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The Cause

NOFX
Tab
★4.2(3)

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

Song

THE CAUSE by NOFX. Album : Punk in drublic (1994)

A little bit slow but cool song!

A=left guitar B=right guitar A&B=both

:

# verse #A&B #=play 16X palm-muted # pre-chorus #A&B *=play 12X

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

B----#----------| *=play 12X B----*--------------------------|

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

:

# chorus #A&B *=play 5-6X # verse2 #A&B #=play 16X pm *=play 12X

E--------------------------|            E-------------------------------|
B----*-----*------------*--|            B----#---------------#----------|
G---7-----5------*----12---|            G---7--------#------7--------*--|
D---7-----5-----5-----12---|            D---7-------7-------7-------5---|
A---5-----3-----5-----10---|            A---5-------7-------5-------5---|
E---------------3----------|            E-----------5---------------3---|

Then play pre-chorusA&B and chorusA&BX2.

:

# bridge #B??? GuitarA??? plays verse2A&B h=hammer-on >

E-------------------------------------------------------------------->

B---7-----8-8--7-----8-8--7-----8-8--7-----8-8--7-----8-8--7-----8-8->
G-----7----------7----------7----------7----------7----------7------->
D-------7----------7----------7----------7----------7----------7----->

A-------------------------------------------------------------------->

E-------------------------------------------------------------------->

>bridgeB???

>---------------------|
>---8h10-8------------|
>----------11-9-7-9---|
>---------------------|
>---------------------|
>---------------------|

:

# bridge #A??? GuitarB??? plays pre-chorusA&B

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7---5-4-5---4-0-7---5-4-5---4-0-7---5-4-5---4-0-7---5-4-5---4-0---|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

:

# chorus2 #A??? X2 GuitarB??? plays chorusA&BX2 *=play 5-6X

E--------------------------|
B-----------------------*--|
G---------------------12---|
D----*-----*-----*----12---|
A---9----10----10-----10---|
E--------------------------|

:

# outro #A&B

E---/------------------------palm-muted----------------------------|

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

>outroA&B

>----------------------------palm-muted---------------\------------|

>------------------------------------------------------------------|
>--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7---|
>---2-4-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2--2-2--2-4-5-4------------------7-7-7-7---|
>---0-2-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-0--0-0--0-2-3-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---|
>---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|

It isn't for the fortune, it isn't for the fame - it is for the cause!

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 06.06.1998.

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