311 — Transistor
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 02:30:20 -0500 (EST) From: Fred Lidskog Subject: 3/311/transistor.tab "Transistor" Performed by 311 >From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records Music by: Chad Sexton Lyrics by: Nick Hexum and Doug Martinez (c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI ------------ NOTE: ANOTHER INTERPRETATION OF THIS SONG, AND ONE THAT I NOW THINK IS THE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY IT, IS TO PLAY ONLY THE NOTES LISTED ON THE LOW "E" STRING, AND NOT THE ONES ON THE "A" STRING. IN OTHER WORDS, PLAY THE SINGLE NOTES ON THE "E" STRING INSTEAD OF THE POWER CHORDS LISTED BELOW, BUT ONLY IN "VERSE RIFFS 1 & 2", "CHORUS RIFF 1", AND "RIFF 3". THE OTHER RIFFS SHOULD BE PLAYED AS LISTED BELOW. Verse Riff 1: ------------ e--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A--2--4--5--7--4--4----7--4--2--7b7.5---2--4--5--7--4--4-- E--0--2--3--5--2--2----5--2--0--5b5.5---0--2--3--5--2--2-- e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A--7--4--2--7--4--2-------------------------------------- E--5--2--0--5--2--0-------------------------------------- Verse Riff 2: ------------ e-------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2-- E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0-- e----------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- D-----------------------------------------7--7--7----------- A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--5--5--5----------- E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2-------------------- Chorus Riff 1: -------------- e-------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D--7--7--7--8-------------------------------------- A--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4---------- E--------------4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2---------- Chorus Riff 2: -------------- e--------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- D-----------7--------------------------------------- A--4--4--4--5--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4----------- E--2--2--2-----4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2----------- Riff 3: ------- e------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------- D-----------------9--7---------------------------------------- A--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-------5--5--5--5--9--7--9-------------- E--3--3--3--3--3--7--5-------3--3--3--3--7--5--7-------------- Bridge: ------- e------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------ D------------9--7--------------9--7-------------------------- A---5--5--5--7--5----5--5--5---7--5----5--5--9--7------------ E---3--3--3----------3--3--3-----------3--3--7--5------------ Reggae Part: ------------ e---3--3--------------1--1----1--1----------------------- B---3--3-----5--5-----1--1----1--1----------------------- G---4--4-----5--5-----2--2----2--2----------------------- D------------5--5---------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- Ending: ------- e---------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------- G-----------5--5------------------------------- D---5--5----5--5---3------3-----3------3------- A---5--5----3--3---3------3-----3------3------- E---3--3----3--3---1--0---1--0--1--0--1--0----- e--------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------- G-----------5--5------------------------------ D---5--5----5--5---3---3---3--------3--------- A---5--5----3--3---3---3---3--------3--------- E---3--3----3--3---1---1---1---0----1--------- Lyrics/Song Structure: ===================== ---> Play Verse Riff 1 over: If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your ---> Play Verse Riff 2 over: buck there's no luck, then there's no luck Then again if you came for drama then I can't understand Music critics, music critics Not afraid of a guy who'll tell you he's never been in a mix Been in a mix, been in a mix From the grass roots so big up to our friends Every crew every click and every posse Big up to all the heads not of hypocrisy ---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over: You're a Transistor ---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over: Lightning resistor Conducting to the mother star That's what you ---> Play Riff 3 over: are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh ---> Play Verse Riff 1 over: Renegade sound system Three Eleven Renegade sound system Three Eleven Renegade sound system Three Eleven Renegade sound system ---> Play Verse Riff 2 over: Three Eleven, Three Eleven Brothers from another planet and here once again Automatic, automatic wanna take to the universe in a holographic Cosmic remix, cosmic remix, From the mysterious blue planet we can breathe anywhere Underwater, out in space or in L.A. Your polluted air's no problem for these homeys ---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over: You're a Transistor ---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over: