311 - Slinky guitar tab
'Slinky'
Performed by 311
From the album "Unity" on What Have You Records
Music by: N. Hexum
Lyrics by: N. Hexum
(c) 1991 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
* Important!: Song in Dropped-D Tuning - Tune lowest (6) string one full
step down (from E to D).
Intro/Riff 1a:
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N.C. Faug F
1:---------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8--8-
2:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
3:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
4:---------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3---------------------------------------
Intro/Riff 1b:
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N.C. D6
1:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
2:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
3:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
4:-----------------------------------------
5:-----------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3-----------------------------
Intro/Riff 1c:
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N.C.
1:--------------------------------------
2:--------------------------------------
3:--------------------------------------
4:---------------5-3-0-3-0--------------
5:-------------------------5p3p1-0------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3----------------------5-4-
Intro/Riff 1d:
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N.C. D5 Bb5 D5 Bb5
1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:------------------------------
4:--------------12---8---12---8-
5:--------------12---8---12---8-
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3--12---8---12---8-
Riff 2:
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[Guitar 1 (Clean)]:
F Fsus4 F Bb Bbsus4 Bb
1:-----------------------------------------------------
2:-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10--15-15-15-16-16-16-15-15-
3:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-
6:-----------------------------------------------------
[Guitar 2 (Distortion)]:
F5 Bb5
1:----------------------------------
2:----------------------------------
3:----------------------------------
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
Verse 1 (Clean):
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F A#
1:-5--5-5---6--6-6-
2:-6--6-6---6--6-6-
3:-5--5-5---7--7-7-
4:-----------------
5:-----------------
6:-----------------
Chorus:
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[Guitar 1 (Clean)]:
F Bb
1:--------------------
2:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
3:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--13-13-13-
6:--------------------
[Guitar 2 (w/Distortion)]:
F Bb
1:--------------
2:--------------
3:--------------
4:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
Riff 3:
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N.C.
1:-----------------
2:-----------------
3:-----------------
4:-----------------
5:-3--5-3-3------1-
6:----------5-5----
Riff 3:
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F5 G#5 G5 G#5 Bb5 G#5 G5 G#5
1:-------------------------------
2:-------------------------------
3:-------------------------------
4:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
5:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
6:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
Lyrics/Song Structure:
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---> Drum Intro
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> No Guitar over:
I was at this club minding my tea
I saw this fine young thing so I thought that I would see
---> Play Verse 1 over:
I don't smoke but I asked her for a cigarette
I know it's lame but I haven't got a better one yet
---> Play Verse 1 (quiet) over:
You guess the rest I'm not the type to fess
I sing this song because I tell you she's the best
---> Play Chorus over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 over:
So I'll just pretend
But I feel like
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> Play Riff 3 over:
Mackadocious she's sweet and precocious
She's the one girl that I just dig, love, yes I'm not above this
You think that's wack then bro you lack
You bore me that macho crap makes me snore, see, me,
I'm all about the females, the women, the jewels of this world
Those flowers like that slinky girl
---> Play Riff 2 (x2)
---> Play Verse over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 over:
So I'll just pretend
But I feel like
---> Play Intro Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Spoken:
All right break it down
311's in the house whether you like it or not
Nineteen-ninety whatever
Here we go
---> No guitar over:
Well I met her one night I'd seen her before
She stole my brain then showed me the door
Girls that do me like that there's not many
But I've met one, that's plenty
I'm glad to say that she gets her way
She can move me and that's okay
Has the power to turn paper inky
The girl has me and she's so
---> Play Riff 4 (x8) with Solo
---> Play Chorus over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Muted Verse 1 (x4)
---> No guitar over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d) - w/ad libs
---> End on F5 (333xxx)
