Melvins - Bar-x-the Rocking M (in D) guitar tab
"bar-x-the rocking M" by the Melvins
Album: Stag
tabbed by Ben Nield bennield@hotmail.com
Intro - play twice:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-10--5---4---5---7---7---7--8----7---8---8---
a -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-10--5---4---5---7---7---7--6----5—--6—--8---
D -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-10--5---4---5---7---7---7-------------—-8---
x x x x x
d -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-8---4/5-5---5-----------4-—----------3------
a -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-8---4/5-5---3-----------2------------1------
D -5---7---7---7-7-7-7-8---4/5-5-----------------------------------
x x
Verse:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3/--
a -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---1-------1---1---1/--
D -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3-----------------------
g -----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
d -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-3-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-
a -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
D -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-3-2-------------------------0-
x x x x x x
d -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3/--
a -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---1-------1---1---1/--
D -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3-----------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-3---2---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3---2---3---
a -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-3---2---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3---2---3---
D -0h2-2---2---2-2-2-2-3---2---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3---2---3---
x x x x x
d -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---8---let-------------
a -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3---6---ring------------
D -0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-3---3---3-----------------------
*BASS LINES AND WOBBLE BOARD FOR 2 BARS*
Then:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d -6h8---------6h8-----------------6h8---------10------------------
a -6h8---------6h8-----------------6h8---------10------------------ 8X
D -6h8---------6h8-----------------6h8---------10------------------
TRUMPET SOLO Backing:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-(8)--7---
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
g -----5-----------5------------
d -5h7-5-7-7-7-5h7-5-7-5--------
a -5h7---7-7-7-5h7---7-5--------
D -5h7---7-7-7-5h7---7-5--------
x x
ONE MORE VERSE, THEN END WITH THIS:
d -7/-(0)-
a -7/-(0)-
D -7/-(0)-