Lightning resistor Conducting to the mother star That's what you ---> Play Riff 3 over: are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh ---> Play Bridge (x4) ---> Play Reggae Part (x4) over: You're a Transistor Lightning Resistor Conducting to the Mother Star That's what you ---> Play Ending (x2) over: are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or other monospaced font. #See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Subject: 3/311/transistor.tab From: Chip (kwalton1@ua1vm.ua.edu) 'Transistor' Performed by 311 From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records Music by: C. Sexton & N. Hexum Lyrics by: D. Martinez & N. Hexum (c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI --------------- The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/Home.html Intro: ====== N.C. 1:---------------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------------- 4:---------------------------------------------------- 5:---------------------------------------------------- 6:-0-2-3-5-2-2--2-5-2-0-5---0-2-3-5-2-2-2-5-2-0-5-2-0- Verse: ====== N.C. 1:--------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------- 4:--------------------------------------------------------- 5:--------------------------------------------------------- 6:-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0- N.C. 1:--------------- 2:--------------- 3:--------------- 4:--------------- 5:---------5-5-5- 6:-5-2-0-5------- | Palm | | mute | Chorus: ======= G#5 N.C. G#5 N.C. 1:---------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------- 4:---------------------------------------------- 5:-6-------------6------------------------------ 6:-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2---2-2-2-2- G#5 N.C. G#5 N.C. 1:----------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------- 3:----------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------- 5:-6-----------6--------------------- 6:-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2-2-2- Post-Chorus: ============ N.C. 1:----------------------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------------------- 3:----------------------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------------------- 5:----------------------------------------------- 6:-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--0--5--3--3-3-3-3-3---7--5--7- Bridge: ======= N.C. 1:--------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------- 4:--------------------------------------------------------- 5:-------7-5------7-5-----------------7-5-----7-5------7-5- 6:-3-3-3------3-3-----3-3-7-5---3-3-3-----3-3------3-3----- Reggae Part: ============ G-C-F Heavy Part: =========== GCFGCFGCFGCF5G 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:-------5----------------5---------------5--------------5------------ 4:-5-----5-----3-----5----5----3-----5----5----3----5----5----3-3-3-3- 5:-5-----3-----3-----5----3----3-----5----3----3----5----3----3-3-3-3- 6:-3-----3-----1-----3----3----1-----3----3----1----3----3----1-1-1-1- Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Play Intro (x3) ---> Play Verse (x4) ---> Play Chorus over: ---> Play Post-Chorus (x4) ---> Play Intro (x3) ---> Play Verse (x4) ---> Play Chorus over: ---> Play Post-Chorus (x4) ---> Play Bridge (x2) ---> Play Reggae Part over: You're a transistor, lightning resistor Conduction to the mother star Yes, that's what you are ---> Play Heavy Part over: Words (unofficial): =================== If you want more beats for your blood there's no love If you want more beats for your blood there's no luck If you want more beats for your blood there's no love If you want more beats for your blood there's no love Then there's no love Then again if can't for jammin then I don't understand Music critics Music that ticks The greater the guy will tell he's never been in our mix Been in our mix, been in our mix From the grassroots So big to out friends Every crew, every click and every posse Pick up to nod their heads not of hypocrisy You're a transistor Lightning resister Conduction to the mother star Yes, that's what you are Yeah..... Reggae sound system 311 Reggae sound system 311 Reggae sound system 311 Reggae sound system 311 Three Eleven From the stars to another planet Then here once again Odds on our tip Odds on our ticks Wanna take to the universe Soul hollow black trip (?) Cosmic Remix Cosmic Remix From the serious blue planet We can breathe anywhere Underwater, Out in space, and in LA The polluted there's no problem The soul has no maze == Last Updated: June 25, 1997 == From KMJC90A@prodigy.com Fri Aug 15 17:07:22 1997 Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:58:05, -0500 From: MR JOHN S GYULAI To: webmaster@olga.net Subject: Transistor tab Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:24:42 -0500 (CDT) Resent-From: Chris Bray Resent-To: cbray@tarpit.uark.edu Here is our unofficial interpretation of 311's transistor. The pasting got all fucked up so if its