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Surf Wax America by Weezer
Surf Wax America
4/4 Time
All Strings Tuned Down One Half Step
(All Chords Relative to Standard Tuning)
Intro
(Dadd4) (C) (G/B) (G)
eb||:|-----------------|-----------------|:|
Bb||:|---3-------1-----|-----------0-----|:|
F#||:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|:|
C#||:|-4-----0-2-------|---0-----------0-|:|
Ab||:|---------------3-|-2---------------|:|
Eb||:|-----------------|-------3---------|:|(Play Two Times)
Verse
Dadd4 C G/B G
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer.
Dadd4 C G/B G
The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear.
Dadd4 C G/B G
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast.
Dadd4 C G/B G
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast.
D/A C/G G5
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2-|------------------------|
Ab|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
I'm goin' surfin cause I don't like your face.
D/A C/G G5
I'm bailin' out because I hate the race
D/A C/G G5
of Ratts that run Round and Round in the maze.
D/A C/G G5
I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin'!
Chorus
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
You take your car to work,
C G5
I'll take my board,
C G5
And when you're out of fuel
C G5
I'm still afloat.
Interlude
(Dadd4) (C) (G/B) (G)
eb|:|-----------------|-----------------|:|
Bb|:|---3-------1-----|-----------0-----|:|
F#|:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|:|
C#|:|-4-----0-2-------|---0-----------0-|:|
Ab|:|---------------3-|-2---------------|:|
Eb|:|-----------------|-------3---------|:|(Play Two Times)
Verse
D/A C/G G5
My buddies and their honeys all come along.
D/A C/G G5
They seem invincible as they surf along.
D/A C/G G5
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg.
D/A C/G G5
We're goin' surfin'. We're goin' surfin'.
Chorus
C G5
You take you car to work,
C G5
I'll take my board,
C G5
And when you're out of fuel
C G5
I'm still afloat.
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--5--4--4--4--4--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--3--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
You take your car to work,
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
I'll take my board.
C G5
And when you're out of fuel
C G5
I'm still afloat.
Bridge
A5 C5 G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
All a - long the un - der - tow is
A5 C5 G5
strengthening its hold.
A5 C5 G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5 C5 G5
Now I can never go home.
A5 C5 G5
All along the undertow is
A5 C5 G5
strengthening its hold.
A5 C5 G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5 C5 G5
Now I can never go home.
Interlude
C
eb|-0-----------------------|-(0)---------------------|
Bb|-1-----------------------|-(1)---------------------|
F#|-0-----------------------|-(0)---------------------|
C#|-2-----------------------|-(2)---------------------|
Ab|-3-----------------------|-(3)---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\
eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|:|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
Eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
C#|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|:|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|(Play Six Times)
You take your car to work, I'll take my board.
And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat.
All along the undertow is strengthening its hold.
(You take your car to work, I'll take my board.)
I never thought it'd come to this. Now I can never go home.
(And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat.)
Chorus
C G5
You take you car to work,
C G5
I'll take my board,
C G5
And when you're out of fuel
C G5
I'm still afloat.
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
You take your car,
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
I'll take my board.
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--5--5--4--4--4--4--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--3--3--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
You take your car,
C G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
I'll take my board. Let's go!
Outro
C5 G/B G5
eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Bb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
F#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
C#|:|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|:|
Ab|:|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--|:|
Eb|:|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|:|(Play Three Times)
C5 G/B G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------||
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------||
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-----------------------||
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-5-----------------------||
Eb|-------------------------|-3-----------------------||
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin', but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin' 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out, because I hate the race
Of rats that run, round and round in a maze
I'm goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they trip along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand-pound keg
We're goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
(All along the undertow)
I'll take my board
(Is strengthening its hold)
And when you're out of fuel
(I never thought it'd come to this)
I'm still afloat
(Now I can never go home)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car
I'll take my board
You take your car
I'll take my board
Let's go!
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version 2
Tuning:Down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic intro:
Dadd4 C G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1--------------------0------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0--------0---------------------------------|
D|--4--------0--2--------------0--------------0------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3--2------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4---2--2--2--2---5----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5-(x8)-----------------------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---3----------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------5------7------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--8-(x8)-3-(x8)-8-(x8)-3-(x8)----------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2------5------------2------5----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-(x4)-3-(x4)-5-----0-(x4)-3-(x4)-5---------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-x8)---------------3-(x8)----------------------------------|
Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------5--5------5--5------5--5------5---5-------------------------------|
A|--3-(x7)-2--5-(x7)-2--3-(x7)-2--5-(x7)-2---5-------------------------------|
E|------------3-------------------3----------3-------------------------------|
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin', but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin' 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out, because I hate the race
Of rats that run, round and round in a maze
I'm goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they trip along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand-pound keg
We're goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
(All along the undertow)
I'll take my board
(Is strengthening its hold)
And when you're out of fuel
(I never thought it'd come to this)
I'm still afloat
(Now I can never go home)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car
I'll take my board
You take your car
I'll take my board
Let's go!
