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Tab4
Bass3
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
A Bm
e|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
B|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-3--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
G|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
D|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
A|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
G A
e|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-3-0-|
E|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
notice that part ^ ^
A Bm
e|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
G A
e|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--------------------|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--------------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--------------------|
E|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
let it ring
Verse chords
A Bm G A5 D E
e|-9----7-----------------------------------|
B|-10---7--8—10---7--9----------------------|
G|-9----7--7--9---7--9----------------------|
D|---------9------7--9----------------------|
A|-------------------7----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse
A Bm
When you grab a hold of me
G A5
Tell me I will never be set free
Bm
But I'm a parasite,
G A
Creep and crawl I step into the night
D
Two pints of booze,
G A [fill 1]
Tell me are you a bad fish too? (are you a badfish too?)
Bridge
D A
Ain't got no money to spend
D A
I know the night will never end
D A
Lord knows I'm weak
D E
Won't somebody get me off of this reef?
Verse 2
A Bm
Baby you're a big blue whale
G A5
Grab the reef when all duck diving fails
Bm
I swim, but I wish I never learned
G A [fill 2]
The water's too polluted with germs
D
I dive deep when it's ten feet over head
G A [fill 1]
Grab the reef from underneath my bed. (underneath my bed but)
Bridge 2
D A
Ain't got not quarrels with God.
D A
Ain't got no time to grow old.
D A
Lord knows I'm weak.
D E
Won't somebody get me off of this reef?
Instrumental
(Play intro)
Solo
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-4h6-----4h6----4br-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-4—1h2p1--------------------------|
D|--2h4-----------2h4-----------------------|
A|--------------------2-2p0—--2/4~~~~~~~~---|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2p1------------------------|
D|----2h4-4----4-----2/4--------------------|
A|--4---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|--5---------------------------------------|
B|-----7------------------------------------|
G|--------6—4\2--4-2------------------------|
D|----------------[fill-4]------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(Play Bridge 2 again to end the song)
Now I'll tab out all the fills I mentioned earlier
Fill 1
(are you a badfish too?)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--2h3p2-----------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2h4-4-----------------------|
D|----------2h4-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Fill 2
...too polluted with germs
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2h3p2---2h3p2------|
G|-------------------------------------2----|
D|---------------------------------------2--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Fill 3
(underneath my bed but)
e|-------------------5----------------------|
B|---------------5-7---7p5------------------|
G|----------2-4/6---------6-----------------|
D|-------2h4---------------7/9-7------------|
A|--0h2h4----------------------let-ring-----|
E|------------------------------------------|
Fill 4
(Use a slide and slide it up the neck from the second fret to the 14th. It happens at the
time as the last note of the solo.)
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| br Bend release
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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