------------|
G|-----2-X-4-X-9-|    |-44444444444444-|
D|-2-X-2-X-4-X-9-| X3 |-44444444444444-|
A|-2-X-0-X-2-X-7-|    |-22222222222222-|
E|-0-X-----------|    |----------------|

Bridge - Guitar 2 plays chorus (I can't figure out guitar 1)

Solo (How low can....)

e|-------------------------|    |----------------|
B|-------------------------|    |----------------|
G|---9-----9-----9---8---8-|    |---9-----9------|
D|-7---7-6---6-9---9---9---| X3 |-7---7-6---6-9~-|
A|-------------------------|    |----------------|
E|-------------------------|    |----------------|

Chorus (To be the next big....)

e|---------------|    |----------------|
B|---------------|    |----------------|
G|-----2-X-4-X-9-|    |-44444444444444-|       Play the whole
D|-2-X-2-X-4-X-9-| X3 |-44444444444444-|       chorus twice
A|-2-X-0-X-2-X-7-|    |-22222222222222-|
E|-0-X-----------|    |----------------|

Outro [I cant figure out guitar 1's part]

e|---------------|    |------------------|
B|---------------|    |------------------|
G|-----2-X-4-X-9-|    |-666666-222222----|
D|-2-X-2-X-4-X-9-| X3 |-666666-222222-2~-|
A|-2-X-0-X-2-X-7-|    |-444444-000000-2~-|
E|-0-X-----------|    |---------------0~-|

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