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version 3
Tuning:1/2 step down (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Use the basic C chord shape for the F#maj7 chord and the F#maj chord.
I've noticed that some other tabs, while accurate, don't use the C chord shape for the F#maj7.
I find the below approach to playing it a lot easier, while still being just as accurate.
Each new tab row thing is the same as the last (except the sixth one is a bit different).
It's a bit redundant, but I thought I'd just tab the whole intro.
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1----------------------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0----------------0--------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1----------------------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0----------------0--------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1----------------------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0----------------0--------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1----------------------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0----------------0--------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1----------------------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0----------------0--------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 Bmaj Gmaj
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0----------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----------2--------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5-----------3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin', but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin' 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out, because I hate the race
Of rats that run, round and round in a maze
I'm goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they trip along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand-pound keg
We're goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
(All along the undertow)
I'll take my board
(Is strengthening its hold)
And when you're out of fuel
(I never thought it'd come to this)
I'm still afloat
(Now I can never go home)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car
I'll take my board
You take your car
I'll take my board
Let's go!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 4
Tune down 1/2 step NOTE: chords are NOT in actual pitch
Intro/Lead verses
Dadd4 C Em7 G
---------------------------------------------
------3----------1-------------------0-------
--------0----------0----------0--------0-----
---4------0---2------0-----0-------------0---
------------------------2--------------------
---------------------------------3-----------
{With intro}
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxing down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxing down because it's really a blast
{Without intro/With Distortion}
D/A C/G G
I'm going surfing 'cuz I don't like your face
D/A C/G G
I'm bailing out because I hate the race
D/A C/G G
of rats that run round and round in the maze
D/A C/G G
I'm going surfin', I'm going surfin'
{CHORUS}
C/G D/A
You take your car to work Note: the C/E sounds good when
C/E G you play with the album.
I'll take my board If you play alone, an E/B
C/G D/A sounds better
And when you're out of fuel
C/E G
I'm still afloat
D/A C/G G
My buddies and their homies all come along
D/A C/G G
They seem invincible as they surf along
D/A C/G G
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg
D/A C/G G
We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin'
{CHORUS}
C/G D/A
You take your car to work
C/E G
I'll take my board
C/G D/A
And when you're out of fuel
C/E G
I'm still afloat
{INTERLUDE}
A/E C/G G
All along the undertow
A/E C/G G
is strengthening its hold
A/E C/G G
I never thought it'd come to this
A/E C/G G
Now I can never go home
CHORDS:
EADGBe
D/A 55777x
C/G 33555x
G 3555xx
C/E 03555x
A/E 00222x
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version 5
Standard EADGBe tuning
this is really fast
e------------------------------
B---3-------1-------------0----
G-----0-------0-------------0-- (repeat many times
D-4-----0-2-----------0-------- through song
A---------------3-2s3---------- where necessary)
E-----------------------0------
that's the basic intro
you CAN also play this with two guitars like this:
Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
e--------------------- e----------------------------
B--------------------- B---3-------1-------------0--
G--------------------- G-----0-------0-------------0
D-4-----0-2-------0--- D----------------------------
A-----------3-2s3----- A----------------------------
E-------------------3- E----------------------------
but if you do choose to do that i'm not sure gtr. 2 is completely accurate plus it's way more impressive if you can do it all on one guitar.
and the main chorus (basically) is:
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-55555555------------55555555------------
D-55555555--55555555--55555555--55555555--
A-33333333--55555555--33333333--55555555--
E-33333333--33333333--33333333--33333333--
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin', but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin' 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out, because I hate the race
Of rats that run, round and round in a maze
I'm goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they trip along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand-pound keg
We're goin' surfin', goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow
Is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
(All along the undertow)
I'll take my board
(Is strengthening its hold)
And when you're out of fuel
(I never thought it'd come to this)
I'm still afloat
(Now I can never go home)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car
I'll take my board
You take your car
I'll take my board
Let's go!
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