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One Armed Man

Project 86
Tab

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

Song

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one armed man - project 86

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/- slide

*- palm mute

riff 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------7/10-10-10/12-12----------7/10-10-10/5-5-------------------
D|-5/7-0-7-------------------5/7-0-7----------------------------------
A|-3/5-0-5-5/8--8--8-/10-10--3/5-0-5-5/8--8--8-/3-3-------------------
D|-----0-------------------------0------------------------------------

* *

riff 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------(1,2,3)----(4)--------------
D|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-7-5/7-0-5/7-0-5/7-(000)-----(0-7)-------------
A|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-5-3/5-0-3/5-0-3/5-(000)-----(0-5)-------------
D|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-------0-----0-----(000)-----(0--)-------------

** * * *** *

2nd riff 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------on the last one---
G|-----------------------------------------------------play this------
D|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-7-5/7-0-5/7-0-5/7-000---8888-10-10-10-10--7---
A|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-5-3/5-0-3/5-0-3/5-000---8888-10-10-10-10--7---
D|-8888-10-10-10-10--00-------0-----0-----000---8888-10-10-10-10--7---

** * * ***

riff 3:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------5555-7---------------------------------
D|-(0)-0-3333x3333-0000-0-3333----------------------------------------
A|-(0)-0-3333x3333-0000-0-3333-3333-5---------------------------------
D|-(0)-0-3333x3333-0000-0-3333----------------------------------------

**** ^dont play this octave just go

riff 4: straight into riff 4 (on last one)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7--3--5--5--0-3--7--3--5--55555555---------------------------------
A|-5--3--3--5--0-3--5--3--3--55555555---------------------------------
D|----3-----5--0-3-----3-----55555555--------------------------------

********

riff 5: the fun part

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-5/7----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----xx-3/5/6\5-----------------------------------------------------
A|-3/5-xx-3/5/6\5-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----xx-3/5/6\5-----------------------------------------------------

after repeating this a couple times it goes back into riff 3

then it come back to riff 5, then goes again to riff 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-8888-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------
A|-8888-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------
D|-8888-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------

on the last riff 2 this is repeated and leads into the last riff 5

e|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
G|-5/7-------------|--77----------------------------------------------
D|-----xx-3/5/6\5--|--------------------------------------------------
A|-3/5-xx-3/5/6\5--|--55----------------------------------------------
D|-----xx-3/5/6\5--|--------------------------------------------------

^end on this

well, like most of my tabs you have to listen to the song to put it all

together. what i like about this song is you never stop playing, maybe

thats why its called (play on). hope this helps all the beginners and

project 86 fans out there.

- josh

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