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Pirates Life

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

Song

The Vandals

Pirates Life for Me

tabbed by Matt

normal tuning

* palm mute

sometimes the G#5 is palm muted in the verse but other times

its not so just figure out when to do it and when not to

intro

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

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

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

D-66666-999-11-11--6666-999-8-6-
A-66666-999-11-11--6666-999-8-6-
E-44444-777-9--9---4444-777-6-4-

verses

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

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

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

D-66666-99-11-11--6666-999-88-6-
A-66666-99-11-11--6666-999-88-6-
E-44444-77-9--9---4444-777-66-4-

****

chorus

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

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

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

D-6666-4444-8888-

A-6666-4444-8888-

E-4444-2222-6666-

that cool bass solo

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

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

A------------4---------------------------------2-
E-4-44-44-44---4-0-2-4---4-5552-24-4-0-0-2-2245--

thats it

i might have missed a couple of strums in the verse and chorus or a pluck

or two on some of the notes in the bass riff but its right and you should

be able to make it sound right

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