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Toadies
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Song

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BACKSLIDER - The Toadies

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Tabbed by: ironmanben

Email: bentrooper@gmail.com

Tuning: e B G D A E

intro:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
A|--------------------------0----------------0----------------0-----|
E|------------------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2---|

-| |

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------0-----|
E|-2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2---|

main riff:

(both guitars)

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---------0---|-0-0-4-0-3-4-|---------0---|-0-0-4-0-3-0-|
E|-2-2-0-2---2-|-------------|-2-2-0-2---2-|-------------|

verse:

e|-2--2--2-----|-------------|-2--2--2-----|-------------|
B|-2--2--2-----|-2--2--2-----|-2--2--2-----|-2--2--2-----|
G|-3--3--3-----|-2--2--2-----|-3--3--3-----|-2--2--2-----|
D|-4--4--4-----|-2--2--2-----|-4--4--4-----|-2--2--2-----|
A|-4--4--4-----|-0--0--0-----|-4--4--4-----|-0--0--0-----|
E|-2--2--2-----|-------------|-2--2--2-----|-------------|

-| | | | |

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---------0---|-0-0-4-0-3-4-|---------0---|-0-0-4-0-3-0-|
E|-2-2-0-2---2-|-------------|-2-2-0-2---2-|-------------|

bridge

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
A|--------------------------0----------------0----------------0-----|
E|------------------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2---|

-| |

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------0-----|
E|-2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2------2-2-0-2---2---|

riff 2:

(both guitars)

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------0----------0---0-2-|
A|-2~-0-2---2-2~-0-2---2-----|
E|---------------------------|

Order:

intro

main riff x2

verse x2

bridge

main riff x2

verse x2

riff 2 x4

bridge

main riff x2

verse x2

riff 2 x4

verse x4

bridge (with sliding and whammy bar in between each repitition of the riff)

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| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| br Bend release

| pbr Pre-bend release

| brb Bend release bend

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