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Valerie

Reel Big Fish
Tab
3.9(3)

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

Song

Listen to the whole song for timing and how many times you play

each part of the song. i'll try my best to explain:-

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---2----2------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---2----2--4--5--3---------------------------------------------------------
E|---0----0--2--3--5---------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------   Play this part twice
D|--7--6--4-----------2------------------------------
A|--5--4--2--7--5--4--2--4--5--7---------------------
E|-----------5--3--2--0--2--3--5---------------------

Verses - This is the same for every verse - ska strumming

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

Pre chorus

e|------------x-x--x-x
B|------------x-x--x-x
G|------------x-x--x-x
D|---2--------x-x--x-x  Play 3 times then play
A|---2--5--7--x-x--x-x
E|---0--3--5--x-x--x-x
e|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-----------------
D|--2----2---------
A|--2----2--4--5--7
E|--0----0--2--3--5

chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|--7- 6- 4-----------2------------------------------ play twice then play
A|--5- 4- 2--7--5--4--2--4--5--7---------------------
E|-----------5--3--2--0--2--3--5---------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-9-11-12-----2-2-------7--------------------------------
A|--5-7-9--10-5-4-2-2--7-7--5--------------------------------
E|------------3-2-0-0--5-5-----------------------------------

the last chord is quick as he plays it as he's downstoke to the first chord of

the verse. if u dnt understand just dnt play it n go staight into the verse.

Verse

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Solo - cant figure this out only one part which is this

e|--555-444-222-000----------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------32323232-0235--------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pre chrous

then play chrous again, you have to play it through more times, listen to the cd.

finish on

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

THats bout it idf neone knows the solo put tab it out. This is still a gd rbf

song even though it aint skai.

Nick

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