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Bad Religion - The Handshake tab

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                       THE HANDSHAKE - Bad Religion
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Transcription by Ryan McCallum, d95mr@causeway.infc.ulst.ac.uk 

*** Song Structure *** 
Intro Chorus 
Riff A (x4) Riff D (x1 & 1/2) 
Riff E 
Verse 1 Riff A (x2) 
Riff B (x2) 
Riff C Bridge (Half Time) 
Riff B Riff F (x2) 
Riff G 
Verse 2 
Riff B (x2) Solo (Double Time) 
Riff C Riff A (x2) 
Riff A Riff C > w/ Solo Line 
Riff C Riff A / 
Riff A 
Verse 5 
Chorus Riff B (x2) 
Riff D (x1 & 1/2) Riff C 
Riff E Riff A (x2) 
Riff A (x2) 
Outro 
Verse 3 Riff H (x6) 
Riff B (x2) Riff E 
Riff C Riff I 
Riff B 

Verse 4 Note: Add Pickslides, Chord Slides etc 
Riff B (x2) Listen To The Record To Hear When. 
Riff C 
Riff A PS: The Timing's Probably Off, So Use 

Riff C The TAB In Conjunstion With The 
Riff A Record.... Enjoy. 

*** Riffs *** 
Riff A End Riff A 
|---------------------------------| Note: The x's also include a harmonic 
|---------------------------------| overtone. A second guitar plays 
|-6-----6-----6-----6-6-6---4-4---| just x's / harmonics... 
|-6---x-6---x-6---x-6-6-6---4-4---| (listen closely you'll hear it!) 
|-4---x-4---x-4---x-4-4-4---2-2---| 
|---------------------------------| 

Riff B End Riff B Riff C End Riff C 
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4---| |-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| 
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4---| |-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2---| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|---------------------------------| |-----------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| 

Riff D End Riff D 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------4---6---|-----------------------------4---| 
|-7-7-7---7---7-------2---4---6---|-6-6-6---6---6-------7---2---4---| 
|-7-7-7---7---7-----x-2---2---4---|-6-6-6---6---6-----x-7---2---2---| 
|-5-5-5---5---5-----x-0-----------|-4-4-4---4---4-----x-5---0-------| 

Riff E End Riff E 
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|-2-------2-------4-------4-------| 
|-2-------2-------4-------4-------| 
|-0-------0-------2-------2-------| 
|---------------------------------| 

Riff F End Riff F 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-2---2---------------------------|-4---4-----------5---5-----------| 
|-2-------2-------1---1-----------|-4-------4-------6-------6-------| 
|-2-----------2---2-------2-------|-4-----------4---6-----------6---| 
|-0---------------2-----------2---|-2---------------4---------------| 
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| 
(let notes ring throughout........................................) 
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bad-religion/34666.html ]
Riff G End Riff G 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-2---2---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-2-------2-------1---1-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|-2-----------2---2-------2-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|-0---------------2-----------2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| 
(see above - Riff F!) pm-------------------------------| 

Solo 
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|-----------------------------------------------------5-------5---| 
|---------------------4-------4---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------6-------| 
|---------4---5---6-------6---------------------------------------| 
|-4---7-----------------------------------------------------------| 
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(wide vibrato) 

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|-7bu(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| 
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
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(bend up & hold w/wide vibrato) (wide vibrato) 

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|-----4-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|/6-------6---4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-/6---4---------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------6---5---4---------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------7---4---2---| 
(slide into G#) (wide vibrato) (slide into G#) 
End Solo 
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|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
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(hold with wide vibrato as the note gradually fades out.....) 

Riff H End Riff H 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------| 

Riff I End Riff I 
|---------------------------------|| 
|---------------------------------|| 
|-6-----6-----6-----6-6-6-6-6-4---|| 
|-6---x-6---x-6---x-6-6-6-6-6-4---|| 
|-4---x-4---x-4---x-4-4-4-4-4-2---|| 
|---------------------------------|| 

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