The Bloat

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"The Bloat" (words/music: Osborne) – 3:41

Originally from Stag, 1996.

A demo was released as a single, and on Singles 1-12 and live on the Alive at the F*cker Club.

Lyrics

I ain't nothing to the notice

800 miles of Prime

'Cause we be plain Jack belt loaded - High


I pause, I holler

Still powder line

Selling bulge egg tourniquet - High


The more you know, the brain

The more it homicide

Belt strip telephone - High


Well give me forty six

Give me forty five

Can't place down dance stone - High


Guitar Tab

* tabbed by grumpydevil
XX===============================XX

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = let ring


This song was recorded with all guitars tuned down to D...
I.E - From standard tuning, every string must be tuned 
down a whole step (like they were 2 frets lower). 

First Dale starts ith the drumbs...he solos it for a 
whole 16 seconds.

[INSERT CURRENT BASSIST] and Buzz then join.

+--------------------------------------------------------
| Riff A
| 
| F +----------------9---------------------9-----------]|
| C +-------------9-----9-------------9--------9-------]|
| G +--------7--------------------7--------------------]|
| D +---0--------------------0-------------------------]|
| 
| Riff B
| 
| 
| F +--------12 / 14 \  12-------11 / 14 \  11 \ 9-----]|
| C +-----12-------------------11----------------------]|
| G +--10--------------------9-------------------------]|
| D +--------------------------------------------------]|
|
+----------------------------------------------------------

Play in this order:
Riff A
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B*
Riff A*
Riff A*

*some slight variation is made here:

Riff A uses small slides from the 9th fret on the "F" 
string and Riff B uses some hammer-ons & pull-offs - 
these are played during the last notes for that set 
(fancy-schmancee, eh?)

+-----------------
|Riff A variation
|
| F +---------------9 / 11---------------9 / 11-------]|
| C +----------9--------------------9-----------------]|
| G +-----7--------------------7----------------------]|
| D +0--------------------0---------------------------]|
|
|
+------------------
|Riff B variation
|
|
| F +--------12h14/16p12---------------11h14/16p11----]|
| C +-----12------------------------11----------------]|
| G +--10------------------------9--------------------]|
| D +-------------------------------------------------]|
|
|
+------------------



Then the abrupt change from the slow groove to thick bass riff 
played throughout the end of the song.

~~ = Let Ring
(pt1 )
F +---------------------------------------------------|-
C +---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|-
G +-------------2-4-5~~~~-----------------------------|-
D +----------------------3-5-6--3-5-0~~~~~------------|-

(pt2)
F +----------------------------------------------------]|
C +---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------]|
G +-------------2-4/5----------5-----------------------]|
D +------------------3p0--6-5--5p0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-]|



That's it.  I'm pretty sure that's right.  I'll be trying to 
figure out the minimal amount of guitar next. --Kyle
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