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The Separation of Church and Skate

NOFX
Tab
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Tab3

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

Both guitars

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-7-0-6--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|

pm............................................................

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

pm.................................................

////////// CHORUS //////////

Both Guitars

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

12X

e|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------9--|--10--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|--10--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---8--|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|------|

////////// BRIDGE 2 //////////

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------|[Guitar-2-play|
B|-----------------------------|---just-this--|
G|------Play-this-3-times------|--------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------|
A|--0--7--0--6--0--5-3--3-5-3--|--0--7--0--6--|
E|-----------------------------|--------------|

////////// INTERLUDE //////////

Guitar 1

e|-------1----3--1-------1----0--|
B|-------3----3--3--1----1----1--|
G|--5----2----0--2--2----2----0--|
D|--5----0----0--0--2----3----2--|
A|--3---------2-----0----3----3--|
E|--3---------3----------1-------|

////////// PRE-SOLO //////////

Both Guitars

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

pm....................................................

////////// SOLO //////////

Guitar 1

e|--12-12-10-------12b---10------------12p10------------------------------------|
B|-----------13p10---------13-13h17b---------13--13b-10-13-10-13-10------8b-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------5-8----8-8--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-7-10-10-7-10-10-7-10-12-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|---------------Play-this-2-times-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------xxx-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--xxx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xxx-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--xxx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xxx-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--xxx-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--xxx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xxx-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--xxx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xxx-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--xxx-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-xxx--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

////////// BRIDGE 3 //////////

[Guitar 1] [Guitar 2]

e|-----------------------------|     e|--------------------|
B|-----------------------------|     B|--------------------|
G|-----------------------------|     G|--------------------|
D|-----------------------------|     D|--7----7----7----7--|
A|--0--7--0--6--0--5-3--3-5-3--|     A|--7----7----7----7--|
E|-----------------------------|     E|--5----5----5----5--|

////////// VERSE 2 //////////

Both guitars

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-7-0-6--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|

pm.................................................

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-5-5-5-------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--4--5--6--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--4--5--6--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1---------3--2--3--4--|

pm.................................

////////// CHORUS 2 //////////

Both guitars

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|\\
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| \\
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|  \\
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|   \\

|Play this 3 times

e|---------------------------------------------------|   /
B|---------------------------------------------------|  /
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------| /
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|/
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

12X

e|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
G|--------------------------------------------------9--|--10--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|--10--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---8--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|------|

////////// OUTRO //////////

[Guitar 1] (Play fast)

e|--Play-this-4-times--|------------|
B|---[Guitar-2-play----|------------|
G|---on-third-time]----|------------|
D|---------------------|------------|
A|--0--0-3-0-----030---|--77----77--|
E|-----------3-2----3--|--55----55--|

Both guitars

e|---------------------|------|
B|---------------------|------|
G|---------------------|------|
D|---------------------|------|
A|--0--0-3-0-----030---|--77--|
E|-----------3-2----3--|--55--|

Song order:

[Guitar 1] [Guitar 2]

INTRO 5X (0:00) ------------------

INTRO 2 3X (0:17) INTRO 2 1X (0:17)

BRIDGE 1X (0:23) BRIDGE 1X (0:23)

VERSE 1X (0:30) VERSE 1X (0:30)

CHORUS 1X (0:37) CHORUS 1X (0:37)

BRIDGE 2 1X (0:54) BRIDGE 2 1X (0:59)

VERSE 1X (1:00) VERSE 1X (1:00)

CHORUS 1X (1:07) CHORUS 1X (1:07)

INTERLUDE 1X (1:25) --------------------

PRE-SOLO 1X (1:35) PRE-SOLO 1X (1:35)

SOLO 1X (1:38) SOLO(back) 1X (1:38)

BRIDGE 3 4X (1:49) BRIDGE 3 4X (1:49)

VERSE 2 1X (1:56) VERSE 2 1X (1:56)

CHORUS 2 1X (2:03) CHORUS 2 1X (2:03)

OUTRO 1X (2:31) OUTRO 1X (2:34)

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