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Mr Jones

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Song

MR. JONES by NOFX. Album : Liberal Animation (1988) 1/4

Oh my god! This song is nothing else than a one big solo!!!! - but it's great.

Remember that there are only the main notes in the solos.

A=Dave "The Machineman" B=Melvin A&B=both

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# intro #A

E--------------------/----palm-mute------\---|

B--------------------------------------------|
G-----9--------------------------------------|
D---9-9--------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
A---9-7--------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
E---7----------------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|

# intro #B

E--------------------/-----palm-mute-----\---|

B--------------------------------------------|
G---4----------------------------------------|
D---4-2--------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
A---2-2--------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
E-----0--------------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|

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# main #A *=play about 16X with some palm-muting b=bend-up to next note -

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------*-------------------------------------------6--------
G-----------------------4-------------------------------------5b7-5h7--5p3h5--
D---------2-5-----4-7---4-------5-4-2--2--------2-5-----4-7-------------------
A---0-2-3-----3-5-----5-2-----------2--2--0-2-3-----3-5-----5-----\4X/-\4X/---
E-----------------------------------0--0--------------------------------------

# main #B *=play about 16X with some palm-muting h=hammer-on

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E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------*-------------------------------------*--------------

G-----------------------4---------------------5---5-5-7---7-7-4---------------
D-----------------------4-----------2--2------5---5-5-7---7-7-4---------------
A-----------------------2-----------2--2--0-2-3---3-3-5---5-5-2---------------
E-----------------------------3-2h320--0--------------------------------------

-mainA h=hammer-on p=pull-off - -

-------------------------------------------10------------------------------
------8-7--------------------------12-10h12--12-10h1210--------------------
--5b7--------------------------------------------------12-12-11------------
----------2--2--------2-5-----4-7-----\--6X---/-\---2X--/-------2--2-------
----------2--2--0-2-3-----3-5-----5-----------------------------2--2--0-2--
----------0--0--------------------------------------------------0--0-------

-mainB -

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------*-------------------------------------

--------------------5---5-5-7---7-7-4--------------------------------------
----------2--2------5---5-5-7---7-7-4---------------------------2--2-------
----------2--2--0-2-3---3-3-5---5-5-2---------------------------2--2--0-2--
----3-2h320--0--------------------------------------------3-2h320--0-------

-mainA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------10----------------------------------*---------------|
------------------9b11-9h11--11-7-6---------------------------4-------420-0----|
----2-5-----4-7---------------------2--2--------2-5-----4-7---4----------4-420-|
--3-----3-5-----5------\--8X--/-----2--2--0-2-3-----3-5-----5-2----------------|
------------------------------------0--0---------------------------------------|

-mainB

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------*-------------------------------------------*-------------|
--5---5-5-7---7-7-4---------------------------5---5-5-7---7-7-4--------------|
--5---5-5-7---7-7-4-----------------2--2------5---5-5-7---7-7-4--------------|
--3---3-3-5---5-5-2-----------------2--2--0-2-3---3-3-5---5-5-2--------------|
------------------------------3-2h320--0------------------------------3-2h32-|

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MR. JONES 2/4

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# bridge #A %=pause

E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------7-----|
D---2-----------------------5-7-2---|
A---2-----------------------5-5-2---|

E---0-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-3---0---|

# bridge #B

E-----------------------------------|
B------------*----------------------|
G----*------7--------*--------7-----|
D---2-------7-------2-------5-7-2---|
A---2-------5-------2-------5-5-2---|
E---0---------------0-------3---0---|

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# bridge2 #A p=pull-off

E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------7------------------8------------7------------------8---|
G---9-9797--------7-9-9p79p7------7-5-97-7--------5-7-9p79p7----|
D---9------9p8p7--7-9-------------7-5---9--9p8p7--5-7-----------|
A---7-----------9-5-7-------------5-3-----------9-3-5-----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

# bridge2 #B %=pause ---=pick-slide

E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---9-------------7-9-------------7-5-------------5-7-----------|
D---9-------------7-9-------------7-5-------------5-7-----------|

A---7-%%%%%%%%%%%-5-7-%%%%%%%%%%%-5-3-%%%%%%%%%%%-3-5-%%%%------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------|

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# bridge3 #A X2

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------7-------------------------8-------7---------------------------8---|
G---9797--------------------9p7h9-----97-7------------------------9p7----|
D--------9p8p7-----------7h9------------9--9p8p7-------------7h9p7-------|
A-------------9p8p7-5-7h9------------------------9p77p5-5-7h9------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