unreadable try pasting it into word ^Transistor^ Performed by 311 >From the Album ^Transistor^ on Capricorn Records Music by: ??? Lyrics by: ??? (c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI ---------- Mike Gyulai (kmjc90a@prodigy.com) Riff 1 (w/distortion): ====================== 1:----------------------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------------------- 3:----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2---------- 4:--4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-----4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-4-2------ 5:--4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-----4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-4-2------ 6:--2---2-2---2-0---0-1-2---2-2-----0---2-0-0-1-- Riff 2 (w/distortion): ====================== 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7- 4:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------7-7-7- 5:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------5-5-5- 6:--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0------- Chorus (w/distortion): ====================== 1:----------------------------- 2:----------------------------- 3:--9-------------------------- 4:--9-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5- 5:--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5- 6:----5-5-5-5-5--7-5-3---3-3-3- Riff 3 (w/distortion): ====================== 1:------------------------------ 2:------------------------------ 3:------------5-8---------5-3-5- 4:--6-6-6-6-6-5-8-6-6-6-6-5-3-5- 5:--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-6-6-6-6-3-1-3- 6:--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4------- Riff 4 (w/distortion): ====================== 1:-------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------- 3:--------10-8-------10-8-----5-3- 4:--6-6-6-10-8-6-6-6-10-8-6-6-5-3- 5:--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-6-8--6-6-6-3-1- 6:--4-4-4------4-4-4------4-4----- Bridge (clear): =============== 1:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1- 2:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1- 3:--4-4--1-1--2-2--2-2- 4:--------------------- 5:--------------------- 6:--------------------- Riff 5 (w/distortion): ====================== 1:---------------------------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------------------------- 4:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3- 5:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3- 6:--3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1-0-1-3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1- Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== --->Play Riff 1 --->Play Riff 1 over: If you want more beats for your buck there^s no luck Want more beats for your buck there^s no luck Want more beats for your buck there^s no luck Want more beats for your buck there^s no luck --->Play Riff 2 over: Then there^s no luck Then again if you can^t put trauma Then I can^t understand Music critics, music critics Then afraid of a guy I^ll tell you Whos never been in a mix, been in a mix, been in a mix From the grassroots so get up to our friends, every crew, every click and everybody pick up to all the heads not a hypocricy --->Play Chorus over: Your a Transistor Lightning resistor Conducted to the mother star That's what you are --->Play Riff 3 over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh --->Play Riff 1 --->Play Riff 1 over: Reggae sounds is a 311 Reggae sounds is a 311 Reggae sounds is a 311 Reggae sounds is a 311 --->Play Riff 2 over: 311, from a stronger^nother planet And here once again Automatic, automatic Wanna sink to the universe in a holographic, cosmic remix Cosmic remix from a serious blue planet We can breath anywhere, underwater, outerspace And in LA, the pollution there^s no problem For these old hags --->Play Chorus over: Your a Transistor Lightning resistor Conducted to the mother star That's what you are --->Play Riff 3 over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh --->Play Riff 4 (x4) --->Play Bridge over: Your a Transistor Lightning resistor Conducted to the mother star That's what you are --->Play Riff 5 over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh From VPQR52B@prodigy.com Mon Sep 1 10:18:15 1997 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 22:22:43, -0500 From: MR ROB J LEPKOSKI To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB:Transistor by 311 Transistor from the album Transistor by 311 This is a kinda tricky song so I only have the first 2 parts of the song intro/verse e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------0-----0-----0----------0------0-----0---| E|-0-2-3---2-2---2-1-----0-2-3----2-2---2-1-----| pre-chorus e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----0-------0------0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------| E|---2-0---2222---2-0---2222----2-0---2222---2-0---2222-| super-fly@earthling.net
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