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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 00:53:57 -0800

From: Larry Secrest

Subject: TAB: 900 by The Breeders

Intro Guitar:

         e   ----------------------|
         B   ----------------------|
         G   ----------------------|
         D   ---5/8\3----5/8\3-----|
         A   ---5/8\3----5/8\3-----|
         E   --3--------3----------|

(/ and \ = slides)

Bass:

     G   ---------------------|
     D   ---------------------|
     A   ---------------------|
     E   -3-3-3-6-6-6-1-1-3-3-|

Lead Guitar:

     D   ---------------------|
     A   -------5-----0-------|
     E   -3-------------------|

(Repeat Bass and Lead Guitar together for a while^?)

We've tables and chairs

and holy books for all

We've knives and forks

A thousand miles to go.

(Now bust out with this:

     e   --------------------------------------|
     B   --------------------------------------|
     G   --------------------------------------|
     D   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3-3-3-------------|
     A   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3-3-3-------------|
     E   --3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-1-1-1-------------|
     e   ---------------------------------------|
     B   ---------------------------------------|
     G   ---------------------------------------|
     D   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-15-15-15-----------|
     A   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-15-15-15-----------|
     E   --3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-13-13-13-----------|

(stay on the last chord for feedback)

(Back to just Bass and Lead Guitar)

But brother, aren't you?

Nine hundred to go

One down

Nine hundred

(Bust out with these this now:

     e   --------------------------------------|
     B   --------------------------------------|
     G   --------------------------------------|
     D   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3-3-3-------------|
     A   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3-3-3-------------|
     E   --3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-1-1-1-------------|
     e   --------------------------------------|
     B   --------------------------------------|
     G   --------------------------------------|
     D   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-15-15-15----------|
     A   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-15-15-15----------|
     E   --3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-13-13-13----------|
     e   ---------------------------------------|
     B   ---------------------------------------|
     G   ---------------------------------------|
     D   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3------------------|
     A   --5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-3------------------|
     E   --3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-1------------------|

(added emphasis on last chord)

One down, twenty-five to go

(This lead part comes in:

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

(b = bend; \ = slide)

(Back to Bass and Lead)

The dog is barking

Where snow meets the sea

Nine hundred to go

One down

(Bust out with the last chords once again ;)

Nine hundred

When it's time,

Brother, bury me^?

(Back to Bass and lead w/ Intro guitar this time)

^?in my clothes.

(Fade Out...the end :)

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