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Suckers - Reel Big Fish
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Tabbed by: Mike T
Email: Mtred@comcast.net
Suckers
Reel Big Fish
Cheer Up! (2001)
One of their best.
Tuning: EADGBe
Verse 1 after the talking 0:08-0:43 (clean)
e|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---6-x-6--6-6-6-4-4-x-4---4-x-4---1-x-1--1-1-1-| B|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---8-x-8--8-8-8-4-4-x-4---4-x-4---1-x-1--1-1-1-| G|-7-7-x-7---7-x-7---8-x-8--8-8-8-5-5-x-5---5-x-5---2-x-2--2-2-2-|x7 D|-8-8-x-8---8-x-8---8-x-8--8-8-8-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---3-x-3--3-3-3-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Then right before the Chorus 0:43-:46
(clean) (distort)
e|-4-4-x-4---4-x-4--------------| B|-4-4-x-4---4-x-4--------------| G|-5-5-x-5---5-x-5--------------| D|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6-5---8--------| A|-----------------5---8--------| E|-----------------3---6--------|
Chorus 1 0:46-1:06 (distortion)
The power chords for the choruses would be:
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-8--------------------8------------------| D|-8---5---6---5-8--x3--8---5---3----------| A|-6---5---6---5-8------6---5---3----------| E|-----3---4---3-6----------3---1----------|
(strumming is fairly simple for the chorus)
Verse 2 1:07-1:37 (clean)
e|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---6-x-6--6-6-6-4-4-x-4---4-x-4---1-x-1--1-1-1-| B|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---8-x-8--8-8-8-4-4-x-4---4-x-4---1-x-1--1-1-1-| G|-7-7-x-7---7-x-7---8-x-8--8-8-8-5-5-x-5---5-x-5---2-x-2--2-2-2-|x6 D|-8-8-x-8---8-x-8---8-x-8--8-8-8-6-6-x-6---6-x-6---3-x-3--3-3-3-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Part before the chorus 1:37-1:39
(clean) (distort)
e|-4-4-x-4---4-x-4--------------| B|-4-4-x-4---4-x-4--------------| G|-5-5-x-5---5-x-5--------------| D|-6-6-x-6---6-x-6-5---8--------| A|-----------------5---8--------| E|-----------------3---6--------|
Chorus 2 1:40-2:00 (distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-8--------------------8------------------| D|-8---5---6---5-8--x3--8---5---3----------| A|-6---5---6---5-8------6---5---3----------| E|-----3---4---3-6----------3---1----------|
Breakdown Pt 1 2:00-2:21 (clean)
"Suckers suckers suckers suckers..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x4 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------2-2-1-1----------------------2-2-1-1---------| E|-1-1--1-4-4--4-1-1--1---------1-1--1-4-4--4-1-1--1-----------------|
Breakdown Pt 2 2:21-2:30 (distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------4-4-3-3-------------------------4-4-3-3---|x2 D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3---| A|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1---| E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-----------|
|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|
palm muted
Chorus Riff 3 2:31-3:01 (distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------\\\\\\\\\--(pick slide)-----| G|-8--------------------8------\\\\\\\\\-------------------| D|-8---5---6---5-8--x5--8---5--\\\\\\\\\-------------------| A|-6---5---6---5-8------6---5------------------------------| E|-----3---4---3-6----------3------------------------------|
Chorus 4 3:01-3:47 (distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-8--------------------8------------------| D|-8---5---6---5-8--x10-8---5---6-/-/------| A|-6---5---6---5-8------6---5---6-/-/------| E|-----3---4---3-6----------3---4-/-/------|
End with a pick slide. Hope you enjoy. Email with comments.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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