Melvins

Melvins - Caped Crusader guitar tab

Jello Biafra & The Melvins

"Caped Crusader"

Tabbed by ben.nield@gmail.com

Sequence:

Riff 1 - 5x

Riff 1.5 - 3x

Riff 1 - 4x, Adam Jones pt1 - 3x

Riff 1 chords - 2x

Riff 1.5 chords - 4x

Riff 2 - 3x

Riff 1 - 3x; Adam Jones pt2 - 3x

Riff 1 chords - 2x

Riff 2 - 3x

Riff 3 - 1x

Riff 4 - 4x

*Solo*

Riff 5 - 2x

Riff 6 - 3x

Break down, rest for 4 bars

Riff 7 - 4x; Adam Jones pt3 - 4x

Riff 1 - 2x

Riff 1.5 - 4x

Riff 1 (5x)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------5h7-----------------------------5h7-

e-0-------x---3-------0---5h7-----0---0---x---3-------0---5h7-----

PM all

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-0---0---6---5-------0---x---3---x---0---x---3---x---5---3---5---

PM all

Riff 1.5 (3x)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-0---0---6---5-------0---x---3---x---0---x---3---x---5---3---5---

PM all

Back to Riff 1 4x

Guitar 2 [Adam Jones] comes in after 4 bars (3x)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b---------0---8-------7-------------------0---8-------7-----------

g-----------------------------9-----------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------------------9-------

a-7---7---------------------------7---7---------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b---------0---8-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------

g-----------------------------9-------9---------------7-------7---

d---------------------------------------------9-----------9-------

a-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Then a power chord version of Riff 1 (2x)

Followed by a power chord version of Riff 1.5 (4x)

Riff 2 (3x) "God is great..."

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-7/--9-------9-----------9---9---10/-9-------9-----------9---9---

a-5/--7-------7-----------7---7---8-/-7-------7-----------7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-11--11------7-----------7---7---10/-9-------9-----------9---9---

a-10--10------5-----------5---5---8-/-7-------7-----------7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Back to Riff 1 3x

Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 1 3x:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b---------0---3---------------------------0---2-------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b---------0---1---------------------------0---2-------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Then power chord version of Riff 1 (2x)

followed by Riff 2 (3x)

Then play this chord and let it ring

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-4---------------------------------------------------------------

a-2---------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----4-------4---9-------9---9------

a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----2-------2---7-------7---7------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----9---9-------11------11--11-----

a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----7---7-------9-------9---9------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----4-------4---9-------9---9------

a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----2-------2---7-------7---7------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-11----------4-------------------9-------------------------------

a-9-----------2-------------------7------------7------------------

e----------------------------------------------5------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-11----------4-----------9-------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---

a-9-----------2-----------7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 4

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-9---9-------12------7-----------9---9-------12------7----------- 4x

a-7---7-------10------5-----------7---7-------10------5-----------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Solo

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------9-------9---9-7-----------------7-------9---9-7-----

a-7---------------------------9-7-5---------------------------9-7-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------9-------9---9-7-----------------9-------9---9-7-----

a-3---------------------------9-7-5---------------------------9-7-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1 [Buzzo]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------9-------9---7-------------------7-------9---7-------

a-7-------------------------------5-------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------9-------9---7-------------------9-------9---7-------

a-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 [Adam Jones]

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------16------16--14------------------16------16--14------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------16------16--14------------------16------16--14------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5 (2x)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-7/--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---

a-5/--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8-/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-12--12--x---7-------7---7---7---10/-9-\-7-/-9---10/-9-\-7-/-9---

a-10--10--x---5-------5---5---5---8-/-7-\-5-/-7---10/-9-\-5-/-7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-7/--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---

a-5/--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8-/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-12--12--x---7-------7---7---7---10--10--x---9-------9---9---9---

a-10--10--x---5-------5---5---5---8---8---x---7-------7---7---7---

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 6 (3x)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-2-----------5-------------------7-----------8-------------------

e-0-----------3-------------------5-----------6-------------------

Then slow down and play this breakdown

e---------------------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------------------

g---------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------------------

a-8-------------7-------------5-------------4-------------

e-6-------------5-------------3-------------2-------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a-2-------let ring------------------------------------------------

e-0---------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a---------keep ringing--------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 7

Guitar 1

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

a----------------------------------------------------------------- 4x

e-0---0-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-0---0-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-

PM all

Guitar 2

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b---------0---8-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------

g-----------------------------9-------9---------------7-------7---

d---------------------------------------------9-----------9-------

a-7---7----------------------------------------------------------- 4x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Then back to Riff 1 2x

Followed Riff 1.5 4x

Et voila!!

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