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She Sells

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 09:44:48 -0500 (EST)

From: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu

Subject: TAB: she_sells.tab by Rule 62

Song: She Sells

Band: Rule 62

Album: Rule 62 (1997)

Written by Brian Coakley

Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)

(Acoustic)

Intro:

E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---8---------------------|
D---8------9----8---------|
A---6------9----8---------|
E---6------7----6---------|  Repeat this 4x

D# B A#

For each of the last three times, play these riffs:

E----/-----/---------/

B----/-----/---------/

G-8r-/-8-6-/---6-8---/
D----/-----/-8-----8r/

A----/-----/---------/

E----/-----/---------/

2x 3x 4x

Verse:

B A# D# A#

Verse riff:

"She sucked me in but I don't care. . . ."

E-----6-6-6-6---------------6---6--------|
B-7-9---------9-7---7-9---9-------9-7-6--|
G-----------------8-----8-----8----------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

Play this twice, but end like this the second time:

E-6---6---------9-6---------9-6--------6------------|
B-------6-7-6-7-----6-7-9-7------9-7-9---9-7-6-7-6--|
G---8-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Then go straight into chorus:

chords: D# C# D# A# B

Chorus riff: (repeated many times throughout the song)

E-----6-6-6-6----|
B-7-9---------9--|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Bridge:

A# B

"So strung out on your love. . . ."

Then repeat verse pattern, with chords and riff, until

"Sink those teeth into me. . . . ."

Solo:

E---------------------------|
B-6s7-6s7-6s7-6-7-6-6-6-7---|
G-------------------------8-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Play this 3x, then

E-----------6-6-6-6---6-6-6-9-6-|
B---7---9-----------9-----------|
G-8---8---8---------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

Play this 2x, then

E--------6-----|
B-7r---6---7-9-|
G----8---------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|

Then play this 3x:

E-9---9-6-----|
B---7-----7-9-|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

End of third time:

E-9---9-------|

B---7---6-7-6-| then to chorus riff

G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

These riffs are played at the end (listen to the CD to hear

where):

E-9-6-6--9-9-6--|(there are variations on this)

B---------------|
E-14-13-11-11--|
B--------------|

End on:

E-11r-

B-----

I hope this wasn't too confusing. If you're having trouble making sense

of my madness, or have a question/comment, e-mail me! Thanks

Luke

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