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Ban The Tubetop by Reel Big Fish
Ban The Tubetop
Tuning Standard
^ = Bend up
x = scratch
Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7------7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4--------5------6-------------------------------| x6
A|-------5---------5\2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------2-----3--------3-----------------------------------|
Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7^---------------------7^--------------------7^--------------------7^-------|
D|-7^---x-x-4----x-x-5----7^---x-x-4----x-x-5---7^---x-x-4----x-x-5---7^--x-x--|
A|-5^---x-x-4----x-x-5----5^---x-x-4----x-x-5---5^---x-x-4----x-x-5---5^--x-x--|
E|------x-x-2----x-x-3---------x-x-2----x-x-3--------x-x-2----x-x-3-------x-x--|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----x-x-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4----x-x-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2----x-x-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-----|
A|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-----|
E|----------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|
(palm mute these chords)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------8-7-8-7-------------------------------------|
G|----------7-7----------------------------7b-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7------|
D|-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------5-5--7-7--4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|-5-5--7-7-5-5--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------5-5--7-7--4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|-3-3--5-5------5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3--5-5--2-2-------------------|
PM ***********
Interlude (played alongside with Trumpet thing or whatever that instrument is.)
e|------------------------------15------14-------12------------17b19--17b19----|
B|-10b-12—10b-12-----------------------------------------15--------------------|
G|----------------9b-11--7-9-7------12------12-------12------12----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------12------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When you play these just place you thing slightly on the string (I think it's called
A harmonic (hope that helps)
e|----7------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------9-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Order
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Interlude
Chorus x2
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version 2
Although this is played with one guitar (Aaron), there are some parts which have been
and need 2 guitars 2 play properly.
Legend:
\-slide down
/-slide up
b-bend
r-release bend
hb-hold bend
qb-quick bend
h-hammer on
p-pull off
x-mute string
pm-- and .-palm mute
~-vibrato
x\-pick slide
Intro:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7-7----7-7------------------|
D|------------------4-----5----|x5
A|-----5------5\---------------|
E|----------------2---2-3---3/-|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7-7----7-7-------------------|
D|------------------4-----5---5-|
A|-----5------5\----------------|
E|----------------2---2/3---3---|
Verse:
note:on the 4th repeat make the slide slower
pm--- --------|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7\-----------------|
D|-7\------4------5---|x4
A|-5\--4-4-4--5-5-5---|
E|-----2-2-2--3-3-3---|
. . . .
Chorus:
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-----------4-4-4-4----------|
D|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--5-5-7-7-|x2
A|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-7-7-|
E|----------5-5-5-5-----------3-3-5-5-|
pm------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Then play the main intro riff 4 times, another verse, chorus, then this
Bridge:
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8-7-8-7-----|
G|-----------------------------7-7---------------7~\-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--------------|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5--7-7--------------|
E|-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-------5-5--------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
pm----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7-7----7-7------7---|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7x\--7-7-/-/--7---|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5x\--5-5-/-/--5---|
E|-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------x\-|
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-12\-12\-12\-14\-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Now here's the first overdubbed part
note:its hard to get the spacings right but if you listen closely to the track you
be able to work it out
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------10b12-10qb12r10~\-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
| |
| |
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--7--6-7--7-7--------------------|
A|--5--4-5--5-5--4-----4-5-5-4-5---|
E|---------------2-----2-3-3-2-3---|
. . . . . . . . . . .
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------9b11r-7-9-7~\-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
| |
| |
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--7--6-7--7-7----------------|
A|--5--4-5--5-5--4---4-5-5-4-5-|
E|---------------2---2-3-3-2-3-|
. . . . . . . . . . .
E|---------------15--14--12-------|
B|---------------------------15---|
G|-----------------12--12--12-----|
D|-----------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
| |
| |
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--7--6-7--7-7-------------------|
A|--5--4-5--5-5--4-----4-5-5-4-5--|
E|---------------2-----2-3-3-2-3--|
. . . . . . . . . . .
E|---------------17b19-17qb19r-14h15p14----|
B|--------------------------------------15-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--7--6-7--7-7----------------------------|
A|--5--4-5--5-5--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5----|
E|---------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude:
E|-10-14-10-------------|
B|------------12-10-12\-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
| |
| |x3
E|----------5-7--5--7\--|
B|----------------------|
G|----7-----------------|
D|-------7--------------|
A|-5--------------------|
E|----------------------|
E|-10-14-10---5~-|
B|------------6~-|
G|------------7~-|
D|------------5~-|
A|------------5~-|
E|---------------|
| |
| |
E|------------5~-|
B|------------6~-|
G|----7-------7~-|
D|-------7----5~-|
A|-5----------5~-|
E|---------------|
Then a 2 main chorus parts, 3 chorus endings then,
Outro:
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-7-7----7-7------7-7---7\-|
D|-7-7x\--7-7-/-/--7-7---7\-|
A|-5-5x\--5-5-/-/--5-5---5\-|
E|--------------------x\----|
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version 3
intro riff:
E:-----------------|----------------|
B:-----------------|----------------|
G:-7-7-----7-7-----|----------------|
D:-----------------|----4-----5-5-5-|
A:-----5-------5---|----------------|
E:-----------------|2-----3---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
p.m. p.m.
------ ------
verse: D F# F# F# G G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | repeat a bunch ||
You're seventeen, evil and mean...
p.m.
--------
chorus: D | E (high) | G | A | repeat | F# | G |
You're outta sight... Ban the tubetop tonight
bridge: A A A A | G G G G | A G | (guitar fill) |
A A A A | G G G G | F# | G |
A A A A | B B B B | D D | D D | D
the next section was a bit difficult to figure out by ear, so they
might be a little off. They work perfectly fine if played alone and
not with the CD. But if played with the CD they sound a little off.
guitar mini-solos:
#1: high E:-7---7-5~~~~~~---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
#2: B:-5b--3-5-3~~~~---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
(this one's way off if played with the CD)
#3: B:-12-8--10-7--8--5--7--3~-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
#4: didn't figure out exactly, but it's essentially a held bent 17th
on the high E string
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