Badfish
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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 03:22:36 -0800<br/>
From: MEYHAIM31 <br/>
To: guitar@olga.net<br/>
Subject: news, i.e. Tab: Bad Fish<br/>
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Author: Sublime<br/>
Title: Bad Fish<br/>
Album: MOM Music For Our Mother Ocean<br/>
TAB by: Bobby Mills of Moreno Valley, CA<br/>
Email in care of Bobby Mills: meyheim31@prodigy.net .<br/>
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****************************SUBLIME****************************<br/>
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Play the intro. in a rhythm type manner:<br/>
<br/>
A Bb7 Gb<br/>
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-<br/>
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A A Bb7<br/>
------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------<br/>
------|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-<br/>
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-<br/>
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-<br/>
5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-3-0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-<br/>
3-3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------|----------<br/>
notice that part ^<br/>
Gb <br/>
A<br/>
------------|-----------------------|---------------------------<br/>
--4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|-2-------------------------<br/>
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------<br/>
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------<br/>
--2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-------------------------<br/>
------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------<br/>
let it ring<br/>
<br/>
play this next part using the same tab as shown above, but in a<br/>
slow ska type manner instead of the rhythm style)<br/>
<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
When you grab a hold of me. . . . . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Tell me that I'll never be set free. . . .<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Well I'm a parasite . . . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Creep and craw I step into the night . . . <br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Two pints of boose . . . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Tell me are you a bad fish too (are you a bad fish too)<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Ain't got no money to spend. . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
I hope the night will never end. . .<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Lord knows I'm weak. . . <br/>
Gb A<br/>
Wont some body get me off of this reef. . .<br/>
<br/>
(pause)<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Baby your a big blue whale. . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Grab the reef when all the timing fails. . . <br/>
A Bb7<br/>
I swim but I wish I never learned. . . <br/>
Gb A<br/>
Waters too polluted with germs. . . . <br/>
A Bb7<br/>
A dog deep when its ten feet over head. . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Grab the reef underneath my bed (underneath my bed)<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Aint got no corals with God. . . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Aint got no time to grow old. . . <br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Lord knows I'm weak. . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
A Bb7 Gb<br/>
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-<br/>
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-<br/>
<br/>
A <br/>
------|---------<br/>
------|-2-------<br/>
5-5-5-|-2------- pause for 2 sec. Then go strait to solo |<br/>
5-5-5-|-2------- /<br/>
5-5-5-|-0------- .<br/>
3-3-3-|---------<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
SOLO: #: let ring >: slide ~: bend ^: half bend<br/>
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--^-------~------^-----------------|----------------------------<br/>
--2---2---4----4-4--------2>4--2----------|----------4--2---~~~-<br/>
--------------------2>(4)--------3-2------|------2-4------3-2---<br/>
--------------------------------------2>3#|--2>3----------------<br/>
------------------------------------------|---------------------<br/>
Notice those bends^<br/>
<br/>
--5--2----------------------------------------------------------<br/>
-------3-2--2--#-#-#-#-----------------------------------------<br/>
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------<br/>
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------<br/>
------------0--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------<br/>
----------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
(Back to slow ska style play)<br/>
<br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Aint got no quarles with God. . . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Aint got no time to grow old. . . <br/>
A Bb7<br/>
Lord knows I'm weak. . .<br/>
Gb A<br/>
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .<br/>
<br/>
Well that's it. I hope I helped out some of you sublime <br/>
fans out there. If you know how to play a song then you should<br/>
take the time to post it on this page. If anyone has any comments<br/>
or questions feel free to e-mail me at the address on top of the<br/>
page.<br/>
~Bobby Mills~ <br/>
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