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It's All About the Pentiums

"weird Al" Yankovic
Tab

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

Song

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PENTIUMS - Weird Al Yankovic

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Tabbed by: ironmanben

Email: bentrooper@gmail.com

Tuning: e B G D A E

guitar 1 - Jim West - rhythm 1

guitar 2 - Jim West - rhythm 2

guitar 3 - Jim West - lead

guitar 4 - Jim West - lead 2

intro:

(guitar 1:)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-------8-8---8---------6---8---------8-8---11--11------|
G|-7-7-7-7-------7-7---7---------5---7---------7-7---10--10------|
D|-5-5-5-5-------5-5---5---------3---5---------5-5---8---8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

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

-| (guitars 3 & 4:) |

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------8-8---8---------6---8---------8-8---11--11------|
G|-7-------------7-7---7---------5---7---------7-7---10--10------|
D|-5-------------5-5---5---------3---5---------5-5---8---8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

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

-| |

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus:

(guitar 2:)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---4---3-----------------------|
A|---------------4-----3-----1-----|
E|---------------------------------|

-| (guitar 4:) |

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

verse 1 part 1:

(guitar 1:)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-8---8---------6---8---------8-8---11--11------|
G|-7-------------7-7---7---------5---7---------7-7---10--10------|
D|-5-------------5-5---5---------3---5---------5-5---8---8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

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

-| (guitars 3 & 4:) |

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

verse 1 part 2:

(guitar 1:)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------8-8---8---------6---8---------8-8---11--11------|
G|-7-------------7-7---7---------5---7---------7-7---10--10------|
D|-5-------------5-5---5---------3---5---------5-5---8---8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

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

-| (guitars 3& 4:) |

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

verse 2 part 1:

(guitar 1:)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---------------------------12--12--12--------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------11--11--11--------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------9---9---9---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
A|-5---------------------------2---2---2---------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitars 3 & 4:) |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--11----------------------10--10--10--------------------------|
G|-10--10----------------------9---9---9---------------------------|
D|-8---8-----------------------7---7---7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3---3-----------------------2---2---2---------------------------|
D|-3---3-----------------------2---2---2---------------------------|
A|-1---1-----------------------0---0---0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

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

verse 2 part 2:

(guitar 4:)

e|-6---------6---6---6-----6---6-6-|
B|-x---------x---x---x-----x---x-x-|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

pre-chorus:

(guitar 1:)

e|---------------------------------|
B|-8---8---11----------------------|
G|-7---7---10----------------------|
D|-5---5---8-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---8-----------------------|
A|-5---5---8-----3-----4-------5---|
E|-3---3---6-----------------------|

-| (guitar 4:) |

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

verse 3 part 1:

(guitar 1:)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---8-----------------------7---7---7---------------------------6---6---|
G|-7---7-----------------------6---6---6---------------------------5---5---|
D|-5---5-----------------------4---4---4---------------------------3---3---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

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

-| (guitar 3:) |

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 4:) |

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5---5---5---------------------------|
G|---------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
D|---------------------2---2---2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

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

-| |

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

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

verse 3 part 2:

(guitar 1:)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---8-----------------------7---7---7---------------------------|
G|-7---7-----------------------6---6---6---------------------------|
D|-5---5-----------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 2:) |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5-----------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
A|-5---5-----------------------4---4---4---------------------------|
E|-3---3-----------------------2---2---2---------------------------|

-| (guitar 3:) |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 4:) |

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

verse 3 part 3:

(guitars 1 & 2:)

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

-| (guitar 3:) |

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-| (guitar 4:) |

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

-| |

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

-| |

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

Order (next to it I have which guitars play during that part of the song):

intro (all guitars)

chorus x4 (guitar 2 and 4 only)

verse 1 part 1 x1 (all guitars)

verse 1 part 2 x7 (all guitars)

verse 2 part 1 x3 (all guitars)

verse 2 part 2 x3 (guitar 4 only)

pre-chorus x1 (guitars 1, 2, and 4 only)

chorus x6 (guitars 2 and 4 only)

verse 1 part 1 x1 (all guitars)

all guitars silent for a little

verse 3 part 1 x3 (all guitars)

verse 3 part 2 x1 (all guitars)

verse 3 part 3 x2 (all guitars)

chorus x7 (guitar 2 and 4 only)

guitars are silent for the rest of the song.

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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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