# bridge3 #B X2 *=play 5-6X

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*-----------------*---------------*-----------------*---------------|
G---9---------------7-9-------------7-5-----------------7----------------|
D---9---------------7-9-------------7-5-----------------7----------------|
A---7---------------5-7-------------5-3-----------------5----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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# verse #A X2 *=play 4X

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------*-----------------------*-----------------|
G----*--------*-------7--------*------*-------7-----------7------|
D---2--------5--------7-------7------2--------7--------5--7--2---|
A---2--------5--------5-------7------2--------5--------5--5--2---|
E---0--------3----------------5------0-----------------3-----0---|

# verse #B X2 h=hammer-on

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------7-----------------------------------7------|
D-------5h75-5-5-5h75---7-5-7-7-5h75-----5h75-5-5-5h75-5--7--2---|
A---7-7------------------------------7-7---------------5--5--2---|
E------------------------------------------------------3-----0---|

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Then play Abridge3AX2 or Bbridge3BX2 and AverseAX2 or BverseBX2.

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MR. JONES 3/4

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# bridge4 #A *=play 4X with palm-muting

E-|---2X----|----------4X-----------|----------------------------|
B-|---------|--------*--------------|----------------------------|
G-|----7----|--*----7------*-----*--|----------------------------|
D-|-5--7--2-|-5-----7-----2-----2---|----------------------------|
A-|-5--5--2-|-5-----5-----2-----2---|----------------------------|
E-|-3-----0-|-3-----------0-----0---|----------------------------|

# bridge4 #B *=play 4X with palm-muting

E-|---2X----|-----------------------|-------------3X-----------|-|
B-|---------|--------*--------------|--------*-----------------|-|
G-|----7----|--*----7------*-----*--|--*----7------------------|-|
D-|-5--7--2-|-5-----7-----2-----2---|-5-----7-----2-----2-0----|-|
A-|-5--5--2-|-5-----5-----2-----2---|-5-----5-----2--------2-0-|-|
E-|-3-----0-|-3-----------0-----0---|-3-----------0------------|-|

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# solo #A !B plays middle part of bridge4B 4X! b=bend-up to next note -

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------8h108--------12h1512---10h1210------------------

G---------------------7-9b11-------9-7-9----------14--------11-9--11-9b11-9-7-
D-----------------7979--------------------------------------------------------
A---7\--------7979-----------------------------------\--2X---/----------------
E---------0979----------------------------------------------------------------

-soloA h=hammer-on

-----------------------------------12\--|

---12h1512---15b17-------12h1512---12\--| - Then play AmainA or BmainB

----------14------12-12\--------14------|
----------------------------------------|
---\--4X---/-------------\--4X---/------|
----------------------------------------|

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# bridge5 #A *=play 6X #=play 3X

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------*------------------------------------------|
G----*----7-------------------------------------7-----|
D---2-----7------#--45-#--45-#--45-#--45-#--455-7-2---|
A---2-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-5-2---|
E---0-----------------------------------------3---0---|

# bridge5 #B *=play 6X

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------*-----------*-----------*------------------|
G----*----7------*----7------*----7------*------7-----|
D---2-----7-----2-----7-----2-----7-----2-----5-7-2---|
A---2-----5-----2-----5-----2-----5-----2-----5-5-2---|
E---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----3---0---|

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Then play A&Bbridge3BX2 (with pauses) and Abridge2A or Bbridge2B.

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# outro #A *=play 5X -

E-------------------------------------------------------/12------------12--

B----*-----*--------------------------------------------/12-10h12-10h12----

G---9---7-9---7-5-----------2----------------------------------------------
D---9---7-9---7-5-----------2-----7b9-7-5-7b97--5---2----------------------
A---7---5-7---5-3-----------0-----------------------2----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------0----------------------

# outro #B *=play 5X -

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----*-----*---------------------------------------------------------------

G---9---7-9---7-5-----------2----------------------------------------------
D---9---7-9---7-5-----------2-----------------------2----------------------
A---7---5-7---5-3-----------0-----------------------2----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------0----------------------

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MR. JONES 4/4

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-outroA

-------10----------------10b12---------------|
--10h12---10h1210--------10b12---------------|
-----------------12-9-12-----------9-9-7-9\--|
-----------------------------------9-9-7-9\--|
-----------------------------------7-7-5-7\--|
---------------------------------------------|

-outroB

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------9-9-7-9\--|
-----------------------------------9-9-7-9\--|
-----------------------------------7-7-5-7\--|
---------------------------------------------|

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You don't wanna know how long this tabbing took! Whew!!

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 12.02.1999.

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