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Song

"The Alien"

Slash's Snakepit

Aint life grand

Tabbed by Carlos

Guitar tuned half step down (as always)

Intro riff. Repeat 3 times:

E  -----------------------------------------------------------|
B  -----------------------------------------------------------|
G  -----------------------------------------------------------|
D  -----------0------------ 1---------------------------------|
A  ----0h1------1p0------0----5-------------------------------|
E  ---------------------3--------3----------------------------|

Then... Ahhhhhh........

E  -----------------------------------------------------------|
B  -----------------------------------------------------------|
G  -----------------------------------------------------------|
D  -----------0--------------7----8---------------------------|
A  ----0h1------1p0-------5----6------------------------------|
E  ---------------------3-------------------------------------|

2nd riff. Repeat twice

E  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
B  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
G  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D  -----------0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
A  ----0h1------1p0------0--2-----------0h1------1p0------0-----------------------------|
E  ---------------------3----------3---0-------------------3--------3---0---------------|
E  -----------------------------------------------------------|
B  -----------------------------------------------------------|
G  -----------------------------------------------------------|
D  -----------0-----------------------------7----8------------|
A  ----0h1------1p0------0--2-----------5----6----------------|
E  ---------------------3----------3---0----------------------|

Main chord: repeat twice

just what the hell......

E  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B  ------7--7-----x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7------x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7---|
G  ------7--7-----x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7------x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7---|
D  ------6--6-----x----x----x----x----x---x-----6--6------x----x----x----x----x---x-----6--6---|
A  ------7--7-----x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7------x----x----x----x----x---x-----7--7---|
E  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E  --------------------------------------------------------------|
B  -x----x----x----x----x---x------------------------------------|
G  -x----x----x----x----x---x------------------------------------|
D  -x----x----x----x----x---x------------------------------------|
A  -x----x----x----x----x---x------ 5--7-------------------------|
E  ------------------------------------3---5-----------3---------|

Then...

I slowly touch down......

E  -----------------------------------------------------------|
B  -----------------------------------------------------------|
G  -----------------------------------------------------------|
D  -------5-------4--5--------7---8-------10---7--------------|
A  --- 5--3-------2--3--------5---6-------8----5--------------|
E  ----3------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: repeat twice

just got in today...........

E  -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B  -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G  -------------------------------------------------------------------|
D  ----9--11---9----------------------------9--11---9------5---4------|
A  ----7---7---7------7--7------------------7---7---7------3---2------|
E  ---------------------5--5h7p5---7s8--------------------------------|

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