Melvins - The Bloat Bass Tabs

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Melvins
The bloat
Stag
TABBED BY sEAn M.
All Guitars tuned drop D.



h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = let ring

Drum Solo ( 16 seconds)

kING Buzzo and Current bassist ( who ever is playing) join

Riff 1
 
 F----------------9---------------------9-----------]|
 C-------------9-----9-------------9--------9-------]|
 G--------7--------------------7--------------------]|
 D---0--------------------0-------------------------]|

 Riff B
 
 
 F--------12 / 14 \  12-------11 / 14 \  11 \ 9-----]|
 C-----12-------------------11----------------------]|
 G--10--------------------9-------------------------]|
 D--------------------------------------------------]|



STRUCTURE:
Riff 1
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2****
Riff 1****
Riff 1****

*variationS :

Riff 1 variation

 F---------------9 / 11---------------9 / 11-------]|
 C----------9--------------------9-----------------]|
 G-----7--------------------7----------------------]|
 D-0--------------------0---------------------------]|


 
Riff 2 variation

 F--------12h14/16p12---------------11h14/16p11----]|
 C-----12------------------------11----------------]|
 G--10------------------------9--------------------]|
 D-------------------------------------------------]|




THEN CHANGE TO THICK BASS LINE


~~ = Let Ring
(pt1 )
F---------------------------------------------------|-
C---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|-
G-------------2-4-5~~~~-----------------------------|-
D----------------------3-5-6--3-5-0~~~~~------------|-

(pt2)
F----------------------------------------------------]|
C---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------]|
G-------------2-4/5----------5-----------------------]|
D------------------3p0--6-5--5p0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-]|