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Not A Friend by Sebadoh
Not A Friend
This one is played on Lou's custom 8 string guitar (12 string guitar missing 2 pairs of strings)
so some of the inversions aren't exactly right but it sounds fine.
Obv listen to record for strumming patterns...
Tuning: half a step down
Verse Riff
eb|------------9---9--9--9--|--0---0--0-0---0---0--0-0-----|
Bb|--5--4--0---x---x--x--x--|--9---9--9-9---9---9--9-9-----|
Gb|--x--x------x---x--x--x--|--9---9--9-9---9---9--9-9-----|
Db|--x--x------x---x--x--x--|--9---9--9-9---9---9--9-9-----|
Ab|--4--4------0---0--0--0--|--7---7--7-7---7---7--7-7-----|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Riff
I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
Riff
It's never resolved, I'm nervous when you call
Riff
My words are limp, and my mind is dry
Fm(244222) Eb(022100)Fm Eb
I try to be polite, but I feel like I'm stuck for life
Ab* (X02225)Db*(xx5558) Eb
I follow my heart, it leads me far from you
Riff
No matter how close we are, I'm far, far away
Riff
I have too much now to fill my day today
Riff
I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
Fm Eb Fm Eb
I don't need obligations to our crippled conversations
Ab* (X02225) Db*(xx5558) Eb
I'd never tell you, it's something you should know
Ab* (X02225) Db*(xx5558) Eb
I'm not a friend at all, oh, please let me go
Outro chords
eb|--0---0---0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----9--9--9-------|
Bb|--12--12--12----9--9--9-----10-10-10---10-10-10------|
Gb|--9---9---9-----9--9--9-----9--9--9----9--9--9-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Somehow I don't trust you
I don't trust myself
And I may never forgive you
‘Cuz I can't forgive myself
Don't break my spine...
eb|--12--12--12----12-12-12----9--9--9----9--9--9-------|
Bb|--9---9---9---- 9--9--9-----10-10-10---10-10-10------|
Gb|--9---9---9-----9--9--9-----9--9--9----9--9--9-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Outro solo, hit the distortion. listen to record for timing..
Alternates between a and b...
Part a
eb|--0---0---0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----0-------|
Bb|--12--12--12----9--9--9-----5--7--9----10------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Part b
eb|--0---0---0-----0--0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
Bb|--12--12--12----9--9--9-----5-7-9-5-7-9-5------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
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version 2
Top & bottom E strings tuned down a step to D
d|---0--0--0-----9------0------0--------|
B|---3--2--0-----8------0------0--------|
G|---4--4--4-----7------7------7--------|
D|---4--4--4-----9------7------7--------|
A|---0--0--0-----0------5------5--------|
D|--------------------0-0----0-0--------|
I’m not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
It's never resolved, I'm nervous when you call
My words are limp, and my mind is dry
d|---5------0------------------|
B|---5------10-----------------|
G|---4------11-----------------|
D|---5------12-----------------|
A|---0------0------------------|
D|---------0-------------------|
I try to be polite
but I feel like I'm stuck for life
d|----0-------8------0----|
B|----3-------6------0----|
G|----4-------7------7----|
D|----5-------8------7----|
A|----5-------0------5----|
D|-------------------0----|
I follow my heart, it leads me far from you
d|---0--0--0-----9------0------0--------|
B|---3--2--0-----8------0------0--------|
G|---4--4--4-----7------7------7--------|
D|---4--4--4-----9------7------7--------|
A|---0--0--0-----0------5------5--------|
D|--------------------0-0----0-0--------|
No matter how close we are, I'm far, far away
I have too much now to fill my day today
I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
d|---5------0------------------|
B|---5------10-----------------|
G|---4------11-----------------|
D|---5------12-----------------|
A|---0------0------------------|
D|---------0-------------------|
I don't need obligations to our
crippled conversations
d|----0-------8------0----|
B|----3-------6------0----|
G|----4-------7------7----|
D|----5-------8------7----|
A|----5-------0------5----|
D|-------------------0----|
I'd never tell you, it's something you should know
I'm not a friend at all, oh, please let me go
d|----0--------5------------|
B|----10-------5------------|
G|----11-------4------------|
D|----12-------5------------|
A|----0--------0------------|
D|--------------------------|
Somehow I don't trust you
I don't trust myself
And I may never forgive you
'Cuz I can't forgive myself
Somehow I don't trust you
I don't trust myself
And I may never forgive you
'Cuz I can't forgive myself
Don't break my stride
Don't break my stride
Don't break my stride
Don't break my stride
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