Nofx

Nofx - Death Of John Smith guitar tab

THE DEATH OF JOHN SMITH by NOFX. Album: The Longest Line (1991) 1/3

Man, what a rhythm! One of the coolest NOFX songs ever!

A=Melvin B=El Hefe A&B=both

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# intro #A !pick-slide! >

E-----------3-----------------------3--5-------3--------------------------->

B-----------3-------7---------------3--5-------3-------7------------------->

G-----------4-------7---------------4--6-------4-------7------10------12--->

D---7-------5-------7-------3----2--5--7-------5-------7------10------12--->

A---7-------5-------5-------3----3--5--7-------5-------5-------8----7-10--->

E---5-----------------------1----------5----------------------------8------>

# intro #B !pick-slide! >

E----------------------------------------------3-----------------------3--->

B----------------------------------------------3-------7---------------3--->

G-------------------7--------------------------4-------7---------------4--->

D---7-------5-------7-------3----2--5--7-------5-------7-------3----2--5--->

A---7-------5-------5-------3----3--5--7-------5-------5-------3----3--5--->

E---5-------3---------------1-------3--5-------3---------------1----------->

>introA ---------------------------|

>---------------------------|

>---------------------------|

>---7-------------------5---|

>---7-------0---2---3--------5---------------------introB

>---------------------------|

>---------------------------|

>---------------------------|

>---7-------7---5---3---2---|

>---7-----------------------|

>---5-----------------------|

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# riff #A&B %=pause

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------5-5-4---------------------------------|

D---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---7-7-7-5-5-4-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---%-3-3---------|

A---7-7-7-----------3-7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------3---3-3-%-2-2---|

E---5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------5-5-5---------------------3-3---|

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# riff2 #A&B

E---------------------------/-mute--\-----------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---%-3-3---------|

A---7-7-7-----------3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6---7-7-7-----------3---3-3-%-2-2---|

E---5-5-5-------------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-4-%-5-5-5---------------------3-3---|

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# riff3 #A&B %=pause >

E----------------------------------------------------------------->

B----------------------------------------------------------------->

G---------------------------5-5-4--------------------------------->

D---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---7-7-7-5-5-4-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---%-3-3--------->

A---7-7-7-----------3-7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------3---3-3-%-2-2-%->

E---5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------5-5-5---------------------3-3--->

>riff3

>-----------------------------|

>-----------------------------|

>-10-10---12-12---------------|

>-10-10---12-12---3-3---5-5---|

>--8--8-%-10-10-%-3-3---5-5---|

>-----------------1-1-%-3-3---|

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>>>>>>>>>>>>to next page...

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THE DEATH OF JOHN SMITH 2/3

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# verse #A X4 %=pause

E-----------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------|

G---6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6---------------------5-----4---|

D---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3---5-----4-----|

A---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-------|

E---5-5-5-5-%%%-5-5-5-5-%%%-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|

# verse #B X4 %=pause

E-----------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------5-----4---|

D---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3---5-----4-----|

A---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-------|

E---5-5-5-5-%%%-5-5-5-5-%%%-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|

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# chorus #A (So I keep on working...)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------|

D---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|

A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|

E---1-1-1-1-1-1-------3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1--------------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|

# chorus #B

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|

A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|

E---1-1-1-1-1-1-------3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|

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# TILT #A&B \=slide-down p=pull-off %=pause >

E-----------------------------------/p-m\------------------------------------>

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------->

G---------------5-5------14-14-14---------------5-5-----------------5--7----->

D---7-%%%-7p5-------7----14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7p5-------7p5---5-5-7p5---5--7--7\->

A---7---------7-----7-%%-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-----7---------7---------7-3--5--7\->

E---5---------------5-------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------5\->

>TILTA&B >

>-----------------------------/p-m\------------------------------------------>

>---------------------------------------------------------------------------->

>------------------14-14-14---------------5-5-----------------5--7-10-10-10-10

>---------5-6-7\---14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7p5-------7p5---5-5-7p5---5--7-10-10-10-10

>---------5-6-7\-%-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-----7---------7---------7-3--5--8--8--8--8

>---5-3-0-3-4-5\------------5-5-5-5------------------------------------------>

>TILTA&B

>------------------------------/p-mute-\---|

>------------------------------------------|

>--------------------14-14-----------------|

>--------------------14-14-----5-5-5-5-6---| > Then play riffA&B.

>--55556677-10-12-10-12-12-%%%-5-5-5-5-6---|

>------------------------------3-3-3-3-4---|

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# verse2 #A X4 \=slide-down %=pause (Another day...)

E------------------------------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---14-14-14-14\----14-14-14-14\---10-10-10-10-10-10-----5-----4---|

D---14-14-14-14\----14-14-14-14\---10-10-10-10-10-10---5-----4-----|

A---12-12-12-12\%%%-12-12-12-12\%%%-8--8--8--8--8--8-3-----2-------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------|

# verse2 #B

E------------------------------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14--------------------------5-----4---| >>>>>>to

D---14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-----3--3--3--3--3--3---5-----4-----| next

A---12-12-12-12-%%%-12-12-12-12-%%%-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-----2-------| page...

E-----------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1---------------|

THE DEATH OF JOHN SMITH 3/3

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Then play chorusA or chorusB.

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# bridge #A *=play 16X palm-muted >

E--------------------------------------------------------------->

B------------------------*-------------------------------------->

G----*---------*--------7--------------------------------------->

D---7---------5---------7--------------------------------------->

A---7---------5---------5---------7--5--4-5-5---7-5-4-5---7-5-4->

E---5---------3------------------------------------------------->

# bridge #B *=play 16X palm-muted >

E--------------------------------------------------------------->

B------------------------*-----------------------------*-------->

G----*---------*--------7----------*---------*--------7--------->

D---7---------5---------7---------7---------5---------7--------->

A---7---------5---------5---------7---------5---------5--------->

E---5---------3-------------------5---------3------------------->

>bridgeA

>---------------------------------|

>---------------------------------|

>---------------------------------|

>---------------------------------|

>-4---7-5-4-5---7-5-4-5---7-5-4---|

>---------------------------------|

>bridgeB

>---------------------------------|

>----------------------*----------|

>--*---------*--------7-----------|

>-7---------5---------7-----------|

>-7---------5---------5-----------|

>-5---------3---------------------|

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# riff4 #

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-2-0-1-1-1---|

A---7-7-7-----------3-7-7-7-----------3-7-7-7-----------3-----------2-2-2---|

E---5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------------------------|

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# verse3 #A X4 *=play 6X

E-----------------------------------------|

B----*-------*-------*--------------------|

G--14------14------10-----------5-----4---|

D--14------14------10---------5-----4-----|

A--12------12-------8-------3-----2-------|

E-----------------------------------------|

# verse3 #B X4 *=play 6X

E-----------------------------------------|

B----*-------*----------------------------|

G--14------14--------*----------5-----4---| > Then play chorusA or chorusB

D--14------14-------3---------5-----4-----| with last F- and G-parts X12

A--12------12-------3-------3-----2-------| and then play riff3A&B.

E-------------------1---------------------|

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# outro #A&B %=pause

E-------------------------------|

B-------------------------------|

G---------------5-5-------------|

D---7-7-7-7p5-----------7-5-7---|

A---7-7-7-----7---------7-5-7---|

E---5-5-5-----------%%%-5-3-5---|

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I keep on believing my life still has value...

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 12.05.1998.

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