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Reach for the Sky

Social Distortion
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Tab3

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

Intro

Guitar 1 (its kind of faint, but I'm pretty sure this is what he plays):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3---8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-----------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

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

Intro Part 2

Guitar 1

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--5--3-----6--5--3-----6--5--3--1--3--5--6--8--6--5-------------------|
D|-----------3-----------1-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

Pre-Verse

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8//6-6//8~---------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8//6-6//8~---------------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6//4-4//6~---------------------------------------|

Verse

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

Post-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

Repeat Pre-verse

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Post-Chorus

Repeat Pre-verse

Solo

(Guitar 2 plays the Verse/Chorus riff in the background)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--5--3-----6--5--3-----6--5--3--1--3--5--6--8--6--5---3* 33-3*-33-----|
D|-----------3-----------1-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus

End on:

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

************************************

| / Slide up

| x Dead note

| ~ Vibrato

| PM Palm mute

| * pinch harmonic

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