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Song

EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER

~Celebrate Your Mother~

Tabbed by Paulo T (http://www.geocities.com/onelastchance)

24/1/03

Order

Verse 1

First Riff x 2

Verse 2

Second Riff

Verse 3

Third Riff x 1

First Riff x 1

Verse 4

Long Bit

Second Riff x 2

Verse 5

Second Riff x 2

End on

Bass Intro (Plays all the way through probably)

G---------------------------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--

Verse 1 - Gtr 1

e--0------------0------------0------------
B--0------------0------------0--r---------
G--1----4-3-----1----4-3-4---1--e--3--4---
D--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5---2--s--4--5---
A--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5---2--t--4--5---
E--0----3-2-----0----3-2-3---0-----2--3---

First Riff Gtr 1

e-----------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E--0-3-0-3-0-3-0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2---

First Riff Gtr 2 - Basically backs up gtr 1's riff

e-----------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3---
D-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---
A-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---
E-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2---

Verse 2 - Gtr 1

e--0------------
B--0------------
G--1----4-3-4---
D--2----5-4-5---
A--2----5-4-5---
E--0----3-2-3---

Verse 2 - Gtr 2 (directly After gtr 1)

e-----------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E--3-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2----

Gtr 2 plays left hand mute on open strings

Second Riff Gtr 1

e-----------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E--3-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2----

Verse 3 - Gtr 1

e--0------------0----------
B--0------------0----------
G--1----4-3-----1----4-3-4-
D--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5-
A--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5-
E--0----3-2-----0----3-2-3-

Gtr 2 - after Gtr 1

e-----------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E--3-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2----

Third Riff

e---------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------

D--2-2-0-2--5-4-5-4-2-0-2--0------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2---

Verse 4 - Gtr 1

e--0------------0------------0---
B--0------------0------------0---
G--1----4-3-----1----4-3-----1---
D--2----5-4-----2----5-4-----2---
A--2----5-4-----2----5-4-----2---
E--0----3-2-----0----3-2-----0---

Long Bit - Gtr 1

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----0---0---2---2---2------0---0---0---2---2------5---5------------4----4-------
A---2-2---2---2---2---2----2-2---2---2---2---2----5-5---5----------4-4----4------
E--0---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0---0--3---3---3---etc--2---2----2-etc-

Long Bit - Gtr 2 - Based around these notes

e--------------------------

B--12-12-12----14--15--17--

G--------------------------

D--------------------------

A--------------------------

E--------------------------

Verse 5 - Gtr 1

e--0------------0----------
B--0------------0----------
G--1----4-3-----1----4-3-4-
D--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5-
A--2----5-4-----2----5-4-5-
E--0----3-2-----0----3-2-3-

End on:

e--------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------

G--1-----------------------------------
D--2-----------------------------------
A--2-----------------------------------
E--0-----------------------------------

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