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Song
BRAIN CONSTIPATION by NOFX. Album: Ribbed (1991) 1/2
Slow-motion song, but that doesn't mean it's dumb - not at all!
A=wide guitar B=large guitar A&B=both guitars
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# intro #A&B
E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| D---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| A---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| E-----------------------------|
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# verse #A X2 ( )=play 3X *=play 8X
E--(-------------------------------)-----------------------|
B--(----------palm-muted-----------)/palm-muted-\-------*--|
G--(-------------------------------)--------------14--14---| D--(7-7-7-7-7-7-7-555-5-5-7-7-7-7-5)7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14--14---| A--(7-7-7-7-7-7-7-555-5-5-7-7-7-7-5)7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12--12---| E--(5-5-5-5-5-5-5-333-3-3-5-5-5-5-3)5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
# verse #B X2 ( )=play 3X *=play 8X
E--(-------------------------------)-----------------------|
B--(----------palm-muted-----------)/palm-muted---\-----*--|
G--(-------------------------------)------------------14---| D--(-------------------------------)------------------14---| A--(7-7-7-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-4-4-4-4-4)7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7---12---| E--(-------------------------------)-----------------------|
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Then play verseA X2 (without brackets) or verseB X2 (without brackets).
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# verse2 #A X3
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---/----palm-muted-------\-------------/--palm-muted-\---------|
G---------------------------7-7-7-5---------------------7-7-7---| D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7---| A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
# verse2 #B X3
E---/-----palm-muted------\-------------/--palm-muted-\---------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-------6-----7-----9-----7-7-7-7-5-------4---7---5---4-7-7-7---| D---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5--5--5---5---5---5---7-7-7---| A---------------------------5-5-5-3--5------------------5-5-5---| E------------------------------------3--------------------------|
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# end-verse2 #A
E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------7-7-7-12--7-------| D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12--7---7---| A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-10--5---7---| E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5---|
# end-verse2 #B
E---/-----palm-muted------\-------------------|
B---------------------------------------------| G-------6-----7-----9-----7-7-7-7-12--7-------| D---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-12--7---7---| A---------------------------5-5-5-10--5---7---| E-----------------------------------------5---|
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# bridge #A&B (I'm going away...) *=play 16X
E---/--palm-muted---\-------------------|
B---------------------------------------| G----*-------*-------*-------*-------*--| D---3-------5-------2-------3-------5---| A---3-------5-------2-------3-------5---| E---1-------3-------0-------1-------3---|
Then play verse2A or verse2B.---------------to next page...
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BRAIN CONSTIPATION 2/2
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# end-verse3 #A
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------7-7-7-12--7--------12--7-------- D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12--7---7----12--7---7---- A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-10--5---7----10--5---7---- E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5------------5----
# end-verse3 #B
E---/-----palm-muted------\---------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-------6-----7-----9-----7-7-7-7-12--7--------12--7-------- D---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-12--7---7----12--7---7---- A---------------------------5-5-5-10--5---7----10--5---7---- E-----------------------------------------5------------5----
-end-verse3A
--------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---| ----/-----------------palm-muted----------------------\-3-3-3-3-3-3---| --------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---| ----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| ----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| ----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
-end-verse3B
----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------121212121212---| -------------------------------------------7------9----121212121212---| ------------------------------------7------9-----11----101010101010---| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# bridge2 #A&B X4 *=play 13X m=palm-muted
E-----------------------0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B---m-------------------0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| G----*------------------0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| D---3-------------5-5-5-2---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| A---3-------------5-5-5-2---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E---1-------------3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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Then play verseA or verseB X1 and then it's done.
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 03.03.1997.
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