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Monkey Business

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

Song

Skid Row

Monkey Business

Album "Slave to the Grind"

[INTRO] - Play 3X

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2--4----2h4p2---------------------2--4----2h4p2---------------|
D|---2h4--2--4----2h4p2--4-2--42------2h4--2--4----2h4p2--4-2--42-------|
A|---2h4-----------------4-2--42------2h4-----------------4-2--42-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2--4----2h4p2---------2/4-------------------------------------|
D|---2h4--2--4----2h4p2--4-2--4-2/4---x--2------------------------------|
A|---2h4-----------------4-2--4-------x--2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0------------------------------|

Fill A

p.m|-----|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---------------------------2-----------------------------------|
D|------2--4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4---------2--4-2-3-4-2--2h4p2h4p2-------------|
A|---------4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4------------4-2-3-4-2------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   p.m|-----|   a.h  p.m|------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------------------4-----------------------4---------------|
D|------2--4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4------------4-2---2----------4--2------------|
A|---------4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4----------------4---4-3-2-------2------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------0------------|

Fill B

    p.m|-------|   p.m|-------|        p.m|-------|
p.m|------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2--------------4b5b4-2-------------2--------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4--2-----4-4-4-4--4b5b4-2----4-4-4-4--2----4-4-4-4--2-3-4--|
A|-----4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-------------4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4--2-3-4--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     p.m|-------|   p.m|-------|        p.m|-------|
p.m|------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2--------------4b5b4-2-------------2-------------------|
D|------4-4-4-4--2-----4-4-4-4--4b5b4-2----4-4-4-4--2----4-4-4-4--4-2---|
A|------4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-------------4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4--4-2---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------0---|

Fill C

p.m|-----|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------------2---------2h4p2h4p2h4p2---------------------|
D|---2--4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4----2--4-2-3------------------------------------|
A|------4-2-3-4-2--2-3-4-------4-2-3------------------/9---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Fill B

Fill D

p.m|---| p.m|---|

a.h

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4-----2-------------2--------------------2-----4-----4----------|
D|------4--2--2---2h4--4-4--2----x-x---2h4--4-4--2-----4--2-------------|
A|---------2------2h4--4-4-------x-x---2h4--4-4-----------2-------------|
E|---------0----------------------------------------------0-------------|

p.m|---| p.m|---|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2--------------------2---4---------6-5-4---2-4-------------|
D|-2h4--4-4--2----x-x---2h4--4-4--2---4--2--7--6-5-4---2-4-2-x-x-4-4-4--|
A|-2h4--4-4-------x-x---2h4--4-4---------2--7--------------2-x-x-4-4-4--|
E|---------------------------------------0------------------0-----------|
E |-----------------------|
B |-----------------------|
G |-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|
A |----3-2-0-2-0----------|
E |--------------2-0------|

Repeat Fill A

Repeat Fill B

Repeat Fill D

Repeat Fill A (2x)

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

This part of the song I dont know how to play. The base of the solo

is the Fill D. The rest of the song is similar to the fills.

Any sugestion, comments or anything, send me a e-mail(samelo@hotmail.com)

If you had any tab from the Skid Row, Please, send me by e-mail. Thanks

Excuse me for any english mistake

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p = Pull off

h = Hammer on

/ or = Slide

a.h = Artificial harmonic

P.M = Palm muting

x = Muffled strings

b = Bend to fret indicated

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Skid Row - Monkey business (solo)

~~~~ ~~~ Trill P.M A.H---|

|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------4f-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--4f----4--------2hb---------------|--------2(3)-------2--4frp2---------4f--|
|------------------------4p2----4---|-p2-------------4-----------4--2--------|
|-----------------------------------|----2/4---------------------------2-----|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
------|                        A.H--------
|----------------------14-----------------|
|--------------------------17-17f-b-b-b-b-|
|------14-----17-16hb---------------------|
|--/16-----16-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

~~

|-------x\------------------------------|---14----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------x\---------------17hb--------\--|------17-14h16p14h16p14----14------------------------------16--|
|---16----------14----14--------------3/|16----------------------17-----17p16p14-----16----14fr---------|
|----------/16-----17-------------------|-----------------------------------------16----16--------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

wd1 wd1

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------14h17p14-----------20\-|
|-------14----13---12-----\-------|----7h10p7-------10h13--\2/14h17p14h17\7---9/17-------------17--16/-----|
|-------16f---15f--14f----\4---4/-|9-----------2/11--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slide

|-----19p17---------17h19p17---------------19------19---------------------------------|
|------------19p17-----------------19--17--17------17---20f---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------x------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------x---12\\\\\\\\\----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------x---12\\\\\\\\\----|

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~~= vabrato

hb= Half bend

f= full bend

A.H= artifical harmonic

wd1= whammy bar down 1

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