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I Cant Surf

Reverend Horton Heat
Tab
★4.5(10)

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

Song

This is an awesome instrumental! I first heard it off a little

compilatin called MOM: MUSIC FOR OUR MOTHER OCEAN featuring a whole

slew of sweet bands. Anyways, I always wanted to be able to play

this song so I sat down one day (or maybe I was standing...I can't

remember!) and I figured out what I could. So...uhhh...here is what

my little ears and brain deciphered from the recording! ENJOY!

Intro:

(just keep picking the open A until the

drums kick in then play the main rythmn riff 4 times!)

e---------|------------------------------------|
B---------|--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--------------|
G---------|--2-2-2-2-x-2-2--2-2-2-x------------|
D---------|--2-2-2-2-x-2-2--2-2-2-x------------|
A--0------|--0-0-0-0-x-0-0--0-0-0-x------------|
E---------|----------3b-----------3b-----------|

"I can't surf!!..."

(main melody PLAY 2X then go back to rythmn part)

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

"And either can you!!.."

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

I haven't figured out the solo yet, so all I have are the main

sections. It's best if you have a recording of this song to follow

with my uhh...little "interpratation."

Isaiah

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