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S and M Airlines

NOFX
Tab
★4.3(4)

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

Song

S&M AIRLINES by NOFX. Album: S&M Airlines (1989)

Long song with crazy tilu-lilu solo. Play A- or B-guitar. Some people think

that at the beginning of the song guitar is played, but that's damped bass,

ok?

A=lead guitar B=background guitar A&B=both guitars

:

# intro #A *=play 64X palm-muted

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

# intro #B *=play 28X palm-muted h=hammer-on p=pull-off ()=play X3

E----------(------------------------------)---------------------------------|
B-----*----(13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14p13----)--13h14p13h14p13h14-14--13-------|
G---14-----(----------------------------14)----------------------------14---|
D---14-----(----------------------------14)---------------------------------|
A---12-----(------------------------------)---------------------------------|
E----------(------------------------------)---------------------------------|

:

# intro2 #A some notes X2 p=pull-off /=slide up h=hammer-on -

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

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

A--/12------12-15-12-15-12---7---9---10---12---7---5h7-7p5-5-5-3---2----

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

# intro2 #B *=play palm-muted about 100X -

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

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

G---14-----------------------rhythm-------------------------------------
D---14-----------------------changes------------------------------------
A---12------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-intro2A -------------------------------|

---------------------14-13------|
---------------------------14---|
--------------12-14-------------|
---/12---15---------------------|
--------------------------------|

-intro2B *=play palm-muted about 20X

--------------------------------|
------*--------------14-13------|
----14---------------------14---|
----14--------------------------|
----12--------------------------|
--------------------------------|

:

# intro3 #A ...to next page-----------------

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

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

# intro3 #B ...to next page-----------------

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

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

D---7-------7-----------------------7-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7-9-10-9-7-5----
A-------------------5-------7-5-5-7-----------------------------------------

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

-intro3A

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------5--------------7--------------9--------------|
----7--------------5--------------7--------------9--------------|
----7--------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
----5-----------------------------------------------------------|

-intro3B

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----7------7-9-10-10------12-10-9-5------12-10-9-7-----5--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

:

# intro-verse #A h=hammer-on p=pull-off

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-5---|
D-----------5--5---------------5--5---------------5--5-------7--7--7--7-5---|
A-------5h7------7p5-------5h7------7p5-------5h7------7p5---5--5--5--5-3---|
E---5-5--------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------------------------|

# intro-verse #B

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------5------------------7------------------7--7--7--6-5---|
D---7------------------5------------------7------------------7--7--7--------|
A----------------------3------------------5------------------5--5--5--------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:

# verse #A X2 (I went to the airport...)

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-5---|
D-----------5--5---------------5--5---------------5--5-------7--7--7--7-5---|
A-------5h7------7p5-------5h7------7p5-------5h7------7p5---5--5--5--5-3---|
E---5-5--------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------------------------|

# verse #B X2

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

:

# bridge #A

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

# bridge #B

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---7-------7--5-------7--5-------5--7-9-10-9-7-5---|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Then play verseA or verseB.

# chorus #A&B *=play 7X ^=pause (I'll never fly...)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------*------------|
G----*-----5-5--5-5-^-------------------------*-----5-------*-----|
D---7------5-5--5-5-^--------^-3-3--3--3-5-5-7------5------3------|
A---7------3-3--3-3-^--------^-3-3--3--3-5-5-7------3------3------|
E---5------------------------^-1-1--1--1-3-3-5-------------1------|

:

# end-chorus #A X2 h=hammer-on

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7--7--7-------------7--7--7-------------7--7--7---5---5----10---|
A---7--7--7------3h5-5--7--7--7------3h5-5--7--7--7---5---5----10---|
E---5--5--5--3h5--------5--5--5--3h5--------5--5--5---3---3-----8---|

# end-chorus #B X2

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7--7--7---5-5-5-5---7--7--7---5-5-5-5---7--7--7---5---5----10---|
A---7--7--7---5-5-5-5---7--7--7---5-5-5-5---7--7--7---5---5----10---|
E---5--5--5---3-3-3-3---5--5--5---3-3-3-3---5--5--5---3---3-----8---|

:

# bridge2 #A ^=pause

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

# bridge2 #B !palm-muted!

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A---7-7-8-7-7-5-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-7-7-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|

:

Then play bridgeA or bridgeB, verseA or verseB, bridgeA or bridgeB,

verseA or verseB, chorusA&B and end-chorusA or end-chorusB

:

# bridge3 #A ^=pause

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

# bridge3 #B !palm-muted! h=hammer-on

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------5---------5h6-5---|
D-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
A---7-7-8-7-7-5-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-7-7-5-7-3-----------------|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|

:

# solo #A GuitarB plays bridge2B X2 and intro3A X1. (=bend-up

-

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

B---(-------(-(-(-(-----(---8-(------(-------------------(-------(-------(----
G---7-------7-7-7-7-7-5-7-----7--7-5-7-7-5---5-----------5-----5-7---5---5----
D------------------------------------------7---7-----5-7-----7---------7------

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-soloA -

--------------------------------(-----8---8---8---8--8-------
--------(---------(-5-(-5-(-5-(-9------10--10--10--10-10-----
------5-7---5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------9---9---9------9----
----7---------7----------------------------------------------

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

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

-soloA ( ( ( ( (

----12----12----12----12--12-----14----14----14----14--14-17-21-21-21-21-21--|
------13----13----13----13--13-----15----15----15----15----------------------|
--------12----12----12--------12-----14----14----14--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:

Then play verseA or verseB, bridgeA or bridgeB, verseA or verseB and then

chorus A&B (don't forget the pause between verse and chorus!)

:

# chorus2 #A&B X3 *=play 7X

E-------------------|
B--------*----------|
G----*--5----*---*--|
D---7---5---3---7---|
A---7---3---3---7---|
E---5-------1---5---|

:

# outro #A

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

# outro #B h=hammer-on p=pull-off

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------13h14p13----13h14p13----13h14p13----13h14p13-13--14-13----13h14p13|
G--14---------------14----------14----------14--------------------14---------|
D--14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12---12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:

# outro2 #A X2

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

# outro2 #B X2

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5---|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

# outro3 #A ^=pause

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

# outro3 #B X2 ^=pause

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------7--5------|
D---7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-10-9-7-5-7-9-7-^------^-7--5--7---|
A------------------------------------------------------------------5--3--7---|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------5---|

:

Wow! Those S&M-NOFX-songs!!!

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 25.01.1998. Thanks to Rambozo.

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