from the mint album - Racecar is racecar backwards
Standard tuning
I got the basic outline of the riff and stuff from someone else, but i
can't remember
- sorry
Legend
\ = slide
* = let ring
b = bend
br = bend and release
h = hammer on
p = pull off
x = heavily muted note
PM = Palm Mute
Intro
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------8----------------0-8-0-10-0---------------
D--------8-8---8-8---8-9-11-----8-8---8-8----------------8-8---8-8---
A------------9-----9----------------9-----9------------------9-----9-
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------8---------------6-------|
D|8-9-11-----8-8---8-8---6-6-----|
A|---------------9-----9-8-6-----|
e|-------------------------8-----|
Verse (dead simple)
Lead guitar isn't actually playing here - it's someone else growling
away on a seven
combined
with the bass that gives that real deep sound - at least that's what i
presume - it's in
cd inlay
Página 1 / 7
"...the whining and the bitching"
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------0-8-0-10-0-----|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
"Sat on my sofa, my friends all went to college..."
"...I still live in my dad's house"
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-----------------------8----------|
D-----------------------8------8---|
A-----------------------6------8---|
e------------------------------6---|
"Thinkin' about it, and though you may regret it..."
"...You said it 'cause you meant it"
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------0-8-0-10-0-----|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
"Always, together, a touch of cabin fever..."
"...you find out how we really FEEL!"
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------8---------|
D-------------------------8-----8---|
A-------------------------6-----8---|
e-------------------------------6---|
Main Chorus Riff- Smash out those power chords
Página 2 / 7
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
D|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
A|2-2-2-2--1-1-1----|
x 1
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-x-x-4-x-x-4*-----------
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-x-x-4-x-x-4*-----------
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-x-x-2-x-x-2*-----------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now play the opening riff again - but slightly different
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------8----------------0-8-0-10-0---------------
D--------8-8---8-8---8-9-11-----8-8---8-8----------------8-8---8-8---
A------------9-----9----------------9-----9------------------9-----9-
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|8-9-11-13-15-13-8*---------|
A|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
Verse
"When i was fifteen, i swear it looked so easy..."
"...you go out and you get paid"
Página 3 / 7
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G----------------------0-8-0-10-0------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
"You get you an LP and slam it on the tv..."
"...and its another day down..."
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------------|
D--------------------8---8----------|
A--------------------6---8----------|
e------------------------6----------|
Quite difficult to hear this bit
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
A--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
e--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|6-6------|
D|6-6------|
A|4-4------| x 2
e|---------|
PM PM
"...but that's rock'n'roll i 'spose"
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------8------------------|
D-----------------------8-------8----------|
A-----------------------6-------8----------|
e-------------------------------6----------|
Chorus riff again
Página 4 / 7
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
D|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
A|2-2-2-2--1-1-1----|
x 4
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
G-------6------------3-------4-----------------------------4---------|
D-------6------------3-------4-------------------------------4-------|
A-------4------------1-------2---------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...I got an hand like a knife rack, and i die in every film..."
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------6-----------3-----------4-------------------------------
D-------6-----------3-----------4-------------------------------
A-------4-----------1-----------2-------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
e|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
Pick
Scratch
Chorus riff
Página 5 / 7
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
D|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
A|2-2-2-2--1-1-1----|
x 1
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------|
Fill - same chords as for chorus riff, but arpeggiated
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------6-----6-----6-----6------3------4-----4-----4-----4--3-3-3---
D------6-----6-----6-----6------3------4-----4-----4-----4----3-3-3---
A----4-----4-----4-----4------1------2-----2-----2-----2------1-1-1---
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus riff
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
D|4-4-4-4--3-3-3----|
A|2-2-2-2--1-1-1----|
x 1
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------|
Then
Página 6 / 7
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|4-4-4-4--3*-------|
D|4-4-4-4--3*-------|
A|2-2-2-2--1*-------|
e|------------------|
You can then pick scratch and mute the strings to get the exact
recorded sound
That about the lot - This is my first tab so any questions,
corrections, pointers or
then mail me -
*