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Planet of the Apes

Screeching Weasel
Tab

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

Intro

Bass intro:

G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
D|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-1^3p0---|-------|-1^3p0---|-------|-1^3p0---|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-3>----|-------|

Then guitar joins

B# C A G B# C A G B# C A G G F# F E F F# G G#

E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|3-3-2-2|1-1-0-0|1-1-2-2|3-3-4-4|

Verse

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

Planet of the apes, You're a primate primate

Planet of the apes, You're what I hate, I hate

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

This orangutan, is a one man gang,

is a fuckin goon, a big fat ass baboon

Chorus

C D F F

e|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|
A|3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3|-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-| x2
E|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------| then

Planet of the apes,planet of the apes, Woooooah ooooooh ooooooh oh

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

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Intro

B# C A G B# C A G B# C A G G F# F E F F# G G#

E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|5>-----|-------|-------|-------|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|5>-----|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|3>-----|-------|-------|-------|

B# C A G B# C A G B# C A G G F# F E F F# G G#

E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|3-3-2-2|1-1-0-0|1-1-2-2|3-3-4-4|

Verse

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

Planet of the apes,You are so wrong, so wrong

Planet of the dinks, Here comes King Kong, ding dong

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

You're a simian, You're the missing link. This

Pre-Chorus

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

club's a zoo, thanks to you, and your gorilla buddies too

C D F F

e|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|
A|3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3|-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-| x4
E|-------|-------|--------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------| then

Planet of the apes,planet of the apes, Woooooah ooooooh ooooooh oh

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

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

[Outro] Intro riff:

E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|

Monkey see, monkey do, do a shot upside the head for you)

E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-5>----|-------|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-5>----|-------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-3>----|-------|
E|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
B|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
G|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
D|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3/5-0---|-5-5-5-|-3-5-0---|-5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|--------|
A|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1/3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-1-3-0-5~|~5-5-5-|-------|-------|-------|--------|
E|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|-------3~|~3-3-3-|3-3-2-2|1-1-0-0|1-1-2-2|3-3-4-4-|

End on

C

e|----------|---------|
B|----------|---------|
G|-5-~~~~~~-|-~~~~~-5-|
D|-5-~~~~~~-|-~~~~~-5-|
A|-3-~~~~~~-|-~~~~~-3-|
E|----------|---------|

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Legend

| > Staccato

| g Grace note

| (n) Ghost note

| ^ Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ let note ring

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